Pole Time 99' - Mika Hakkinen - 1:22.432

60 min : Final Order: Michael Schumacher ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Mika Hakkinen. Villeneuve, Coulthard and Trulli make the top 6.

59 min : Mika Hakkinen remains in 3rd with a time of 1:23.967.

58 min : Final run for Barrichello, Coulthard and Hakkinen with a lot of traffic!

57 min : Villeneuve fails to improve on his last tun. Trulli doesn't improve either and stays in 6th.

55 min : 5 minutes remaining. No more laps for Michael Schumacher. Villeneuve on his final run.

51 min : Rubens Barrichello improves but remains in 2nd with a time of 1:23.797.

49 min : Michael Schumacher retakes pole from his teammate with a time of 1:23.770.

47 min : Villeneuve takes 4th with a time of 1:24.238. That is exactly the same time as Hakkinen's to the 1000's of a second!

45 min : Villeneuve and Ralf Schumacher go out on their 3rd run this session.

42 min : Top 6 - Barrichello, M Schumacher, Hakkinen, Coulthard, Villeneuve and Trulli.

40 min : Mika Hakkinen moves into 3rd with a time of 1:24.238.

38 min : Michael Schumacher improves his time to 1:23.888 but Rubens Barrichello betters that with a time on 1:23.874

36 min : Top 6 - M Schumacher ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Mika Hakkinen. Coulthard, Villeneuve  and Ralf Schumacher make the top 6. Just over half a second separates the top 6. Ralf on his second run

34 min : Villeneuve moves into 5th with a time of 1:24.466.

33 min : Villeneuve currently in 13th goes out for his second run.

32 min : Everyone has completed their first timed lap.

28 min : Top 6 - M Schumacher ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Mika Hakkinen. Coulthard, Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli make the top 6.

27 min : Michael Schumacher grabs provisional pole on his second run followed closely by Hakkinen. Barrichello moves into 2nd moments later.

26 min : Ralph Schumacher takes provisional pole with a time of 1:24.602. Michael Schumacher runs wide on his first run.

25 min : Top 5 - Jenson Button ahead of Villenevue, Wurz, Gene and Mazzacane. No other times set!

24 min : Jenson Button takes provisional pole with a time of 1:25.123.

23 min : Both Williams are on the track.

22 min : Alexander Wurz sets a time of 1:26.062.

20 min : More action with Wurz and Verstappen on the track

18 min : Mazzacane sets a time of 1:27.786 and then retires in the track!

16 min : Marc Gene sets a time of 1:26.903 while his teammate Mazzacane goes out on the track for his first run.

14 min : Marc Gene goes out on the track.

13 min : Jacques Villeneuve sets a time of 1:25.688.

11 min : Jacques Villeneuve is the first to go out on the track!

10 min : Still no cars out on the track!.

5 min : No cars out on the track yet.

0 min : Qualifying underway with no cars appearing on the track. It will probably take 10 - 15 minutes before we see anyone on the track.

Michael Schumacher was fastest this morning in both practice sessions. His best time was 1:23.904 which is almost 1.5 seconds slower than last year's pole position. This is due to the modified first chicane. Qualifying starts in 2 minutes.

Qualifying to start in 5 minutes. Weather conditions sunny and a temperature of 24 degrees.