Find out who has the fastest times and which teams have completed the most laps at the final F1 pre-season test in Bahrain so far.
The test runs from Wednesday February 18 to Friday February 20, live on Sky Sports F1.
Who is fastest so far?
The fastest laps so far, per driver
| Driver |
Team |
Test Day |
Time |
| 1) George Russell |
Mercedes |
Day 1 |
1:33.459 |
| 2) Oscar Piastri |
McLaren |
Day 1 |
1:33.469 |
| 3) Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari |
Day 1 |
1:33.739 |
| 4) Lando Norris |
McLaren |
Day 1 |
1:34.052 |
| 5) Kimi Antonelli |
Mercedes |
Day 1 |
1:34.158 |
| 6) Isack Hadjar |
Red Bull |
Day 1 |
1:34.260 |
| 7) Lewis Hamilton |
Ferrari |
Day 1 |
1:34.299 |
| 8) Carlos Sainz |
Williams |
Day 1 |
1:35.113 |
| 9) Franco Colapinto |
Alpine |
Day 1 |
1:35.254 |
| 10) Gabriel Bortoleto |
Audi |
Day 1 |
1:35.511 |
| 11) Alex Albon |
Williams |
Day 1 |
1:35.690 |
| 12) Liam Lawson |
Racing Bulls |
Day 1 |
1:35.753 |
| 13) Oliver Bearman |
Haas |
Day 1 |
1:35.778 |
| 14) Pierre Gasly |
Alpine |
Day 1 |
1:35.898, |
| 15) Lance Stroll |
Aston Martin |
Day 1 |
1:35.974 |
| 16) Esteban Ocon |
Haas |
Day 1 |
1:36.418 |
| 17) Fernando Alonso |
Aston Martin |
Day 1 |
1:36.536 |
| 18) Nico Hulkenberg |
Audi |
Day 1 |
1:36.741 |
| 19) Arvind Lindblad |
Racing Bulls |
Day 1 |
1:36.769 |
| 20) Valtteri Bottas |
Cadillac |
Day 1 |
1:37.246 |
| 21) Sergio Perez |
Cadillac |
Day 1 |
1:38.191 |
Who has completed the most laps?
The most laps completed per team
| Team |
Number of laps |
| Mercedes |
145 |
| Racing Bulls |
136 |
| McLaren |
124 |
| Alpine |
121 |
| Audi |
120 |
| Ferrari |
114 |
| Williams |
110 |
| Haas |
107 |
| Red Bull |
66 |
| Cadillac |
50 |
| Aston Martin |
59 |
Which drivers will be in action on Thursday?
F1 Bahrain Testing line-up
| Team |
Thursday AM |
Thursday PM |
| McLaren |
Lando Norris |
Oscar Piastri |
| Mercedes |
George Russell |
Kimi Antonelli |
| Red Bull |
Max Verstappen |
Max Verstappen |
| Ferrari |
TBC |
TBC |
| Williams |
Alex Albon |
Alex Albon |
| Racing Bulls |
Liam Lawson |
Liam Lawson |
| Aston Martin |
Fernando Alonso |
Fernando Alonso |
| Haas |
Oliver Bearman |
Esteban Ocon |
| Audi |
Gabriel Bortoleto |
Nico Hulkenberg |
| Alpine |
Franco Colapinto |
Franco Colapinto |
| Cadillac |
Valtteri Bottas |
Sergio Perez |
When is the first F1 race?
After final testing in Bahrain, the teams then have two weeks to prepare for the opening round of the season, which is the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne from March 6-8.
The first practice sessions will take place on Friday March 6, with Qualifying on the Saturday and the opening race on the Sunday.
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