Isack Hadjar put Red Bull fastest as the opening day of running at the first F1 2026 pre-season test began in Barcelona.<\/p>\n
While no official timing is being provided from the opening five days of running, information received by PlanetF1.com has offered an unofficial glimpse into the pecking order.<\/p>\n
Isack Hadjar fastest on opening day of F1 2026 Barcelona pre-season test<\/p>\n
Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google<\/a> to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Unofficial timing from the test has indicated that Hadjar has set a best lap of 1:18.835, a lap that came in the minutes approaching the lunch interval.<\/p>\n The five days of running in Barcelona all commence at 9am local time and run through until 6pm, with a one-hour break from 1pm.<\/p>\n During the opening morning, running was twice interrupted, once for Franco Colapinto\u2019s Alpine and another for Gabriel Bortoleto\u2019s Audi, which suffered a technical issue around midway through the morning\u2019s session.<\/p>\n F1 2026 testing: The first steps in Formula 1\u2019s season of change<\/p>\n F1 2026 uncovered: How Boost, Overtake, and sustainable fuel change the game<\/a><\/p>\n F1 2026 uncovered: The game-changing potential of \u2018Active Aero\u2019 revealed<\/a><\/p>\n Only seven teams have elected to run on the opening day, with teams able to pick three out of the five days this week on which to run.<\/p>\n McLaren and Ferrari are scheduled to appear on Tuesday, while Aston Martin has not yet confirmed its plan.<\/p>\n Williams announced last week that it will miss the entire Barcelona test.<\/p>\n Unofficial F1 Pre-season testing days, Day 1, Morning<\/p>\n Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nLaps
\nBest
\nGap<\/p>\n
\nIsack Hadjar
\nRed Bull
\n44
\n1:18.835<\/p>\n
\nKimi Antonelli
\nMercedes
\n56
\n1:20.700
\n1.865<\/p>\n
\nFranco Colapinto
\nAlpine
\n28
\n1:21.348
\n2.513<\/p>\n
\nLiam Lawson
\nRacing Bulls
\n42
\n1:21.864
\n3.029<\/p>\n
\nEsteban Ocon
\nHaas
\n67
\n1:24.520
\n5.685<\/p>\n
\nValtteri Bottas
\nCadillac
\n33
\n1:24.651
\n5.816<\/p>\n
\nGabriel Bortoleto
\nAudi
\n27
\n1:25.296
\n6.461<\/p>\n