F1 2026 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 1: Day 1 results at 9am

Lap times during Wednesday’s opening day of the first F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test.

11 Feb 2026

These are the lap times at 9am on the opening day of the first F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test.

This article will be updated on the hour, every hour.

2026 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Test 1: Day 1 (9am)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m35.433s	26
2	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m36.923s	21
3	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m37.047s	20
4	Esteban Ocon	FRA	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m37.668s	27
5	Arvid Lindblad	GBR	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m37.945s	37
6	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m38.339s	32
7	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m39.269s	21
8	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Cadillac F1 Team	1m40.317s	19
9	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m40.364s	20
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m40.659s	18
11	Franco Colapinto	ARG	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m41.600s	17

Teams have gathered in Bahrain for two weeks of pre-season testing ahead of the highly-anticipated 2026 F1 season.

Preparations are ramping up for F1’s brave new era of regulations, with all 11 teams in action as they maximise track time and understanding of their brand-new cars before the competitive action begins with the Australian Grand Prix on March 8.

There will be six days of running split across two three-day tests at the Bahrain International Circuit over the next fortnight. The first pre-season test takes place between 11-13 February, with the second running between 18-20 February.

Williams are making their testing debut after skipping the behind closed doors Barcelona shakedown, having failed to get their FW48 car ready in time. Aston Martin also have some catching up to do after getting only one full day of running in Spain due to joining the test late.