Sergio Perez ended the final day of pre-season testing on top of the timesheet, boasting a lead of three-and-a-half tenths over Lewis Hamilton.
Drivers got their final taste of their 2023 cars ahead of next weekend’s season-opener in Bahrain.
READ MORE: F1 2023 Pre-season testing – Day 3 Report
Valtteri Bottas was third for Alfa Romeo, while the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were fourth and fifth respectively.
McLaren endured a difficult day as running was limited by various issues that cropped up during the day.
Take a look at the complete times from the test below.
Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |||
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1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:30.305 | 133 | ||||
2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.664 | 0.359 | 65 | |||
3 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.827 | 0.522 | 131 | |||
4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.024 | 0.719 | 67 | |||
5 | Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:31.036 | 0.731 | 76 | |||
6 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:31.261 | 0.956 | 79 | |||
7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:31.381 | 1.076 | 95 | |||
8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:31.442 | 1.137 | 83 | |||
9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:31.450 | 1.145 | 80 | |||
10 | Felipe Drugovich | Aston Martin | 1:32.075 | 1.770 | 77 | |||
11 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32.160 | 1.855 | 37 | |||
12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:32.762 | 2.457 | 56 | |||
13 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:32.762 | 2.488 | 136 | |||
14 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:32.793 | 2.952 | 76 | |||
15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:33.329 | 3.024 | 77 | |||
16 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:33.655 | 3.350 | 44 | |||
17 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:38.244 | 7.939 | 87 |
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