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Which driver is out on track each day in Barcelona’s pre-season running
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Teams experience the new cars for the first time.
The 2022 cars are finally out on track, with the pre-season running beginning overnight at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
The first three days of testing aren’t broadcast. However, that hasn’t stopped online coverage from the usual places through day one.
All ten teams will be in action across the pre-season running, although which driver takes to the track varies from team to team.
Mercedes
- Day 1: George Russell (AM); Lewis Hamilton (PM)
- Day 2: TBC
- Day 3: TBC
Red Bull
- Day 1: Max Verstappen (All Day)
- Day 2: Sergio Perez (All Day)
- Day 3: Max Verstappen (AM); Sergio Perez (PM)
Ferrari
- Day 1: Charles Leclerc (AM); Carlos Sainz (PM)
- Day 2: TBC
- Day 3: TBC
McLaren
- Day 1: Lando Norris (All Day)
- Day 2: Daniel Ricciardo (All Day)
- Day 3: Lando Norris (AM); Daniel Ricciardo (PM)
Alpine
- Day 1: Fernando Alonso (All Day)
- Day 2: Esteban Ocon (All Day)
- Day 3: Fernando Alonso (AM); Esteban Ocon (PM)
Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin AMR22
AlphaTauri
- Day 1: Yuki Tsunoda (All Day)
- Day 2: Pierre Gasly (All Day)
- Day 3: Pierre Gasly (AM); Yuki Tsunoda (PM)
Aston Martin
- Day 1: Sebastian Vettel (AM); Lance Stroll (PM)
- Day 2: Lance Stroll (PM); Sebastian Vettel (PM)
- Day 3: Sebastian Vettel (AM); Lance Stroll (PM)
Williams
- Day 1: Nicholas Latifi (AM); Alex Albon (PM)
- Day 2: Alex Albon (AM); Nicholas Latifi (PM)
- Day 3: Nicholas Latifi (AM); Alex Albon (PM)
Alfa Romeo
- Day 1: Robert Kubica* (AM); Valtteri Bottas (PM)
- Day 2: Valtteri Bottas (AM); Guanyu Zhou (PM)
- Day 3: Guanyu Zhou (AM); Valtteri Bottas (PM)
Haas
- Day 1: Nikita Mazepin (AM); Mick Schumacher (PM)
- Day 2: Mick Schumacher (AM); Nikita Mazepin (PM)
- Day 3: Nikita Mazepin (AM); Mick Schumacher (PM)
*Reserve Driver