F1 World Champion Max Verstappen put down a marker during second practice in Bahrain, which was held in more representative evening conditions.
Verstappen's best time of 1:31.936 put the Red Bull driver 0.087s clear of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, with both drivers using the Soft compound tyre.
Carlos Sainz was third in the other Ferrari, as the lead Mercedes of George Russell and Alpine's Fernando Alonso completed the top five.
Lewis Hamilton struggled en route to ninth, 1.2 seconds adrift of Verstappen.
The full results from FP2 for the Bahrain GP can be seen below:
Result Free practice 2 - Bahrain
Also interesting:
F1 Podcast: Previewing the 2022 Formula 1 season
Ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, F1 journalists Dieter Rencken, Mike Seymour and Thomas Maher preview the 2022 season.
Don't miss out on any of the Formula 1 action thanks to this handy 2026 F1 calendar that can be easily loaded into your smartphone or PC.
Download the calenderMost read
In this article
F1 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix RN365 News dossier
Join the conversation!