Friday Second Free Practice - Spanish GP

Jenson Button topped the times in Friday's second practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix to prove his BAR-Honda team could just challenge World Champions Ferrari this weekend.

Briton Button set a time of 1:15.935 as he led a BAR one-two with compatriot test driver Anthony Davidson 0.253 seconds behind after a session run in sunshine and rain saw World Champion Michael Schumacher finish down in seventh.

Brazilian Ricardo Zonta was third for Toyota with German Ralf Schumacher fourth in his Williams-BMW and local hero Fernando Alonso an encouraging fifth fastest for Renault, 0.599 seconds off Button's pace.

Brazilian Rubens Barrichello led Ferrari teammate Schumacher in sixth place with Italian Jarno Trulli eighth, Finn Kimi Raikkonen ninth and Brazilian Cristiano da Matta tenth in the second Toyota.

Christian Klien missed most of the session after he spun into the gravel just three minutes after the start when he lost control of his Jaguar at the Wurth corner half way through the lap.

Trulli also left the track in his Renault but he was able to recover to finish strongly after making only a minor mistake at turn one 20 minutes through the session.

Michael Schumacher had led the session early on, with Barrichello moving up to second, but Davidson and Button then moved to the top of the times before Alonso split them to slot into second.

Rain began to fall 38 minutes into the session and the track was declared wet as umbrellas were put up around the circuit. The shower proved to be brief, and Ralf Schumacher soon pushed Alonso down to third.

Button then moved to the top of the times as BAR's good times continued while, for rivals McLaren-Mercedes, it was business as usual when Finn Kimi Raikkonen's car rolled to a halt out on the circuit.

Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Button BAR-Honda (M) 1:15.935 19 2. Davidson BAR-Honda (M) 1:16.188 + 0.253 34 3. Zonta Toyota (M) 1:16.360 + 0.425 37 4. R.Schumacher Williams-BMW (M) 1:16.433 + 0.498 25 5. Alonso Renault (M) 1:16.534 + 0.599 20 6. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 1:16.698 + 0.763 28 7. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:16.729 + 0.794 25 8. Trulli Renault (M) 1:16.734 + 0.799 20 9. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:16.798 + 0.863 17 10. da Matta Toyota (M) 1:16.833 + 0.898 24 11. Panis Toyota (M) 1:16.925 + 0.990 23 12. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) 1:17.067 + 1.132 27 13. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:17.069 + 1.134 16 14. Webber Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 1:17.178 + 1.243 31 15. Glock Jordan-Ford (B) 1:17.608 + 1.673 31 16. Wirdheim Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 1:17.676 + 1.741 21 17. Massa Sauber-Petronas (B) 1:17.906 + 1.971 22 18. Sato BAR-Honda (M) 1:17.970 + 2.035 4 19. Fisichella Sauber-Petronas (B) 1:18.001 + 2.066 24 20. Heidfeld Jordan-Ford (B) 1:18.117 + 2.182 23 21. Pantano Jordan-Ford (B) 1:18.726 + 2.791 21 22. Bruni Minardi-Cosworth (B) 1:19.149 + 3.214 17 23. Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth (B) 1:20.313 + 4.378 15 24. Leinders Minardi-Cosworth (B) 1:22.189 + 6.254 31 25. Klien Jaguar-Cosworth (M) no time 2 All timing unofficial