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All the key numbers from the F1 Bahrain pre-season tests

After the two F1 Bahrain pre-season tests, here are the key figures behind the action

All eyes are now on the opening round of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign after pre-season running concluded on Friday to cap off nine days of testing between Bahrain and Barcelona.

This is all ahead of the Australian Grand Prix on 6-8 March, which'll kickstart a new era for the championship with its widespread regulation changes.

So how do the teams look going into it? Hey are the key figures from the pre-season.

Ferrari dominates the timesheets

Leclerc set the fastest lap in Bahrain, but there are still too many unknowns

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If testing presented a clear picture of the pecking order, then Ferrari would be jumping with glee because Lewis Hamilton set the overall fastest lap across three days of running in Barcelona, whereas it was Charles Leclerc who was quickest during the six days spent in Bahrain.

But obviously the usual testing caveats such as sandbagging come with that, yet an interesting thing to do is compare Leclerc's final time against the best lap from last year's Bahrain test. In 2025, Williams man Carlos Sainz topped the timesheets with a 1m29.348s, which was approximately 2.5s quicker than Leclerc's 1m31.992s.

Times and laps in Barcelona

P	DRIVER	TEAM	Laps	Time
1	Hamilton	Ferrari	209	1m16.348s
2	Russell	Mercedes	265	1m16.445s
3	Norris	McLaren	163	1m16.594s
4	Leclerc	Ferrari	231	1m16.653s
5	Antonelli	Mercedes	237	1m17.081s
6	Piastri	McLaren	128	1m17.446s
7	Verstappen	Red Bull	145	1m17.586s
8	Gasly	Alpine	231	1m17.707s
9	Hadjar	Red Bull	158	1m18.159s
10	Ocon	Haas	243	1m18.393s
11	Bearman	Haas	148	1m18.423s
12	Lindblad	Racing Bulls	167	1m18.451s
13	Lawson	Racing Bulls	152	1m18.840s
14	Colapinto	Alpine	118	1m19.150s
15	Hulkenberg	Audi	145	1m19.870s
16	Bortoleto	Audi	90	1m20.179s
17	Alonso	Aston Martin	61	1m20.795s
18	Bottas	Cadillac	87	1m20.920s
19	Perez	Cadillac	77	1m21.024s
20	Stroll	Aston Martin	5	1m46.404s

First Bahrain test times and laps

P	DRIVER	TEAM	Laps	Time	Tyres
1	Antonelli	Mercedes	94	1m33.669s	C3
2	Russell	Mercedes	188	1m33.918s	C3
3	Hamilton	Ferrari	202	1m34.209s	C3
4	Leclerc	Ferrari	219	1m34.273s	C3
5	Piastri	McLaren	215	1m34.549s	C3
6	Norris	McLaren	207	1m34.669s	C2
7	Verstappen	Red Bull	197	1m34.798s	C3
8	Bearman	Haas	200	1m35.394s	C3
9	Hadjar	Red Bull	146	1m35.561s	C3
10	Ocon	Haas	190	1m35.578s	C3
11	Colapinto	Alpine	172	1m35.806s	C3
12	Hulkenberg	Audi	178	1m36.291s	C3
13	Bortoleto	Audi	176	1m36.670s	C3
14	Gasly	Alpine	146	1m36.723s	C3
15	Albon	Williams	208	1m36.793s	C3
16	Lawson	Racing Bulls	169	1m36.808s	C3
17	Bottas	Cadillac	153	1m36.824s	C3
18	Sainz	Williams	214	1m37.186s	C2
19	Perez	Cadillac	167	1m37.365s	C3
20	Lindblad	Racing Bulls	158	1m37.470s	C3
21	Stroll	Aston Martin	108	1m38.165s	C3
22	Alonso	Aston Martin	98	1m38.248s	C3

Second Bahrain test times and laps

P	DRIVER	TEAM	Laps	Time	Tyres
1	Leclerc	Ferrari	202	1m31.992s	C4
2	Antonelli	Mercedes	197	1m32.803s	C3
3	Piastri	McLaren	222	1m32.861s	C3
4	Norris	McLaren	173	1m32.871s	C3
5	Verstappen	Red Bull	204	1m33.109s	C3
6	Russell	Mercedes	235	1m33.197s	C3
7	Hamilton	Ferrari	122	1m33.408s	C3
8	Gasly	Alpine	179	1m33.421s	C5
9	Bearman	Haas	199	1m33.487s	C4
10	Bortoleto	Audi	171	1m33.755s	C4
11	Colapinto	Alpine	180	1m33.818s	C5
12	Hulkenberg	Audi	186	1m33.987s	C4
13	Lindblad	Racing Bulls	240	1m34.149s	C4
14	Ocon	Haas	205	1m34.201s	C4
15	Hadjar	Red Bull	125	1m34.260s	C4
16	Sainz	Williams	196	1m34.342s	C5
17	Lawson	Racing Bulls	167	1m34.532s	C4
18	Albon	Williams	172	1m34.555s	C5
19	Bottas	Cadillac	131	1m35.290s	C3
20	Perez	Cadillac	135	1m35.369s	C5
21	Stroll	Aston Martin	32	1m35.974s	C3
22	Alonso	Aston Martin	96	1m36.536s	C3

Russell, Leclerc, and Ocon impress on mileage

Russell backed up the Mercedes favourites tag for F1 2026 with his mileage

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The priority in pre-season isn't necessarily to achieve the best lap time, but actually to complete the most mileage and George Russell, Leclerc, plus Esteban Ocon all particularly stood out by exceeding the 3,000km mark.

This is 500km more than the average by the drivers across the nine days, with several notable exceptions at the bottom of the rankings. Williams is of course included in that, considering it skipped Barcelona, whereas Cadillac and Aston Martin were both low down on that table with various problems striking each side on seemingly every day.

Driver	Team	Barcelona (km)	Bahrain 1 (km)	Bahrain 2 (km)	Total km
Russell	Mercedes	1234	1018	1271	3523
Leclerc	Ferrari	1076	1185	1093	3354
Ocon	Haas	1138	1028	1110	3269
Piastri	McLaren	596	1164	1202	2961
Lindblad	Racing Bulls	778	855	1299	2932
Bearman	Haas	689	1082	1077	2849
Verstappen	Red Bull	675	1066	1104	2846
Gasly	Alpine	1076	790	969	2835
Norris	McLaren	759	1120	936	2816
Hamilton	Ferrari	973	1093	660	2727
Antonelli	Mercedes	1103	509	1066	2679
Hulkenberg	Audi	675	963	1007	2645
Lawson	Racing Bulls	708	915	904	2526
Colapinto	Alpine	550	931	974	2455
Bortoleto	Audi	419	953	926	2297
Sainz	Williams	0	1158	1061	2219
Hadjar	Red Bull	736	790	677	2203
Albon	Williams	0	1126	931	2057
Perez	Cadillac	359	904	731	1993
Bottas	Cadillac	405	828	709	1942
Alonso	Aston Martin	284	815	520	1334
Stroll	Aston Martin	23	608	173	781

Mercedes, Haas, and Ferrari pass the 6,000km mark

Haas impressed with the amount of mileage it completed in pre-season

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For mileage on the team side, three constructors exceeded the 6,000km mark: Haas, Mercedes and Ferrari. It's obviously no surprise for the latter two given they firmly fight at the front, and have done for years, but for Haas to also do that is impressive. Though it doesn't necessarily translate to quick lap times, with the American outfit still expected to be in the midfield.

Elsewhere, F1 debutants Audi delivered consistent running by approaching the 5,000km mark while Williams, despite its Barcelona shenanigans, racked up more than 4,000km in what was effectively six days of running.

On the complete other end of the table was Aston Martin, who fell victim to numerous problems, particularly with its new Honda power unit.

Team	Engine	Barcelona (km)	Bahrain 1 (km)	Bahrain 2 (KM)	Total KM
Mercedes	Mercedes	2338	1526	2338	6202
Haas	Ferrari	1821	2111	2186	6118
Ferrari	Ferrari	2049	2279	1753	6081
McLaren	Mercedes	1355	2284	2138	5777
Racing Bulls	Red Bull Ford	1486	1770	2203	5458
Alpine	Mercedes	1625	1721	1943	5289
Red Bull	Red Bull Ford	1411	1856	1781	5048
Audi	Audi	1094	1916	1932	4942
Williams	Mercedes	0	2284	1992	4276
Cadillac	Ferrari	764	1732	1440	3935
Aston Martin	Honda	307	1115	693	2115

The Mercedes engine has completed half a lap around the Earth

Mercedes engines racked up the laps

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With four teams powered by Mercedes, it would have been surprising if the German marque had not led the way in terms of mileage for power units. By exceeding 20,000km of running, the star-branded V6 turbo hybrid engines have symbolically completed half a rotation around the Earth (the circumference being around 40,000km).

But, comparing that total mileage to the number of teams involved, the average per squad is actually similar between Mercedes and Ferrari, which powers three outfits on the grid including the factory constructor.

Red Bull Ford also made an excellent effort on its debut with the average mileage being above 5,000km across its two teams and on a par with the more establishment power unit suppliers in Mercedes and Ferrari. Audi, meanwhile, also made a solid effort but as expected, Honda is bottom of the list with Aston.

Engine manufacturer	Barcelona (km)	Bahrain1 (km)	Bahrain 2 (km)	Total km	Average KM s per team
Mercedes	5318	7815	8,410	21,544	5386
Ferrari	4615	6121	5380	16,116	5372
Red Bull Ford	2897	3626	3983	10,506	5253
Audi	1094	1916	1932	4942	4942
Honda	307	1115	693	2115	2115