Imola 2: Trulli leads

Trulli completed 79 laps of the Italian track, and completed a full race distance with Renault's Melbourne-spec "A" engine. Trulli's team-mate, Fernando Alonso, set the fourth fastest time, although his attempts to complete a full race mileage were cut short by red flags.

"We ran a huge number of laps," said Pat Symonds, Renault's executive director of engineering. "Both drivers have continued to be positive in their feedback throughout their race distances, and the car is very consistent on long runs."

Ferrari tester Luca Badoer was conducting tyre test work in an F2003-GA, but shunted heavily at the Variante Alta corner. Badoer underwent precautionary tests after the crash, but has been cleared to continue driving tomorrow.

Rookie Giorgio Pantano outpaced his new Jordan team-mate Nick Heidfeld by 0.602s, while Gianmaria Bruni propped up the times for Minardi.



Jarno Trulli Renault M 1m21.241s 79
Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas B 1m21.265s 67
Luca Badoer Ferrari B 1m21.421s 57*
Fernando Alonso Renault M 1m21.683s 108
Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas B 1m21.795s 63
Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford B 1m22.597s 56
Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford B 1m23.271s 65
Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth B 1m23.999s 65

B = Bridgestone
M = Michelin
* denotes 2003 car

Ferrari also ran at Mugello, where Michael Schumacher continued development work on the new F2004. The world champion completed 63 laps, with a fastest time of 1m19.060s.