Mika Hakkinen returned at the wheel of the McLaren Mercedes and tested Bridgestone tyres both in the car David Coulthard used last week as in Ricardo Zonta's. Juan Pablo Montoya was the fastest man on the track.

Alexander Wurz saw his new Mecachrome evolution go up in smoke.

Driver     Team       Time     Laps
Montoya    Williams   1:16.97  59
Hakkinen   McLaren    1:17.15  79
Hill       Jordan     1:17.33  82
Trulli     Prost      1:17.39  34
Panis      Prost      1:17.56  70
Wilson     Williams   1:17.95  74
Alesi      Sauber     1:17.98  30
Wurz       Benetton   1:18.27  40
Fisichella Benetton   1:18.28  38