The final day of 2025 Formula 1 pre-season testing concluded on Friday at the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain. Running was split across two sessions with a morning and afternoon run for each of the 10 teams.
That’s all she wrote regarding pre-season prep as teams now have just two weeks until the Australian Grand Prix.
Mercedes’ George Russell topped the times late on with a 1:29.545s effort on the C3 Pirelli tyre, 0.021s ahead of the rest of the field.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was second on the timesheet with a 1:29.566s effort on the C3 Pirelli tyre, edging out Williams’ Alex Albon on the C4 compound by 0.084s.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was fourth in the order ahead of Alpine’s Pierre Gasly.
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, Racing Bulls’ Yuki Tsunoda and Haas’ Esteban Ocon were next up in sixth through eighth.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli rounded out the top-10.
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.545 | 91 | C3 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.566 | 0.021 | 81 | C3 |
| 3 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:29.650 | 0.105 | 137 | C4 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.940 | 0.395 | 85 | C3 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:30.040 | 0.495 | 84 | C3 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:30.345 | 0.800 | 47 | C4 |
| 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls | 1:30.497 | 0.952 | 87 | C3 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:30.728 | 1.183 | 103 | C4 |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.811 | 1.266 | 66 | C3 |
| 10 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:30.888 | 1.343 | 61 | C3 |
| 11 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.943 | 1.398 | 57 | C3 |
| 12 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1:31.239 | 1.694 | 61 | C3 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.699 | 2.154 | 34 | C3 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:31.726 | 2.181 | 69 | C3 |
| 15 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:31.761 | 2.216 | 73 | C3 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:32.084 | 2.539 | 82 | C3 |
| 17 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:32.147 | 2.602 | 35 | C3 |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:32.361 | 2.816 | 59 | C3 |
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