 The two days had Justin Wilson pace the field with a time of 1 minute and 37.850 seconds and he later damaged the rear of his car in a collision with a tyre wall.Minardi Formula One driver Fernando Alonso helped its Formula 3000 team with chassis setup and provided its two drivers with a performance benchmark.A second official pre-season test was held at the Silverstone Circuit between 12 to 13 March 2001.