| Date: | Tuesday, 18 November 2008 |
| Session: | Day 2 (of 3) |
| Track: | Barcelona |
| Track length: | 4.655 km |
| Weather: | Overcast (Air: 7-13°C, Track: 8-15°C) |
| News article: | Barcelona: Vettel beats Sato on day 2 Barcelona: Day 2 team test notes |
| P | Driver | Constructor | Car | T | Time | Gap | Avg Speed | Laps |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | RB4 | B | 1:19.751 | 210.129 | 70 | |
| 2 | Takuma Sato | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | STR3 | B | 1:20.017 | 0.266 | 209.430 | 79 |
| 3 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | STR3 | B | 1:20.034 | 0.283 | 209.386 | 48 |
| 4 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | STR3 | B | 1:20.223 | 0.472 | 208.893 | 99 |
| 5 | Gary Paffett | McLaren-Mercedes | MP4-23K | B | 1:21.340 | 1.589 | 206.024 | 31 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | F1.08B | B | 1:21.521 | 1.770 | 205.567 | 76 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | FW30B | B | 1:21.525 | 1.774 | 205.557 | 113 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | Honda | RA108 | B | 1:21.770 | 2.019 | 204.941 | 110 |
| 9 | Gary Paffett | McLaren-Mercedes | MP4-23 | B | 1:21.835 | 2.084 | 204.778 | 46 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | VJM01 | B | 1:22.073 | 2.322 | 204.184 | 58 |
| 11 | Lucas Di Grassi | Honda | RA108 | B | 1:22.283 | 2.532 | 203.663 | 110 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet jr. | Renault | R28 | B | 1:22.348 | 2.597 | 203.502 | 85 |
| 13 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | F2008 | B | 1:22.425 | 2.674 | 203.312 | 127 |
| 14 | Marc Gené | Ferrari | F2008 | B | 1:22.772 | 3.021 | 202.460 | 31 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | F1.08B | B | 1:22.945 | 3.194 | 202.037 | 81 |
| 16 | Giedo van der Garde | Renault | R28 | B | 1:23.250 | 3.499 | 201.297 | 37 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Force India-Ferrari | VJM01 | B | 1:23.499 | 3.748 | 200.697 | 86 |