Damon Hill went off the soaking-wet Estoril (Portugal) track with his new Williams, one day after its presentation, during today's test session. The brakes on the FW 18 failed in a curve resulting in Hill ending up in the gravel. Hill walked away unhurt. This accident ended his test session after completing 30 laps with a fastest time of 1:36.53. The test-sessions of all the teams at Estoril were cut short due to rain showers.
Alain Prost could only drive four laps in the new MP 4/11 and came to a best of: 1:42.18. Alesi and Berger didn't set any times.