McLaren were also present at the Spanish track, but this was yet another bad day for the team with their new car.
Driving the MP4-18A, Pedro de la Rosa could only set the fifth best time, two seconds off the pace. Alex Wurz, meanwhile, was even more unfortunate.
The Austrian, in the second MP4-18A, could only manage seven laps and failed to set a time.
Times:
1 L Badoer Ferrari B 1:18.179 105 laps
2 M Gene Williams-BMW M 1:18.557 106 laps
3 H-H Frentzen Sauber-Petronas B 1:18.771 90 laps
4 C da Matta Toyota B 1:19.476 79 laps
5 P de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.291 42 laps
6 M Asmer Williams-BMW M 1:20.291 98 laps
7 A Wurz McLaren-Mercedes (no time set) 7 laps