George Russell completed the most laps of any driver in 2026 F1 pre-season testing, racking up 688 laps across Barcelona and Bahrain.
The Mercedes driver, the favourite with the bookmakers to be world champion would have passed through the 700 lap barrier, but two power unit changes from Mercedes cost him track time, but not enough to be denied top spot.
Second went to Racing Bulls' Arvid Lindblad, with the rookie racking up 654 laps to leapfrog Charles Leclerc who was second heading into this week.
Lindblad completed a testing high 165 laps on the final day alone to leap up the table.
Lando Norris was just behind Max Verstappen with seven laps between them, as Lewis Hamilton was equal 10th with Kimi Antonelli.
At the back, Lance Stroll completed just 139 laps - a difference of 549 laps to Russell.
Check out the full table below of laps completed by every driver in the full 2026 F1 pre-season testing.
Overall laps completed by each driver in 2026 pre-season testing
| Rank | Driver | Team | Laps completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | George Russell | Mercedes | 688 |
| 2nd | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 654 |
| 3rd | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 651 |
| 4th | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 627 |
| 5th | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 557 |
| 6th | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 552 |
| 7th | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 547 |
| 8th | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 546 |
| 9th | Lando Norris | McLaren | 539 |
| =10th | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 516 |
| =10th | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 516 |
| 12th | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 501 |
| 13th | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 488 |
| 14th | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 463 |
| 15th | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 440 |
| 16th | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 410 |
| 17th | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 374 |
| 18th | Alex Albon | Williams | 373 |
| 19th | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 371 |
| 20th | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 327 |
| 21st | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 255 |
| 22nd | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 139 |
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