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All the important statistics from day one of the 2026 F1 Bahrain test

Formula 1 was back on track in Bahrain for the first day of its official pre-season test, which will run from 11 February until 13 February. After a day of running, these are the key figures to remember from Wednesday.

Bahrain Test 1, Day 1: Mileage by team

TEAM Driver(s) Total laps completed Kilometres covered
Williams Carlos Sainz
Alexander Albon 
145 785
Red Bull Max Verstappen 136 736
Ferrari Lewis Hamilton
Charles Leclerc
132 714
Audi Gabriel Bortoleto
Niko Hulkenberg
122 660
Haas Esteban Ocon 115 622
McLaren Oscar Piastri
Lando Norris
112 606
Cadillac Valtteri Bottas
Sergio Perez
107 579
Mercedes George Russell
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
86 465
Alpine Franco Colapinto
Pierre Gasly
77 416
Racing Bulls Arvid Lindblad 75 406
Aston Martin Lance Stroll 36 195

Bahrain Test 1, Day 1: Mileage by engine manufacturer

The Mercedes-powered Williams was the car that covered the most miles on Wednesday in Sakhir. (Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images via Getty Images)
Engine Team(s) Total laps completed Kilometres covered Average KMs per team
Mercedes

Williams

McLaren

Mercedes

Alpine

420 2273 569
Ferrari Ferrari
Haas
Cadillac
354 1916 639
Red Bull Ford Red Bull
Racing Bulls
211 1142 571
Audi Audi 122 660 660
Honda Aston Martin 36 195 195

Bahrain Test 1, Day 1: Lap times

P DRIVER TEAM Laps Time gap Tires
1 Norris McLaren 58 1m34.669s   C2
2 Verstappen Red Bull 136 1m34.798s +0.129s C3
3 Leclerc Ferrari 80 1m35.190s +0.521s C3
4 Ocon Haas 115 1m35.578s +0.909s C3
5 Piastri McLaren 54 1m35.602s +0.933s C3
6 Russell Mercedes 56 1m36.108s +1.439s C3
7 Hamilton Ferrari 52 1m36.433s +1.764s C3
8 Gasly Alpine 49 1m36.765s +2.096s C3
9 Hulkenberg Audi 73 1m36.861s +2.192s C3
10 Albon Williams 68 1m37.437s +2.768s C3
11 Antonelli Mercedes 30 1m37.629s +2.960s C1
12 Lindblad Racing Bulls 75

1m37.945s

+3.276s C3
13 Sainz Williams 77 1m38.221s +3.552s C3
14 Perez Cadillac 58 1m38.828s +4.159s C2
15 Bortoleto Audi 49 1m38.871s +4.202s C3
16 Bottas Cadillac 49 1m39.150s +4.481s C1
17 Stroll Aston Martin 36 1m39.883s +5.214s C2
18 Colapinto Alpine 28 1m40.330s +5.661s C2

Bahrain Test 1, Day 1: Red flags

Alpine is one of the teams that drove the least and caused a red flag. (Photo by: Rudy Carezzevoli / Getty Images)
Car Driver Time Reason
Alpine Colapinto 9:37am  Stop on track
Audi Hulkenberg 2:32pm Stop on track

 

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