Eddie Irvine was fastest today, while testing continued at the Monza track. The Ulsterman ran 51 laps, mainly concentrating on tyre and brake testing. His fastest lap was 1:24.293s, some 0.284s ahead of McLaren's Mika Hakkinen.

Testing will continue tomorrow.

Circuit: Autodromo di Monza, 5.800 km
Weather: air temp. 25 C, track 34 C, cloudy, with sun and high humidity

    Driver          time       laps
1.  E. Irvine       1.24.293    51
2.  M. Hakkinen     1.24.577    59
3.  A. Wurz         1.24.795    64
4.  G. Fisichella   1.24.808    33
5.  R. Schumacher   1.24.814    60
6.  D. Coulthard    1.24.895    100
7.  M. Schumacher   1.24.924    97
8.  J. Villeneuve   1.25.025    87
9.  J. Trulli       1.25.241    31
10. J. Alesi        1.25.369    64
11. D. Hill         1.25.690    75
12. HH Frentzen     1.25.779    72
13. O. Panis        1.25.986    42
14. J. Herbert      1.26.854    59