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How many laps did each driver and team do in total during F1 pre-season testing?

F1 pre-season testing is over for another year and now the real fun can begin. But how much milage did each team and driver rack up over the three days of running in Bahrain?

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F1 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit concluded yesterday, meaning the 20 drivers and 10 teams have no more meaningful running until FP1 in Melbourne.

The Australian Grand Prix returns to its rightful place as the season-opener, but the venue that has replaced it as the de facto curtain raiser has retained its place as the home of F1 testing, having prised it away from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

It was an interesting three days in the gulf state, with a trio of bizarre incidents causing red flag stoppages. There were, however, very few major issues for teams and no crashes to curtail running.

Therefore, the 10 teams each racked up over 100 laps per day on average. Some will be more satisfied with what they unearthed than others, but it will have proven educational for all nonetheless.

Number of laps completed is not the be-all-end-all of F1 testing, but it is always important to get as much milage as possible, particularly if a rookie or joining a new team.

Esteban Ocon, who tops the list of drivers, got almost double the running of Lance Stroll at the bottom of the pile. Illness on the final day did not help the Canadian.

All but four drivers managed to get at least three grand prix distances under their belts - the Bahrain Grand Prix is 57 laps in length - as only Lewis Hamilton and the two Red Bull drivers joined Stroll on less.

Check out the full run-down of laps completed by each driver below. Under that is the teams' section.

F1 pre-season testing lap count by driver

Driver Team Laps
Esteban Ocon Haas 260
Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 243
George Russell Mercedes 232
Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 226
Charles Leclerc Ferrari 220
Yuki Tsunoda Racing Bulls 211
Jack Doohan Alpine 209
Alex Albon Williams 200
Oliver Bearman Haas 197
Pierre Gasly Alpine 196
Oscar Piastri McLaren 195
Carlos Sainz Williams 195
Lando Norris McLaren 186
Nico Hulkenberg Stake F1 180
Gabriel Bortoleto Stake F1 174
Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 173
Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 162
Max Verstappen Red Bull 155
Liam Lawson Red Bull 149
Lance Stroll Aston Martin 133

How did each F1 team fare?

Oliver Bearman's disrupted final day proved costly in the fight for most outright laps by each team, with Mercedes pipping the American squad by just one lap.

Meanwhile, Aston Martin and Red Bull had by far the quietest test, both well down on the rest of the pack, on 306 and 304 laps respectively. Next lowest was Stake on 354.

Check out the run-down of laps completed by each team below.

F1 pre-season testing lap count by team

Team Laps
Mercedes 458
Haas 457
Racing Bulls 454
Alpine 405
Williams 395
Ferrari 382
McLaren 381
Stake F1 354
Aston Martin 306
Red Bull 304

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