Verstappen wins at Sepang. Antonelli leads by 84.
Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Sunday 4 October, 55 laps. Russell retired. Hamilton finished third.
Why this match matters
The Bahrain Grand Prix, run at Sepang in Malaysia, is now a result. Max Verstappen won from pole. Kimi Antonelli finished second and still leads the championship. George Russell retired and scored nothing, so the gap grew from 66 points to 84. Singapore is the next race and is not a result on this desk.
What actually happened
FIA and BBC: Verstappen, Red Bull, 1:47:14.808, 25 points, the first win of 2026 and the first for Red Bull Ford Powertrains. Antonelli, Mercedes, plus 2.307, 18 points. Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, plus 4.919, 15 points. Charles Leclerc plus 7.258, 12. Isack Hadjar, Red Bull, plus 8.571, 10, after starting eighth on a five-place engine penalty. Oscar Piastri plus 9.454, 8. Liam Lawson plus 12.753, 6. Fernando Alonso plus 13.372, 4. Lando Norris plus 13.993, 2. Arvid Lindblad plus 15.928, 1. Russell retired late with a power-unit problem while running third. The lap of that retirement is not locked here, because the reports do not agree. The start was delayed by rain. Hamilton had been as low as 18th after a slick-tyre gamble. Verstappen’s fastest lap was 1:38.220. The BBC classification awards 25 points, so this desk does not add a fastest-lap point.
What it changes
After the race, Crash.net, RaceFans, Motorsport Week and GPFans agree: Antonelli 320, Russell 236, Hamilton 214, Leclerc 191, Norris 188, Verstappen 188. Constructors: Mercedes 556, Ferrari 405, McLaren 316, Red Bull 298. Hadjar’s 10 points count for Red Bull. The lead over Ferrari is 151 points.
Sources
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