JANUARY 8, 2001
Schumacher tops times on Jerez first day
The German driver posted a quickest time of one minute and 23.630 seconds as he outpaced new team-mate Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya at the Spanish circuit.
Benetton's Giancarlo Fisichella was third quickest on his first outing since his knee operation and was marginally slower than Colombian Montoya while BMW-Williams test driver Marc Gene was almost 1.5 seconds slower than Schumacher.
Briton Jenson Button was slowest of the five drivers in action as he posted a fastest lap time of one minute and 25.789 seconds in his Benetton.
Times from Monday's testing at Jerez:
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