There was little change at the top during the third hour of track running in Bahrain during the opening day of the first official pre-season test. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc remained top with an unchanged time of 1:34.531.
Sergio Perez leapfrogged Lewis Hamilton to go second quickest with the most laps of all, 46.
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.531 | 43 | |
| 2 | S. Perez | Red Bull | 1:36.247 | 1.716 | 46 |
| 3 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:36.365 | 1.834 | 40 |
| 4 | A. Albon | Williams | 1:36.578 | 2.047 | 41 |
| 5 | S. Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:36.637 | 2.106 | 29 |
| 6 | E. Ocon | Alpine | 1:37.852 | 2.237 | 26 |
| 7 | G. Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.164 | 2.633 | 33 |
| 8 | L. Norris | McLaren | 1:37.580 | 3.049 | 21 |
| 9 | P. Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:38.777 | 4.246 | 31 |
