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F1 testing results: Full 2024 Bahrain pre-season lap times

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Feb 24, 2024 / 3055 Views

Evan Walker

Sainz set the quickest time on the second of the three days of testing, before the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sakhir circuit on 2 March.

However, he set his lap using the C4 Pirelli tyre, which is not available next weekend.

His Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc was second quickest overall, setting his best time on the final day, as did George Russell for Mercedes and Zhou Guanyu for Sauber. They all used the C4 for their fastest times.

Red Bull Racing’s Sergio Perez (who was quickest overall in this test last year) and Max Verstappen lapped within a tenth of each other in fifth and sixth using the C3 tyre, which will be the soft next weekend.

Yuki Tsunoda was seventh for RB, the rebranded AlphaTauri team, ahead of Alex Albon (Williams), Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes).

Aston Martin, Haas and Alpine ended the three days of running without a car in the top 10 places.

Full Bahrain testing results: Sainz fastest for Ferrari

Pos	Driver (Car/Engine)	21 Feb	22 Feb	23 Feb
1	Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari SF-24 / Ferrari 066/12	1'32.584 69	1'29.921 84	1'31.247 71
2	Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-24 / Ferrari 066/12	1'33.247 64	1'31.750 54	1'30.322 74
3	George Russell Mercedes F1 W15 E Performance / M15	1'34.109 122		1'30.368 67
4	Zhou Guanyu Sauber C44 / Ferrari 066/12	1'33.871 63	1'33.715 38	1'30.647 85
5	Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB20 / Honda RBPT H002		1'30.679 129	1'31.483 53
6	Max Verstappen Red Bull RB20 / Honda RBPT H002	1'31.344 143		1'30.755 66
7	Yuki Tsunoda RB VCARB 01 / Honda RBPT H002	1'34.136 64	1'38.074 40	1'30.775 53
8	Alexander Albon Williams FW46 / Mercedes F1 M15	1'34.587 40		1'30.984 121
9	Oscar Piastri McLaren MCL38 / Mercedes F1 M15	1'33.658 57	1'32.328 35	1'31.030 91
10	Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W15 E Performance / M15		1'31.066 123	1'31.999 49
11	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin AMR24 / Mercedes F1 M15	1'33.385 77	1'33.053 31	1'31.159 75
12	Lando Norris McLaren MCL38 / Mercedes F1 M15	1'32.484 73	1'31.256 52	1'32.108 20
13	Daniel Ricciardo RB VCARB 01 / Honda RBPT H002	1'32.599 52	1'31.361 88	1'37.015 70
14	Nico Hülkenberg Haas VF-24 / Ferrari 066/10	1'35.906 82	1'37.509 31	1'31.686 89
15	Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR24 / Mercedes F1 M15	1'33.007 54	1'32.029 96	1'32.038 46
16	Esteban Ocon Alpine A524 / Renault E-Tech RE24	1'34.677 60	1'32.061 78	1'33.079 55
17	Pierre Gasly Alpine A524 / Renault E-Tech RE24	1'32.805 61	1'33.804 33	1'32.149 47
18	Valtteri Bottas Sauber C44 / Ferrari 066/12	1'34.431 68	1'32.227 97	1'33.528 28
19	Logan Sargeant Williams FW46 / Mercedes F1 M15	1'33.882 21	1'32.578 117
20	Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-24 / Ferrari 066/10	1'35.692 66	1'36.611 93	1'33.053 80

Who recorded the most mileage in Bahrain F1 testing?

Haas F1 Team did score one victory, by recording the most laps across the three days of running, with Kevin Magnussen logging the most mileage of any driver.

At the other end of the scale, Williams was at the bottom of the chart – and fell just short of the 300 lap mark. Logan Sargeant got the least amount of running at 138 laps.

Bahrain testing team stats: Haas runs most laps

Seq.	Make	Laps	km
1	Haas	441	2386
2	Ferrari	416	2251
3	Red Bull	391	2116
4	Sauber	379	2051
5	Aston Martin	379	2051
6	RB	367	1986
7	Mercedes	361	1953
8	Alpine	334	1807
9	McLaren	328	1775
10	Williams	299	1618

Bahrain testing driver stats: Magnussen gets most mileage

Seq.	Driver	Laps	km
1	Kevin Magnussen	239	1293
2	Carlos Sainz Jr.	224	1212
3	Daniel Ricciardo	210	1136
4	Max Verstappen	209	1131
5	Nico Hülkenberg	202	1093
6	Lance Stroll	196	1060
7	Esteban Ocon	193	1044
8	Valtteri Bottas	193	1044
9	Charles Leclerc	192	1039
10	George Russell	189	1022
11	Zhou Guanyu	186	1006
12	Oscar Piastri	183	990
13	Fernando Alonso	183	990
14	Sergio Pérez	182	984
15	Lewis Hamilton	172	930
16	Alexander Albon	161	871
17	Yuki Tsunoda	157	849
18	Lando Norris	145	784
19	Pierre Gasly	141	763
20	Logan Sargeant	138	746