McLaren and Ferrari stand out, Mercedes and Red Bull lag behind in Bahrain
Three teams — McLaren, Ferrari and Williams — set the benchmark in terms of laps completed during the first Bahrain pre-season test of the season.
Charles Leclerc was not in action on Friday, but the Monegasque driver still topped the list of most laps completed this week at the Bahrain International Circuit.
The Ferrari driver did a total of 219 laps, finishing four ahead of McLaren driver Oscar Piastri. After Williams was couldn't attend the Barcelona shakedown test, Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon put in plenty of laps these three days, finishing third and fourth on the overall list.
While Kimi Antonelli set the fastest time in Sakhir, the Italian completed the least laps. Mercedes only completed more laps than Aston Martin this week, who encountered data anomaly issues on Wednesday.
The Silverstone-based team and Honda had a week to forget. Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso finished 20th and 21st in terms of laps completed.
Having the new in-house power unit in the car, Red Bull did 343 laps, finishing sixth on the teams' table.
Number of laps per F1 driver in Bahrain
| Position | Driver | Team | Number of laps completed |
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 219 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 215 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 212 |
| 4 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 208 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 207 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 202 |
| 7 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 200 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 197 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 190 |
| 10 | George Russell | Mercedes | 189 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 178 |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 176 |
| 13 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 172 |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 169 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 167 |
| 16 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 158 |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 153 |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 146 |
| 19 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 146 |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 108 |
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 98 |
| 22 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 94 |
Number of laps per F1 team in Bahrain
| Position | Team | Number of laps completed |
| 1 | McLaren | 422 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 421 |
| 3 | Williams | 420 |
| 4 | Haas | 390 |
| 5 | Audi | 354 |
| 6 | Red Bull Racing | 343 |
| 7 | Racing Bulls | 327 |
| 8 | Cadillac | 320 |
| 9 | Alpine | 318 |
| 10 | Mercedes | 283 |
| 11 | Aston Martin | 206 |
Number of laps per F1 power unit manufacturer in Bahrain
| Position | Engine manufacturer | Number of laps completed |
| 1 | Mercedes (4 teams) | 1,443 |
| 2 | Ferrari (3 teams) | 1,017 |
| 3 | Red Bull Ford (2 teams) | 670 |
| 4 | Audi (1 team) | 354 |
| 5 | Honda (1 team) | 206 |
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