2022 Bahrain Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 - Report

This is a series of tables and figures displaying various data from free pratice 1 of the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix.

These are the fastest 20 lap times.

DriverNumber LapTime Sector1Time Sector2Time Sector3Time Compound TyreLife FreshTyre Team Driver
10 01:34.193 00:30.076 00:40.492 00:23.625 SOFT 3.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
16 01:34.557 00:30.258 00:40.632 00:23.667 MEDIUM 5.0 True Ferrari LEC
55 01:34.611 00:30.206 00:40.722 00:23.683 MEDIUM 5.0 True Ferrari SAI
63 01:34.629 00:30.352 00:40.672 00:23.605 SOFT 3.0 True Mercedes RUS
1 01:34.742 00:30.224 00:40.815 00:23.703 MEDIUM 5.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
1 01:34.783 00:30.119 00:40.789 00:23.875 MEDIUM 3.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
18 01:34.814 00:30.324 00:40.593 00:23.897 SOFT 3.0 True Aston Martin STR
44 01:34.943 00:30.512 00:40.613 00:23.818 SOFT 4.0 True Mercedes HAM
63 01:34.964 00:30.361 00:40.695 00:23.908 SOFT 9.0 False Mercedes RUS
14 01 00:30.297 00:40.826 00:23.877 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine ALO
22 01:35.028 00:30.231 00:40.952 00:23.845 SOFT NaN True AlphaTauri TSU
22 01:35.030 00:30.217 00:40.883 00:23.930 SOFT NaN True AlphaTauri TSU
11 01:35.050 00:30.366 00:41.024 00:23.660 MEDIUM 8.0 False Red Bull Racing PER
24 01:35.053 00:30.140 00:41.057 00:23.856 SOFT 5.0 True Alfa Romeo ZHO
22 01:35.061 00:30.433 00:40.850 00:23.778 SOFT NaN True AlphaTauri TSU
31 01:35.151 00:30.167 00:41.130 00:23.854 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine OCO
14 01:35.179 00:30.373 00:40.984 00:23.822 SOFT 4.0 True Alpine ALO
31 01:35.196 00:30.205 00:41.166 00:23.825 SOFT 5.0 True Alpine OCO
63 01:35.209 00:30.269 00:40.902 00:24.038 SOFT 11.0 False Mercedes RUS
11 01:35.241 00:30.458 00:41.097 00:23.686 MEDIUM 5.0 True Red Bull Racing PER

These are the 20 fastest sector 1 times of the day.

DriverNumber LapTime Sector1Time Sector2Time Sector3Time Compound TyreLife FreshTyre Team Driver
55 NaN 00:30.071 00:57.165 00:27.830 MEDIUM 4.0 True Ferrari SAI
10 01:34.193 00:30.076 00:40.492 00:23.625 SOFT 3.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
16 NaN 00:30.077 00:47.431 00:26.998 MEDIUM 3.0 True Ferrari LEC
1 01:34.783 00:30.119 00:40.789 00:23.875 MEDIUM 3.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
24 01:35.053 00:30.140 00:41.057 00:23.856 SOFT 5.0 True Alfa Romeo ZHO
31 01:35.151 00:30.167 00:41.130 00:23.854 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine OCO
31 01:35.196 00:30.205 00:41.166 00:23.825 SOFT 5.0 True Alpine OCO
55 01:34.611 00:30.206 00:40.722 00:23.683 MEDIUM 5.0 True Ferrari SAI
22 01:35.030 00:30.217 00:40.883 00:23.930 SOFT NaN True AlphaTauri TSU
6 NaN 00:30.217 00:41.716 00:23.711 SOFT 3.0 True Williams LAT
23 NaN 00:30.219 00:43.803 00:29.076 SOFT 3.0 True Williams ALB
1 01:34.742 00:30.224 00:40.815 00:23.703 MEDIUM 5.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
22 01:35.028 00:30.231 00:40.952 00:23.845 SOFT NaN True AlphaTauri TSU
31 NaN 00:30.254 00:41.544 00:23.978 SOFT 5.0 False Alpine OCO
16 01:34.557 00:30.258 00:40.632 00:23.667 MEDIUM 5.0 True Ferrari LEC
63 01:35.209 00:30.269 00:40.902 00:24.038 SOFT 11.0 False Mercedes RUS
14 NaN 00:30.292 00:40.999 00:23.956 SOFT 2.0 True Alpine ALO
14 01 00:30.297 00:40.826 00:23.877 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine ALO
18 01:34.814 00:30.324 00:40.593 00:23.897 SOFT 3.0 True Aston Martin STR
14 NaN 00:30.324 00:41.115 00:23.832 SOFT 5.0 True Alpine ALO

The fastest 20 sector 2 times...

DriverNumber LapTime Sector1Time Sector2Time Sector3Time Compound TyreLife FreshTyre Team Driver
10 01:34.193 00:30.076 00:40.492 00:23.625 SOFT 3.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
18 01:34.814 00:30.324 00:40.593 00:23.897 SOFT 3.0 True Aston Martin STR
44 01:34.943 00:30.512 00:40.613 00:23.818 SOFT 4.0 True Mercedes HAM
16 01:34.557 00:30.258 00:40.632 00:23.667 MEDIUM 5.0 True Ferrari LEC
63 01:34.629 00:30.352 00:40.672 00:23.605 SOFT 3.0 True Mercedes RUS
63 01:34.964 00:30.361 00:40.695 00:23.908 SOFT 9.0 False Mercedes RUS
55 01:34.611 00:30.206 00:40.722 00:23.683 MEDIUM 5.0 True Ferrari SAI
1 01:34.783 00:30.119 00:40.789 00:23.875 MEDIUM 3.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
1 01:34.742 00:30.224 00:40.815 00:23.703 MEDIUM 5.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
14 01 00:30.297 00:40.826 00:23.877 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine ALO
22 01:35.061 00:30.433 00:40.850 00:23.778 SOFT NaN True AlphaTauri TSU
22 01:35.030 00:30.217 00:40.883 00:23.930 SOFT NaN True AlphaTauri TSU
63 01:35.209 00:30.269 00:40.902 00:24.038 SOFT 11.0 False Mercedes RUS
18 01:35.369 00:30.655 00:40.909 00:23.805 SOFT 6.0 True Aston Martin STR
22 01:35.028 00:30.231 00:40.952 00:23.845 SOFT NaN True AlphaTauri TSU
14 01:35.179 00:30.373 00:40.984 00:23.822 SOFT 4.0 True Alpine ALO
14 01:35.247 00:30.292 00:40.999 00:23.956 SOFT 2.0 True Alpine ALO
11 01:35.050 00:30.366 00:41.024 00:23.660 MEDIUM 8.0 False Red Bull Racing PER
63 01:35.589 00:30.369 00:41.039 00:24.181 SOFT 6.0 False Mercedes RUS
24 01:35.053 00:30.140 00:41.057 00:23.856 SOFT 5.0 True Alfa Romeo ZHO

And the fastest 20 sector 3 times.

DriverNumber LapTime Sector1Time Sector2Time Sector3Time Compound TyreLife FreshTyre Team Driver
63 01:34.629 00:30.352 00:40.672 00:23.605 SOFT 3.0 True Mercedes RUS
10 01:34.193 00:30.076 00:40.492 00:23.625 SOFT 3.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
11 01:35.050 00:30.366 00:41.024 00:23.660 MEDIUM 8.0 False Red Bull Racing PER
16 01:34.557 00:30.258 00:40.632 00:23.667 MEDIUM 5.0 True Ferrari LEC
55 01:34.611 00:30.206 00:40.722 00:23.683 MEDIUM 5.0 True Ferrari SAI
11 01:35.241 00:30.458 00:41.097 00:23.686 MEDIUM 5.0 True Red Bull Racing PER
1 01:34.742 00:30.224 00:40.815 00:23.703 MEDIUM 5.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
6 01:35.644 00:30.217 00:41.716 00:23.711 SOFT 3.0 True Williams LAT
22 01:35.061 00:30.433 00:40.850 00:23.778 SOFT NaN True AlphaTauri TSU
24 01:35.728 00:30.533 00:41.390 00:23.805 SOFT 3.0 True Alfa Romeo ZHO
18 01:35.369 00:30.655 00:40.909 00:23.805 SOFT 6.0 True Aston Martin STR
44 01:34.943 00:30.512 00:40.613 00:23.818 SOFT 4.0 True Mercedes HAM
47 01:36.536 00:30.852 00:41.864 00:23.820 MEDIUM 3.0 True Haas F1 Team MSC
14 01:35.179 00:30.373 00:40.984 00:23.822 SOFT 4.0 True Alpine ALO
31 01:35.196 00:30.205 00:41.166 00:23.825 SOFT 5.0 True Alpine OCO
14 01:35.271 00:30.324 00:41.115 00:23.832 SOFT 5.0 True Alpine ALO
22 01:35.028 00:30.231 00:40.952 00:23.845 SOFT NaN True AlphaTauri TSU
31 01:35.151 00:30.167 00:41.130 00:23.854 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine OCO
24 01:35.053 00:30.140 00:41.057 00:23.856 SOFT 5.0 True Alfa Romeo ZHO
16 01:36.157 00:30.876 00:41.408 00:23.873 HARD 10.0 False Ferrari LEC

This is a comparison of the telemetry of the two fastest laps of the day, driven on this event by Pierre Gasly and Charles Leclerc.

Pierre Gasly vs Charles Leclerc fastest lap comparison.

Next, a comparison of Charles' fastest lap and Carlos Sainz'.

Carlos Sainz vs Charles Leclerc fastest lap comparison.

George Russell vs Carlos Sainz...

George Russell vs Carlos Sainz fastest lap comparison.

Lastly, George Russell vs Max Verstappen.

George Russell vs Max Verstappen fastest lap comparison.

Team mate head to head

Mercedes.

Red Bull.

Aston Martin.

Alpha Tauri.

Alpine.

Williams.

McLaren.

Haas.

All the data used to make the tables and figures in this post was obtained using fastf1. The tables and figures were generated with the pandas and matplotlib python packages.

Sources:

  1. fastf1 python package by theOehrly