Formula 1 Qualifying Results Sepang Malaysia Saturday October 3
| P | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 01:36.477 | 01:35.696 | 01:35.130 | 12 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:36.595 | 01:36.032 | 01:35.428 | 15 |
| 3 | Isack Hadjar* | Red Bull Racing | 01:36.898 | 01:36.192 | 01:35.558 | 12 |
| 4 | Andrea Antonelli | Mercedes | 01:37.041 | 01:35.959 | 01:35.631 | 12 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:36.730 | 01:35.970 | 01:35.666 | 12 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 01:37.092 | 01:36.173 | 01:35.757 | 12 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 01:36.852 | 01:36.020 | 01:35.762 | 12 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 01:37.264 | 01:36.245 | 01:35.871 | 12 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 01:37.174 | 01:36.410 | 01:37.210 | 18 |
| 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 01:37.106 | 01:36.814 | 01:37.673 | 18 |
| 11 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 01:37.332 | 01:37.023 | 12 | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 01:37.721 | 01:37.220 | 9 | |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Williams |
01:37.651 | 01:37.527 | 12 | |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 01:37.729 | 01:37.566 | 12 | |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto^° | Alpine | 01:37.179 | no time | 8 | |
| 16 | Arvid Lindblad+ | Racing Bulls | 01:37.883 | no time | 9 | |
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 01:37.970 | 6 | ||
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 01:37.980 | 9 | ||
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 01:38.233 | 9 | ||
| 20 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 01:38.600 | 6 | ||
| 21 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 01:38.611 | 6 | ||
| 22 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 01:38.933 | 6 |
*Five-place grid penalty, additional power unit element has been used
^Ten-place grid penalty, additional power unit element has been used
°Five-place grid penalty, penalised for causing a collision with Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix
+Back-of-the-grid start penalty, additional power unit elements have been used
Note: Malaysia returned to the Formula 1 calendar in 2026 as the host of the Bahrain Grand Prix that was initially cancelled earlier in the year due to the Middle East conflict.