
These are the 2pm lap instances on the primary day of F1 Bahrain pre-season testing of 2026.
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| 2026 F1 Bahrain Preseason Take a look at 1: Day 1 (2pm) | |||||
| place | driver | nut. | staff | time | wrap |
| 1 | max verstappen | NED | oracle purple bull racing | 1 minute 35.433 seconds | 99 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | out of | McLaren Mastercard F1 Workforce | 1 minute 35 seconds 602 | 54 |
| 3 | george russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Workforce | 1 minute 36.108 seconds | 56 |
| 4 | lewis hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1 minute 36.433 seconds | 52 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | from | TGR Haas F1 Workforce | 1 minute 37.169 seconds | 81 |
| 6 | land norris | GBR | McLaren Mastercard F1 Workforce | 1 minute 37.568 seconds | 15 |
| 7 | charles leclerc | month | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1 minute 37.819 seconds | 26 |
| 8 | Arvid Lindblad | GBR | Visa Money App Racing Bulls F1 Workforce | 1 minute 37.945 seconds | 75 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | psychic | Atlassian Williams F1 Workforce | 1 minute 38.221 seconds | 77 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | gel | Audi Revolut F1 Workforce | 1 minute 38 seconds 506 seconds | 20 |
| 11 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams F1 Workforce | 1 minute 38.715 seconds | 26 |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortleto | bra | Audi Revolut F1 Workforce | 1 minute 38.871 seconds | 49 |
| 13 | valtteri bottas | fin | cadillac f1 staff | 1 minute 39.150 seconds | 49 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | from | BWT Alpine F1 Workforce | 1 minute 39.221 seconds | 17 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Mexico | cadillac f1 staff | 1 minute 39.767 seconds | 27 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | can | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Workforce | 1 minute 39.883 seconds | 36 |
| 17 | Franco Colapinto | A.R.G. | BWT Alpine F1 Workforce | 1 minute 40 seconds 330 | 28 |
| 18 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Workforce | No time setting | 1 |
| 2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Take a look at 1: Day 1 (1pm) | |||||
| place | driver | nut. | staff | time | wrap |
| 1 | max verstappen | NED | oracle purple bull racing | 1 minute 35.433 seconds | 82 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | out of | McLaren Mastercard F1 Workforce | 1 minute 35 seconds 602 | 54 |
| 3 | george russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Workforce | 1 minute 36.108 seconds | 56 |
| 4 | lewis hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1 minute 36.433 seconds | 52 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | from | TGR Haas F1 Workforce | 1 minute 37.169 seconds | 74 |
| 6 | charles leclerc | month | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1 minute 37.819 seconds | 13 |
| 7 | Arvid Lindblad | GBR | Visa Money App Racing Bulls F1 Workforce | 1 minute 37.945 seconds | 75 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | psychic | Atlassian Williams F1 Workforce | 1 minute 38.221 seconds | 77 |
| 9 | Gabriel Bortleto | bra | Audi Revolut F1 Workforce | 1 minute 38.871 seconds | 49 |
| 10 | valtteri bottas | fin | cadillac f1 staff | 1 minute 39.150 seconds | 49 |
| 11 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams F1 Workforce | 1 minute 39.416 seconds | 5 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | can | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Workforce | 1 minute 39.883 seconds | 36 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | gel | Audi Revolut F1 Workforce | 1 minute 40 seconds 214 | 7 |
| 14 | Franco Colapinto | A.R.G. | BWT Alpine F1 Workforce | 1 minute 40 seconds 330 | 28 |
| 15 | land norris | GBR | McLaren Mastercard F1 Workforce | No time setting | 4 |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Mexico | cadillac f1 staff | No time setting | 4 |
| 2026 F1 Bahrain Preseason Take a look at 1: Day 1 (11am) | |||||
| place | driver | nut. | staff | time | wrap |
| 1 | max verstappen | NED | oracle purple bull racing | 1 minute 35.433 seconds | 65 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | out of | McLaren Mastercard F1 Workforce | 1 minute 35 seconds 602 | 54 |
| 3 | george russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Workforce | 1 minute 36.108 seconds | 56 |
| 4 | lewis hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1 minute 36.433 seconds | 52 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | from | TGR Haas F1 Workforce | 1 minute 37.169 seconds | 64 |
| 6 | Arvid Lindblad | GBR | Visa Money App Racing Bulls F1 Workforce | 1 minute 37.945 seconds | 75 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | psychic | Atlassian Williams F1 Workforce | 1 minute 38.221 seconds | 77 |
| 8 | Gabriel Bortleto | bra | Audi Revolut F1 Workforce | 1 minute 38.871 seconds | 49 |
| 9 | valtteri bottas | fin | cadillac f1 staff | 1 minute 39.150 seconds | 49 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | can | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Workforce | 1 minute 39.883 seconds | 33 |
| 11 | Franco Colapinto | A.R.G. | BWT Alpine F1 Workforce | 1 minute 40 seconds 330 | 28 |
| 2026 F1 Bahrain Preseason Take a look at 1: Day 1 (10am) | |||||
| place | driver | nut. | staff | time | wrap |
| 1 | max verstappen | NED | oracle purple bull racing | 1 minute 35.433 seconds | 42 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | out of | McLaren Mastercard F1 Workforce | 1 minute 35.711 seconds | 35 |
| 3 | george russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Workforce | 1 minute 36.923 seconds | 31 |
| 4 | Esteban Ocon | from | TGR Haas F1 Workforce | 1 minute 37.484 seconds | 38 |
| 5 | lewis hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1 minute 37.588 seconds | 31 |
| 6 | Arvid Lindblad | GBR | Visa Money App Racing Bulls F1 Workforce | 1 minute 37.945 seconds | 54 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | psychic | Atlassian Williams F1 Workforce | 1 minute 38.221 seconds | 54 |
| 8 | Gabriel Bortleto | bra | Audi Revolut F1 Workforce | 1 minute 39.281 seconds | twenty 5 |
| 9 | valtteri bottas | fin | cadillac f1 staff | 1 minute 39.646 seconds | 35 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | can | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Workforce | 1 minute 39.883 seconds | 30 |
| 11 | Franco Colapinto | A.R.G. | BWT Alpine F1 Workforce | 1 minute 40 seconds 330 | 28 |
| 2026 F1 Bahrain Preseason Take a look at 1: Day 1 (9am) | |||||
| place | driver | nut. | staff | time | wrap |
| 1 | max verstappen | NED | oracle purple bull racing | 1 minute 35.433 seconds | 26 |
| 2 | george russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Workforce | 1 minute 36.923 seconds | twenty one |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | out of | McLaren Mastercard F1 Workforce | 1 minute 37.047 seconds | 20 |
| 4 | Esteban Ocon | from | TGR Haas F1 Workforce | 1 minute 37.668 seconds | 27 |
| 5 | Arvid Lindblad | GBR | Visa Money App Racing Bulls F1 Workforce | 1 minute 37.945 seconds | 37 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | psychic | Atlassian Williams F1 Workforce | 1 minute 38.339 seconds | 32 |
| 7 | lewis hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1 minute 39.269 seconds | twenty one |
| 8 | valtteri bottas | fin | cadillac f1 staff | 1 minute 40 seconds 317 | 19 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | can | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Workforce | 1 minute 40 seconds 364 | 20 |
| 10 | Gabriel Bortleto | bra | Audi Revolut F1 Workforce | 1 minute 40 seconds 659 | 18 |
| 11 | Franco Colapinto | A.R.G. | BWT Alpine F1 Workforce | 1 minute 41 seconds 600 | 17 |
| 2026 F1 Bahrain Preseason Take a look at 1: Day 1 (8am) | |||||
| place | driver | nut. | staff | time | wrap |
| 1 | george russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Workforce | 1 minute 39.419 seconds | 9 |
| 2 | Arvid Lindblad | GBR | Visa Money App Racing Bulls F1 Workforce | 1 minute 39.480 seconds | 20 |
| 3 | Esteban Ocon | from | TGR Haas F1 Workforce | 1 minute 39.634 seconds | 10 |
| 4 | valtteri bottas | fin | cadillac f1 staff | 1 minute 40 seconds 378 | 9 |
| 5 | Franco Colapinto | A.R.G. | BWT Alpine F1 Workforce | 1 minute 42.384 seconds | 4 |
| 6 | max verstappen | NED | oracle purple bull racing | 1 minute 42.823 seconds | 8 |
| 7 | lewis hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1 minute 46.506 seconds | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | psychic | Atlassian Williams F1 Workforce | 1 minute 49.314 seconds | 10 |
| 9 | Gabriel Bortleto | bra | Audi Revolut F1 Workforce | No time setting | 10 |
| 10 | Oscar Piastri | out of | McLaren Mastercard F1 Workforce | No time setting | 9 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | can | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Workforce | No time setting | 5 |
Forward of the long-awaited 2026 F1 season, groups gathered in Bahrain for 2 weeks of pre-season testing.
Preparations for a courageous new period in F1 are effectively underway, with all 11 groups working to maximise observe time and familiarity with the brand new vehicles earlier than competitors begins on the Australian Grand Prix on March eighth.
Over the following two weeks, six days of driving might be held on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit, divided into two three-day checks. The primary pre-season check might be held from February eleventh to thirteenth, and the second from February 18th to twentieth.
Williams was unable to arrange its FW48 machine in time and was absent from Barcelona’s shakedown behind closed doorways, making its check debut. Aston Martin additionally solely had a full day of driving in Spain after becoming a member of the check late, however they should catch up.

