Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 Start Times
🇲🇾 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia · Sunday, 4 October 2026
- Race · Sepang
- 15:00 Sun
- Race · UTC
- 07:00 Sun
- Race · US Eastern
- 3:00 AM Sun
- Race · UK
- 08:00 Sun
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Converting every session to your time zone.
Session times in every time zone
| Session | Track (Sepang)GMT+8 | UTCUTC | US EasternEDT | US PacificPDT | UKBST | Central EuropeCEST | IndiaIST | JapanJST | Australia EasternAEST / AEDT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 (FP1) | 12:30Fri 2 | 04:30Fri 2 | 12:30 AMFri 2 | 9:30 PMThu 1 | 05:30Fri 2 | 06:30Fri 2 | 10:00Fri 2 | 13:30Fri 2 | 14:30Fri 2 · AEST |
| Practice 2 (FP2) | 16:00Fri 2 | 08:00Fri 2 | 4:00 AMFri 2 | 1:00 AMFri 2 | 09:00Fri 2 | 10:00Fri 2 | 13:30Fri 2 | 17:00Fri 2 | 18:00Fri 2 · AEST |
| Practice 3 (FP3) | 12:30Sat 3 | 04:30Sat 3 | 12:30 AMSat 3 | 9:30 PMFri 2 | 05:30Sat 3 | 06:30Sat 3 | 10:00Sat 3 | 13:30Sat 3 | 14:30Sat 3 · AEST |
| Qualifying | 16:00Sat 3 | 08:00Sat 3 | 4:00 AMSat 3 | 1:00 AMSat 3 | 09:00Sat 3 | 10:00Sat 3 | 13:30Sat 3 | 17:00Sat 3 | 18:00Sat 3 · AEST |
| Race | 15:00Sun 4 | 07:00Sun 4 | 3:00 AMSun 4 | 12:00 AMSun 4 | 08:00Sun 4 | 09:00Sun 4 | 12:30Sun 4 | 16:00Sun 4 | 18:00Sun 4 · AEDT |
All times are session start times. Clocks change during this weekend in Australia Eastern (AEST to AEDT); the times above already include the change.
Common questions
What time does the Bahrain Grand Prix start?
The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix started on Sunday 4 October at 15:00 local time in Sepang, which is 07:00 UTC, 3:00 AM EDT and 08:00 BST in the UK.
What time is qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix?
Qualifying started on Saturday 3 October at 16:00 local time in Sepang, which is 08:00 UTC, 4:00 AM EDT and 09:00 BST in the UK.
Is there a sprint at the Bahrain Grand Prix?
No. The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix was a standard weekend: three practice sessions, qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday.
What time is the Bahrain Grand Prix in Australia, India and Japan?
The race started at 18:00 AEDT on Sun 4 Oct in Sydney and Melbourne, 12:30 IST on Sun 4 Oct in India and 16:00 JST on Sun 4 Oct in Japan.