Barcelona Test 2026 day-5: Leclerc two tenths behind Russell’s best time

Second time for Piastri at eight tenths Charles Leclerc was clearly the fastest on this fifth and final morning of the Shakedown in Barcelona. In the second part of the session, the Ferrari driver first set a 1’16″9 on medium tires and then dropped to 1’16″653, two tenths of a second from George Russell’s best time on the same soft tyres. Oscar Piastri paid eight tenths, not very fast for now Max Verstappen, who also went off the track without consequences at the exit of Turn 10. Worth highlighting are Oliver Bearman’s 105 laps with the Haas, Fernando Alonso covered 49 with the Aston Martin AMR26. Also worth mentioning are the 64 laps for Gabriel Bortoleto without any particular problems with the Audi R26 unlike what happened on Monday and Wednesday. Barcelona test day-5: times and laps of the morning DriverTeamTimeLapsCharles LeclercFerrari1’16″65379Oscar PiastriMcLaren1’17″44679Max VerstappenRed Bull1’18”25869Oliver BearmanHaas1’18”423105Pierre GaslyAlpine1’19”75478Gabriel BortoletoAudi1’20”17964Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1’20”79549Valtteri BottasCadillac1’22”79033