2026 Bahrain GP: Sepang return reported

BBC Sport, Autosport and Motorsport.com report Sepang is set to host the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix on 2-4 October, pending official confirmation.

Sepang is reported to be in line to host the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix on 2-4 October, which would bring Formula 1 back to Malaysia for the first time since 2017. BBC Sport, Autosport and Motorsport.com each reported the plan, adding that the event would still carry the Bahrain Grand Prix name.

Those outlets linked the proposed switch to disruption in the Middle East. BBC Sport reported the October date would replace Bahrain’s earlier cancelled round, while Autosport reported that Bahrain, Formula 1, the FIA and Malaysia had reached an agreement for Sepang to stage the event.

The change has not been confirmed in the supplied sources, so it remains a reported calendar move rather than an official addition. If it is finalised, Formula 1 would return to Sepang after a nine-year absence under the Bahrain Grand Prix banner.