Lewis Hamilton's Test Lap Times Compared to Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen have all completed their first stints in the opening pre-season test ahead of the 2026 F1 season.

The opening test, dubbed as a 'shakedown', is being held in private over the course of five days at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona.

Rather than focusing on performance, the main target for teams over their running in Barcelona is to test the cars' reliability and adapt to the series of aerodynamic and power unit regulation changes for 2026, including the new in-air controls.

As a result, lap times are of less significance than they will be during the second and third tests in Bahrain, which take place next month.

Even then, while car performance during testing gives an indication of how well they will perform during the season, each team can run different fuel loads and tyre types and could theoretically be masking their true pace.

Tuesday's test in Barcelona has proven to be even less significant on that front, with rain falling on the Circuit de Catalunya.

Timing data was made available on Monday after an agreement between the circuit and the 11 F1 teams, with the circuit itself handling the data.

But the timing screens were cut off midway through Monday afternoon and have not yet been made accessible to the public.

Data is still available, however, with Spanish outlet SoyMotor reporting several lap times from some of the top drivers.

They report that Red Bull's Isack Hadjar is once again fastest in the afternoon after he topped the overall timesheets on day one.

He set a time of 1:31.981 after 22 laps.

Hamilton, meanwhile, set a time of 1:33.455 in the afternoon, after 38 laps.

Hamilton and Leclerc have both been on track on day two in Barcelona (Image: Getty)

Much of the day has been affected by rain, though Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc both got dry weather running in the morning.

Verstappen set a time of 1:19.578 in the morning, while Leclerc did a 1:20.844.

In the rain, meanwhile, Leclerc set a 1:32.088, while Verstappen's time clearly wasn't representative as he lapped quickest in a 1:38.254.

Hamilton has been pictured using intermediate tyres during the afternoon, while Leclerc was on wets at one stage in the morning session - albeit there likely would have been some rubber laid down from the early dry running.

Testing continues on Wednesday with day three, where McLaren are set to run their 2026 car for the first time.