Verstappen and Hamilton will share the front row for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia after three drivers receive grid penalties.

Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, with Lewis Hamilton joining him on the front row in what marks their first shared front-row start since Hungary 2023. The grid formation mirrors their final Malaysian Grand Prix pairing from 2017, when Formula 1 last raced at Sepang International Circuit.

Three drivers face grid penalties that reshape the starting order behind the front row. Isack Hadjar receives a five-place penalty for taking his seventh internal combustion engine of the season, exceeding the permitted four-unit allocation under current regulations.

Franco Colapinto will start from 21st position after accumulating 15 places of penalties, combining a 10-place drop for new engine components with his existing five-place sanction for causing the Azerbaijan Grand Prix collision. Arvid Lindblad faces a back-of-the-grid penalty following multiple fresh power unit changes.

The penalties promote Kimi Antonelli to third place on the grid, with Charles Leclerc moving up to fourth. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will start fifth and sixth respectively for McLaren, while George Russell drops to seventh after the penalty applications are processed.