Who’s driving on Day 1 of the first 2026 pre-season test in Bahrain

These are the teams and drivers that will be in action for the opening day of the first pre-season test in Bahrain.

Feb 11, 2026 6:20am UTC

After the Barcelona Shakedown, the teams and drivers are back in action for official pre-season testing in Bahrain, with Wednesday kickstarting three days of running for the first test before a second three-day test follows next week. But who is at the wheel for the opening day on track? Check out the full list below...

Who’s driving on Day 1 of first test in Bahrain

Team	AM	PM
McLaren	Oscar Piastri	Lando Norris
Mercedes	George Russell	Kimi Antonelli
Red Bull	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen
Ferrari	Lewis Hamilton	Charles Leclerc
Williams	Carlos Sainz	Alex Albon
Racing Bulls	Arvid Lindblad	Arvid Lindblad
Aston Martin	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll
Haas	Esteban Ocon	Esteban Ocon
Audi	Gabriel Bortoleto	Nico Hulkenberg
Alpine	Franco Colapinto	Pierre Gasly
Cadillac	Valtteri Bottas	Sergio Perez