The 31-year-old Scot clocked only three laps in the opening minutes, producing a best time of one minute and 44.212 seconds before she pulled off and parked the car after an oil pressure warning.
Within a few minutes, her Williams team-mate Brazilian Felipe Massa joined her on the sidelines after a spectacular accident that saw him rip the front left wheel off his car and damage the gearbox.
Wolff returned to the pits - after her brief outing that ran for less than 20 minutes - to speak to her race engineer who told her: "The engine has gone... It's terminal."
Her disappointment was evident as she turned away.
She later told reporters that, though she was disappointed, it was the way of things in Formula One.
"I am so grateful to everyone for the support I have had here this weekend and now, at least, I have been out and got the first start out of the way.
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