British former World Champion Nigel Mansell, who declined a Jordan-Peugeot seat, will make his first appearance on a golf tournament. He will attend the 72-hole Strokesaver La Manga Masters amateur event in Spain.
Gerhard Berger was the fastest man on the track today. He broke the fastest lap record set by his team-mate Jean Alesi with a 1m 21.01s. Alesi was second and Villeneuve third. Ralf Schumacher set a fastest time of 1m 21.76s. The Jordan-Peugeot team suffered some engine problems in the afternoon which resulted in a premature ending to their session.
Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine had a problem today: Goodyear was unable to deliver enough tyres and this hampered their tests. They could do a few laps with the tyres they did have. Schumacher clocked a 1m 20.70s while Irvine did a 1m 21.36s.