> Quick view: the leak was real. Official prices went live on 13 August 2026 and matched the leaked list to the sen — then the cheap seats sold out. As of 4 September 2026, the RM200 "Madani" G Hillstand ticket is gone, along with B Hillstand, F Grandstand and K1 Grandstand. The cheapest MyKad ticket still on sale is RM809.60.

What changed: the leak became the price list

When this page first went up on 13 August, a MyKad price list was circulating online with no official backing. Later that same day, Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) and Sepang International Circuit (SIC) launched ticket sales — and the official figures matched the leak line for line: RM200 for G Hillstand, RM2,083.40 for the Main Grandstand.

The race itself is unchanged: 2–4 October 2026 at Sepang International Circuit, officially the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Round 16 of the season. It is not a revived Malaysian Grand Prix. Bahrain pays the hosting fee and keeps the ticket revenue, which is exactly why the ticket shop is Bahrain's and not Sepang's. F1 has not raced at Sepang since 2017.

What is sold out and what is left

Checked on bahraingp.com on 4 September 2026, four weeks out. The table below has every category, both price tiers and its live status.

Short version for Malaysians:

  • Sold out: G Hillstand (RM200), B Hillstand (RM809.60), F Grandstand (RM1,291.40), K1 Grandstand (RM1,386).
  • Still on sale: C Hillstand and K2 Hillstand at RM809.60, and the Main Grandstand at RM2,083.40.

Worth flagging: K2 Hillstand was not on the 13 August launch price list at all. It has been opened since, at the same RM809.60 as B and C. So if you looked in August, saw the hillstands sold out and gave up, there is now an option that did not exist then.

The RM200 "Madani" ticket, and whether more are coming

The RM200 G Hillstand was the ticket the Prime Minister had trailed as the affordable way in, and it was sold only to MyKad holders — non-Malaysians could never buy it at any point. Youth and Sports Minister Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari confirmed on 17 August 2026 that the Madani tickets were fully sold, and said the organisers would look at whether there is room and need for additional tickets, with announcements to be made from time to time.

So more may yet be released, but nothing has been announced as of 4 September. Two things follow. Do not build a trip around a ticket that does not exist yet. And do not buy a "spare RM200 ticket" from anyone on social media: G Hillstand entry is tied to MyKad verification, and BIC states that any discounted ticket which does not correspond to a valid MyKad is invalidated. A resold Madani ticket is a ticket that can be killed at the gate.

The catch nobody mentions: you pay in Bahraini Dinar

The MyKad prices are quoted in ringgit, but bahraingp.com states plainly that your transaction is processed in Bahraini Dinars at the prevailing exchange rate at the time of the transaction. Two practical consequences:

  • The ringgit amount that actually hits your card can differ from the quoted RM809.60 or RM2,083.40.
  • It is a foreign-currency transaction, so most Malaysian cards add a foreign transaction or conversion fee on top — commonly around 1% to 3%. On a RM2,083.40 grandstand seat that is roughly RM20 to RM60 nobody budgeted for.

Check your card's overseas transaction fee before you decide which card to pay with. A card with no foreign transaction fee is worth digging out for this one.

Where to buy — and it is not Sepang's website

All tickets, MyKad and international, are sold through bahraingp.com, which routes to Bahrain International Circuit's own ticketing portal. There are two separate purchase links, one for international fans and one for MyKad holders, and the MyKad link runs an eligibility check. Sepang International Circuit's own site does not sell this race — its ticket buttons point at the Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia, which is the MotoGP round, a different event entirely.

Spectators who need accessible seating are directed to call BIC on +973 1745 0000.

Everything else — social media sellers, resale marketplaces, "agents" in group chats — is a risk you do not need to take while three categories are still selling at face value.

Which of the three remaining categories to pick

  • C Hillstand, RM809.60 (US$220 for non-Malaysians) — the value pick. It is a grass general-admission area, and importantly C is covered while B, now sold out, was open air. In Sepang's October heat and afternoon thunderstorms, shade is not a luxury. You look at the technical mid-sector, Turns 9 to 11, plus the high-speed back straight.
  • K2 Hillstand, RM809.60 (US$220) — same money, open grass, up at the K complex near the start of the lap. Take this over C if you want first-corner drama; take C if you want cover.
  • Main Grandstand (MGS), RM2,083.40 (US$565.40) — seated and rooftop. The north section gives you the start/finish straight, pit entry and exit and the team pit boxes; the south section looks down the back straight into the final corner. It is 2.6 times the price of a hillstand, and it is the only seated option left on the official list.

Every price above is a three-day ticket covering Friday to Sunday. There are no single-day tickets on the official list at all — you cannot buy "just race day".

Hospitality, if a grandstand is not enough

F1 Paddock Club passes for Sepang are on sale through Formula 1's own hospitality store at €5,576.87 per person for the three days, roughly RM26,000 at early-September rates. That buys trackside hospitality above the team garages, the Pit Lane Walk, a guided track tour and driver Q&As. It is priced in euro, so the foreign-exchange caveat above applies again, on a much larger number.

Getting there

The circuit sits beside KLIA, about 60km south of central KL. The realistic options are driving via the ELITE and KLIA highways, KLIA Ekspres or KLIA Transit to KLIA or Salak Tinggi followed by a shuttle or e-hailing hop, or SIC's race-day shuttle buses.

As of 4 September there is no F1 fare or race-weekend rail package listed on kliaekspres.com. The current offers page carries only the standard card, family and MyKad concession promotions, so do not assume a combined train-plus-shuttle ticket exists yet — if one appears, it will appear there.

International fans get one new option: Gulf Air begins direct Bahrain–Kuala Lumpur flights on 29 September 2026, three days before the race weekend.

Putrajaya and Cyberjaya are the closest bases to the track. Staying in KL city centre means budgeting an hour each way, more on Sunday.

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*Prices, category descriptions and sold-out status verified on bahraingp.com on 4 September 2026. Availability changes without notice — check the official page before you plan. Buy only through official channels.*

*Cover image: Morio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Sepang International Circuit)*