These are the final lap times at 4pm on the opening day of the first F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test.
2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 1: Day 1 (4pm)
Pos
Driver
Nat.
Team
Time
Laps
1
Lando Norris
GBR
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team
1m34.669s
58
2
Max Verstappen
NED
Oracle Red Bull Racing
1m34.798s
136
3
Charles Leclerc
MON
Scuderia Ferrari HP
1m35.190s
80
4
Esteban Ocon
FRA
TGR Haas F1 Team
1m35.578s
115
5
Oscar Piastri
AUS
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team
1m35.602s
54
6
George Russell
GBR
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
1m36.108s
56
7
Lewis Hamilton
GBR
Scuderia Ferrari HP
1m36.433s
52
8
Pierre Gasly
FRA
BWT Alpine F1 Team
1m36.765s
49
9
Nico Hulkenberg
GER
Audi Revolut F1 Team
1m36.861s
73
10
Alex Albon
THA
Atlassian Williams F1 Team
1m37.437s
68
11
Kimi Antonelli
ITA
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
1m37.629s
30
12
Arvid Lindblad
GBR
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
1m37.945s
75
13
Carlos Sainz
ESP
Atlassian Williams F1 Team
1m38.221s
77
14
Sergio Perez
MEX
Cadillac F1 Team
1m38.828s
58
15
Gabriel Bortoleto
BRA
Audi Revolut F1 Team
1m38.871s
49
16
Valtteri Bottas
FIN
Cadillac F1 Team
1m39.150s
49
17
Lance Stroll
CAN
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
1m39.883s
36
18
Franco Colapinto
ARG
BWT Alpine F1 Team
1m40.330s
28
2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 1: Day 1 (3pm)
Pos
Driver
Nat.
Team
Time
Laps
1
Lando Norris
GBR
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team
1m34.669s
29
2
Max Verstappen
NED
Oracle Red Bull Racing
1m34.830s
116
3
Charles Leclerc
MON
Scuderia Ferrari HP
1m35.190s
49
4
Oscar Piastri
AUS
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team
1m35.602s
54
5
George Russell
GBR
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
1m36.108s
56
6
Esteban Ocon
FRA
TGR Haas F1 Team
1m36.373s
92
7
Lewis Hamilton
GBR
Scuderia Ferrari HP
1m36.433s
52
8
Alex Albon
THA
Atlassian Williams F1 Team
1m37.437s
50
9
Arvid Lindblad
GBR
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
1m37.945s
75
10
Nico Hulkenberg
GER
Audi Revolut F1 Team
1m38.104s
44
11
Carlos Sainz
ESP
Atlassian Williams F1 Team
1m38.221s
77
12
Gabriel Bortoleto
BRA
Audi Revolut F1 Team
1m38.871s
49
13
Valtteri Bottas
FIN
Cadillac F1 Team
1m39.150s
49
14
Pierre Gasly
FRA
BWT Alpine F1 Team
1m39.221s
28
15
Sergio Perez
MEX
Cadillac F1 Team
1m39.767s
38
16
Lance Stroll
CAN
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
1m39.883s
36
17
Franco Colapinto
ARG
BWT Alpine F1 Team
1m40.330s
28
18
Kimi Antonelli
ITA
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
No time set
1
2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 1: Day 1 (2pm)
Pos
Driver
Nat.
Team
Time
Laps
1
Max Verstappen
NED
Oracle Red Bull Racing
1m35.433s
99
2
Oscar Piastri
AUS
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team
1m35.602s
54
3
George Russell
GBR
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
1m36.108s
56
4
Lewis Hamilton
GBR
Scuderia Ferrari HP
1m36.433s
52
5
Esteban Ocon
FRA
TGR Haas F1 Team
1m37.169s
81
6
Lando Norris
GBR
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team
1m37.568s
15
7
Charles Leclerc
MON
Scuderia Ferrari HP
1m37.819s
26
8
Arvid Lindblad
GBR
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
1m37.945s
75
9
Carlos Sainz
ESP
Atlassian Williams F1 Team
1m38.221s
77
10
Nico Hulkenberg
GER
Audi Revolut F1 Team
1m38.506s
20
11
Alex Albon
THA
Atlassian Williams F1 Team
1m38.715s
26
12
Gabriel Bortoleto
BRA
Audi Revolut F1 Team
1m38.871s
49
13
Valtteri Bottas
FIN
Cadillac F1 Team
1m39.150s
49
14
Pierre Gasly
FRA
BWT Alpine F1 Team
1m39.221s
17
15
Sergio Perez
MEX
Cadillac F1 Team
1m39.767s
27
16
Lance Stroll
CAN
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
1m39.883s
36
17
Franco Colapinto
ARG
BWT Alpine F1 Team
1m40.330s
28
18
Kimi Antonelli
ITA
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
No time set
1
2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 1: Day 1 (1pm)
Pos
Driver
Nat.
Team
Time
Laps
1
Max Verstappen
NED
Oracle Red Bull Racing
1m35.433s
82
2
Oscar Piastri
AUS
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team
1m35.602s
54
3
George Russell
GBR
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
1m36.108s
56
4
Lewis Hamilton
GBR
Scuderia Ferrari HP
1m36.433s
52
5
Esteban Ocon
FRA
TGR Haas F1 Team
1m37.169s
74
6
Charles Leclerc
MON
Scuderia Ferrari HP
1m37.819s
13
7
Arvid Lindblad
GBR
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
1m37.945s
75
8
Carlos Sainz
ESP
Atlassian Williams F1 Team
1m38.221s
77
9
Gabriel Bortoleto
BRA
Audi Revolut F1 Team
1m38.871s
49
10
Valtteri Bottas
FIN
Cadillac F1 Team
1m39.150s
49
11
Alex Albon
THA
Atlassian Williams F1 Team
1m39.416s
5
12
Lance Stroll
CAN
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
1m39.883s
36
13
Nico Hulkenberg
GER
Audi Revolut F1 Team
1m40.214s
7
14
Franco Colapinto
ARG
BWT Alpine F1 Team
1m40.330s
28
15
Lando Norris
GBR
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team
No time set
4
16
Sergio Perez
MEX
Cadillac F1 Team
No time set
4
2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 1: Day 1 (11am)
Pos
Driver
Nat.
Team
Time
Laps
1
Max Verstappen
NED
Oracle Red Bull Racing
1m35.433s
65
2
Oscar Piastri
AUS
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team
1m35.602s
54
3
George Russell
GBR
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
1m36.108s
56
4
Lewis Hamilton
GBR
Scuderia Ferrari HP
1m36.433s
52
5
Esteban Ocon
FRA
TGR Haas F1 Team
1m37.169s
64
6
Arvid Lindblad
GBR
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
1m37.945s
75
7
Carlos Sainz
ESP
Atlassian Williams F1 Team
1m38.221s
77
8
Gabriel Bortoleto
BRA
Audi Revolut F1 Team
1m38.871s
49
9
Valtteri Bottas
FIN
Cadillac F1 Team
1m39.150s
49
10
Lance Stroll
CAN
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
1m39.883s
33
11
Franco Colapinto
ARG
BWT Alpine F1 Team
1m40.330s
28
2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 1: Day 1 (10am)
Pos
Driver
Nat.
Team
Time
Laps
1
Max Verstappen
NED
Oracle Red Bull Racing
1m35.433s
42
2
Oscar Piastri
AUS
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team
1m35.711s
35
3
George Russell
GBR
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
1m36.923s
31
4
Esteban Ocon
FRA
TGR Haas F1 Team
1m37.484s
38
5
Lewis Hamilton
GBR
Scuderia Ferrari HP
1m37.588s
31
6
Arvid Lindblad
GBR
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
1m37.945s
54
7
Carlos Sainz
ESP
Atlassian Williams F1 Team
1m38.221s
54
8
Gabriel Bortoleto
BRA
Audi Revolut F1 Team
1m39.281s
25
9
Valtteri Bottas
FIN
Cadillac F1 Team
1m39.646s
35
10
Lance Stroll
CAN
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
1m39.883s
30
11
Franco Colapinto
ARG
BWT Alpine F1 Team
1m40.330s
28
2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 1: Day 1 (9am)
Pos
Driver
Nat.
Team
Time
Laps
1
Max Verstappen
NED
Oracle Red Bull Racing
1m35.433s
26
2
George Russell
GBR
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
1m36.923s
21
3
Oscar Piastri
AUS
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team
1m37.047s
20
4
Esteban Ocon
FRA
TGR Haas F1 Team
1m37.668s
27
5
Arvid Lindblad
GBR
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
1m37.945s
37
6
Carlos Sainz
ESP
Atlassian Williams F1 Team
1m38.339s
32
7
Lewis Hamilton
GBR
Scuderia Ferrari HP
1m39.269s
21
8
Valtteri Bottas
FIN
Cadillac F1 Team
1m40.317s
19
9
Lance Stroll
CAN
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
1m40.364s
20
10
Gabriel Bortoleto
BRA
Audi Revolut F1 Team
1m40.659s
18
11
Franco Colapinto
ARG
BWT Alpine F1 Team
1m41.600s
17
2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 1: Day 1 (8am)
Pos
Driver
Nat.
Team
Time
Laps
1
George Russell
GBR
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
1m39.419s
9
2
Arvid Lindblad
GBR
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
1m39.480s
20
3
Esteban Ocon
FRA
TGR Haas F1 Team
1m39.634s
10
4
Valtteri Bottas
FIN
Cadillac F1 Team
1m40.378s
9
5
Franco Colapinto
ARG
BWT Alpine F1 Team
1m42.384s
4
6
Max Verstappen
NED
Oracle Red Bull Racing
1m42.823s
8
7
Lewis Hamilton
GBR
Scuderia Ferrari HP
1m46.506s
6
8
Carlos Sainz
ESP
Atlassian Williams F1 Team
1m49.314s
10
9
Gabriel Bortoleto
BRA
Audi Revolut F1 Team
No time set
10
10
Oscar Piastri
AUS
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team
No time set
9
11
Lance Stroll
CAN
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
No time set
5
Teams have gathered in Bahrain for two weeks of pre-season testing ahead of the highly-anticipated 2026 F1 season.
Preparations are ramping up for F1’s brave new era of regulations, with all 11 teams in action as they maximise track time and understanding of their brand-new cars before the competitive action begins with the Australian Grand Prix on March 8.
There will be six days of running split across two three-day tests at the Bahrain International Circuit over the next fortnight. The first pre-season test takes place between 11-13 February, with the second running between 18-20 February.
Williams are making their testing debut after skipping the behind closed doors Barcelona shakedown, having failed to get their FW48 car ready in time. Aston Martin also have some catching up to do after getting only one full day of running in Spain due to joining the test late.
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