The opening day of pre-season testing at Bahrain entered its sixth hour with Charles Leclerc remaining atop the leaderboard for Ferrari.
The afternoon session saw Carlos Sainz take over in the F1-75 as drivers swapped after the lunch break. Meanwhile Haas finally hit the track with reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi getting behind the wheel of the newly liveried VF-22.
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.531 | 64 | |
| 2 | A. Albon | Williams | 1:35.070 | 0.539 | 89 |
| 3 | V. Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.495 | 0.964 | 35 |
| 4 | S. Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:35.706 | 1.175 | 39 |
| 5 | P. Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:35.819 | 1.288 | 68 |
| 6 | S. Perez | Red Bull | 1:35.977 | 1.446 | 118 |
| 7 | C. Sainz | Ferrari | 1:36.076 | 1.545 | 25 |
| 8 | L. Norris | McLaren | 1:36.360 | 1.829 | 35 |
| 9 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:36.365 | 1.834 | 62 |
| 10 | G. Russell | Mercedes | 1:36.553 | 2.022 | 26 |
| 11 | E. Ocon | Alpine | 1:36.768 | 2.237 | 42 |
| 12 | G. Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.164 | 2.633 | 54 |
| 13 | L. Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:37.861 | 3.330 | 21 |
| 14 | F. Alonso | Alpine | 1:39.437 | 4.906 | 13 |
| 15 | P. Fittipaldi | Haas | 1:41.574 | 7.043 | 17 |
