Justin Bieber's pal Lil Za was pulled over today while driving Bieber's white Ferrari ...
According to an eye witness, the car pulled up to a Chipotle around noon in downtown Los Angeles when Za dropped off a female passenger and then took off. The witness says he saw the car make a u-turn ... and moments later, cops pulled the car over.

The witness says Za was given a ticket and, after about 20 minutes, sent on his way.

Bieber was not there at the time.

Lil Za was pulled over early Friday morning and cited for driving without a license. He could have been arrested then, but cops cut him a break.