{"id":471716,"date":"2026-02-13T05:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T05:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/471716\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T05:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T05:09:08","slug":"f1-pre-season-testing-2026-fastest-times-most-laps-driver-line-ups-for-first-bahrain-test-in-sakhir-f1-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/471716\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 pre-season testing 2026: Fastest times, most laps, driver line-ups for first Bahrain test in Sakhir | F1 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Who is fastest so far?<br \/>\n  The fastest laps of Bahrain Test 1 per driver<\/p>\n<p>          Driver<br \/>\n          Team<br \/>\n          Test Day<br \/>\n          Time<\/p>\n<p>            1) Charles Leclerc<br \/>\n            Ferrari<br \/>\n            Day 2<br \/>\n            1:34.273<\/p>\n<p>            2) Lando Norris<br \/>\n            McLaren<br \/>\n            Day 1<br \/>\n            1:34.669<\/p>\n<p>            3) Max Verstappen<br \/>\n            Red Bull<br \/>\n            Day 1<br \/>\n            1:34.798<\/p>\n<p>            4) Oliver Bearman<br \/>\n            Haas<br \/>\n            Day 2<br \/>\n            1:35.394<\/p>\n<p>            5) George Russell<br \/>\n            Mercedes<br \/>\n            Day 2<br \/>\n            1:35.466<\/p>\n<p>            6) Esteban Ocon<br \/>\n            Haas<br \/>\n            Day 1<br \/>\n            1:35.578<\/p>\n<p>            7) Oscar Piastri<br \/>\n            McLaren<br \/>\n            Day 1<br \/>\n            1:35.602<\/p>\n<p>            8) Lewis Hamilton<br \/>\n            Ferrari<br \/>\n            Day 1<br \/>\n            1:36.433<\/p>\n<p>            9) Isack Hadjar<br \/>\n            Red Bull<br \/>\n            Day 2<br \/>\n            1:36.561<\/p>\n<p>            10) Gabriel Bortoleto<br \/>\n            Audi<br \/>\n            Day 2<br \/>\n            1:36.670<\/p>\n<p>            11) Pierre Gasly<br \/>\n            Alpine<br \/>\n            Day 2<br \/>\n            1:36.723<\/p>\n<p>            12) Valtteri Bottas<br \/>\n            Cadillac<br \/>\n            Day 2<br \/>\n            1:36.824<\/p>\n<p>            13) Nico Hulkenberg<br \/>\n            Audi<br \/>\n            Day 1<br \/>\n            1:36.861<\/p>\n<p>            14) Alex Albon<br \/>\n            Williams<br \/>\n            Day 2<br \/>\n            1:37.229<\/p>\n<p>            15) Arvid Lindblad<br \/>\n            Racing Bulls<br \/>\n            Day 2<br \/>\n            1:37.470<\/p>\n<p>            16) Carlos Sainz<br \/>\n            Williams<br \/>\n            Day 2<br \/>\n            1:37.592<\/p>\n<p>            17) Kimi Antonelli<br \/>\n            Mercedes<br \/>\n            Day 1<br \/>\n            1:37.629<\/p>\n<p>            18) Liam Lawson<br \/>\n            Racing Bulls<br \/>\n            Day 2<br \/>\n            1:38.017<\/p>\n<p>            19) Fernando Alonso<br \/>\n            Aston Martin<br \/>\n            Day 2<br \/>\n            1:38.248<\/p>\n<p>            20) Sergio Perez<br \/>\n            Cadillac<br \/>\n            Day 2<br \/>\n            1:38.653<\/p>\n<p>            21) Lance Stroll<br \/>\n            Aston Martin<br \/>\n            Day 1<br \/>\n            1:39.883<\/p>\n<p>            22) Franco Colapinto<br \/>\n            Alpine<br \/>\n            Day 1<br \/>\n            1:40.330<\/p>\n<p>Who has completed the most laps?<br \/>\n  The most laps completed per team<\/p>\n<p>            Team<br \/>\n            Number of laps<\/p>\n<p>            Williams<br \/>\n            276<\/p>\n<p>            Ferrari<br \/>\n            271<\/p>\n<p>            McLaren<br \/>\n            261<\/p>\n<p>            Haas<br \/>\n            245<\/p>\n<p>            Audi<br \/>\n            236<\/p>\n<p>            Red Bull<br \/>\n            223<\/p>\n<p>            Cadillac<br \/>\n            216<\/p>\n<p>            Racing Bulls<br \/>\n            208<\/p>\n<p>            Alpine<br \/>\n            174<\/p>\n<p>            Mercedes<br \/>\n            143<\/p>\n<p>            Aston Martin<br \/>\n            134<\/p>\n<p>Driver line-ups<br \/>\n  F1 Bahrain Testing 1 line-up<\/p>\n<p>            Team<br \/>\n            Fri AM<br \/>\n            Fri PM<\/p>\n<p>            McLaren<br \/>\n            Piastri<br \/>\n            Piastri<\/p>\n<p>            Mercedes<br \/>\n            Russell<br \/>\n            Antonelli<\/p>\n<p>            Red Bull<br \/>\n            Verstappen<br \/>\n            Hadjar<\/p>\n<p>            Ferrari<br \/>\n            Hamilton<br \/>\n            Hamilton<\/p>\n<p>            Williams<br \/>\n            Sainz<br \/>\n            Albon<\/p>\n<p>            Racing Bulls<br \/>\n            Lawson<br \/>\n            Lawson<\/p>\n<p>            Aston Martin<br \/>\n            Stroll<br \/>\n            Stroll<\/p>\n<p>            Haas<br \/>\n            Bearman<br \/>\n            Ocon<\/p>\n<p>            Audi<br \/>\n            Bortoleto<br \/>\n            Hulkenberg<\/p>\n<p>            Alpine<br \/>\n            Colapinto<br \/>\n            Colapinto<\/p>\n<p>            Cadillac<br \/>\n            Bottas<br \/>\n            Perez<\/p>\n<p>When is F1 Bahrain pre-season testing?<\/p>\n<p>The introduction of new regulations means there is a robust schedule of three separate testing events before the start of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>With the Barcelona shakedown completed in January, two tests follow in Bahrain this week from February 11-13 and February 18-20.<\/p>\n<p>When is the first F1 race?<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Watch all 24 race weekends from the 2026 Formula 1 season live on Sky Sports F1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stream Sky Sports with NOW &#8211; No contract, cancel anytime<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Find out the driver line-ups for the first F1 Bahrain test, who has the best lap times 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