Brazilian GP - Race

Race result: David Coulthard wins ahead of Michael Schumacher and Nick Heidfeld. Olivier Panis, Jarno Trulli and Giancarlo Fisichella make the top 6.

Lap 70: One lap to go. David Coulthard comfortable in lead ahead of Michael Schumacher and Nick Heidfeld.

Lap 69: Nick Heidfeld looks set for his first podium finish in 3rd!

Lap 68: Race order: David Coulthard ahead of Michael Schumacher by 19 seconds, Heidfeld, Panis, Trulli, Fisichella make the top 6.

Lap 67: Panis overtakes Trulli for 4th place. 

Lap 67: Only the first two drivers are on the same lap. Panis is 0.3 seconds behind Trulli who is on full wets.

Lap 66: Fisichella passes Alesi into 6th. Excellent news for Benetton!

Lap 65: Race order: David Coulthard ahead of Michael Schumacher by 22 seconds, Heidfeld, Trulli, Panis and Alesi make the top 6.

Lap 64: Heinz Harald Frentzen retires from third and now Heidfeld is in third!

Lap 64: Panis catching Trulli who is on full wets.

Lap 63: Track is drying but cars remain on intermediates - Race order: David Coulthard ahead of Michael Schumacher by 17 seconds, Frentzen, Heidfeld, Trulli and Panis make the top 6.

Lap 62: Michael Schumacher struggling to lap Trulli who is on full wets.

Lap 61: Nick Heidfeld catches and passes Trulli for 4th.

Lap 60: Ralf Schumacher spins out. He was 5 laps down.

Lap 58: Michael Schumacher catching David Coulthard by under a second a lap.

Lap 57: Track is drying - Race order: David Coulthard ahead of Michael Schumacher by 16 seconds, Frentzen, Trulli, Heidfeld, Panis make the top 6.

Lap 56: Mazzacane and Raikkonen retire in separate incidents.

Lap 55: Track is drying, Panis manages to pass Alesi and moves to 6th place.

Lap 55: Track still wet - Race order: David Coulthard ahead of Michael Schumacher by 17 seconds, Frentzen, Heidfeld, Trulli, Alesi, Panis make the top 7.

Lap 54: Irvine retires.

Lap 54: More cars are sliding, it appears that intermediates are not doing a good job as the track is pretty wet.

Lap 53: Michael Schumacher goes off but recovers!. Eddie Irvine spins but also recovers. 

Lap 51: Track still wet - Race order: David Coulthard ahead of Michael Schumacher by 2.6 seconds, Frentzen, Heidfeld, Trulli, Raikkonen make the top 6.

Lap 49: Race order: David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher, Frentzen, Heidfeld, Trulli, Raikkonen.

Lap 48: Michael Schumacher spins but recovers and loses valuable time but is still ahead of Coulthard.

Lap 47: Coulthard pits for intermediates a lap later and Michael takes the lead

Lap 46: David Coulthard doesn't pit! while Michael is in the pits

Lap 46: Cars are in for wet tyres.

Lap 45: It is starting to rain heavier now!

Lap 44: Jarno Trulli makes his stop. Coulthard leading Michael by 0.9 seconds.

Lap 43: Frentzen pits for his single stop.

Lap 41: Michael Schumacher is catching David Coulthard however Michael is expected to stop once more. 

Lap 39: David Coulthard pits for his only stop unless it rains. He rejoins in the lead. 

Lap 38: Montoya is out!, he is hit from behind by Jos Verstappen. Coulthard leads the race.! 

Lap 36: Marques is the only remaining Brazilian on the track!

Lap 35: Light rain falling on the track.

Lap 34: Race order: Montoya 4 seconds ahead of David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher, Trulli, Frentzen, Heidfeld, Raikkonen, Panis. Button returns to the track.

Lap 33: Michael Schumacher not closing the gap to the top 2 drivers. 

Lap 33: Retirements: Hakkinen, Barrichello, Bernoldi, Alonso, Button, Burti

Lap 32: Luciano Burti retires.

Lap 32: It is raining near the circuit but not on the circuit yet!

Lap 31: Fastest lap for Montoya again. Interesting the Michael appears to be on a 2 stop strategy while Montoya on a single stop.

Lap 30: Montoya increasing his gap to Coulthard as Jenson Button pits and retires.

Lap 29: Panis pits for what is expected to be the first of his 2 stops.

Lap 28: Race order: Montoya 3.1 ahead of David Coulthard. Panis, Michael Schumacher, Trulli, Frentzen, Heidfeld, Raikkonen.

Lap 26: Montoya leads Coulthard by 2.9 seconds. Michael Schumacher rejoins in fifth after his stop.

Lap 25: Michael Schumacher in the pits (possibly on a 2 stop strategy!). Montoya still out in the lead.

Lap 24: Race order: Montoya 0.9 ahead of Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard. Panis, Trulli, Frentzen, Heidfeld, Raikkonen.

Lap 23: Montoya sets the fastest lap in the race.

Lap 21: Panis passes Trulli for 4th. He might be on a 2 stop strategy.

Lap 20: Panis catching Trulli while Frentzen appears to be having a problem as he is now 5 seconds behind Panis and is being caught by Heidfeld.

Lap 19: Race order: Montoya 0.9 ahead of Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard. Trulli, Panis, Frentzen, Heidfeld, Raikkonen.

Lap 17: Panis passes Frentzen for 5th place.

Lap 16: Race order: Montoya 0.7 ahead of Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard. Trulli, Frentzen, Panis, Heidfeld, Raikkonen.

Lap 15: Ralf Schumacher is still in the race but 4 laps down after being hit by Barrichello. He managed to get back to the pits and the mechanics managed to repair his car.

Lap 14: Race order: Montoya 0.6 ahead of Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard. Trulli, Frentzen, Panis, Heidfeld, Raikkonen.

Lap 12: Villeneuve pits early but returns to the track. He might have had a puncture.

Lap 12: Race order: Montoya 0.6 ahead of Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard. Trulli, Frentzen, Villeneuve.

Lap 10: Retirements: Mika Hakkinen (stalled), Rubens Barrichello (accident).

Lap 9: Montoya appears to settle in first and is starting to build a gap to Michael.

Lap 8: Villeneuve attempts to pass Frentzen but Frentzen manages to stay ahead.

Lap 6: Race order: Montoya ahead of Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard. Trulli, Frentzen, Villeneuve.

Lap 5: Eddie Irvine gets a 10 second penalty due to the mechanics staying on the grid for too long. 

Lap 4: Michael Schumacher very close to Montoya but on the straight Montoya is very hard to overtake. 

Lap 3: Race order: Montoya ahead of Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard. Trulli, Frentzen, Villeneuve.

Lap 2: Safety car leaves and Juan Pablo Montoya overtakes Michael Schumacher. Rubens Barrichello hits Ralf Schumacher.

Lap 1: It is amazing that no one touched Mika Hakkinen at the start.

Race Start: Mika Hakkinen stalls on the start. Michael Schumacher leads with Montoya in 2nd and Coulthard in 3rd. Safety car on track.

It took a while for the Jaguar mechanics to get away from Irvine's car. He might be penalised. Cars on the grid waiting for the start.

Mechanics are clearing the grid and the formation lap is underway.

The problem with Barrichello's race car was engine related. He is now in the spare car. Both Ferrari drivers have to be careful now as Ferrari only have one spare car here. Formation lap in 2 minutes.

It will be an interesting fight for the first corner between the Schumacher brothers. Formation lap in 5 minutes.

Drama with Rubens Barrichello as his car stops on the track on his way to the formation grid. He eventually gets back to the grid in the spare car. Formation lap in 10 minutes.

Formation Lap in 15 minutes. Mostly cloudy skies with a temperature of 29 degrees.