Charles Leclerc has ended the first Bahrain 2026 F1 pre-season test with the highest number of laps completed.
The Ferrari driver racked up 218 laps of Bahrain across his day-and-a-half in the car to pip former team-mate Carlos Sainz by just four laps.
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton each completed at least 190 laps, as the McLaren drivers were tied on 207 laps apiece.
Meanwhile, Kimi Antonelli only clocked 82 laps, despite setting the fastest overall time. He only completed three laps on Day 2 due to a power unit change, but returned on Day 3 to go fastest overall late on.
The total number of laps completed was 3,726, and the average per driver was 169.3 - the number completed by Liam Lawson and Nico Hulkenberg.
Check out the full overall number of laps completed by each driver below!
2026 F1 Bahrain pre-season test - overall driver laps completed
| Rank | Driver | Team | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 218 |
| 2nd | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 214 |
| =3rd | Lando Norris | McLaren | 207 |
| =3rd | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 207 |
| 5th | Alex Albon | Williams | 201 |
| 6th | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 200 |
| 7th | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 197 |
| 8th | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 190 |
| 9th | George Russell | Mercedes | 188 |
| 10th | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 183 |
| 11th | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 175 |
| =12th | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 169 |
| =12th | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 169 |
| 14th | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 165 |
| 15th | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 162 |
| 16th | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 157 |
| 17th | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 153 |
| 18th | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 146 |
| 19th | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 140 |
| 20th | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 105 |
| 21st | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 98 |
| 22nd | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 82 |
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