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Every F1 Driver's Fastest Test Lap Time Including Norris, Hamilton and Verstappen

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Updated 17:07 30 Jan 2026 GMTPublished 14:23 30 Jan 2026 GMT

Every F1 Driver's Fastest Test Lap Time Including Norris, Hamilton and Verstappen

The week is done and the times are in.

Tom Jenkins

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Every F1 driver's fastest lap time has been revealed following the first 2026 shakedown test in Barcelona this week.

F1 returned to the track for the first time this week at the Circuit de Catalunya, as the 11 teams build up to the start of a new era in Melbourne this March.

Teams have been challenged with the most radical regulation change in decades, with new chassis and engines to deal with for 2026.

The drastic change means every team is allowed extra testing days to get their new challengers up to speed, with Barcelona the first of three test events ahead of the season opener.

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Regulations aren't the only thing changing in F1, as Cadillac become the 11th team on the grid with veterans Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez making a welcome return to the grid for the Americans.

British 18-year-old Arvid Lindblad will be the only rookie on the grid this year, as he fills in Isack Hadjar's vacant seat at Racing Bulls following promotion to Red Bull.

Audi also make their highly anticipated F1 debut, with the German manufacturer taking over from Sauber this year.

Lewis Hamilton in the SF26 (credit: getty)
Lewis Hamilton in the SF26 (credit: getty)

Despite this week's shakedown being entirely about reliability rather than performance, unofficial lap times have been widely documented online through insiders at the track.

Out of the 11 team's, only one car failed to take the track in Catalonia with Williams missing the entire event due to 'focus on car performance'.

According to Soy Motor via X, Mercedes have been the most impressive team in Barcelona, however George Russell's 1:16.445 was not the quickest time of the week.

That was set in the dying moments by Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton who set a 1:16.3 with just minutes remaining of the week's test.

The Silver Arrows' reliability has also looked rock solid, with around 500 laps completed across their three day allocation, more than any other team.

After Russell, the next quickest driver was Lando Norris with a 1:16.554 in the final session of the week.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was also amongst the top times, clocking a 1:16.653 in his final session for Ferrari on Friday morning.

Every driver's best lap time at Barcelona shakedown

Lando Norris (McLaren)- 1:16.554

Oscar Piastri (McLaren)- 1:17:446

George Russell (Mercedes)- 1:16.445

Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)- 1:17.081

Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)- 1:18.285

Isack Hadjar (Red Bull Racing)- 1:18.159

Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)- 1:16.653

Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)- 1:16.300

Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)- 1:20.795

Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)- 1:46.404

Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)- 1:18.840

Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)- 1:19.420

Pierre Gasly (Alpine)- 1:19.754

Franco Colapinto (Alpine)- 1:19.150

Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)- 1:20.179

Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)- 1:21.010

Sergio Perez (Cadillac)- 1:21.024

Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)- 1:22.790

Esteban Ocon (HAAS)- 1:22.456

Ollie Bearman (HAAS)- 1:18.423

Carlos Sainz (Williams)- N/A

Alex Albon (Williams)- N/A

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Formula 1, George Russell, Mercedes

Tom Jenkins
Tom Jenkins

Tom Jenkins is a Social Editor and Journalist for SPORTBible. Specialises in Football and F1 but has experience covering a variety of sports such as MMA, Boxing and Cricket. Suffers weekly as an Evertonian.

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