Michael Schumacher wins ahead of Rubens Barrichello. A 1-2 for Ferrari at home. Ralf Schumacher is third and Montoya is 4th. Jenson Button gets home ahead f David Coulthard. Good result for Villeneuve as he finishes 7th and the only Honda runner left.
Felipe Massa is 8th ahead of Trulli, Heidfeld and Webber.

Final lap ...

Lap 61: Order - M Schumacher, Barrichello, R Schumacher, Montoya, Button, Coulthard, Villeneuve, Massa, Trulli, Heidfeld and Webber.

Lap 60:  2 laps to go. 

Lap 59: 3 laps to go and Michael leads Rubens by 14.877 seconds. Felipe Massa gets by Jarno Trulli. Trulli could be in trouble. 

Lap 58: The positions are safe provided no mechanical failures or mistakes. Felipe Massa is pushing Trulli though. 4 laps to go. 

Lap 57: 11 cars remaining. We have 2 Ferrari's, 2 Williams', 2 Renaults and 2 Saubers 

Lap 56: The top 5 are on the same lap. 

Lap 55: Michael Schumacher laps the McLaren of David Coulthard. McLaren have slipped back a lot this season.

Lap 54: Michael Schumacher leads Rubens Barrichello by 12 seconds. Ralf Schumacher is third with a huge gap to Montoya (18 seconds). Jenson Button is 5th ahead of David Coulthard. 

Lap 53: Enrique Bernoldi goes off. All the Cosworth powered cars are now out of the race.

Lap 52: Retirements: McNish, Sato, Fisichella, Frentzen, Salo, de la Rosa, Raikkonen, Irvine.

Lap 50: Order - M Schumacher, Barrichello, R Schumacher, Montoya, Button, Coulthard, Villeneuve, Trulli, Massa, Heidfeld, Bernoldi and Webber.

Lap 49: Coulthard pits. So everyone was on a 2 stopper. They just left the first stop too late, beyond half distance.

Lap 48: It appears that Montoya had to stop as the tyre wear was excessive. Coulthard ready to pit as well.

Lap 48: No I was wrong, Montoya pits, he was just off the pace today!.

Lap 48: Order - M Schumacher, Barrichello, Montoya, R Schumacher, Coulthard and Villeneuve make the top 6.

Lap 47: Irvine stops on the track. 2 Retirements for Jaguar!

Lap 47: Barrichello pits. Michael takes the lead. Looks like Montoya and Coulthard are on single stops while the rest of the top 3 teams are on 2 stops.

Lap 46: Montoya gets ahead of Ralf in the pits. Is he on a single stop ?

Lap 46: Michael Schumacher pits and so does Ralf Schumacher. Barrichello leads.

Lap 45: Ferrari getting ready for a pit stop. This is turning out to be interesting. We'll see if Williams will do the same ?

Lap 45: Raikkonen pits and retires. The is 3 retirements in a row!

Lap 44: Order - M Schumacher, Barrichello, R Schumacher, Montoya, Raikkonen, Coulthard, Button, Villeneuve, Panis, Trulli. Retirements: McNish, Sato, Fisichella, Frentzen, Salo, de la Rosa.

Lap 43: Michael leads Rubens by 14.2 seconds. Ralf is 23 seconds behind while Montoya is 40 seconds behind.

Lap 42: And Jenson Button pits from 6th. He takes 9 seconds. Coulthard back in 6th place.

Lap 41: Jarno Trulli pits. 9.8 seconds, this is interesting! 

Lap 40: Nick Heidfeld stops for his second scheduled stop but his 4th stop after suffering a re-fulling problem and a penalty! 

Lap 40: Michael leads Barrichello by 15.4 seconds. 

Lap 39: Barrichello flying, he sets the fastest lap of the race so far with a 1:24.170. 

Lap 39: Felipe Massa pits for the second time. It seems they are the only team on a two stop strategy. 

Lap 38: Rubens Barrichello is pulling away from Ralf Schumacher.

Lap 37: Order - M Schumacher, Barrichello, R Schumacher, Montoya, Raikkonen, Button, Coulthard, Trulli, Massa, Villeneuve. Retirements: McNish, Sato, Fisichella, Frentzen, Salo, de la Rosa.

Lap 36: Michael Schumacher leads Barrichello by 16.7 seconds. Ralf is 4 seconds behind Rubens.

Lap 35: Button has passed Coulthard through the pits!

Lap 35: David Coulthard is the last of the top 6 to pit. 7.2 seconds. At this stage it is not clear if the drivers will stop again or not. It could be that all the top 6 are on a single stop but Montoya's pace was slow compared to Ralf ?.

Lap 34: Order - M Schumacher, Barrichello, R Schumacher, Montoya, Coulthard, Raikkonen, Button, Trulli, Massa, Villeneuve. Retirements: McNish, Sato, Fisichella, Frentzen, de la Rosa.

Lap 33: Pedro de la Rosa retires. Barrichello takes second from Ralf via the pits.

Lap 33: Barrichello pits and also takes 7.4 seconds. Montoya pits and takes 6.8 seconds.

Lap 33: Barrichello will try to pass Ralf through the pits as he is pushing now.

Lap 32: Ralf Schumacher pits. 7.4 seconds too. Barrichello leads.

Lap 32: Michael Schumacher pits. 7.4 seconds. Looks like the first of 2 stops.

Lap 31: Raikkonen pits.

Lap 31: Michael Schumacher sets another fastest lap with a 1:24.344. Ferrari mechanics getting ready.

Lap 30: Barrichello is now pushing hard after being held up by Irvine. He is only half a second behind.

Lap 30: Order - M Schumacher, R Schumacher, Barrichello, Montoya, Raikkonen, Coulthard, Villeneuve, Button, Trulli, Massa. Retirements: McNish, Sato, Fisichella, Frentzen.

Lap 29: Salo pits with problems. Looks like he'll retire 

Lap 29: Michael leads Ralf by 16.8 seconds. 

Lap 28: Barrichello struggles to pass Irvine and is clearly frustrated.

Lap 28: Panis pits from 8th.

Lap 27: Michael sets another fastest lap with a 1:24.656. Frentzen retires.

Lap 27: Order - M Schumacher, R Schumacher, Barrichello, Montoya, Raikkonen, Coulthard, Villeneuve, Panis, Frentzen, Button. Retirements: McNish, Sato, Fisichella

Lap 26: Juan Pablo Montoya is lapping close to the leaders but he is 27 seconds behind. We'll have to wait and see if he is on a different strategy. 

Lap 25: Michael Schumacher goes fastest again with a time of 1:25.183 

Lap 25: Button pits and has managed to get out ahead of Trulli. 

Lap 25: Michael leads Ralf by 11.7 seconds. Drama for Heidfeld as he gets a penalty from speeding in the pit lane! 

Lap 24: Jarno Trulli and Enrique Bernoldi pit 

Lap 24: Nick Heidfeld is now back in 18th place after pitting twice due to a re-fuelling problem. 

Lap 23: And laps Webber. 

Lap 23: Michael getting ready to lap de la Rosa, the first of the backmarkers 

Lap 22: Fisichella retires. 

Lap 21: Heidfeld pits again and takes fuel.

Lap 21: Order - M Schumacher, R Schumacher, Barrichello, Montoya, Raikkonen, Coulthard, Trulli, Button, Villeneuve, Panis. Retirements: McNish, Sato

Lap 20: Michael leads Ralf by 11.5 seconds. Barrichello is 1.3 seconds behind.

Lap 19: Felipe Massa pits  9.4 seconds and he passes Heidfeld

Lap 18: Felipe Massa pits  9.4 seconds and he passes Heidfeld

Lap 17: Nick Heidfeld pits. A long one 17.9 seconds

Lap 16: Order remains - M Schumacher, R Schumacher, Barrichello, Montoya, Raikkonen, Coulthard, Trulli, Button, Heidfeld, Massa. Retirements: McNish, Sato

Lap 15: The midfield is very close and their order will certainly be decided by their strategies. 

Lap 15: Michael now leads Ralf by 10.2 seconds. Barrichello 0.8 seconds behind Ralf. 

Lap 14: Only 2 retirements so far. At the back Webber is staying close to Irvine and keeping de la Rosa behind! 

Lap 13: Michael leads by 9.7 seconds. The gap continues to increase. Montoya is now 19.8 seconds behind Michael. 

Lap 12: Barrichello only 0.7 seconds behind Ralf 

Lap 12: Behind the top 10 we have Villeneuve, Panis, Frentzen, Bernoldi, Salo, Fisichella, Irvine, Webber and de la Rosa. 

Lap 12: Another fastest lap for Michael, a 1:25.945 

Lap 11: David Coulthard in 6th is unable to keep up with Raikkonen. He is being caught by the Renaults and Saubers. 

Lap 10: Michael leads by 7 seconds. 

Lap 10: Juan Pablo is now 13.7 seconds behind. Could he be on a heavier fuel load ?

Lap 9: Order remains - M Schumacher, R Schumacher, Barrichello, Montoya, Raikkonen, Coulthard, Trulli, Button, Heidfeld, Massa. Retirements: McNish, Sato

Lap 8: Takuma Sato rejoins but he is slow. Looks like a retirement for him!

Lap 7: Gap is now 5.2 seconds (Michael to Ralf)

Lap 7: Michael sets another fastest lap with a 1:26.261.

Lap 6: Michael Schumacher sets fastest lap again with a 1:26.424. Massa pushing Heidfeld.

Lap 6: Michael Schumacher continues to build a gap. He is now 4 seconds ahead of Ralf. Takuma Sato pits. Clearly some kind of problem.

Lap 5: Order - M Schumacher, R Schumacher, Barrichello, Montoya, Raikkonen, Coulthard, Trulli, Button, Heidfeld, Massa. Retirements: McNish

Lap 4: Michael leads Ralf by 3.2 seconds. Barrichello a second behind while Montoya is 8 seconds behind Michael.

Lap 3: Michael Schumacher sets the fastest lap with a 1:26.561.

Lap 2: Both Renault drivers managed to get ahead of Heidfeld and Massa overtook Villeneuve at the start for 10th.

Lap 1: Michael leads Ralf by 1.7 seconds.

Lap 1: Order - M Schumacher, R Schumacher, Barrichello, Montoya, Raikkonen, Coulthard

Race Start: Montoya is 4th ahead of Raikkonen and Coulthard. McNish stalls.

Race Start: Ralf Schumacher gets in front of Barrichello and takes second. Michael leads.

Lights!

Cars forming back on the grid

All the cars get away without problems.

Formation lap underway!

Track temperature at 20 degrees. Air Temperature at 17 degrees. Formation lap in 2 minutes

Ferrari look strong here at their first of two home races. Williams are their main threat while McLaren will have to settle for 3rd unless there is drama at the front. Renault and Sauber will be fighting for fourth and we'll have to see how the latest evolution Honda engine will perform under race conditions. Formation lap in 5 minutes.

It is not drizzling any more. That would be a relief for the Michelin runners who struggle under wet and cold conditions. There are a few dark clouds though that look threatening. Formation lap in 10 minutes.

The pit lane has now closed. It appears that all the cars have made it to the grid without problems. Formation lap in 15 minutes.

For the first time this season, one driver will not start after failing to Qualify and that is Minardi's driver Alex Yoong. Takuma Sato failed to qualify in Australia but was allowed to race due to exceptional circumstances. This time the stewards rightly rejected Minardi's appeal to allow Yoong to start as there were no exceptional circumstances. Formation lap in 15 minutes.

Michael Schumacher starts from Pole with his team-mate Rubens Barrichello alongside him. Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya make it a Williams second row while Kimi Raikkonen and David Coulthard are on the 3rd row. Formation lap in 20 minutes.

There is a bit of drizzle at the moment!. The pit exit has opened and the cars have 15 minutes to form on the grid.

Formation lap at 2:00 PM local time. The weather is partly cloudy with a temperature of 18 degrees.