2022 Bahrain Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 - Report

This is a series of tables and figures displaying various data from free pratice 2 of the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix.

These are the fastest 20 lap times.

DriverNumber LapTime Sector1Time Sector2Time Sector3Time Compound TyreLife FreshTyre Team Driver
1 01:31.936 00:29.376 00:39.507 00:23.053 SOFT 3.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
16 01:32.023 00:29.454 00:39.482 00:23.087 SOFT 6.0 False Ferrari LEC
16 01:32.263 00:29.542 00:39.445 00:23.276 SOFT 3.0 True Ferrari LEC
55 01:32.520 00:29.621 00:39.587 00:23.312 SOFT 3.0 True Ferrari SAI
63 01:32.529 00:29.817 00:39.484 00:23.228 SOFT 3.0 True Mercedes RUS
14 01:32.877 00:29.800 00:39.682 00:23.395 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine ALO
77 01:32.951 00:29.662 00:39.965 00:23.324 SOFT 3.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
11 01:32.958 00:30.029 00:39.637 00:23.292 SOFT 3.0 True Red Bull Racing PER
77 01:33.057 00:29.926 00:39.800 00:23.331 SOFT 7.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
55 01:33.065 00:29.695 00:39.770 00:23.600 SOFT NaN True Ferrari SAI
47 01:33.085 00:29.881 00:40.016 00:23.188 SOFT NaN True Haas F1 Team MSC
16 01:33.121 00:30.010 00:39.787 00:23.324 MEDIUM 2.0 True Ferrari LEC
44 01:33.144 00:30.115 00:39.694 00:23.335 SOFT 5.0 True Mercedes HAM
20 01:33.183 00:29.866 00:39.962 00:23.355 SOFT 3.0 True Haas F1 Team MAG
47 01:33.254 00:29.892 00:40.037 00:23.325 SOFT NaN True Haas F1 Team MSC
4 01:33.280 00:29.967 00:39.687 00:23.626 SOFT 4.0 True McLaren NOR
31 01:33.360 00:29.877 00:40.051 00:23.432 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine OCO
14 01:33.396 00:29.963 00:39.932 00:23.501 SOFT 5.0 True Alpine ALO
16 01:33.459 00:29.997 00:39.986 00:23.476 MEDIUM 4.0 True Ferrari LEC
77 01:33.463 00:29.824 00:40.287 00:23.352 SOFT 5.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT

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

DriverNumber LapTime Sector1Time Sector2Time Sector3Time Compound TyreLife FreshTyre Team Driver
1 01:31.936 00:29.376 00:39.507 00:23.053 SOFT 3.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
16 01:32.023 00:29.454 00:39.482 00:23.087 SOFT 6.0 False Ferrari LEC
16 01:32.263 00:29.542 00:39.445 00:23.276 SOFT 3.0 True Ferrari LEC
55 01:32.520 00:29.621 00:39.587 00:23.312 SOFT 3.0 True Ferrari SAI
10 NaN 00:29.655 00:40.323 00:23.643 SOFT 3.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
77 01:32.951 00:29.662 00:39.965 00:23.324 SOFT 3.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
55 01:33.065 00:29.695 00:39.770 00:23.600 SOFT NaN True Ferrari SAI
10 NaN 00:29.782 00:40.412 00:23.615 SOFT 6.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
14 01:32.877 00:29.800 00:39.682 00:23.395 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine ALO
63 01:32.529 00:29.817 00:39.484 00:23.228 SOFT 3.0 True Mercedes RUS
77 01:33.463 00:29.824 00:40.287 00:23.352 SOFT 5.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
20 01:33.183 00:29.866 00:39.962 00:23.355 SOFT 3.0 True Haas F1 Team MAG
31 01:33.360 00:29.877 00:40.051 00:23.432 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine OCO
47 01:33.085 00:29.881 00:40.016 00:23.188 SOFT NaN True Haas F1 Team MSC
47 01:33.254 00:29.892 00:40.037 00:23.325 SOFT NaN True Haas F1 Team MSC
77 01:33.057 00:29.926 00:39.800 00:23.331 SOFT 7.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
14 01:33.396 00:29.963 00:39.932 00:23.501 SOFT 5.0 True Alpine ALO
4 01:33.280 00:29.967 00:39.687 00:23.626 SOFT 4.0 True McLaren NOR
31 NaN 00:29.982 00:40.214 00:23.638 SOFT 5.0 True Alpine OCO
22 NaN 00:29.988 00:40.273 00:23.528 SOFT 6.0 False AlphaTauri TSU

The fastest 20 sector 2 times...

DriverNumber LapTime Sector1Time Sector2Time Sector3Time Compound TyreLife FreshTyre Team Driver
16 01:32.263 00:29.542 00:39.445 00:23.276 SOFT 3.0 True Ferrari LEC
16 01:32.023 00:29.454 00:39.482 00:23.087 SOFT 6.0 False Ferrari LEC
63 01:32.529 00:29.817 00:39.484 00:23.228 SOFT 3.0 True Mercedes RUS
1 01:31.936 00:29.376 00:39.507 00:23.053 SOFT 3.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
55 01:32.520 00:29.621 00:39.587 00:23.312 SOFT 3.0 True Ferrari SAI
11 01:32.958 00:30.029 00:39.637 00:23.292 SOFT 3.0 True Red Bull Racing PER
14 01:32.877 00:29.800 00:39.682 00:23.395 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine ALO
4 01:33.280 00:29.967 00:39.687 00:23.626 SOFT 4.0 True McLaren NOR
44 01:33.144 00:30.115 00:39.694 00:23.335 SOFT 5.0 True Mercedes HAM
55 01:33.065 00:29.695 00:39.770 00:23.600 SOFT NaN True Ferrari SAI
16 01:33.121 00:30.010 00:39.787 00:23.324 MEDIUM 2.0 True Ferrari LEC
77 01:33.057 00:29.926 00:39.800 00:23.331 SOFT 7.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
14 01:33.396 00:29.963 00:39.932 00:23.501 SOFT 5.0 True Alpine ALO
20 01:33.183 00:29.866 00:39.962 00:23.355 SOFT 3.0 True Haas F1 Team MAG
77 01:32.951 00:29.662 00:39.965 00:23.324 SOFT 3.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
16 01:33.459 00:29.997 00:39.986 00:23.476 MEDIUM 4.0 True Ferrari LEC
47 01:33.085 00:29.881 00:40.016 00:23.188 SOFT NaN True Haas F1 Team MSC
47 01:33.254 00:29.892 00:40.037 00:23.325 SOFT NaN True Haas F1 Team MSC
31 01:33.360 00:29.877 00:40.051 00:23.432 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine OCO
1 01:33.691 00:30.185 00:40.076 00:23.430 MEDIUM 5.0 True Red Bull Racing VER

And the fastest 20 sector 3 times.

DriverNumber LapTime Sector1Time Sector2Time Sector3Time Compound TyreLife FreshTyre Team Driver
1 01:31.936 00:29.376 00:39.507 00:23.053 SOFT 3.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
16 01:32.023 00:29.454 00:39.482 00:23.087 SOFT 6.0 False Ferrari LEC
47 01:33.085 00:29.881 00:40.016 00:23.188 SOFT NaN True Haas F1 Team MSC
63 01:32.529 00:29.817 00:39.484 00:23.228 SOFT 3.0 True Mercedes RUS
16 01:32.263 00:29.542 00:39.445 00:23.276 SOFT 3.0 True Ferrari LEC
11 01:32.958 00:30.029 00:39.637 00:23.292 SOFT 3.0 True Red Bull Racing PER
55 01:32.520 00:29.621 00:39.587 00:23.312 SOFT 3.0 True Ferrari SAI
16 01:33.121 00:30.010 00:39.787 00:23.324 MEDIUM 2.0 True Ferrari LEC
77 01:32.951 00:29.662 00:39.965 00:23.324 SOFT 3.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
47 01:33.254 00:29.892 00:40.037 00:23.325 SOFT NaN True Haas F1 Team MSC
77 01:33.057 00:29.926 00:39.800 00:23.331 SOFT 7.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
44 01:33.144 00:30.115 00:39.694 00:23.335 SOFT 5.0 True Mercedes HAM
77 01:33.463 00:29.824 00:40.287 00:23.352 SOFT 5.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
20 01:33.183 00:29.866 00:39.962 00:23.355 SOFT 3.0 True Haas F1 Team MAG
77 01:33.970 00:30.320 00:40.265 00:23.385 MEDIUM 9.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
14 01:32.877 00:29.800 00:39.682 00:23.395 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine ALO
1 01:33.621 00:29.993 00:40.202 00:23.426 MEDIUM 3.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
1 01:33.691 00:30.185 00:40.076 00:23.430 MEDIUM 5.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
31 01:33.360 00:29.877 00:40.051 00:23.432 SOFT 3.0 True Alpine OCO
24 01:34.018 00:30.104 00:40.448 00:23.466 SOFT 5.0 True Alfa Romeo ZHO

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

Carlos Sainz vs Charles Leclerc.

Next, a comparison of Carlos Sainz' fastest lap and George Russell's.

Sainz vs Verstappen.

George Russell vs Fernando Alonso, why not.

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