Testing continued at Barcelona on Wednesday. Mika Hakkinen was again ahead of the rest, setting a time of 1:21.73. Teammate David Coulthard was second quickest with 1:22.17, while Jean Alesi improved on Tuesdays pace with a third quickest time. Williams and Arrows where again also present. The times where as follows:

Unofficial times
Hakkinen (McLaren)	1:21.73	46 laps
Coulthard (McLaren)	1:22.17	102 laps
Alesi (Sauber)	1:23.01	49 laps
Zanardi (Williams)	1:23.05	78 laps
De la Rosa (Arrows)	1:24.12	20 laps
Salo (Arrows)	1:24.19	53 laps