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.
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.
