F1 2019 Winter Testing Statistics

Nicky Haldenby

6 years ago

Who completed the most laps? Who set the fastest times? Who caused the most red flags? We have all the answers for you as we take a look at the statistics from F1’s 2019 pre-season testing!

REPORTS FROM EACH DAY

Before we delve into the numbers, here’s a summary of what happened on each day at testing. Click on a day to see the full report.

Day 1: Ferrari went furthest and fastest on the first day of testing in 2019, while Red Bull enjoyed a trouble-free first day with new engine partner Honda.

Day 2: Charles Leclerc set the fastest time of day two, while Mercedes completed the most laps and Pierre Gasly crashed out in the afternoon.

Day 3: Daniil Kvyat was the surprise pace-setter, Mercedes completed almost fifty more laps than any other team and Williams finally made it out on track.

Day 4: Nico Hulkenberg set the fastest lap on a day of limited running for Renault, while Antonio Giovinazzi and Alfa Romeo completed the most laps.

Day 5: Lando Norris set the fastest time, but McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari all ran into trouble as testing resumed.

Day 6: McLaren set the pace for a second day in succession as a mechanical failure caused a crash for Sebastian Vettel and kept Ferrari off-track for most of the afternoon.

Day 7: Ferrari returned to the top of the timesheet with the fastest time seen so far, while Pierre Gasly suffered his second testing crash.

Day 8: Sebastian Vettel topped the timesheet as both Ferrari and Red Bull ended their testing programmes early after mechanical gremlins.

FASTEST TIME EACH DAY

Six different drivers set the fastest time of the day over the eight days of F1 testing, with the Ferrari pair being the only two to top the standings more than once.

Day	Driver	Lap Time	Tyre
1	Sebastian Vettel	1:18.161	C3
2	Charles Leclerc	1:18.247	C3
3	Daniil Kvyat	1:17.704	C5
4	Nico Hulkenberg	1:17.393	C5
5	Lando Norris	1:17.709	C4
6	Carlos Sainz	1:17.144	C4
7	Charles Leclerc	1:16.231	C5
8	Sebastian Vettel	1:16.221	C5

FASTEST SECTORS

The three fastest sector times seen over the eight days of testing were set by three different drivers:

Sector 1: 21.648 – Charles Leclerc (Day 7)

Sector 2: 28.221 – Sebastian Vettel (Day 8)

Sector 3: 25.992 – Lewis Hamilton (Day 8)

The lap time given from these three sector times added together is a 1:15.861, almost three tenths faster than the circuit’s track record set in qualifying for the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix.

RED FLAGS

There were 25 red flag periods over the eight days of winter testing. Williams were the only team to not cause a red flag. Alfa Romeo, Haas and McLaren caused the most, with five apiece. Here’s a run down of who caused red flags, and whether they were due to car issues (C) or driver error (D):

Alfa Romeo

Day 1 – Raikkonen, off into gravel (D)
Day 1 – Raikkonen stopped near Turn 1 (C)
Day 4 – Giovinazzi stopped after pit exit (C)
Day 4 – Giovinazzi stopped again a few minutes later (D)
(Day 6 – Raikkonen stopped after chequered flag)
Day 8 – Raikkonen stopped before Turn 3 (C)

Haas

Day 1 – Grosjean, stopped at last chicane (C)
Day 3 – Fittipaldi came to a halt (C)
Day 3 – Grosjean stopped on track (C)
Day 3 – Grosjean stopped… again (C)
Day 8 – Magnussen stopped near Turn 3 (C)

McLaren

Day 1 – Sainz stopped just beyond pit exit (C)
Day 4 – Norris slow speed slide off track in cold temps (D)
Day 5 – Norris stopped at Turn 4 (C)
Day 5 – Norris stopped (C)
Day 6 – Sainz stopped after pit exit (C)

Toro Rosso

Day 2 – Albon into the gravel at Turn 4 (C)

Red Bull

Day 2 – Gasly crashed at Turn 12 (D)
Day 6 – Verstappen stopped near pit exit (C)
Day 7 – Gasly crashed at Turn 9 (D)

Renault

Day 4 – Hulkenberg stopped (C)

Mercedes

Day 5 – Bottas stopped between turns 3 and 4 (C)

Ferrari

Day 6 – Vettel crash at Turn 3 (C)
Day 7 – Leclerc stopped before Turn 10 (C)
Day 8 – Vettel stopped at turn 3 (C)

Racing Point

Day 7 – Stroll stopped between Turns 9 and 10 (C)

FASTEST LAP FOR EACH DRIVER

Here’s the fastest lap set by each driver over the eight days of testing:

	Driver	Time	Tyre	Day
1	Sebastian Vettel	1:16.221	C5	Day 8
2	Lewis Hamilton	1:16.224	C5	Day 8
3	Charles Leclerc	1:16.231	C5	Day 7
4	Valtteri Bottas	1:16.561	C5	Day 8
5	Nico Hulkenberg	1:16.843	C5	Day 8
6	Alexander Albon	1:16.882	C5	Day 7
7	Daniil Kvyat	1:16.898	C5	Day 8
8	Carlos Sainz	1:16.913	C5	Day 8
9	Romain Grosjean	1:17.076	C5	Day 8
10	Lando Norris	1:17.084	C5	Day 7
11	Pierre Gasly	1:17.091	C5	Day 7
12	Daniel Ricciardo	1:17.114	C5	Day 8
13	Kimi Raikkonen	1:17.239	C5	Day 8
14	Lance Stroll	1:17.556	C5	Day 7
15	Kevin Magnussen	1:17.565	C5	Day 8
16	Antonio Giovinazzi	1:17.639	C5	Day 7
17	Max Verstappen	1:17.709	C3	Day 8
18	Sergio Perez	1:17.791	C5	Day 8
19	George Russell	1:18.130	C5	Day 7
20	Robert Kubica	1:18.993	C5	Day 8
21	Pietro Fittipaldi	1:19.249	C4	Day 3

FASTEST LAP FOR EACH TEAM

Here’s the fastest lap set by each team over the eight days of testing:

	Team	Time	Tyre	Day
1	Ferrari	1:16.221	C5	Day 8
2	Mercedes	1:16.224	C5	Day 8
3	Renault	1:16.843	C5	Day 8
4	Toro Rosso	1:16.882	C5	Day 7
5	McLaren	1:16.913	C5	Day 8
6	Haas	1:17.076	C5	Day 8
7	Red Bull	1:17.091	C5	Day 7
8	Alfa Romeo	1:17.239	C5	Day 8
9	Racing Point	1:17.556	C5	Day 7
10	Williams	1:18.130	C5	Day 7

DRIVER LAP COUNT

Here’s how many laps each driver completed on each day of testing. An interactive chart can be found here.

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	Day 8	Total
Lewis Hamilton	81	74	94	58	83	102	85	61	638
Valtteri Bottas	69	89	88	57	7	74	97	71	552
Sebastian Vettel	169	–	134	–	81	40	–	110	534
Nico Hulkenberg	66	95	63	24	80	58	73	51	510
Kimi Raikkonen	114	–	138	–	–	113	–	132	497
Alexander Albon	–	132	–	136	103	–	118	–	489
Carlos Sainz	119	–	90	–	–	130	–	134	473
Charles Leclerc	–	157	–	138	29	1	138	–	463
Daniel Ricciardo	44	28	80	34	77	72	65	52	452
Daniil Kvyat	77	–	137	–	–	101	–	131	446
Pierre Gasly	–	92	–	146	136	–	65	–	439
Antonio Giovinazzi	–	101	–	154	99	–	71	–	425
Romain Grosjean	65	–	69	64	–	120	16	73	407
Kevin Magnussen	–	59	–	66	131	–	53	94	403
Lando Norris	–	104	–	132	80	–	84	–	400
Max Verstappen	128	–	109	–	–	128	–	29	394
Lance Stroll	–	79	–	72	82	–	103	–	336
George Russell	–	–	23	17	119	–	140	–	299
Sergio Perez	30	–	67	–	–	88	–	104	289
Robert Kubica	–	–	–	48	–	130	–	90	268
Pietro Fittipaldi	–	13	48	–	–	–	–	–	61

TEAM LAP COUNT

Here’s how many laps each team completed on each day of testing. An interactive chart can be found here.

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	Day 8	Total
Mercedes	150	163	182	115	90	176	182	132	1190
Ferrari	169	157	134	138	110	41	138	110	997
Renault	110	123	143	58	157	130	138	103	962
Toro Rosso	77	132	137	136	103	101	118	131	935
Alfa Romeo	114	101	138	154	99	113	71	132	922
McLaren	119	104	90	132	80	130	84	134	873
Haas	65	72	117	130	131	120	69	167	871
Red Bull	128	92	109	146	136	128	65	29	833
Racing Point	30	79	67	72	82	88	103	104	625
Williams	–	–	23	65	119	130	140	90	567

Here’s a visual representation of how many laps each team completed:

2018 LAPS VS 2019 LAPS

7,992 laps were completed over the two weeks of testing in 2018 – with a number of days in the first week being affected by poor weather conditions. 8,775 laps were completed over the eight days of the 2019 test. Here’s a comparison of how many laps each team did this year compared to in 2018:

	2018	2019	Change	% Change
Mercedes	1040	1190	150	14.42%
Ferrari	929	997	68	7.32%
Toro Rosso	835	935	100	11.98%
Williams	819	567	-252	-30.77%
Renault	795	962	167	21.01%
Sauber	786	922	136	17.30%
Red Bull	783	833	50	6.39%
Force India	711	625	-86	-12.10%
Haas	695	871	176	25.32%
McLaren	599	873	274	45.74%