Michael Schumacher grabs his 10th Pole position of the season ahead of Mika Hakkinen and Ralf Schumacher. Juan Pablo Montoya was 4th ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Nick Heidfeld. Coulthard, Trulli, Alesi and Button make the top 10.

60 min: Hakkinen and Ralf Schumacher don't improve.

59 min: Michael Schumacher on provisional pole gets out of his car confident that he'll remain on Pole.

58 min: Heidfeld (6th), Fisichella (12) and de la Rosa (16) have completed all their allowed runs.

58 min: Ralf Schumacher also on his final run.

57 min: Hakkinen is on the track for his final run and so is Montoya.

56 min: Nick Heidfeld takes 6th way from Coulthard!

55 min: Enge loses it and goes off into the tyre barrier. He is OK. He was in 21nd place.

54 min: This is one of the closest Qualifying sessions we've had in a long time. Just over a second separates the top 10.

53 min: Top 10 - M Schumacher, Hakkinen, R Schumacher, Montoya, Barrichello, Coulthard, Heidfeld, Trulli, Alesi and Button.

52 min: Villeneuve moves into 18th but remains behind Alonso!

51 min: Michael Schumacher re-takes provisional pole with a time of 1:11.708. He is now 0.237 seconds faster than Hakkinen. Montoya in 4th.

51 min: Michael Schumacher fast ...

50 min: Jarno Trulli takes 8th away from Button. Michael starts his flyer.

49 min: Jenson Button moves into 8th place ahead of Fisichella. Michael Schumacher on the track for his 3rd run.

48 min: Ralf Schumacher improves his time but remains in 3rd. He is 0.041 seconds off Hakkinen's time!

47 min: Barrichello fails to improve. Ralf Schumacher on a flyer.

46 min: Top 10 - Hakkinen, M Schumacher, R Schumacher, Barrichello, Coulthard, Montoya, Heidfeld, Fisichella, Trulli and Raikkonen.

45 min: David Coulthard moves into 5th place.

44 min: Hakkinen takes provisional pole from Michael by 0.002 seconds.

42 min: Fisichella improves to 8th place. Hakkinen starts his third run. He aborted his second.

41 min: Most drivers have completed their second runs.

40 min: 20 minutes to go and Michael Schumacher is 0.345 seconds ahead of Ralf Schumacher. Barrichello in 3rd is not far behind Ralf.

39 min: Montoya moves into 4th place with a time of 1:12.506

38 min: Michael Schumacher takes provisional pole with a time of 1:11.947. The first to drop below the 1:12 mark.

38 min: Fernando Alonso moves into 17th place. That is impressive!

37 min: Ralf Schumacher takes provisional pole with a time of 1:12.292.

36 min: Top 10 - Barrichello, Hakkinen, Coulthard, Heidfeld, M Schumacher, Montoya, R Schumacher, Trulli, Fisichella and Raikkonen.

35 min: Villeneuve moves back to 19th with a time of 1:14.340. Hakkinen aborted his flying lap.

35 min: Nick Heidfeld takes 4th. Impressive!

34 min: Villeneuve starts his second flyer. He is currently in 20th!

33 min: Coulthard takes third with a time of 1:12.570

32 min: And Hakkinen too. Meanwhile Yoong improves in 22nd place.

31 min: Coulthard is back on the track for his second run.

30 min: Fisichella improves 2 places to 8th. Button is currently in 12th.

29 min: Bernoldi moves into 17th place while Alesi improves to 11th. Fisichella back on track

28 min: All the drivers have completed their first run. Bernoldi is back for his second run after aborting his first. Alesi is also back on the track.

27 min: Top 10 - Barrichello, Hakkinen, M Schumacher, Montoya, Coulthard, R Schumacher, Trulli, Heidfeld, Raikkonen and Fisichella.

26 min: Barrichello takes provisional pole with a time of 1:12.327. Michael Schumacher moves into 3rd!

25 min: Barrichello starts his flying lap and Michael Schumacher goes out on the track.

24 min: Ralf Schumacher moves into 4th place with a time of 1:12.822. Much slower than his best time this morning!

23 min: Ralf Schumacher starts his flyer while Barrichello goes out on the track.

23 min: Top 6 - Hakkinen, Montoya, Coulthard, Raikkonen, Fisichella and Alesi.

22 min: Hakkinen takes provisional pole with a time of 1:12.518. Ralf Schumacher on track.

22 min: Coulthard moves into second with a time of 1:12.743.

21 min: Montoya takes provisional Pole with a 1:12.679 which slower than his best time this morning.

20 min: Alesi takes provisional pole with a 1:13.564 which is faster than his best time in the morning. Montoya is faster though...

20 min: The 2 McLaren's are on the track.

19 min: Alesi and Montoya start their flyers.

18 min: Juan Pablo Montoya on the track and the fans go wild. Alesi also on the track.

17 min: Alonso goes fastest with a time of 1:14.443. That is faster than his time in the morning.

16 min: So far we have 3 drivers with times: Villeneuve, Verstappen and Yoong.

16 min: Fernando Alonso goes out on the track.

15 min: Jos Verstappen moves into second place with a time of 1:14.775.

14 min: Jos Verstappen starts his flying lap

13 min: Jacques Villeneuve sets a time of 1:14.657 which is slower than his best time this morning, Verstappen also on track.

12 min: Jacques Villeneuve is out on the track. He's had a miserable weekend so far ending up 19th fastest this morning!

10 min: Alex Yoong sets a time of 1:16.016. That is slower than his best time this morning!

9 min: Enrique Bernoldi aborts his lap and pits, Yoong starts his first flyer.

8 min: Enrique Bernoldi starts his flying lap as Alex Yoong goes out on the track for his first run.

6 min: Enrique Bernoldi is the first to go out onto the track. He was 16th fastest this morning.

5 min: No one out on the track yet!

3 min: We could see Yoong coming out soon?

2 min: No one has yet appeared on the track and that is expected.

Session underway

Strong support for Montoya in the stands with Columbian flags everywhere. He finished practice in 6th place. Qualifying starting in 2 minutes

Michael Schumacher dominated this morning sessions and it is expected that he'll clinch Pole today. Qualifying starting in 5 minutes

Session starting at 1:00 PM  local time. It is partly cloudy with the air temperature at 18 degrees.