Final Order: Michael Schumacher ahead of Rubens Barrichello and David Coulthard. Jenson Button, Mika Hakkinen and Heinz Harald Frentzen make the top 6.

45 min: Rubens Barrichello moves into 2nd with a time of 1:15.014.

42 min: David Coulthard moves into 2nd place with a time of 1:15.139. 0.335 seconds slower than Michael Schumacher.

40 min: Jenson Button moves into 2nd place with a time of 1:15.153. Coulthard on track.

38 min: Top 10 - M Schumacher, Barrichello, Hakkinen, Button, Frentzen, Coulthard, Fisichella, Villeneuve, R Schumacher and Diniz.

36 min: Hakkinen doesn't improve while Barrichello goes out on the track.

34 min: Hakkinen is out on the track.

32 min: Jenson Button goes out on the track but fails to improve.

30 min: 15 minutes remaining and it is Michael Schumacher ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Mika Hakkinen. Jenson Button, Heinz Harald Frentzen and David Coulthard make the top 6.

28 min: Michael Schumacher goes even faster with a time of 1:14.804.

27 min: Top 6 - M Schumacher, Barrichello, Button, Frentzen, Coulthard, Hakkinen.

26 min: David Coulthard on the track but has not improved.

24 min: Michael Schumacher moves into 1st position with a time of 1:15.008.

22 min: Ralf Schumacher moves into 8th place. It is unusually close at the top with less than half a second separating the top 9!

20 min: Top 10 - Barrichello, Button, Frentzen, Coulthard, M Schumacher, Hakkinen, Fisichella, Villeneuve, Diniz and Trulli.

18 min: Jenson Button moves into 2nd with a time of 1:15.350 just 0.07 seconds behind Barrichello.

16 min: Villeneuve doesn't improve, Barrichello on track.

14 min: Marc Gene spins but recovers. Villeneuve on track.

12 min: Michael Schumacher improves to 4th with a time of 1:15.546. Less than 0.5 seconds separate the top 7.

10 min: Frentzen goes into 2nd just 0.119 seconds behind Barrichello. Top 6 - Barrichello, Frentzen, Coulthard, Button, Villeneuve and Hakkinen.

9 min: Barrichello improves to 1:15.280 while Fisichella enters the top 6.

7 min: Coulthard moves into 2nd with a time of 1:15.508. Hakkinen on track.

5 min: Top 6 - Barrichello, Button, Villeneuve, Hakkinen, Trulli and Coulthard.

4 min: Jacques Villeneuve moves into 4th with a time of 1:16.114.

2 min: Rubens Barrichello goes fastest with a time of 1:15.433

Pit lane opens and Rubens Barrichello is the first to go out.