Day 1 of testing - Fiorano - 16th June 18:40pm GMT

Circuit: Fiorano track, 2.976 km - short course 1.413 km
Driver: Marc Gené
Car: 248 F1
Weather: air temperature 29/30 °C, track temperature 45 °C. Cloudy with sunny intervals.

This afternoon at Fiorano, Marc Gene carried out a shakedown of the cars that Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro will use in the forthcoming Canadian Grand Prix, that takes place at the "Gilles Villeneuve" circuit in Montreal on Sunday 25 June. The Spanish test driver covered eight laps, divided equally between the standard and short versions of the Maranello company's own track. The best time of the day was a 1'03"594.