F1 2021 Pre-Season Testing Statistics

While Max Verstappen set the fastest lap time, Pierre Gasly completed the most laps. Here are all the statistics from 2021’s pre-season Formula 1 testing!

REPORTS FROM EACH DAY

Day 1: All the teams were hampered by the sandy conditions, but Mercedes in particular had a far from ideal start to their year. Read more.

Day 2: Mercedes returned to the top of the timesheet, despite a spin for Lewis Hamilton. Read more.

Day 3: The lap times tumbled on the final day of testing, while some drivers completed nearly three full race distances. Read more.

Fastest time from each day

Day 1: 1:30.674 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – C3

Day 2: 1:30.289 Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) – C5

Day 3: 1:28.960 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – C4

Red Flags

There were six red flag periods over the three days of testing. Three of those were scheduled red flag periods, in order for the FIA to perform system tests. The only three “real” red flag incidents were for Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez.

Leclerc came to a halt at the side of the track ten minutes prior to the end of the morning session on Day 1. Hamilton spun and was beached in the gravel two hours into the morning session on Day 2. Meanwhile, debris from Perez’s car caused the final red flag period towards the end of the second day of testing. After pulling out of Nicholas Latifi’s slipstream, the Red Bull’s engine cover blew off due to the change in pressure, with debris scattering across the track.

Fastest Lap For Each Driver

The table below shows the fastest lap set by each driver over the three days of pre-season testing.

Fastest Lap For Each Team

The table below shows the fastest lap set by each team over the three days of pre-season testing.

Drivers Fastest Sector Times & Ideal Laps

The table below shows each driver’s best three sector times, plus their ‘ideal’ lap time (their best three sector times added together).

Team Fastest Sector Times & Ideal Laps

The table below shows each team’s best three sector times, plus their ‘ideal’ lap time (their best three sector times added together).

Driver Lap Count

Team Lap Count

Team Mate Lap Count Comparison

Lance Stroll completed 80 more laps than Sebastian Vettel

Pierre Gasly completed 52 more laps than Yuki Tsunoda

Max Verstappen completed 37 more laps than Sergio Perez

Antonio Giovinazzi completed 36 more laps than Kimi Raikkonen

Nikita Mazepin completed 32 more laps than Mick Schumacher

George Russell completed 26 more laps than Nicholas Latifi

Charles Leclerc completed 20 more laps than Carlos Sainz

Fernando Alonso completed 16 more laps than Esteban Ocon

Daniel Ricciardo completed 16 more laps than Lando Nottis

Lewis Hamilton completed 4 more laps than Valtteri Bottas