2019 Pirelli Tyre Test

2019 Pirelli Tyre Test
Test Information
Date	3–4 December 2019
Location	Yas Marina Circuit
Lap length	5.554 km (3.452 mi)
Fastest Lap
Driver
Team
Time	Day		Laps
	2
Testing Guide
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The 2019 Pirelli Tyre Test is the post-season test following the conclusion of the 2019 Formula One season, staged at the Yas Marina Circuit between 3 to 4 December 2019. All ten entrants from the 2019 season participated.

Background

We completed two days of testing with the 2020 tyres in temperatures that were more typical of the Formula 1 season. The most important part was giving teams the opportunity to run the 2020 tyres back-to-back with the current 2019 tyres, to see how they compared. Although each team’s test programme was – as usual – individual, the drivers now have a good subjective impression and the next task is to correlate this with the objective data gathered. During the first day, we tended to see shorter runs, with teams concentrating on longer runs during day two. We've noted some improvements, especially with the softest C5 tyre, but that’s not always been matched by the tyres with compounds in the middle of the range. To get the complete picture, we’ll of course analyse all the data in precise detail over the next days, especially the long run data, which is particularly pertinent. Considering the predicted evolution of the cars for next season, we still believe that the 2020 tyre construction remains the best solution, but we are of course open to continue working with the 2019 tyres if this is what the majority of teams desire.

—Mario Isola, Head of F1 and Car Racing, Pirelli

Day-by-Day

Day One

Results

The full results from the first day of the 2019 Pirelli Tyre Test are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Tyre
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:37.124
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:37.991
3	26	Daniil Kvyat	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	1:38.183
4	11	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point-BWT Mercedes	1:38.434
5	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	1:39.526
6	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Renault	1:39.741
7	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda	1:39.926
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Renault	1:39.962
9	63	George Russell	Williams-Mercedes	1:40.368
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	1:40.903
11	38†	Sean Gelael	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	1:41.640
12	40†	Roy Nissany	Williams-Mercedes	1:44.760
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver's best time from the session.
• Indicates what tyre compound a driver set their fastest time on.
• ^† indicates that a number was used in free practice only, not in any races.

Day Two

Results

The full results from the second day of the 2019 Pirelli Tyre Test are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Tyre
1	63	George Russell	Williams-Mercedes	1:37.204
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:37.401
3	26	Lance Stroll	Racing Point-BWT Mercedes	1:37.999
4	10	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	1:38.166
5	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	McLaren-Renault	1:38.729
6	31	Esteban Ocon	Renault	1:38.950
7	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing-Honda	1:39.181
8	51*	Pietro Fittipaldi	Haas-Ferrari	1:39.682
9	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	1:39.811
10	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams-Mercedes	1:40.188
11	40†	Roy Nissany	Williams-Mercedes	1:43.892
Source:

• Bold indicates a driver's best time from the session.
• Indicates what tyre compound a driver set their fastest time on.
• ^† indicates that a number was used in free practice only, not in any races.
• * indicates that a number was used in race as a temporary number, by a driver substituting for another.

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