99' Pole - Michael Schumacher - 1:39.688

Final Order: Alexander Wurz ahead of Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard. Michael Schumacher, Eddie Irvine and Rubens Barrichello make the top 6.

45 min: Mika Hakkinen takes second from Coulthard. He is 0.03 seconds slower than Wurz.

45 min: David Coulthard takes 2nd place under a tenth of a second slower than Wurz.

44 min: Hakkinen improves his time but remains in 3rd place. Top 4 separated by under 0.3 seconds.

43 min: Eddie Irvine moves into 5th place.

43 min: David Coulthard moves ahead of Rubens Barrichello into 4th place.

42 min: Drivers on their final run this session. Frentzen does not appear to be setting any lap times this session.

40 min: 5 minutes to go and Alexander Wurz is fastest ahead of Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen. Rubens Barrichello, David Coulthard and Johnny Herbert make the top 6.

38 min: Jean Alesi moves into 10th place!

37 min: Johnny Herbert moves into 6th position.

36 min: Michael Schumacher moves into 2nd place 0.125 seconds behind Wurz.

35 min: Top 10 - Wurz, Hakkinen, Barrichello, Coulthard, M Schumacher, Villeneuve, R Schumacher, Irvine, Verstappen and Fisichella.

32 min: Rubens Barrichello moves into 3rd place with a time of 1:39.135

31 min: Michael Schumacher is on the track while Jacques Villeneuve moves into 5th splitting the Schumacher's

30 min: 15 minutes remaining in this session and Wurz in a Benetton is at the top of the timesheets followed by the 2 McLaren's and Michael Schumacher.

29 min: Heinz Harald Frentzen is the only driver not to set a time so far.

28 min: Alexander Wurz goes fastest with a time of 1:38.318!

26 min: Ralf Schumacher goes 5th splitting the Ferrari's

24 min: Fisichella goes off. Top 10 - Hakkinen, Coulthard, Wurz, M Schumacher, Barrichello, Villeneuve, Fisichella, Trulli, Herbert, Zonta.

22 min: Hakkinen improves again with a time of 1:38.548!

21 min: David Coulthard improves but is still 0.239 seconds behind Hakkinen.

20 min: Mika Hakkinen retakes first place with a time of 1:38.947. The first to drop under the 1:39 mark.

19 min: Top 10: Coulthard, Hakkinen, Wurz, M Schumacher, Villeneuve, Fisichella, Zonta, Button, Verstappen, R Schumacher.

18 min: Jenson Button stops on the track.

18 min: Mika Hakkinen goes fastest with a time of 1:39.470 but Coulthard goes even faster with a time of 1:39.416.

17 min: Jacques Villeneuve goes third with a time of 1:39.958.

16 min: Alexander Wurz goes even faster with a time of 1:39.480!

15 min: Michael Schumacher goes fastest with a time of 1:39.509 already faster than Pole time last year.

14 min: The order is changing quickly, top 10 - Fisichella, Button, Verstappen, R Schumacher, Heidfeld, Herbert, Villeneuve, Salo, de la Rosa.

12 min: Ralf Schumacher moves into 4th while Jacques Villeneuve who missed all of the second practice yesterday due to a fuel supply problem is in 5th.

11 min: Several drivers start their timed laps. Fisichella takes first spot.

10 min: Only 4 drivers have set times so far with Herbert ahead of Fisichella, Verstappen and de la Rosa.

10 min: Giancarlo Fisichella goes 2nd with a time of 1:40.648.

9 min: Johnny Herbert retakes first place with a time of 1:40.529.

8 min: Pedro de la Rosa takes first place with a time of 1:41.316. His teammate Jos Verstappen starts his first timed lap.

7 min: Heinz Harald Frentzen stalls in the pit lane. He is pushed back to the Jordan garage.

6 min: Pedro de la Rosa sets a time of 1:42.799 over a second slower than Herbert.

5 min: Johnny Herbert is the first to set a time with 1:41.762. This time would put him in 11th place compared to yesterday's times.

3 min: Michael Schumacher goes out on his installation lap. Johnny Herbert stays on the track and starts his first timed lap.

2 min: Most drivers complete their installation lap. Ferrari, McLaren and Jordan have yet to go out though!

1 min: Jos Verstappen is on the track followed by de la Rosa, Diniz and Zonta. A few more follow.

Jos Verstappen will be the first to go out. He is waiting in the pit lane. Session starting in 1 minute.

Michael Schumacher was fastest in the first practice session yesterday but Mika Hakkinen managed to top the timesheets after the second practice. Session starts in 2 minutes.

Session starting in 5 minutes. Weather conditions cloudy but hot conditions. The air temperature is 27 degrees.