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Full 2025 F1 testing results
1
CARLOS
SAINZ
Leader
2
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+0.031s
3
CHARLES
LECLERC
+0.083s
4
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+0.197s
5
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.218s
6
ALEX
ALBON
+0.302s
7
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+0.436s
8
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+0.592s
Testing Total Distance Covered by Team
1
Mercedes
458
2
Haas
457
3
Racing Bulls
454
4
Alpine
405
5
Williams
395
6
Ferrari
382
Race Center
Australian GP
13 Mar - 16 Mar
FP1
14 MAR 01:30
FP2
14 MAR 05:00
FP3
15 MAR 01:30
QU
15 MAR 05:00
RACE
16 MAR 04:00
F1 CALENDAR 2025
Race
Date
Australian
Albert Park
16 Mar
Chinese
Shanghai International
23 Mar
Japanese
Suzuka Circuit
6 Apr
Bahrain
Sakhir desert
13 Apr
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Street
20 Apr