{"id":449395,"date":"2026-01-31T11:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T11:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/449395\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T11:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T11:11:08","slug":"who-came-out-on-top-in-the-barcelona-shakedown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/449395\/","title":{"rendered":"Who came out on top in the Barcelona shakedown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>10 of the 11 Formula 1 teams laid down laps at the Circuit de Catalunya during a five-day shakedown of the all-new cars, each team permitted three days of running.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari and Mercedes shared the spoils when it came to the numbers that mattered.<\/p>\n<p>Who came out on top in the Barcelona shakedown?<\/p>\n<p>Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=planetf1.com\" target=\"_blank\">preferred source on Google<\/a> to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/p>\n<p>The Formula 1 teams, excluding Williams, were in action in Barcelona from Monday to Friday, the teams given their choice about which three days to run.<\/p>\n<p>While the initial focus for the test was reliability and mileage as the teams learned about their all-new cars and their power units, by the end of their third day of running, it switched to performance.<\/p>\n<p>That tussle was won by Ferrari\u2019s Lewis Hamilton, whose 1:16.348 put him a tenth ahead of his former team, Mercedes.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was the Brackley team who led the way for mileage, covering 500 laps to Ferrari\u2019s 442.<\/p>\n<p>In sharp contrast, Aston Martin, which only ventured out in the final hour of Thursday\u2019s running before Fernando Alonso put in a full day on Friday, covered just 54.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers, it should be noted, are all unofficial as the shakedown test took place behind closed doors with very few numbers disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Lap Times<\/p>\n<p>1 Lewis Hamilton \u2013 1:16.348<br \/>2 George Russell \u2013 1:16.445<br \/>3 Lando Norris \u2013 1:16.594<br \/>4 Charles Leclerc \u2013 1:16.653<br \/>5 Kimi Antonelli \u2013 1:17.081<br \/>6 Oscar Piastri 1:17.446<br \/>7 Max Verstappen 1:17.586<br \/>8 Pierre Gasly 1:17.707<br \/>9 Isack Hadjar 1:18.159<br \/>10 Esteban Ocon 1:18.393<br \/>11 Oliver Bearman 1:18.423<br \/>12 Liam Lawson 1:18.840<br \/>13 Franco Colapinto 1:19.150<br \/>14 Arvid Lindblad 1:19.420<br \/>15 Nico Hulkenberg 1:19.870<br \/>16 Gabriel Bortoleto 1:20.179<br \/>17 Fernando Alonso 1:20.795<br \/>18 Valtteri Bottas 1:20.920<br \/>19 Sergio Perez 1:21.024<br \/>20 Lance Stroll 1:46.404<\/p>\n<p>More from the Barcelona shakedown test<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/aston-martin\/aston-martin-amr26-adrian-newey-analysis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adrian Newey masterclass revealed as Aston Martin AMR26 dissected<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/features\/mclaren-mcl40-reveals-next-level-aero-design-in-barcelona\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McLaren MCL40 reveals next-level aero design in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Team Lap Count<\/p>\n<p>1 Mercedes \u2013 500<br \/>2 Ferrari \u2013 442<br \/>3 Haas \u2013 386<br \/>4 Alpine \u2013 345<br \/>5 Racing Bulls \u2013 319<br \/>6 Red Bull \u2013 303<br \/>7 McLaren \u2013 291<br \/>8 Audi \u2013 240<br \/>9 Cadillac \u2013 164<br \/>10 Aston Martin \u2013 54<\/p>\n<p>Engine Manufacturer Lap Count<\/p>\n<p>1 Mercedes \u2013 1136<br \/>2 Ferrari \u2013 992<br \/>3 Red Bull Powertrains \u2013 622<br \/>4 Audi \u2013 240<br \/>5 Honda \u2013 54<\/p>\n<p>Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaUcBxk6BIEcgEnwDi1T\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n<p>You can also subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@planetf1com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">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<p>Read next: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/features\/f1-testing-2026-barcelona-conclusions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shakedown conclusions: Mercedes back in the light, Red Bull finds peace, key Newey question<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"10 of the 11 Formula 1 teams laid down laps at the Circuit de Catalunya during a five-day&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":449396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,228326,813,816,818,44,17165,85],"class_list":["post-449395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-f1-testing","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-home-page","tag-news","tag-popular","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=449395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/449396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}