The first day of testing at Barcelona saw the two Benson and Hedges Jordan Honda drivers Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jarno Trulli reunited for the first time since the last race of the season in Malaysia.

Frentzen worked on set up and ran low downforce completing a total of 68 laps. The German driver continued the good work accomplished in Valencia and worked on brake and tyre testing. In the afternoon his Mugen powered EJ10 died on the track with an apparent engine failure which in turned brought out the red flag as his car was towed back to the pits.

Jarno Trulli also ran a low downforce settings and completed a total of 88 laps working on brake tests as well as tyre and Honda software development.