F1 Testing 2026

F1 Testing Results: Bahrain timesheets - Ferrari go fastest as Red Bull suffer issue

Sheona Mountford Wednesday 18 February 2026 12:18

The second week of F1 testing at the Bahrain International Circuit has commenced with Ferrari once again on top as Red Bull suffered another issue.

At the top of the timesheets, Ferrari were flying with a flawless run of 70 laps and Charles Leclerc set the best time of 1:33.739.

Isack Hadjar was plagued by technical issues in the RB22 again with a water system issue keeping the Frenchman off the track.

The Red Bull star only completed 13 laps in the morning session, as concerns over reliability mount especially after a hydraulics leak last week hampered Hadjar's running.

Elsewhere, Cadillac also struggled for track time with Sergio Perez stuck in the garage while the remaining 10 cars started their morning mileage. The Mexican driver eventually made it out in his Cadillac but only completed 24 laps.

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli was the only driver to complete full race simulations on the C3 tyre, so did not spend the morning session going for optimal lap times. He set the third fastest time of a 1:34.158.

F1 Testing Results - Bahrain Week Two - Day One

F1 Pre-season testing results: Day two
Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps completed
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:33.739	70 laps
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:34.052	54 laps
3	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:34.158	69 laps
4	Alex Albon	Williams	1:35.690	55 laps
5	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:35.898	61 laps
6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:36.188	13 laps
7	Esteban Ocon	Haas	1:36.418	65 laps
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:36.536	28 laps
9	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	1:36.741	49 laps
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	1:36.769	75 laps
11	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	1:38.191	24 laps

Who's driving for the F1 teams in Bahrain?

Bahrain F1 Testing Lineup
Team	Wed AM	Wed PM	Thu AM	Thu PM	Fri AM	Fri PM
McLaren	Lando Norris	Oscar Piastri	Lando Norris	Oscar Piastri	Oscar Piastri	Lando Norris
Mercedes	Kimi Antonelli	George Russell	George Russell	Kimi Antonelli	Kimi Antonelli	George Russell
Red Bull	Isack Hadjar	Isack Hadjar	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Isack Hadjar	Max Verstappen
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc	Lewis Hamilton	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
Williams	Alex Albon	Carlos Sainz	Alex Albon	Alex Albon	Carlos Sainz	Carlos Sainz
Racing Bulls	Arvid Lindblad	Liam Lawson	Liam Lawson	Liam Lawson	Arvid Lindblad	Arvid Lindblad
Aston Martin	Lance Stroll	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll
Haas	Esteban Ocon	Oliver Bearman	Oliver Bearman	Esteban Ocon	Esteban Ocon	Oliver Bearman
Audi	Nico Hulkenberg	Gabriel Bortoleto	Gabriel Bortoleto	Nico Hulkenberg	Nico Hulkenberg	Gabriel Bortoleto
Alpine	Franco Colapinto	Pierre Gasly	Pierre Gasly	Pierre Gasly	Franco Colapinto	Franco Colapinto
Cadillac	Sergio Perez	Valtteri Bottas	Valtteri Bottas	Sergio Perez	Sergio Perez	Valtteri Bottas

When does the 2026 F1 season start?

After the first round of pre-season tests in Bahrain took place between February 11 and 13, the second round continues this week between February 18 and February 20.

All 11 teams will then be back in action when the 2026 season starts in Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix. The first race of the year takes place on March 8 at 3pm local time (AEDT), 4am GMT, and 11pm ET.

F1 Testing 2026: Bahrain schedule, start times and how to watch it all LIVE

F1 Red Bull Ferrari Charles Leclerc Isack Hadjar pre-season testing