Final Order: Michael Schumacher ahead of David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen, Barrichello, Trulli and Button make the top 6.

57 minutes: David Coulthard improves to 2nd with a time of 1:14.392. Mika Hakkinen only had one lap left but went out to give Coulthard a tow on the straight.

55 minutes: Top 6 - M Schumacher, Hakkinen, Barrichello, Coulthard, Trulli , Button.

53 minutes: Jarno Trulli fails to improve, Ralf Schumacher on track.

51 minutes: Jarno Trulli on his final run.

49 minutes: Michael Schumacher fails to improve, Pedro Diniz moves into 9th position.

47 minutes: Both Ferrari's are out on their final run. Frentzen fails to improve in 7th.

45 minutes: David Coulthard fails to improve on his position and stays in 4th.

43 minutes: Top 10 - M Schumacher, Hakkinen, Barrichello, Coulthard, Trulli, Button, Frentzen, Villeneuve, R Schumacher and Diniz.

40 minutes: Mika Hakkinen moves into 2nd place 0.162 seconds behind Michael Schumacher.

38 minutes: Frentzen spins but recovers.

36 minutes: Top 6 - M Schumacher, Barrichello, Hakkinen, Coulthard, Trulli , Button.

36 minutes: Michael Schumacher improves to 1:14.226 while Trulli moves into 5th.

34 minutes: Jean Alesi retires, Villeneuve spins but recovers and both Ferrari's are on the track.

32 minutes: Alexander Wurz moves into 11th place with a time of 1:15.762.

30 minutes: No improvements in the top 10.

27 minutes: Top 6 remains M Schumacher, Barrichello, Hakkinen, Coulthard, Button, Frentzen.

25 minutes: Irvine and Herbert struggling in 15th and 17th. Irvine goes off but recovers.

23 minutes: Pedro Diniz moves into 10th place.

20 minutes: Top 10 - M Schumacher, Barrichello, Hakkinen, Coulthard, Button, Frentzen, Trulli, Villeneuve, R Schumacher and Zonta.

17 minutes: Ralf Schumacher moves into 9th between Zonta and Villeneuve.

15 minutes: Michael Schumacher fails to improve on his second run just 0.008 seconds slower than his fastest time.

13 minutes: David Coulthard goes out on his second run but doesn't improve. Frentzen moves into 6th.

12 minutes: Rubens Barrichello moves into 2nd with a time of 1:14.600

11 minutes: Villeneuve improves but stays in 7th while Ricardo Zonta has moved into 8th.

10 minutes: Top 10 - M Schumacher, Hakkinen, Barrichello, Coulthard, Button, Trulli, Villeneuve, Diniz, de la Rosa and Salo.

8 minutes: All the drivers have set times. They are worried that it could rain.

6 minutes: Michael Schumacher takes provisional pole with a time of 1:14.492.

4 minutes: Top 6 - Hakkinen, Barrichello, Coulthard, Button, Trulli and Villeneuve.

4 minutes: Hakkinen retakes provisional pole with a time of 1:14.689.

3 minutes: Barrichello takes provisional pole with a time of 1:14.796.

2 minutes: Hakkinen sets a time of 1:16.170. Coulthard starts his timed lap.

1 minutes: Hakkinen starts his first timed lap.

Qualifying session underway. Several drivers are on the track already.

The practice sessions were divided between Ferrari and McLaren and it will be interesting to see who ends up on pole. Qualifying starts in 2 minutes.

Session starts in 5 minutes. Weather conditions cloudy with a temperature of 26 degrees