Fastest Race lap in 2000 - Mika Hakkinen - 1:26.523

Ralf Schumacher wins his first ever Grand Prix ahead of David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello. Mika Hakkinen is 4th ahead of Jarno Trulli and Heinz Harald Frentzen.
Heidfeld, Panis, Alesi, Bernoldi, Burti and Button are the only remaining drivers.

Final lap:  Ralf leads Coulthard by 6.4 seconds.

Lap 61: Hakkinen also closes in on Barrichello but again he doesn't have enough laps to even try to pass him. 

Lap 60: Ralf responds, he was clearly controlling the pace of the race. 

Lap 59: Race Order: Ralf Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 6.2 seconds ahead of Rubens Barrichello. Hakkinen, Trulli and Frentzen make the top 6. Heidfeld, Panis, Alesi, Bernoldi, Burti Button are the only remaining drivers. 

Lap 58: 4 laps to go and the lead is still around 6 seconds.

Lap 57: Coulthard is closing the gap quicker than usual. He is now only 6 seconds behind with 5 laps to go.

Lap 55: Coulthard closes the gap to Ralf down to 9 seconds but there are not enough laps left. Ralf is controlling the pace.

Lap 54: Tarso Marques is the next retirement, he was 4 laps down anyway!

Lap 53: Race Order: Ralf Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 10.8 seconds ahead of Rubens Barrichello. Hakkinen, Trulli and Frentzen make the top 6. Heidfeld, Panis, Alesi, Bernoldi, Burti, Button and Marques are the only remaining drivers. 

Lap 52: 13 cars remaining. Ralf laps Frentzen and is closing in on Trulli!

Lap 51: Luciano Burti is struggling with his car.

Lap 50: Ralf Schumacher about to lap Frentzen in 6th!

Lap 49: Montoya rejoined after a whole minute in the pits but returns to the pits again and retires.

Lap 49: Race Order: Ralf Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 11.7 seconds ahead of Rubens Barrichello. Hakkinen, Trulli and Frentzen make the top 6. 

Lap 48: Drama for Montoya as the fuel hose is stuck. He loses a lot of time.

Lap 47: Barrichello pits.

Lap 47: Ralf leads David Coulthard.

Lap 46: Ralf Schumacher pits and so does Mika Hakkinen.

Lap 45: David Coulthard in the pits and so does Frentzen.

Lap 44: Jarno Trulli pits while Eddie Irvine retires with a problem.

Lap 43: David Coulthard appears to be slightly faster than Ralf Schumacher. He is 10 seconds behind.

Lap 42: Enrique Bernoldi pits as well for his second pit stop.

Lap 41: Button a lap down in 14th place pits again.

Lap 40: Barrichello in 3rd is 36 seconds behind Ralf Schumacher in 1st.

Lap 39: Race Order: Ralf Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 9.6 seconds ahead of Rubens Barrichello. Hakkinen, Montoya and Trulli make the top 6. Frentzen, Heidfeld, Irvine and Burti make the top 10.

Lap 38: Ralf lost some time while lapping Irvine, he still leads by 10 seconds.

Lap 37: Ralf Schumacher extends his lead to 13 seconds over David Coulthard.

Lap 36: 15 cars remaining. Alonso, Verstappen, Raikkonen, M Schumacher, Mazzacane, Villeneuve and Fisichella have retired.

Lap 35: Barrichello in 3rd is 40 seconds behind Ralf Schumacher.

Lap 34: Race Order: Ralf Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 10.2 seconds ahead of Rubens Barrichello. Hakkinen, Montoya and Trulli make the top 6. Frentzen, Burti, Heidfeld and Irvine make the top 10.

Lap 33: Barrichello rejoins in 3rd ahead of Mika Hakkinen! while Fisichella retires in the pits.

Lap 32: Rubens Barrichello pits, looks like a single stop?

Lap 31: Mazzacane and Villeneuve both retire with engine problems.

Lap 30: Race Order: Ralf Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 8.6 seconds ahead of Rubens Barrichello. Hakkinen, Montoya and Trulli. Barrichello yet to stop.

Lap 29: Montoya manages to pass Jarno Trulli.

Lap 29: Ralf Schumacher pits. It appears that all the top drivers are on a two stop strategy. Barrichello has yet to pit?

Lap 28: David Coulthard pits. Ralf Schumacher still out.

Lap 27: Juan Pablo Montoya pits.

Lap 26: Heinz Harald Frentzen pits. Also seems on a 2 stopper.

Lap 26: Race Order: Ralf Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 3.5 seconds ahead of Mika Hakkinen, Juan Pablo Montoya, Barrichello, Villeneuve, Frentzen, Trulli (stopped once), Heidfeld and Irvine..

Lap 25: Michael Schumacher returns to the pits and retires!

Lap 24: Trulli rejoins in 9th behind Frentzen while Michael Schumacher in in 17th.

Lap 24: Michael Schumacher pits and rejoins. Trulli goes into the pits. He is on a 2 stop strategy.

Lap 23: Michael Schumacher is slowing down. Looks like a puncture while Panis has lost a number of places!

Lap 22: More cars pit but none of the front runners.

Lap 21: Button makes two pit stops within 3 laps. The team fails to refuel his car the first time!

Lap 20: Ralf Schumacher sets the fastest lap of the race with a time of 1:26.394. He is now 3.5 seconds ahead of Coulthard.

Lap 19: A number of drivers are starting to pit. None of the top runners yet.

Lap 19: Race Order: Ralf Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 3.3 seconds ahead of Jarno Trulli, Mika Hakkinen, Juan Pablo Montoya, Barrichello, M Schumacher, Panis, Villeneuve and Frentzen.

Lap 18: Kimi Raikkonen goes off after suffering a problem with the back of his car.

Lap 18: Jarno Trulli (3rd) is now 22 seconds behind Ralf Schumacher (1st).

Lap 17: This is the second race in a row that a Williams car leads a race.

Lap 17: We don't know the race strategies at this stage but Trulli (3rd) is certainly holding up 4 drivers behind him. This is benefiting the top 2 runners.

Lap 16: Race Order: Ralf Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 2.1 seconds ahead of Jarno Trulli, Mika Hakkinen, Juan Pablo Montoya, Barrichello, M Schumacher, Panis, Raikkonen and Villeneuve.

Lap 15:  Ralf Schumacher already caught up with Marques!

Lap 14:  Frentzen is in 11th ahead of Heidfeld, Irvine, Alesi, Fisichella, Burti, Bernoldi, Button, Mazzacane and Marques.

Lap 13:  Trulli is holding Hakkinen, Montoya, Barrichello and Michael Schumacher.

Lap 13:  The gap between Ralf in 1st and Trulli in 3rd is 15.2 seconds. Mika Hakkinen is unable to get past Trulli so far. 

Lap 12: Race Order: Ralf Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 1.7 seconds ahead of Jarno Trulli, Mika Hakkinen, Juan Pablo Montoya, Barrichello, M Schumacher, Panis, Raikkonen and Villeneuve.

Lap 11:  David Coulthard sets the fastest lap with a time of 1:27.234. 

Lap 10:  Ralf Schumacher responds to Coulthard and sets the fastest lap of the race. The gap is now 1.9 seconds.

Lap 9:  Michael Schumacher manages to get past Panis for 7th.

Lap 9:  Race Order: Ralf Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 1.7 seconds ahead of Jarno Trulli, Mika Hakkinen, Juan Pablo Montoya, Barrichello, Panis, M Schumacher, Raikkonen and Villeneuve.

Lap 8:  Rubens Barrichello passes Olivier Panis for 6th.

Lap 7:  Jos Verstappen retires with a problem. His weekend hasn't been good!

Lap 6:  Mika Hakkinen is right behind Jarno Trulli. Barrichello is trying to pass Panis.

Lap 6:  Fernando Alonso is off in the Minardi. He is the first retirement of the race.

Lap 5:  Race Order: Ralf Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 2.5 seconds ahead of Jarno Trulli, Mika Hakkinen, Juan Pablo Montoya, Panis, Barrichello, M Schumacher, Raikkonen and Villeneuve.

Lap 4:  Rubens Barrichello passes Michael Schumacher. Michael must be in trouble.

Lap 3:  Montoya and Panis overtake Michael Schumacher!

Lap 2:  Race Order: Ralf Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 1.4 seconds ahead of Jarno Trulli, Mika Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher.

Lap 1:  Panis is 7th ahead of Barrichello, Raikkonen and Villeneuve make the top 10.

Lap 1:  Race order: R Schumacher, Coulthard, Trulli, Hakkinen, M Schumacher, Montoya.

Lap 1:  Mika Hakkinen is in 4th while Michael Schumacher is in 5th.

Race start: Ralf Schumacher makes a great start and is leading ahead of Coulthard and Trulli!

Formation lap underway and all the drivers get away without problems.

5 minutes to the start of the formation lap!

Williams only have 2 points but are the most serious threat to both Ferrari and McLaren. They currently have the most powerful engine in Formula 1 and with Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya driving, expect to see some surprises during the season.

This race will be crucial for Mika Hakkinen if he is to mount a challenge to Coulthard and Michael in the championship.

All the cars have left their pits and are on the grid. No dramas this time.

Weather conditions played an interesting role all weekend so far but it doesn't look like we'll have any surprises (from the weather) during the race.

It will also be interesting to see if the new regulations and the stickier tyres will make overtaking any easier this year. Last overtaking was minimal and Michael Schumacher passed Mika Hakkinen through the pits and so did David Coulthard who was stuck behind Rubens Barrichello until the pit first stop.

Ferrari are using the hard compound Bridgestone tyre, McLaren and the rest of the Bridgestone runners are using the softer compound. Williams are using the Michelin tyres. The tyre choice could be crucial to the outcome of the race. 

Weather conditions are sunny with a temperature of 15 degrees. 

Race scheduled to start at 2:00 PM local time. That is 12:00 PM GMT, click here for the World Clock