Several teams have started preparations for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Alexander Wurz was the fastest man on the track.

Eddie Irvine was second for Ferrari. He saw his test hampered by a problem with the rear suspension.

McLaren was also testing there and got hissed by the crowd over last Sunday's incident. There was even a banners stating 'Coulthard killer ' and 'Irvine, you know what you must do!' in the afternoon. The police removed the persons responsible from the track. David Coulthard reacted by saying: "The fans? They are great aren't they. It all adds to the excitement."

Driver                Team        Time         Laps
Alexander Wurz        Benetton    1:24.734     47
Eddie Irvine          Ferrari     1:25.291     56
Mika Hakkinen         McLaren     1:25.333     36
Giancarlo Fisichella  Benetton    1:25.627     25
Jean Alesi            Sauber      1:26.336     55 
Jos Verstappen        Stewart     1:27.137     53
Ricardo Zonta         McLaren     1:31.319     30

Michael Schumacher was testing for Ferrari at Fiorano. He worked on the set-up and on different mechanical components. Schumacher completed 32 laps, with a best time of 1m 02.382s.