Verstappen's Sepang wins in 2017 and 2026 set F1 record: nine years, three days apart

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Max Verstappen's 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix win at Sepang came nine years and three days after his 2017 victory there, setting an all-time F1 record for the longest gap between wins at one circuit, according to RacingNews365. The win will also officially count as his third Bahrain Grand Prix victory, after his 2023 and 2024 wins.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · 04 Oct 2026, 22:00 · 1 min

Max Verstappen's 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix win at Sepang came nine years and three days after his 2017 victory there, setting a new all-time F1 record for the longest gap between wins at one circuit, according to RacingNews365.

His 2017 Sepang win came in the final Malaysian Grand Prix before F1 returned to Malaysia in 2026. The 2017-to-2026 gap surpassed Nigel Mansell's previous benchmark: 2,325 days between his Kyalami wins in 1985 and 1992.

The Sepang victory will officially count as Verstappen's third Bahrain Grand Prix win, after his 2023 and 2024 victories, RacingNews365 says.

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