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Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying set for 16:00 in Malaysia

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Qualifying on Saturday 3 October is scheduled to start at 16:00 in Malaysia, or 10:00 in the Netherlands.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 1 min

RacingNews365’s event listing places the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang in Malaysia on Sunday 4 October. It gives a scheduled start of 15:00 local time and a planned race distance of 56 laps.

The listed venue is in Malaysia despite the Bahrain Grand Prix name. The stated start time is 08:00 BST for viewers in Britain.

Update

Formula 1 schedules qualifying for the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia to begin at 16:00 local time on Saturday 3 October. Kuala Lumpur is eight hours ahead of UTC, making the planned start 08:00 UTC.

Motorsport.com Nederland lists the corresponding start as 10:00 in the Netherlands, matching the time given in RacingNews365 Nederland’s article. RacingNews365 also shows 04:00 in a timetable that does not label its time zone; that entry does not establish a different Dutch start time.

The scheduled session runs until 17:00 in Malaysia, equivalent to 11:00 in the Netherlands. Formula 1 says its timetable is subject to change.

Sources 04
  1. SOURCE2026 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia - Sepang Start TimeRacingNews365 · Source date as found: 2026-10-01
  2. SOURCEHoe laat begint de kwalificatie voor de F1 GP Bahrein 2026 in Maleisië?RacingNews365 Nederland · Source date as found: 2026-10-02 (capture; the page displays a relative publication date)
  3. SOURCEFORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX IN MALAYSIA 2026Formula 1 · Source date as found: Publication date not stated; captured 2026-10-02
  4. SOURCEF1 tijdschema Maleisië 2026: Alle tijden van de GP van BahreinMotorsport.com Nederland · Source date as found: 2026-10-02 (updated)
Source context

Schedule details come from RacingNews365’s event listing dated 1 October 2026.

Formula 1 publishes a timetable subject to change. RacingNews365 does not label the time zone of its separate 04:00 table entry.