30 min: Final Order - Ricardo Zonta fastest ahead of Mika Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher. Coulthard, Verstappen and Salo make the top 6.

28 min: Michael Schumacher improves to 2nd 0.145 seconds behind Zonta while Hakkinen moves into 4th.

27 min: Jenson Button finally improves to 8th with a time of 1:27.573.

25 min: 5 minutes remaining and most drivers go out back again for their final run.

23 min: Top 6 - Zonta, Coulthard, M Schumacher, Verstappen, Hakkinen and Barrichello.

21 min: Jenson Button improves but is still 8 seconds off the pace in 22nd position.

20 min: Zonta goes fastest with a time of 1:26.448 while Michael Schumacher goes 3rd.

19 min: Top 10 - Coulthard, Zonta, Hakkinen, Barrichello, de la Rosa, Villeneuve, Frentzen, Diniz, Irvine and Wurz.

17 min: David Coulthard spins 360 degrees but manages to continue and heads back to the pits.

15 min: Only Michael Schumacher has yet to set a timed lap. Jenson Button set a time but is 21st and 10 seconds off the pace!

14 min: Top 6 - Coulthard, Zonta, Hakkinen, de la Rosa, Villeneuve and Barrichello. Order changing every minute!

13 min: Villeneuve improves to 2nd place but remains over a second slower than Zonta !

11 min: Villeneuve moves into 3rd but he is over 1.5 seconds slower than his teammate.

10 min: Top 6 - Zonta, Coulthard, Verstappen, Diniz, Fisichella and Villeneuve. Order changing every minute!

9 min: Jos Verstappen moves into 2nd followed by Fisichella and Villeneuve. Zonta still fastest after improving to 1:26.900.

7 min: Eddie Irvine sets a slow time of 1:34.120 while Ralf Schumacher sets a time of 1:31.542.

5 min: Several drivers go back out in their spare cars including Hakkinen and Coulthard. Zonta improves to 1:28.291.

3 min: Ricardo Zonta stays out and sets the first timed lap with a time of 1:29.488.

2 min: All the drivers have gone out on their installation laps. The drivers with spare cars will go back out immediately.

Session underway with most cars leaving the pits with Frentzen leading the way.

Warmup starting in 5 minutes. Weather conditions sunny and a temperature of 18 degrees.