18/02/2010
NEWS STORY
Changeable weather conditions continue to cause problems at Jerez de la Frontera as the eleven teams due to contest the Bahrain GP in three weeks time continue their pre-season preparations.
Once again, the rain and gusty winds have compromised teams' programmes with numerous red flag periods following spins and technical failures.
One red flag was the result of Heikki Kovalainen crashing the Lotus T127, the Malaysian team having to bring its programme to a premature end.
| Name | Team | Laps | Time | Gap |
| Barrichello | Williams | 63 | 1:27.577 | 113.102 mph |
| Petrov | Renault | 26 | 1:27.828 | 0.251 |
| Vettel | Red Bull | 36 | 1:28.746 | 1.169 |
| Massa | Ferrari | 15 | 1:28.879 | 1.302 |
| Rosberg | Mercedes | 36 | 1:28.964 | 1.387 |
| de la Rosa | Sauber | 8 | 1:29.691 | 2.114 |
| di Resta | Force India | 33 | 1:30.344 | 2.767 |
| Glock | Virgin | 31 | 1:31.557 | 3.980 |
| Hamilton | McLaren | 32 | 1:31.633 | 4.056 |
| Buemi | Toro Rosso | 43 | 1:32.678 | 5.101 |
| Kovalainen | Lotus | 26 | 1:33.554 | 5.977 |