2026 F1 pre-season testing: Fastest times, most laps and driver line-up for first Bahrain test at Sakhir

Find out the driver line-up for the first F1 Bahrain test, who has the best lap time and which teams have completed the most laps so far.

Who’s fastest so far?

Bahrain Test 1 Each driver’s fastest lap time


driver	team	exam day	time
1) Lando Norris	McLaren	first day	1:34.669
2) Max Verstappen	red bull	first day	+0.129
3) Charles Leclerc	ferrari	first day	+0.521
4) Esteban Ocon	Haas	first day	+0.909
5) Oscar Piastri	McLaren	first day	+0.933
6) George Russell	Benz	first day	+1.439
7) Lewis Hamilton	ferrari	first day	+1.764
8) Pierre Gasly	alps	first day	+2.096
9) Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	first day	+2.192
10) Alex Albon	williams	first day	+2.768
11) Kimi Antonelli	Benz	first day	+2.960
12) Arvid Lindblad	bulls	first day	+3.276
13) Carlos Sainz	williams	first day	+3.552
14) Sergio Perez	Cadillac	first day	+4.159
15)Gabriel Bortoletto	Audi	first day	+4.202
16) Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	first day	+4.481
17) Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	first day	+5.215
18) Franco Colapinto	alps	first day	+5.661

Who completed the most laps?

Most laps completed by each team


team	Number of laps
williams	145
red bull	136
ferrari	132
Audi	122
Haas	115
McLaren	112
Cadillac	107
Benz	86
alps	77
bulls	75
Aston Martin	36

Driver lineup

F1 Bahrain Test 1 Lineup


team	Thursday morning	Your private message	Friday morning	Free private message
McLaren	norris	norris	plate	plate
Benz	Antonelli	Russell	Russell	Antonelli
red bull	Hajar	Hajar	Verstappen	Hajar
ferrari	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined
williams	Albon	Sainz	Sainz	Albon
bulls	Lawson	linden leaves	Lawson	Lawson
Aston Martin	Alonso	Alonso	stroll	Alonso
Haas	Bellman	Bellman	Bellman	Aokang
Audi	Hulkenberg	Bortoleto	Bortoleto	Hulkenberg
alps	Gasly	Gasly	colapinto	colapinto
Cadillac	Perez	Bottas	Bottas	Perez

When does the F1 Bahrain pre-season test take place?

The introduction of the new regulations means there will be a full schedule of three separate testing events before the start of the 2026 season.

With the Barcelona test completed in January, there will be two tests in Bahrain this week, from February 11 to 13 and February 18 to 20.

When was the first F1 race?

Teams then have two weeks to prepare for the first round of the season, the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne from March 6-8.

The first practice session of the season will be held on Friday, March 6, qualifying will be held on Saturday, March 7, and the opening race will be held on Sunday, March 8.

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