Formula One Testing Times in Estoril, Portugal

02/23/96

Motorsports News International published a table of times clocked by Formula One teams at testing in Estoril, Portugal on February 21. Here's the table:

    Driver               Team                A.M. Time   P.M. Time
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1.  Rubens Barrichello   Jordan-Peugeot      1:20.95      1:19.93.
2.  Gerhard Berger       Benetton-Renault    1:21.38      1:20.50.
3.  Mika Hakkinen        McLaren-Mercedes    1:20.87      1:22.11.
4.  Damon Hill           Williams-Renault    1:20.95      1:21.22.
5.  Jacques Villeneuve   Williams-Renault    1:21.11      1:22.01.
6.  Mika Salo            Tyrrell-Yamaha      1:21.91      1:21.33.
7.  Martin Brundle       Jordan-Peugeot      1:21.64      1:22.48.
8.  Michael Schumacher   Ferrari                          1:21.65.
9.  Jean Alesi           Benetton-Renault    1:22.58      1:21.86.
10. Ukyo Katayama        Tyrrell-Yamaha      1:23.06      1:24.21.
11. Jos Verstappen       Arrows-Hart         1:23.53.
12. Pedro Diniz          Ligier-Mugen        1:23.63      1:23.43.
13. Ricardo Rosset       Arrows-Hart                      1:25.90.

Weather conditions: Dry and sunny, with blue skies.

Schumacher was unable to race in the morning because of trouble with the V10 engine and gearbox of his 412 T2 Ferrari. A new V10 was flown in from Fiorano, Italy, and Schumacher hit the track in the afternoon. A report from Atlas Team F1 on Thursday February 22, tells that Schumacher raced the whole Grand Prix distance (453 km) during Thursday's practice and clocked 1:21.08. Unfortunately Schumacher's car caught fire when he drove into the pitbox. Major damage was prevented, as firemen were nearby.

Paul Dever -- The Auto Channel