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F1 pre-season testing 2026: Fastest times, most laps, driver line-ups for five-day Barcelona Shakedown event

The fastest lap times and most laps completed at Formula 1's Barcelona Shakedown; watch every round of the 2026 Formula 1 season live on Sky Sports F1, starting with the Australian Grand Prix on March 6-8

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After five days of Formula 1 testing in Barcelona, Sky Sports F1 recap the unofficial fastest laps and mileage.

Who went fastest?

The fastest laps of Barcelona Shakedown per driver

Driver Team Test Day Lap Time
Lewis Hamilton Ferrari Day Five 1:16.348
George Russell Mercedes Day Four 1:16.445
Lando Norris McLaren Day Five 1:16.594
Charles Leclerc Ferrari Day Five 1:16.653
Kimi Antonelli Mercedes Day Five 1:17.081
Oscar Piastri McLaren Day Four :17.446
Max Verstappen Red Bull Day Five 1:17.586
Pierre Gasly Alpine Day Five 1:17.707
Isack Hadjar Red Bull Day Two 1:18.159
Esteban Ocon Haas Day Five 1:18.393
Oliver Bearman Haas Day Five 1:18.423
Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls Day Four 1:18.451
Liam Lawson Racing Bulls Day Four 1:18.840
Franco Colapinto Alpine Day Three 1:19.150
Nico Hulkenberg Audi Day Five 1:19.870
Gabriel Bortoleto Audi Day Five 1:20.179
Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Day Five 1:20.795
Valtteri Bottas Cadillac Day Five 120.920
Sergio Perez Cadillac Day Four 1:21.024
Lance Stroll Aston Martin Day Four 1:46.404
Alex Albon Williams
Carlos Sainz Williams

The fastest laps of Barcelona Shakedown per team

Driver Team Test Day Lap Time
Lewis Hamilton Ferrari Day Five 1:16.348
George Russell Mercedes Day Four 1:16.445
Lando Norris McLaren Day Five 1:16.594
Max Verstappen Red Bull Day Five 1:17.586
Pierre Gasly Alpine Day Five 1:17.707
Esteban Ocon Haas Day Five 1:18.393
Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls Day Four 1:18.451
Nico Hulkenberg Audi Day Five 1:19.870
Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Day Five 1:20.795
Valtteri Bottas Cadillac Day Five 120.920

Who went furthest?

The most laps completed per team

Team Number of laps
Mercedes 500
Ferrari 440
Haas 402
Alpine 349
Racing Bulls 318
Red Bull 303
McLaren 291
Audi 244
Cadillac 164
Aston Martin 65
Williams 0

When is F1 Bahrain pre-season testing?

The introduction of new regulations means there is a robust schedule of three separate testing events before the start of the 2026 season.

With the Barcelona Shakedown now done, two tests follow in Bahrain from February 11-13 and 18-20.

When is the first F1 race?

The teams then have two weeks to prepare for the opening round of the season, which is the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne from March 6-8.

The first practice sessions of the season will take place on Friday March 6, with Qualifying on Saturday March 7 and the opening race on Sunday March 8.

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