The Sepang Formula 1 race has had its start time confirmed by the FIA after a week of confusion following the track’s addition to the 2026 calendar. Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit was brought back to the F1 calendar recently to replace the Bahrain International Circuit as the host of the Bahrain Grand Prix, now referred to as the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, which will take place on 2–4 October. Verstappen won the last F1 race held at SepangInitially, the F1 website listed the session and race times for the Sepang race as the same as the original times at Sakhir, leading to speculation that the race would be run at night. Now, though, the FIA has published the start times for the remaining grands prix of the 2026 season, with Sepang listed as a regular afternoon race. The race will start at 15:00 local time on Sunday, which is the same start time as the last F1 race at Sepang: the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix.