Formula Um’s calendar still mirrors Formula 1, but this weekend is a first for 2026: rain is in the forecast for Saturday and Sunday. If it arrives the way models suggest, it will be the first time this season we run with water on the track. That changes everything from paddle wear to traction to how brave you can be on the brakes. Dry pace lists stop being gospel; the drivers who stay tidy when the surface goes slick climb the order.
We will be using the Bahhhhhhh track this time instead of the BahhhButGreenButUm. It uses the same tuning as the historic test venue. Only the decoration changed, so lap-time references from the first event are still a valid benchmark for dry conditions.
One housekeeping note before the weekend: Saturday Free Practice 2 has moved one hour earlier (now 15:00 GMT, previously 16:00 GMT). Updated times from now on:
Friday 💰
Practice 1: 20:00 GMT for 1 hour
Saturday 🎰
Practice 2: 15:00 GMT for 1 hour
Sunday 🌻
Sunday is the main race day and point scoring event of the Formula Um weekend.
Practice 3: 15:00 GMT for 30 minutes
Qualification: 15:35 GMT for 20 minutes
Race: 16:00 GMT for 30 minutes
For where the championship stands heading into this round, see our earlier write-up:
Formula Um 2026: confirming Bahrain & Jeddah, and recapping the title fight so far.
The first Formula Um race ever (look back)
Before the first season, there was a test. June 7, 2025 was practice only (Um-Test-June7). June 8 was the real dress rehearsal: qualifying and the race (Um-Test-June8). That Sunday was the first Formula Um race in history, with about 66–70 drivers signed up across the two days on BahhhButGreenButUm.
Official stream from the 2025 Bahrain test: YouTube live archive.
Dry lap times to anchor expectations
These numbers are dry. Treat them as a ceiling for intuition this weekend, not a prediction if the weather turns.
Practice day (June 7)
Fastest lap in the results: Onikaizer85 at 1:12.650 (72.650 s in timing data).
Race day practice (June 8)
Fastest: PaperYoshii at 1:12.850.
Qualifying (June 8)
Pole: BlipDash at 1:12.400. 32Jeelow qualified third at 1:12.800, already within a couple of tenths of the front.
Race (June 8)
The top five for the first FUM race were Makkuusen, BlipDash, 32Jeelow, PaperYoshii, and NidoThe1st.
Who from today’s front runners already showed something here?
Using the driver top ten from our mulligan-adjusted recap post as a lens:
- 32Jeelow was all over the sharp end in 2025: strong June 7 practice, P3 in quali, and P3 in the race. If anyone has a proven Bahrain notebook in Formula Um, it is him.
- NidoThe1st finished fifth on full distance in that first race. He belongs in the “this track owes me nothing” group.
- JHdash77 and Mopeki both raced the test event; they were further back in the results but they have valuable laps on this layout.
- sodasoker is a special case: he was not absent because he lacked pace. He was in the commentary booth for the first test race, so his name does not sit in the results. This weekend is his first chance to race Bahrain in Formula Um as a competitor. Expect him to treat the weekend like a debut on the venue, with all the motivation that brings.
Live results pages for the historic tests:
Um-Test-June7 · Um-Test-June8
Current league hub: Formula Um 2026 on BoatLabs
See you on track.