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

Who is fastest so far?
The fastest laps of Bahrain Test 1 per driver

Driver
Team
Test Day
Time

1) Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
Day 2
1:34.273

2) Lando Norris
McLaren
Day 1
1:34.669

3) Max Verstappen
Red Bull
Day 1
1:34.798

4) Oliver Bearman
Haas
Day 2
1:35.394

5) George Russell
Mercedes
Day 2
1:35.466

6) Esteban Ocon
Haas
Day 1
1:35.578

7) Oscar Piastri
McLaren
Day 1
1:35.602

8) Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
Day 1
1:36.433

9) Isack Hadjar
Red Bull
Day 2
1:36.561

10) Gabriel Bortoleto
Audi
Day 2
1:36.670

11) Pierre Gasly
Alpine
Day 2
1:36.723

12) Valtteri Bottas
Cadillac
Day 2
1:36.824

13) Nico Hulkenberg
Audi
Day 1
1:36.861

14) Alex Albon
Williams
Day 2
1:37.229

15) Arvid Lindblad
Racing Bulls
Day 2
1:37.470

16) Carlos Sainz
Williams
Day 2
1:37.592

17) Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
Day 1
1:37.629

18) Liam Lawson
Racing Bulls
Day 2
1:38.017

19) Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
Day 2
1:38.248

20) Sergio Perez
Cadillac
Day 2
1:38.653

21) Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
Day 1
1:39.883

22) Franco Colapinto
Alpine
Day 1
1:40.330

Who has completed the most laps?
The most laps completed per team

Team
Number of laps

Williams
276

Ferrari
271

McLaren
261

Haas
245

Audi
236

Red Bull
223

Cadillac
216

Racing Bulls
208

Alpine
174

Mercedes
143

Aston Martin
134

Driver line-ups
F1 Bahrain Testing 1 line-up

Team
Fri AM
Fri PM

McLaren
Piastri
Piastri

Mercedes
Russell
Antonelli

Red Bull
Verstappen
Hadjar

Ferrari
Hamilton
Hamilton

Williams
Sainz
Albon

Racing Bulls
Lawson
Lawson

Aston Martin
Stroll
Stroll

Haas
Bearman
Ocon

Audi
Bortoleto
Hulkenberg

Alpine
Colapinto
Colapinto

Cadillac
Bottas
Perez

When is F1 Bahrain pre-season testing?

The introduction of new regulations means there is a robust schedule of three separate testing events before the start of the 2026 season.

With the Barcelona shakedown completed in January, two tests follow in Bahrain this week from February 11-13 and February 18-20.

When is the first F1 race?

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 of the season will take place on Friday March 6, with Qualifying on Saturday March 7 and the opening race on Sunday March 8.

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