Just like before the last race in Magny-Cours the teams have the opportunity to test on the track which stages the next, the British, Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher was the quickest on a changing track due to poor weather conditions.

Driver          Team      Time      Laps
M. Schumacher   Ferrari   1:26.956  83
Coulthard       McLaren   1:27.310  73
Barrichello     Stewart   1:27.905  59
Herbert         Stewart   1:28.296  46
Fisichella      Benetton  1:28.619  48
Alesi           Sauber    1:28.863  37
Wurz            Benetton  1:29.118  54
Trulli          Prost     1:29.647  37
Panis           Prost     1:29.955  41
Verstappen      Jordan    1:30.152  29
de la Rosa      Arrows    1:31.079  37
Nakano          Jordan    1:31.106  24

Weather: air - 16C, track - 21C. Occasional rain, track was wet in the
first part, then dried out.