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Sepang chief says 95,000 weekend tickets sold for F1 return

Sepang is set to stand in for Bahrain in 2026, with its chief executive expecting weekend-ticket sales to reach 100,000.

GPBeat · Newsroom05 Oct 2026, 23:36 · 1 min

Sepang is set to replace Bahrain for one race on the 2026 Formula 1 calendar. Circuit chief executive Azhan Shafriman Hanif says 95,000 weekend tickets have been sold for the Malaysian venue’s return, RacingNews365 Nederland reports. He expects sales to reach 100,000.

Hanif said data on ticket buyers showed that half were from abroad. He expects spending by visiting fans to benefit the economy.

Sources 01

SOURCESepang verwacht volle tribunes tijdens eenmalige F1-terugkeerRacingNews365 Nederland · Source date as found: 2026-09-29

Source context

RacingNews365 Nederland reported the ticket-sales and buyer figures from remarks by Sepang chief executive Azhan Shafriman Hanif.

Claims and supporting evidence 4

RacingNews365 reports that Sepang is returning to the Formula 1 calendar once, as a replacement venue for the Bahrain Grand Prix. This supports describing a venue change, not an additional race.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. The planned 2026 Formula 1 event at Sepang. 2026 season; reported on 29 September 2026. This is the retrieved outlet's account; no original calendar announcement was retrieved.

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According to RacingNews365, Sepang CEO Azhan Shafriman Hanif said 95,000 weekend tickets had been sold. He expected sales to reach 100,000; that second number is a forecast, not an achieved result.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Weekend-ticket sales for the planned Sepang event. Sales reported on 29 September 2026, ahead of the event. The sales figure is attributed to the CEO through RacingNews365; no ticketing record was retrieved. Weekend tickets are not a measured attendance total.

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Hanif said buyer data showed that 50 percent of ticket buyers came from abroad. He presented their prospective spending as beneficial to the economy; the article does not measure an economic effect.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Reported origin of ticket buyers and the CEO's assessment of tourism. Buyer data described ahead of the planned 2026 event. The percentage is the CEO's reported statement, with no underlying buyer data retrieved. The economic benefit is his expectation.

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The article itself describes Sepang as a replacement for Bahrain but elsewhere calls it an extra Grand Prix in 2026. The latter claim cannot be adopted from this source as an established fact.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Limits of the event description in the retrieved article. 2026 season. This identifies an inconsistency within the sole retrieved article; no external calendar source was read to resolve it.

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Corrections and updates to this story

05 Oct 2026, 23:36

De Nederlandse notatie van bezoekersaantallen is gecorrigeerd. De aantallen zijn niet gewijzigd.

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