Barca 2: Fisi pips Alonso

Sauber's Fisichella lapped in 1m16.904, just a couple of hundredths faster than Renault's Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard conducted a suspension development programme during the morning, and then completed aerodynamic evaluations, as well as set-up work for the coming races, in the afternoon.

Jaguar's Mark Webber was third fastest, but failed to dip into the 1m16s bracket. He was a tenth clear of Badoer, who racked up 102 laps after suffering engine problems on Tuesday.

Fifth fastest Montagny spent the day tyre testing. He evaluated tyre compounds in the morning, and then constructions in the afternoon.

Renault's chief test engineer Christian Silk said: "Franck found some good developments on the tyre side, while Fernando's set-up work also yielded some useful lessons. On the engine side, we have been preparing for the transition to the new qualifying format ahead of Silverstone, and have experienced no difficulties at all."

Jaguar test driver Bjorn Wirdheim was at the foot of the timesheets, although he got through 87 laps of the Spanish GP venue.


Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1m16.904 93
Fernando Alonso Renault 1m16.982 93
Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1m17.012 136
Luca Badoer Ferrari 1m17.148 102
Franck Montagny Renault 1m17.676 107
Bjorn Wirdheim Jaguar-Cosworth 1m17.869 87