Barcelona 2026 testing hours: track available daily from 09:00 to 17:00

Preparations are complete for this initial outing. Until Friday, January 30, teams may utilize the circuit for three of the five scheduled days based entirely on their strategic discretion.

Daily track action runs from 09:00 to 17:00, though organizers retain the option to extend running until 18:00 provided weather and light permit.

Williams will notably miss this Barcelona event; they remain behind schedule after encountering unexpected failures when the 2026 chassis underwent mandatory crash tests. Conversely, Ferrari, McLaren, and Aston Martin, having skipped the beginning, will commence their run plans today.

This Barcelona session is closed to the public. Additionally, no official live-timing service is available, making it impossible for fans or analysts to monitor lap times and performance data from the drivers on track.