Pos  Name	      Nat  Constructor		        Time
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 1.  Senna            BRZ  Williams-Renault         1'21.598
 2.  Hill             GB   Williams-Renault         1'22.755
 3.  Schumacher       D    Benetton-Ford            1'22.848
 4.  Berger           A    Ferrari                  1'23.067
 5.  Hakkinen         FIN  McLaren-Peugeot          1'23.495
 6.  Lehto            FIN  Benetton-Ford            1'24.066
 7.  Larini           I    Ferrari                  1'24.189
 8.  Martini          I    Minardi-Ford             1'24.428
 9.  Brundle          GB   McLaren-Peugeot          1'24.449
10.  Barrichello      BRZ  Jordan-Hart              1'24.508
11.  Morbidelli       I    Footwork-Ford            1'24.591
12.  Alboreto         I    Minardi-Ford             1'24.662
13.  Bernard          F    Ligier-Renault           1'24.671
14.  Fittipaldi       BRZ  Footwork-Ford            1'24.847
15.  Katayama         J    Tyrrell-Yamaha           1'25.023
16.  Blundell         GB   Tyrrell-Yamaha           1'25.519
17.  Herbert          GB   Lotus-Honda              1'25.549
18.  Frentzen         D    Sauber-Mercedes          1'25.589
19.  Panis            F    Ligier-Renault           1'25.670
20.  Comas            F    Larrousse-Ford           1'25.849
21.  Gachot           B    Pacific-Ilmor            1'27.003
22.  Wendlinger       A    Sauber-Mercedes          1'27.008
23.  de Cesaris       I    Jordan-Hart              1'27.106
24.  Brabham          AUS  Simtek-Ford              1'27.250
25.  Lamy             P    Lotus-Honda              1'27.663
26.  Ratzenberger     A    Simtek-Ford              1'27.917
27.  Beretta          F    Larrousse-Ford           1'28.001
28.  Belmondo         FR   Pacific-Ilmor            1'28.780


With a number of mechanical and aerodynamic changes to his Williams-Renault,
Ayrton Senna was back in fron in the untimed practise at San Marino.  His
time was over a second better than his teammate Damon Hill's, who spun off
into a sandtrap before completing all his practise laps.

Both Benetton drivers were unhappy with their cars' handling, but Michael
Schumacher managed a third-best time in the practise.  JJ Lehto, recovering
from neck injuries incurred in a pre-season testing accident, managed a
sixth place a lttle over a second behind his teammate.

To the satisfaction of the tens of thousands of tifosi at Imola, Gerhard
Berger handled his Ferrari into fourth place, only a fraction behind
Schumacher, while Nicola Larini was seventh after a fuel pump problem.

Mika Hakkinen experienced a major oil fire on his McLaren-Peugeot at the
start of the practise, but was able to continue in a spare car, clocking
the fifth fastest time.  Martin Brundle stopped practise early after a
cut tire, not wanting to use up another set of tires.

The Sauber team was well back, having had to change to the older Mercedes
engines after the new pneumatic valve versions experienced mechanical
problems.  Jordan had to settle for 10th for Rubens Barrichello and a
23rd for Andrea de Cesaris, back in an F1 car for the first time in almost
six months.  Scuderia Italia Minardi showed improvement, with Pierluigi
Martini in 8th, after revisions to the suspension and rear wing designs.

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