F1 2026’s opening pre-season test has concluded after five days of running at Barcelona.
The behind closed doors shakedown enabled teams to run their 2026 challengers for the first time in anger, bank some important miles, and collect early learning on the new regulations.
Below is a rundown of how many laps each team and driver completed, as well as best lap times (unofficial) from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Fastest lap timesFastest lap timesPosDriverTime1Lewis Hamilton1m16.348s2George Russell1m16.445s3Lando Norris1m16.5944Charles Leclerc1m16.653s5Kimi Antonelli1m17.081s6Oscar Piastri1m17.446s7Max Verstappen1m17.586s8Pierre Gasly1m17.707s9Isack Hadjar1m18.159s10Esteban Ocon1m18.393s11Ollie Bearman1m18.423s12Arvid Lindblad1m18.451s13Liam Lawson1m18.840s14Franco Colapinto1m19.150s15Nico Hulkenberg1m19.870s16Gabriel Bortoleto1m20.179s17Fernando Alonso1m20.795s18Valtteri Bottas1m20.920s19Sergio Perez1m21.024s20Lance Stroll1m46.404s
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of the Barcelona shakedown late on the final day as he edged out the previous quickest time set by Mercedes’ George Russell by a tenth.
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Reigning world champion Lando Norris put McLaren third in the overall timesheet from the test, while the other end of the leaderboard was made up of Aston Martin and Cadillac drivers.
Most laps completed by team Laps completed by teamPosTeamLaps1Mercedes5022Ferrari4403Haas3864Alpine3495Racing Bulls3196Red Bull3037McLaren2918Audi2409Cadillac16410Aston Martin65
Mercedes may not have ended up with the fastest time, but they do leave Barcelona with the more important statistics – the most miles covered.
Russell and teammate Kimi Antonelli were the busiest drivers of the week as they impressively racked up over 500 laps between them.
Haas also enjoyed strong mileage to sit third of the 10 teams that participated, while Alpine will also be happy with their work.
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Aston Martin ended up bottom of the mileage chart thanks to their late arrival that resulted in the Silverstone-based squad losing nearly two full days of running.
Mercedes laid down a marker in Barcelona
Most laps completed by engine manufacturer Laps completed by PU manufacturerPosManufacturerLaps1Mercedes11422Ferrari9903RBPT6224Audi2405Honda65
Mercedes’ brilliant opening test was capped off by the fact they logged more than 1000 laps between themselves and their customer teams McLaren and Alpine.
Red Bull Powertrains will be satisfied with a solid showing of reliability from their first-ever F1 power unit.
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It is not a surprise to see Audi and Honda with the fewest total laps given they only supply one team each.
Audi had a troubled first F1 test
Most laps completed by driver Laps completed by driverPosDriverLaps1George Russell2652Esteban Ocon2393Kimi Antonelli2374Charles Leclerc2355Pierre Gasly2316Lewis Hamilton2057Arvid Lindblad1678Lando Norris1639Isack Hadjar15810Liam Lawson15211Ollie Bearman14712Nico Hulkenberg14613Max Verstappen14514Oscar Piastri12815Franco Colapinto11816Gabriel Bortoleto9417Valtteri Bottas8718Sergio Perez7719Fernando Alonso6120Lance Stroll4
The honour of most laps for a driver went to Russell, who lapped the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya a whopping 265 times.
At the other end, Lance Stroll only managed four laps before his Aston Martin broke down.
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