Formula 1 Second Free Practice Results Sepang Malaysia Friday October 2
| P | Driver | Team | Lap time | Laps |
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:37.528 | 29 |
| 2 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 01:37.627 | 23 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 01:37.665 | 25 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 01:37.785 | 20 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:37.833 | 28 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 01:37.899 | 26 |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 01:38.020 | 28 |
| 8 | Andrea Antonelli | Mercedes | 01:38.060 | 28 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 01:38.496 | 30 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 01:38.588 | 29 |
| 11 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 01:38.880 | 33 |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 01:39.051 | 25 |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 01:39.109 | 30 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 01:39.361 | 29 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 01:39.478 | 28 |
| 16 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 01:39.706 | 30 |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 01:39.930 | 31 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 01:40.150 | 26 |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 01:40.186 | 27 |
| 20 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 01:40.221 | 30 |
| 21 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 01:40.938 | 28 |
| 22 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 01:43.391 | 31 |
Note: Malaysia returns 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.