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F1 pre-season testing 2025: Driver schedules for each team

Here is the driver schedule for F1 pre-season testing

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Mark Schofield
Mark Schofield is a former college quarterback and attorney covering the NFL and F1.

The next step on the march to the beginning of the 2025 Formula 1 season is here.

This week all ten team, and all 20 drivers, will be in action for pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit. Starting Wednesday morning and running for three days, the ten F1 teams will put their new challengers — and in some cases their new drivers — through the paces.

This is the last chance to get acclimated to their new cars, fine tune setups, and get ready for when the lap times count for real at the Australian Grand Prix next month.

For everything you need to know on F1 pre-season testing we have you covered here. But if you are just looking for when your favorite drivers are schedule to be on the track, this is the place for you.

As of the time of original publication, only a handful of teams have released their schedule. We will update this list as confirmations are released by the teams.

F1 pre-season testing driver schedule by day

Wednesday am: Liam Lawson (Red Bull), Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), Jack Doohan (Alpine), Oliver Bearman (Haas), Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), Yuki Tsunoda (VCARB), Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Alexander Albon (Williams), Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber)

Wednesday pm: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), George Russell (Mercedes), Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Esteban Ocon (Haas), Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), Isack Hadjar (VCARB), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Lando Norris (McLaren), Carlos Sainz Jr. (Williams), Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)

Thursday am: Lawson, Russell, Gasly, Ocon, Tsunoda, Alonso, Piastri, Sainz, Hülkenberg

Thursday pm: Lawson, Antonelli, Doohan, Bearman, Hadjar, Stroll, Norris, Sainz, Bortoleto

Friday am: Verstappen, Antonelli, Doohan, Bearman, Hadjar, Stroll, Norris, Albon, Bortoleto

Friday pm: Verstappen, Russell, Gasly, Ocon, Tsunoda, Alonso, Piastri, Albon, Hülkenberg

F1 pre-season testing driver schedule by team

Alpine

Wednesday am: Jack Doohan
Wednesday pm: Pierre Gasly

Thursday am: Pierre Gasly
Thursday pm: Jack Doohan

Friday am: Jack Doohan
Friday pm: Pierre Gasly

Aston Martin

Wednesday am: Fernando Alonso
Wednesday pm: Lance Stroll

Thursday am: Fernando Alonso
Thursday pm: Lance Stroll

Friday am: Lance Stroll
Friday pm: Fernando Alonso

Haas

Wednesday am: Oliver Bearman
Wednesday pm: Esteban Ocon

Thursday am: Esteban Ocon
Thursday pm: Oliver Bearman

Friday am: Oliver Bearman
Friday pm: Esteban Ocon

Ferrari

Wednesday am: Lewis Hamilton
Wednesday pm: Charles Leclerc

Thursday am: TBD
Thursday pm: TBD

Friday am: TBD
Friday pm: TBD

McLaren

Wednesday am: Oscar Piastri
Wednesday pm: Lando Norris

Thursday am: Oscar Piastri
Thursday pm: Lando Norris

Friday am: Lando Norris
Friday pm: Oscar Piastri

Mercedes

Wednesday am: Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Wednesday pm: George Russell

Thursday am: George Russell
Thursday pm: Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Friday am: Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Friday pm: George Russell

Red Bull

Wednesday am: Liam Lawson
Wednesday pm: Max Verstappen

Thursday (all day): Liam Lawson

Friday (all day): Max Verstappen

Sauber

Wednesday am: Nico Hülkenberg
Wednesday pm: Gabriel Bortoleto

Thursday am: Nico Hülkenberg
Thursday pm: Gabriel Bortoleto

Friday am: Gabriel Bortoleto
Friday pm: Nico Hülkenberg

VCARB

Wednesday am: Yuki Tsunoda
Wednesday pm: Isack Hadjar

Thursday am: Yuki Tsunoda
Thursday pm: Isack Hadjar

Friday am: Isack Hadjar
Friday pm: Yuki Tsunoda

Williams

Wednesday am: Alexander Albon
Wednesday pm: Carlos Sainz Jr.

Thursday (all day): Carlos Sainz Jr.

Friday (all day): Alexander Albon

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