While Max Verstappen set the fastest lap time, Pierre Gasly completed the most laps. Here are all the statistics from 2021’s pre-season Formula 1 testing!
REPORTS FROM EACH DAY
Day 1: All the teams were hampered by the sandy conditions, but Mercedes in particular had a far from ideal start to their year. Read more.
Day 2: Mercedes returned to the top of the timesheet, despite a spin for Lewis Hamilton. Read more.
Day 3: The lap times tumbled on the final day of testing, while some drivers completed nearly three full race distances. Read more.
Fastest time from each day
Day 1: 1:30.674 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – C3
Day 2: 1:30.289 Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) – C5
Day 3: 1:28.960 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – C4
Red Flags
There were six red flag periods over the three days of testing. Three of those were scheduled red flag periods, in order for the FIA to perform system tests. The only three “real” red flag incidents were for Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez.
Leclerc came to a halt at the side of the track ten minutes prior to the end of the morning session on Day 1. Hamilton spun and was beached in the gravel two hours into the morning session on Day 2. Meanwhile, debris from Perez’s car caused the final red flag period towards the end of the second day of testing. After pulling out of Nicholas Latifi’s slipstream, the Red Bull’s engine cover blew off due to the change in pressure, with debris scattering across the track.
Fastest Lap For Each Driver
The table below shows the fastest lap set by each driver over the three days of pre-season testing.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Diff | Tyre | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.960 | C4 | 3 | |
| 2 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:29.053 | 0.093 | C5 | 3 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:29.611 | 0.651 | C4 | 3 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.766 | 0.806 | C5 | 3 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.025 | 1.065 | C5 | 3 |
| 6 | George Russell | Williams | 1:30.117 | 1.157 | C5 | 3 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:30.144 | 1.184 | C4 | 3 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:30.187 | 1.227 | C4 | 3 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:30.289 | 1.329 | C5 | 2 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:30.318 | 1.358 | C4 | 3 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:30.413 | 1.453 | C5 | 2 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.460 | 1.500 | C5 | 2 |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.486 | 1.526 | C3 | 3 |
| 14 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.586 | 1.626 | C4 | 2 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.760 | 1.800 | C5 | 2 |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:31.146 | 2.186 | C4 | 1 |
| 17 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:31.531 | 2.571 | C4 | 3 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:31.672 | 2.712 | C4 | 2 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:32.053 | 3.093 | C3 | 3 |
| 20 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:33.742 | 4.782 | PROTOTYPE | 1 |
| 21 | Roy Nissany | Williams | 1:34.789 | 5.829 | C3 | 1 |
Fastest Lap For Each Team
The table below shows the fastest lap set by each team over the three days of pre-season testing.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Diff | Tyre | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.960 | C4 | 3 | |
| 2 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:29.053 | 0.093 | C5 | 3 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:29.611 | 0.651 | C4 | 3 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.766 | 0.806 | C5 | 3 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.025 | 1.065 | C5 | 3 |
| 6 | George Russell | Williams | 1:30.117 | 1.157 | C5 | 3 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:30.144 | 1.184 | C4 | 3 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:30.318 | 1.358 | C4 | 3 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.460 | 1.500 | C5 | 2 |
| 10 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:31.531 | 2.571 | C4 | 3 |
Drivers Fastest Sector Times & Ideal Laps
The table below shows each driver’s best three sector times, plus their ‘ideal’ lap time (their best three sector times added together).
| Driver | Sector 1 | Sector 2 | Sector 3 | Ideal Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 28.452 | 38.630 | 22.610 | 1:29.692 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 29.001 | 38.586 | 22.566 | 1:30.153 |
| Max Verstappen | 28.452 | 38.157 | 22.351 | 1:28.960 |
| Sergio Perez | 28.926 | 38.505 | 22.446 | 1:29.877 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 28.749 | 38.760 | 22.635 | 1:30.144 |
| Lando Norris | 28.879 | 38.874 | 22.703 | 1:30.456 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 29.559 | 40.795 | 23.387 | 1:33.742 |
| Lance Stroll | 28.975 | 38.643 | 22.744 | 1:30.362 |
| Fernando Alonso | 28.778 | 38.810 | 22.648 | 1:30.236 |
| Esteban Ocon | 28.893 | 39.217 | 22.921 | 1:31.031 |
| Charles Leclerc | 28.092 | 38.793 | 22.761 | 1:29.646 |
| Carlos Sainz | 28.549 | 38.566 | 22.496 | 1:29.611 |
| Pierre Gasly | 28.926 | 38.773 | 22.666 | 1:30.365 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 28.401 | 38.398 | 22.215 | 1:29.014 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 28.523 | 38.701 | 22.542 | 1:29.766 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 28.926 | 39.053 | 22.752 | 1:30.731 |
| Mick Schumacher | 29.213 | 39.427 | 23.175 | 1:31.815 |
| Nikita Mazepin | 29.122 | 39.332 | 22.994 | 1:31.448 |
| George Russell | 28.796 | 38.801 | 22.432 | 1:30.029 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 29.493 | 39.278 | 22.857 | 1:31.628 |
| Roy Nissany | 29.743 | 41.005 | 23.662 | 1:34.410 |
Team Fastest Sector Times & Ideal Laps
The table below shows each team’s best three sector times, plus their ‘ideal’ lap time (their best three sector times added together).
| Team | Sector 1 | Sector 2 | Sector 3 | Ideal Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull | 28.452 | 38.157 | 22.351 | 1:28.960 |
| AlphaTauri | 28.401 | 38.398 | 22.215 | 1:29.014 |
| Ferrari | 28.092 | 38.566 | 22.496 | 1:29.154 |
| Mercedes | 28.452 | 38.586 | 22.566 | 1:29.604 |
| Alfa Romeo | 28.523 | 38.701 | 22.542 | 1:29.766 |
| Williams | 28.796 | 38.801 | 22.432 | 1:30.029 |
| McLaren | 28.749 | 38.760 | 22.635 | 1:30.144 |
| Alpine | 28.778 | 38.810 | 22.648 | 1:30.236 |
| Aston Martin | 28.975 | 38.643 | 22.744 | 1:30.362 |
| Haas | 29.122 | 39.332 | 22.994 | 1:31.448 |
Driver Lap Count
| Driver | Day 1 AM | Day 1 PM | Day 2 AM | Day 2 PM | Day 3 AM | Day 3 PM | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Gasly | 74 | 87 | 76 | 237 | |||
| Kimi Raikkonen | 63 | 91 | 75 | 229 | |||
| Nikita Mazepin | 70 | 76 | 67 | 213 | |||
| Charles Leclerc | 59 | 73 | 80 | 212 | |||
| Fernando Alonso | 60 | 68 | 78 | 206 | |||
| Max Verstappen | 60 | 79 | 64 | 203 | |||
| Lance Stroll | 46 | 71 | 80 | 197 | |||
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 68 | 73 | 52 | 193 | |||
| Carlos Sainz | 57 | 56 | 79 | 192 | |||
| Esteban Ocon | 55 | 74 | 61 | 190 | |||
| Yuki Tsunoda | 37 | 57 | 91 | 185 | |||
| Mick Schumacher | 15 | 88 | 78 | 181 | |||
| Daniel Ricciardo | 45 | 52 | 76 | 173 | |||
| Sergio Perez | 39 | 78 | 49 | 166 | |||
| George Russell | 77 | 81 | 158 | ||||
| Lewis Hamilton | 42 | 58 | 54 | 154 | |||
| Lando Norris | 46 | 52 | 56 | 154 | |||
| Valtteri Bottas | 6 | 58 | 86 | 150 | |||
| Nicholas Latifi | 47 | 85 | 132 | ||||
| Sebastian Vettel | 51 | 10 | 56 | 117 | |||
| Roy Nissany | 39 | 44 | 83 |
Team Lap Count
| Team | Day 1 AM | Day 1 PM | Day 2 AM | Day 2 PM | Day 3 AM | Day 3 PM | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo | 63 | 68 | 73 | 52 | 91 | 75 | 422 |
| Alpine | 55 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 61 | 78 | 396 |
| Williams | 39 | 44 | 47 | 85 | 77 | 81 | 373 |
| Red Bull | 60 | 79 | 39 | 78 | 49 | 64 | 369 |
| AlphaTauri | 74 | 37 | 57 | 87 | 76 | 91 | 331 |
| McLaren | 45 | 46 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 76 | 327 |
| Haas | 15 | 70 | 76 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 327 |
| Ferrari | 59 | 57 | 56 | 73 | 80 | 79 | 325 |
| Aston Martin | 51 | 46 | 10 | 71 | 80 | 56 | 314 |
| Mercedes | 6 | 42 | 58 | 58 | 86 | 54 | 304 |