F1 2026 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 2: Final Results from Day 1

Lap times during Wednesday’s opening day of the second F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test.

Updated: 18 Feb 2026

George Russell set the pace on the first day of the second test

These are the final lap times at 4pm on the opening day of the second F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test.

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2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 2: Day 1 (4pm)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m33.459s	76
2	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m33.469s	70
3	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m33.739s	70
4	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m34.052s	54
5	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m34.158s	69
6	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m34.260s	66
7	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m34.299s	44
8	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m35.113s	55
9	Franco Colapinto	ARG	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m35.254s	60
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m35.263s	71
11	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m35.690s	55
12	Liam Lawson	NZL	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m35.753s	61
13	Ollie Bearman	GBR	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m35.778s	42
14	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m35.898s	61
15	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m35.974s	26
16	Esteban Ocon	FRA	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m36.418s	65
17	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m36.536s	28
18	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m36.741s	49
19	Arvid Lindblad	GBR	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m36.769s	75
20	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Cadillac F1 Team	1m36.798s	35
21	Sergio Perez	MEX	Cadillac F1 Team	1m38.191s	24

2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 2: Day 1 (3pm)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m33.469s	53
2	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m33.739s	70
3	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m33.748s	55
4	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m34.052s	54
5	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m34.158s	69
6	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m34.299s	24
7	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m34.530s	46
8	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m35.113s	40
9	Franco Colapinto	ARG	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m35.361s	42
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m35.511s	48
11	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m35.690s	55
12	Liam Lawson	NZL	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m35.753s	41
13	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m35.898s	61
14	Esteban Ocon	FRA	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m36.418s	65
15	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m36.536s	28
16	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m36.680s	15
17	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m36.741s	49
18	Arvid Lindblad	GBR	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m36.769s	75
19	Ollie Bearman	GBR	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m36.770s	30
20	Sergio Perez	MEX	Cadillac F1 Team	1m38.191s	24
21	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Cadillac F1 Team	1m40.508s	18

2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 2: Day 1 (2pm)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m33.469s	32
2	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m33.739s	70
3	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m34.052s	54
4	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m34.158s	69
5	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m34.299s	24
6	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m34.588s	32
7	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m35.378s	24
8	Franco Colapinto	ARG	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m35.475s	24
9	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m35.690s	55
10	Liam Lawson	NZL	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m35.753s	34
11	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m35.898s	61
12	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m36.188s	28
13	Esteban Ocon	FRA	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m36.418s	65
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m36.448s	25
15	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m36.536s	28
16	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m36.741s	49
17	Arvid Lindblad	GBR	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m36.769s	75
18	Ollie Bearman	GBR	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m36.770s	25
19	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m38.177s	7
20	Sergio Perez	MEX	Cadillac F1 Team	1m38.191s	24
21	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Cadillac F1 Team	1m42.150s	6

2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 2: Day 1 (1pm)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m33.739s	70
2	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m34.052s	54
3	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m34.158s	69
4	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m35.560s	12
5	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m35.690s	55
6	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m35.898s	61
7	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m36.188s	20
8	Esteban Ocon	FRA	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m36.418s	65
9	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m36.536s	28
10	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m36.741s	49
11	Arvid Lindblad	GBR	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m36.769s	75
12	Liam Lawson	NZL	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m36.871s	15
13	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m37.037s	14
14	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m37.094s	15
15	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m38.177s	7
16	Sergio Perez	MEX	Cadillac F1 Team	1m38.191s	24
17	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m38.263s	9
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m39.484s	6
19	Ollie Bearman	GBR	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m39.837s	14
20	Franco Colapinto	ARG	BWT Alpine F1 Team	No time set	6

2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 2: Day 1 (11am)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m33.739s	70
2	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m34.052a	54
3	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m34.158s	69
4	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m35.690s	55
5	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m35.898s	61
6	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m36.188s	13
7	Esteban Ocon	FRA	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m36.418s	65
8	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m36.536s	28
9	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m36.741s	49
10	Arvid Lindblad	GBR	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m36.769s	75
11	Sergio Perez	MEX	Cadillac F1 Team	1m38.191s	24

2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 2: Day 1 (10am)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m33.739s	43
2	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m34.052a	49
3	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m34.158s	48
4	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m35.690s	36
5	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m35.898s	39
6	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m36.188s	13
7	Esteban Ocon	FRA	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m36.418s	45
8	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m36.536s	28
9	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m36.741s	37
10	Arvid Lindblad	GBR	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m36.769s	52
11	Sergio Perez	MEX	Cadillac F1 Team	1m40.892s	14

2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 2: Day 1 (9am)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m33.739s	28
2	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m34.052a	26
3	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m34.251s	27
4	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m35.690s	25
5	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m35.898s	24
6	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m36.188s	13
7	Esteban Ocon	FRA	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m36.418s	37
8	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m36.536s	28
9	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m36.741s	27
10	Arvid Lindblad	GBR	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m36.769s	35
11	Sergio Perez	MEX	Cadillac F1 Team	No time set	2

2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 2: Day 1 (8am)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m33.739s	16
2	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m34.473s	11
3	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m34.766s	16
4	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m36.188s	7
5	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m36.249s	12
6	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m36.536s	14
7	Esteban Ocon	FRA	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m37.243s	13
8	Arvid Lindblad	GBR	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m37.533s	18
9	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m37.957s	13
10	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m39.668s	10

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.