2024 F1 Bahrain pre-season testing results: Day 3 lap times
Results from Day 3 of pre-season testing for the 2024 F1 season in Bahrain.
| 2024 F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Testing - Day 3 Results | |||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m30.322s | 74 |
| 2 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m30.368s | 67 |
| 3 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m30.647s | 85 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m30.755s | 66 |
| 5 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 1m30.775s | 53 |
| 6 | Alex Albon | THA | Williams Racing | 1m30.984s | 121 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m31.030s | 91 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m31.159s | 75 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m31.247s | 71 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m31.483s | 53 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m31.686s | 89 |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m31.999s | 49 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m32.038s | 46 |
| 14 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m32.108s | 20 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m32.149ss | 47 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m33.053s | 80 |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m33.079s | 55 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m33.528s | 28 |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 1m37.015s | 70 |
The final day of F1 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit is complete.
19 of the 20 drivers were in action on day three as teams completed their final preparations for the new campaign.
Like on day two, running was been curtalied by a loose drain cover on the approach to Turn 11.
This cost teams over an hour of track time as the circuit was repaired, however, it was decided that the lunch break would be abandoned, ensuring no time would be lost, giving everyone the full eight hours as a result.
In a bid to ensure drain holes don't impact next week's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, it's been reported that they will be filled with concrete ahead of the race weekend.
In terms of the on-track action, Charles Leclerc rounded out testing by topping the timesheet on the final day.
Leclerc pipped Mercedes' George Russell and Sauber's Zhou Guanyu, both of whom set late improvements on soft tyres.
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