The Bahrain Grand Prix, canceled in April due to the Middle East war, will be held in Malaysia in early October, Formula 1 organizers announced Sunday.
"Formula 1 and the FIA can confirm that Malaysia will host the ... Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit from Oct. 2-4 2026," F1 and motorsport's world governing body said in a statement.
The original F1 calendar featured 24 races, but those in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were canceled because of the war. Upcoming events in neighbouring Qatar and Abu Dhabi also remain in doubt.
While F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali spoke in early July of the possibility of holding a Grand Prix in the Gulf on Oct. 4, the resumption of hostilities between Iran and the United States in recent weeks has effectively ruled out that option.
Sepang circuit, near Kuala Lumpur's international airport, returns to the calendar for the first time since 2017 to host what will be called the "Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia."
