Total mileage and fastest laps from F1 pre-season testing

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Under the pale winter sun of Barcelona and the desert glare of Bahrain, George Russell turned pre-season testing into his own personal endurance contest.

By the time the chequered flag fell, the Mercedes charger had logged a mighty 688 laps – more than anyone else in the 2026 field – earning unofficial bragging rights as Formula 1’s “marathon man”.

Bookmakers may already fancy him for the title, but Russell preferred to let his right foot do the talking. Two Mercedes power unit swaps briefly stalled his charge, likely costing him a shot at the 700-lap mark, yet they did little to dent his dominance.

Behind him, Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad surged late to 654 laps, including a table-topping 165 on the final day, vaulting past Charles Leclerc. Lando Norris and Max Verstappen were separated by just seven laps, while Lewis Hamilton shared 10th with Kimi Antonelli.

At the other end of the mileage marathon, Lance Stroll managed 139 laps – 549 fewer than Russell – in testing’s most lopsided statistic.

Total Mileage per Driver – From Barcelona to Bahrain

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps Completed
1	George Russell	Mercedes	688
2	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	654
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	651
4	Esteban Ocon	Haas	627
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	557
6	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	552
7	Oliver Bearman	Haas	547
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	546
9	Lando Norris	McLaren	539
=10	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	516
=10	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	516
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	501
13	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	488
14	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	463
15	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	440
16	Carlos Sainz	Williams	410
17	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	374
18	Alex Albon	Williams	373
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	371
20	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	327
21	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	255
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	139

Fastest Laps per Driver – Second Week of Bahrain Pre-Season Testing

F1 teams upped the pace during the second week of pre-season testing in Bahrain as drivers pushed their machines to the limit, posting their quickest laps of pre-season testing in Sakhir.

Below is a complete list of the fastest laps achieved by each driver and their corresponding tyre compound (from C3-the hardest, to C5-the softest), highlighting who showed early pace heading into the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Pos	Driver	Team	Fastest Lap	Compound	Day
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1m31.992s	C4	Day 3
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1m32.803s	C3	Day 2
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1m32.861s	C3	Day 3
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1m32.871s	C3	Day 3
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1m33.109s	C3	Day 3
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1m33.197s	C3	Day 3
7	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1m33.408s	C3	Day 2
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1m33.421s	C5	Day 3
9	Ollie Bearman	Haas	1m33.487s	C4	Day 3
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1m33.755s	C4	Day 3
11	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1m33.818s	C5	Day 2
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	1m33.987s	C4	Day 2
13	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	1m34.149s	C4	Day 3
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas	1m34.201s	C4	Day 2
15	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1m34.260s	C4	Day 1
16	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1m34.342s	C5	Day 3
17	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1m34.532s	C4	Day 2
18	Alex Albon	Williams	1m34.555s	C5	Day 2
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	1m35.290s	C3	Day 3
20	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	1m35.369s	C5	Day 2
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1m35.974s	C3	Day 1
22	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1m36.536s	C3	Day 1