F1 pre-season testing 2026: Fastest times and most laps completed by each team at final Bahrain test in Sakhir

Fastest lap times and most laps completed at Formula 1's final pre-season test in Bahrain; watch full coverage on Sky Sports F1 until Friday; 2026 season gets under way in Australia, at Melbourne's Albert Park, from March 6-8

Find out who has the fastest times and which teams have completed the most laps at the final F1 pre-season test in Bahrain so far.

The test runs from Wednesday February 18 to Friday February 20, live on Sky Sports F1.

Who is fastest so far?

The fastest laps so far, per driver


Driver	Team	Test Day	Time
1) George Russell	Mercedes	Day 1	1:33.459
2) Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Day 1	1:33.469
3) Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Day 1	1:33.739
4) Lando Norris	McLaren	Day 1	1:34.052
5) Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Day 1	1:34.158
6) Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	Day 1	1:34.260
7) Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Day 1	1:34.299
8) Carlos Sainz	Williams	Day 1	1:35.113
9) Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Day 1	1:35.254
10) Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Day 1	1:35.511
11) Alex Albon	Williams	Day 1	1:35.690
12) Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Day 1	1:35.753
13) Oliver Bearman	Haas	Day 1	1:35.778
14) Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Day 1	1:35.898,
15) Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Day 1	1:35.974
16) Esteban Ocon	Haas	Day 1	1:36.418
17) Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Day 1	1:36.536
18) Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	Day 1	1:36.741
19) Arvind Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Day 1	1:36.769
20) Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Day 1	1:37.246
21) Sergio Perez	Cadillac	Day 1	1:38.191

Who has completed the most laps?

The most laps completed per team


Team	Number of laps
Mercedes	145
Racing Bulls	136
McLaren	124
Alpine	121
Audi	120
Ferrari	114
Williams	110
Haas	107
Red Bull	66
Cadillac	50
Aston Martin	59

Which drivers will be in action on Thursday?

F1 Bahrain Testing 1 line-up


Team	Thursday AM	Thursday PM
McLaren	Lando Norris	Oscar Piastri
Mercedes	George Russell	Kimi Antonelli
Red Bull	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen
Ferrari	TBC	TBC
Williams	Alex Albon	Alex Albon
Racing Bulls	Liam Lawson	Liam Lawson
Aston Martin	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso
Haas	Oliver Bearman	Esteban Ocon
Audi	Gabriel Bortoleto	Nico Hulkenberg
Alpine	Franco Colapinto	Franco Colapinto
Cadillac	Valtteri Bottas	Sergio Perez

When is the first F1 race?

After final testing in Bahrain, 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 will take place on Friday March 6, with Qualifying on the Saturday and the opening race on the Sunday.

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