F1 results: Bahrain F1 2026 pre-season testing: Day 2, morning session

Here are the complete F1 results from the morning session from Day 2 of the first official pre-season test of F1 2026 in Bahrain.

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc set the pace in the morning session in Day 2 in Bahrain.

F1 results from Day 2 morning session of the Bahrain F1 2026 pre-season test

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Leclerc clocked a fastest time of 1:34.273 to go clear at the top, with second-placed Lando Norris 0.511 seconds adrift.

Pierre Gasly was third for Alpine with Haas driver Oliver Bearman classified fourth.

Williams driver Alex Albon was sixth, marginally quicker than Nico Hulkenberg’s Audi.

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Liam Lawson was seventh for Racing Bulls with Sergio Perez in eighth for Cadillac. Fernando Alonso was ninth for Aston Martin.

Mercedes found its running limited due to a power unit issue, with Kimi Antonelli completing only three laps in the first session on Thursday.

As reported by PlanetF1.com this morning, a hydraulic leak meant Red Bull was restricted to the garage for most of the morning session.

Isack Hadjar finally emerged in the closing minutes, competing a single lap.

Norris did the most laps in the first session of the day, with his tally of 64 two more than the lap counts of Leclerc and Albon.

A full report from the morning session in Bahrain is available at the bottom of this article.

F1 results: Bahrain pre-season test: Day 2 morning session

1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:34.273 – 62 laps

2 Lando Norris McLaren 1:34.784 – 64 laps

3 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:36.723 – 61 laps

4 Oliver Bearman Haas 1:37.025 – 55 laps

5 Alex Albon Williams 1:37.229 – 62 laps

6 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:37.266 – 47 laps

7 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:38.017 – 50 laps

8 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:38.653 – 42 laps

9 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:38.960 – 55 laps

10 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes no time – 3 laps

11 Isack Hadjar Red Bull no time – 1 lap

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