Ferrari set the pace and Williams complete the most laps as Mercedes end the day bottom of the lap count. Here are all the statistics from the fifth day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
It has been a challenging day for the reigning World Champions. Valtteri Bottas’ morning running ended early as the Mercedes was pulled into the garage. The W11 then stayed in the garage for the first hour of the afternoon session and Lewis Hamilton completed only fourteen laps before the car came to a halt. The team did not appear on track for the rest of the day.
There were four red flags in total today, with Turn Five proving to be a tricky part of the track this morning. Antonio Giovinazzi, Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel all brought out the red flags due to incidents at the corner. Giovinazzi hit the barriers and damaged his car, Verstappen was beached in the gravel and Vettel was able to keep going; but the red flags were brought out for debris following his trip through the gravel. Aside from Vettel’s hiccup, it has been a good day for Ferrari, with the Scuderia setting the fastest time. Today’s pace was just over a tenth quicker than the session-topping pace set by Robert Kubica yesterday. Elsewhere, Racing Point’s pace on their long run compared well to Ferrari’s pace, while Williams complete the most laps.
Best Lap Times
| Driver | Team | Time | Tyre | |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:16.841 | C5 |
| 2 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:17.066 | C5 |
| 3 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:17.118 | C3 |
| 4 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:17.313 | C5 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:17.573 | C3 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:17.738 | C2 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:17.985 | C3 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:18.013 | C4 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:18.225 | C3 |
| 10 | Alex Albon | Red Bull | 1:18.393 | C2 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:18.395 | C3 |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:19.670 | C3 |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:22.425 | C3 |
LAPS COMPLETE
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DAY 5 DRIVER LAPS COMPLETE
- Nicholas Latifi 160
- Sebastian Vettel 145
- Pierre Gasly 139
- Lance Stroll 130
- Lando Norris 113
- Kevin Magnussen 111
- Antonio Giovinazzi 92
- Alex Albon 61
- Daniel Ricciardo 59
- Valtteri Bottas 47
- Esteban Ocon 37
- Max Verstappen 31
- Lewis Hamilton 14
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DAY 5 TEAM LAPS COMPLETE
- Williams 160
- Ferrari 145
- AlphaTauri 139
- Racing Point 130
- McLaren 113
- Haas 111
- Renault 96
- Red Bull 92
- Alfa Romeo 92
- Mercedes 61
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OVERALL DRIVER LAPS COMPLETE
- Sebastian Vettel 402
- Lewis Hamilton 376
- Pierre Gasly 370
- Max Verstappen 369
- Valtteri Bottas 358
- Lando Norris 356
- Nicholas Latifi 343
- Lance Stroll 341
- Antonio Giovinazzi 323
- Romain Grosjean 313
- Alex Albon 307
- Daniel Ricciardo 302
- Esteban Ocon 301
- Sergio Perez 287
- Carlos Sainz 283
- Charles Leclerc 261
- George Russell 248
- Daniil Kvyat 239
- Kevin Magnussen 221
- Kimi Raikkonen 185
- Robert Kubica 112
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OVERALL TEAM LAPS COMPLETE
- Mercedes 734
- Red Bull 676
- Ferrari 663
- McLaren 639
- Racing Point 628
- Alfa Romeo 620
- AlphaTauri 609
- Renault 603
- Williams 591
- Haas 534
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2020 v 2019
| Best 2019 Time | Best 2020 Time | Difference | |
| Williams | 01:18.13 | 01:17.31 | -0.817 |
| Mercedes | 01:16.22 | 01:15.73 | -0.492 |
| Racing Point | 01:17.56 | 01:17.12 | -0.438 |
| Alfa Romeo | 01:17.24 | 01:16.94 | -0.297 |
| AlphaTauri | 01:16.88 | 01:17.07 | +0.184 |
| Red Bull | 01:17.09 | 01:17.35 | +0.256 |
| Renault | 01:16.84 | 01:17.10 | +0.259 |
| Ferrari | 01:16.22 | 01:16.84 | +0.620 |
| McLaren | 01:16.91 | 01:17.57 | +0.660 |
| Haas | 01:17.08 | 01:18.23 | +1.149 |
