F1 pre-season testing 2025: Fastest times, most laps, driver line-ups for three-day Bahrain event

F1 pre-season testing 2025: Fastest times, most laps, driver line-ups for three-day Bahrain event | F1 News

February 25, 2025:

Formula 1 pre-season testing is about to get under way in Bahrain, with three crucial days for the teams and drivers to get to grips with their new cars.

Each team can only run one car, so the two drivers will share driving duties at the Bahrain International Circuit.

If there are no major issues, every driver will get one-and-a-half days each in the car. Some teams may split the driving duties for each day, whereas others prefer to have one driver in the car for the whole day and will split just one of the days.

More than half the teams have confirmed their driver schedule for the three days, with Mercedes confirming 18-year-old rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli will lead them out on Wednesday morning.

With Ferrari among those still to reveal a schedule, it remains unknown when Lewis Hamilton will get his first testing opportunity in the SF-25.

Here are the line-ups that have been confirmed so far:

Wednesday driver line-ups


Team	Wed AM	Wed PM
McLaren
Ferrari
Red Bull
Mercedes	Antonelli	Russell
Aston Martin	Alonso	Stroll
Alpine	Doohan	Gasly
Haas	Bearman	Ocon
Racing Bulls
Williams	Albon	Sainz
Sauber	Hulkenberg	Bortoleto

Thursday driver line-ups


Team	Thu AM	Thu PM
McLaren
Ferrari
Red Bull
Mercedes	Russell	Antonelli
Aston Martin	Alonso	Stroll
Alpine	Gasly	Doohan
Haas	Ocon	Bearman
Racing Bulls
Williams	Sainz	Sainz
Sauber	Hulkenberg	Bortoleto

Friday driver line-ups


Team	Fri AM	Fri PM
McLaren
Ferrari
Red Bull
Mercedes	Antonelli	Russell
Aston Martin	Stroll	Alonso
Alpine	Doohan	Gasly
Haas	Bearman	Ocon
Racing Bulls
Williams	Albon	Albon
Sauber	Bortoleto	Hulkenberg

Sky Sports F1’s live pre-season testing schedule

Wednesday February 26 – Day One

6.50am-11.05am: Morning Session
11.55am-4.05pm: Afternoon Session
8pm: Testing Wrap
8.30pm: Ted’s Testing Notebook

Thursday February 27 – Day Two

6.50am-11.05am: Morning Session
11.55am-4.05pm: Afternoon Session
8pm: Testing Wrap
8.30pm: Ted’s Testing Notebook

Friday February 28 – Day Three

6.50am-11.05am: Morning Session
11.55am-4.05pm: Afternoon Session
8pm: Testing Wrap
8.30pm: Ted’s Testing Notebook
9pm: Ted’s Development Corner

When is the first F1 race?

For the first time since 2019, the season-opener will be held in Melbourne at the Australian Grand Prix on March 14-16. The first race has switched from Bahrain to Australia due to Ramadan taking place throughout March.

There are 24 events on the 2025 F1 calendar, the same number as last year, with the season ending at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 5-7.

Watch all 24 race weekends from the 2025 Formula 1 season live on Sky Sports F1, starting with the Australian GP on March 14-16. Stream Sky Sports with NOW – No contract, cancel anytime

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