Valencia 2: Ralf tops Juan

Jarno Trulli picked up his speed to be third quickest for Renault today, less than a tenth of a second slower than the Williams pair. The Italian was working on brakes tyres and engine. The engine blew up dramatically before the end of the day.

McLaren's Alex Wurz and David Coulthard were fourth and fifth best. Wurz is still in the 2003 MP4-17D, but DC has the all-new MP4-19 and again he managed a solid day's running, completing 59 laps. The car's speed has improved since yesterday too - the Scot setting a 1m11.069s lap compared to yesterday's 1m12.035s.

Franck Montagny completed the top six for Renault, acclimatising to the car and working on aerodynamics. He was slightly quicker than Jaguar's Mark Webber.

Marc Gene was running the new 2004 engine in the third Williams. He only completed 20 laps, though there was no word on the nature of his problems from Williams.

The Spaniard split Webber from his temporary Jaguar team-mate Christian Klien. The young Austrian driver got a second day at the wheel of the Jaguar and completed 86 laps, with a best time very similar to the mark he set yesterday.

Ryan Briscoe - the man who beat Klien to the European Formula 3 title this year - completed the runners for Toyota. The Australian also improved his pace, lapping over half a second quicker than he did yesterday.

Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW M 1m10.322s 82
Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW M 1m10.341s 66
Jarno Trulli Renault M 1m10.421s 66
Alexander Wurz McLaren-Mercedes M 1m10.761s 93
David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes* M 1m11.069s 59
Franck Montagny Renault M 1m11.211s 69
Mark Webber Jaguar M 1m11.267s 104
Marc Gene Williams-BMW M 1m11.747s 20
Christian Klien Jaguar M 1m11.929s 86
Ryan Briscoe Toyota M 1m12.002s 71
* = 2004 car