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Full Results | Mercedes is the benchmark in terms of lap times in Bahrain

17:20, 13 Feb

Updated: 17:38, 13 Feb

byKada Sarkozi

Kimi Antonelli set the fastest time for Mercedes during the first Bahrain pre-season test of February.

Despite Toto Wolff and George Russell handing the 'benchmark' tag to Red Bull Racing, the German team’s cars set the fastest lap times in Sakhir over the past three days in Sakhir. Antonelli clocked a 1:33.669, finishing around two and a half tenths ahead of his teammate.

The two Ferraris followed in third and fourth place, in the order of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finished fifth and sixth respectively, while Max Verstappen clocked the seventh-fastest time this week at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Hamilton finished behind the two Mercedes drivers on the overall timesheet - Photo: Race Pictures

Full results | First Bahrain Pre-season test of 2026

Position	Drivers	Lap time	Day
P1	Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)	1:33.669	Day 3
P2	George Russell (Mercedes)	1:33.918	Day 3
P3	Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)	1:34.209	Day 3
P4	Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)	1:34.273	Day 2
P5	Oscar Piastri (McLaren)	1:34.549	Day 3
P6	Lando Norris (McLaren)	1:34.669	Day 1
P7	Max Verstappen(Red Bull)	1:34.798	Day 1
P8	Oliver Bearman (Haas)	1:35.394	Day 2
P9	Esteban Ocon (Haas)	1:35.578	Day 1
P10	Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)	1:35.610	Day 3
P11	Franco Colapinto (Alpine)	1:35.806	Day 3
P12	Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)	1:36.291	Day 3
P13	Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)	1:36.670	Day 2
P14	Pierre Gasly (Alpine)	1:36.765	Day 2
P15	Alexander Albon (Williams)	1:36.793	Day 3
P16	Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)	1:36.808	Day 3
P17	Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)	1:36.824	Day 2
P18	Carlos Sainz (Williams)	1:37.186	Day 3
P19	Sergio Perez (Cadillac)	1:37.365	Day 3
P20	Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)	1:37.470	Day 2
P21	Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)	1:38.165	Day 3
P22	Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)	1:38.248	Day 2