Max Verstappen secured his first pole position of the 2026 Formula 1 season with Red Bull during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. He finished ahead of Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton.
The result is also Red Bull’s first pole of the 2026 campaign. Verstappen produced the leading qualifying performance, while Hamilton was the closest named challenger.
Hamilton’s second-place result puts Ferrari behind Red Bull for the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The supplied information does not include the full qualifying order, session times or details of the race schedule.
