2026 F1 Barcelona Grand Prix - Friday Practice Results

Full results from Friday practice at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, Round 7 of the 2026 F1 world championship.

Updated: 12 Jun 2026

Lando Norris ended Friday at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix as the fastest Formula 1 driver.

McLaren bounced back strongly from a poor weekend in Monaco, with both Norris and Oscar Piastri featuring in the top three in FP2.

The pair surrounded George Russell, who similarly enjoyed a strong day after consecutive weekends without a points finish.

Lewis Hamilton complained of a lack of rear grip throughout the session in ninth place, while Max Verstappen was unable to recreate his one-lap Monaco heroics in sixth.

Liam Lawson looked strong throughout Friday, but was limited in his running in FP2 after a reliability issue struck early in the session. Racing Bulls got him back out onto the track just before the chequered flag fell, completing a rapid repair job.

It was a dismal day for Aston Martin, with Lance Stroll ending the day over four seconds off the pace. The upgrades cannot come soon enough for the team in green.

F1 Barcelona GP FP2 Results

2026 F1 Barcelona GP - Practice Results (2)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m15.426s	30
2	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m15.435s	28
3	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m15.483s	24
4	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m15.799s	29
5	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m16.015s	31
6	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m16.321s	33
7	Arvid Lindblad	GBR	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m16.411s	29
8	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m16.611s	27
9	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m16.631s	28
10	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m16.674s	30
11	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m16.934s	31
12	Oliver Bearman	GBR	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m16.945s	31
13	Liam Lawson	NWZ	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m16.967s	8
14	Carlos Sainz	SPA	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m17.020s	29
15	Franco Colapinto	ARG	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m17.051s	30
16	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m17.260s	29
17	Esteban Ocon	FRA	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m17.538s	29
18	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Cadillac F1 Team	1m18.225s	6
19	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m18.790s	29
20	Sergio Perez	MEX	Cadillac F1 Team	1m19.261s	34
21	Fernando Alonso	SPA	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m19.286s	21
22	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m,19.459s	20

Russell heads FP1 at Barcelona GP

George Russell headed FP1 at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, in a session that saw six rookie drivers complete laps.

Russell bounced back from his Monaco disappointment by setting the pace in the opening session of the weekend in Spain, as team-mate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli made way for Fred Vesti.

Leonardo Fornaroli and Paul Aron for McLaren and Audi respectively impressed, ending the session as the fifth and sixth fastest drivers, with the latter comfortably fastest than team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto.

Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen also featured in the top four.

It was a disappointing day for Luke Browning, who should have been the seventh rookie to feature, but was denied the opportunity after a reliability issue confined his Williams to the garage.

Of the other rookies, Dino Beganovic was eighth for Ferrari, Ayumui Iwasa was 14th for Red Bull, Vest was 15th for Mercedes, and Herta was 21st for Cadillac. Although fuel loads and setups are unknown, Herta was lapping over two seconds per lap off the pace of Bottas on his long run.

F1 Barcelona GP FP1 Results

2026 F1 Barcelona GP - Practice Results (1)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time	Laps
1	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m16.363s	27
2	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m16.566s	29
3	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m16.883s	29
4	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m17.047s	29
5	Leonardo Fornaoli	ITA	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1m17.216s	22
6	Paul Aron	EST	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m17.321s	24
7	Liam Lawson	NWZ	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m17.472s	24
8	Dino Beganovic	SWE	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m17.778s	30
9	Arvid Lindblad	GBR	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m17.804s	29
10	Franco Colapinto	ARG	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m17.893s	28
11	Oliver Bearman	GBR	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m18.172s	25
12	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1m18.209s	28
13	Carlos Sainz	SPA	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1m18.293s	27
14	Ayumu Iwasa	JAP	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m18.298s	21
15	Fred Vesti	DEN	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m18.365s	28
16	Esteban Ocon	FRA	TGR Haas F1 Team	1m18.372s	27
17	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m18.508s	23
18	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Cadillac F1 Team	1m18.914s	23
19	Fernando Alonso	SPA	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m20.067s	23
20	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m20.318s	21
21	Colton Herta	USA	Cadillac F1 Team	1m20.697s	27
	Luke Browning	GBR	Atlassian Williams F1 Team