The Brazilian Grand Prix will go down into the history of Formula One as one of the most dramatic, confusing, and action-packed races of all time. The confusion was such that even days after the race ended, no-one knows who the winner was. Atlas F1's Pablo Elizalde reviews the entire weekend's events and results from a race that is likely to be remembered for years to come

Lady luck seems to be on Formula One's side this year - only three races into 2003, the Grand Prix season is undergoing one of the most nerve-wrecking starts in recent times. Moreover, it's hard to recall a race as chaotic and unpredictable as last Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix. Not only did the race end in a premature and unforeseeable fashion, but three days after the results have been made official it now seems the winner of the race is yet to be declared.

Despite the off-track controversy, Formula One is on a roll on track, and most of the factors that worked against the show last season, seem to be working in its favour this year, although partly thanks to a lucky start and not just to the new rules. Maybe it's because the fans have been accustomed to predictable races in the past years but, despite F1's flying start of 2003, it is still hard to offer a verdict over the "new" Formula One, as it seems that luck and, especially the conditions, have played in its favour.

The Brazilian Grand Prix was another example of how the weather is the most influential factor when it comes down to adding excitement to the races. However, it was not only the rain that turned the Interlagos race into a rollercoaster ride for the drivers. The rules had their share of blame too.

The new qualifying system once more proved to be almost as effective as in the first two races of the season. For some, qualifying will continue to be a meaningless contest as long as it keeps its current form. For others, it's the pinnacle of excitement and will continue to be so as long as it provides a grid shake-up that guarantees action come race day.

Apart from the weather and the new qualifying, the other major factor that made for a dramatic weekend was the new wet weather one-tyre rule that, as expected before the start of the season, created a controversy that it is likely to continue as long as the rule stays.

Having the whole field starting on intermediate tyres on a day where even the Safety Car was struggling to stay on track seemed less than sensible from a safety point of view. As the FIA pointed out, however, it was the teams who accepted the rule and, perhaps more importantly, it was them who opted to take intermediates rather than full wet-weather tyres to Brazil.

The rule makers and the teams will meet before the San Marino Grand Prix, and chances are this new rule will be carefully looked at.

Ironically, one of the main detractors of the new rules again was the main beneficiary come race day, as Ron Dennis's McLaren team emerged, at least until the FIA announced they weren't sure who had won the race, as the best performers. Given the circumstances in the first three races of the season, it is not hard to see what McLaren are doing better than their rivals. Apart from having a very fast and so far reliable car, both Kimi Raikkonen and David Coulthard have been the best at staying out of trouble, and so far that has proven vital.

Some luck in Raikkonen's case meant he was declared the winner for the second consecutive race, but the top spot could have belonged to Coulthard had the race not been stopped 17 laps from the end. Or it could still belong to Giancarlo Fisichella after next Friday's meeting. In a race full of "what ifs", the end result is the only thing that mattered, and after his maiden win in Malaysia two weeks earlier, Raikkonen looks to be already benefitting from the luck of the champions, no matter what happens on Friday. This to the dismay of his teammate Coulthard, who looked like a winner but finished only fourth after pitting at the wrong time.

The Scot's case, however, was not as heartbreaking as it was for Fisichella or local hero Rubens Barrichello, who could have also argued they had more claim to victory than Raikkonen. The chaotic end of the race looked especially cruel for the Jordan driver and his team, who had already started to celebrate Fisichella's maiden F1 win after 110 Grands Prix, only to be stolen from them seconds later. It will certainly be ironic if the Italian gets the win back almost a week later.

It was hard not to feel sorry for Barrichello too after the Brazilian finally looked set to break his duck at Interlagos. Starting from pole and after a good recovery back to first place, the Ferrari driver was looking better than ever until his car stopped seven laps before the race ended. His retirement meant Ferrari failed to finish in the points for the first time since 1999 following Michael Schumacher's third costly mistake in a row.

No one would have predicted the five-times champion would have struggled to come to terms with F1's new situation. But three races into the season, Schumacher's grip on Grand Prix racing seems loose and it will surely take him a lot of work to get things back on track following his first retirement in nearly two years.

Ferrari and Schumacher have done quite the opposite as McLaren so far this season, and although the F2002 still seems to be the fastest car of the field, the World Champions have dropped the ball more than any of their rivals could have hoped for after a 2002 season of total dominance. With the start of the European season at their home, the pressure will be on Ferrari and their new car to get back to winning ways.

Renault and Williams are living a similar situation. While the French squad, and especially Fernando Alonso, are benefitting from a perfect reliability record, Williams and their drivers are struggling to keep out of trouble, and the real pace of the FW25 continues to be somewhat of a mystery.

Alonso, who thankfully escaped injury from a horrific crash, again impressed with his speed and maturity, and despite a penalty he scored his second consecutive podium. Like Raikkonen, Alonso benefitted from the premature end of the race, while like Coulthard, Williams driver Ralf Schumacher came out on the losing end and lost what looked like a certain podium finish. As it was, the German finished outside the points and Williams left hoping for the European season to get back on track.

Qualifying Analysis

Whether you are a fan of the new qualifying format or not, there was no denial the Brazilian Grand Prix provided one of the most exciting and close sessions in recent times and certainly the most entertaining of the 2003 season, with the Brazilian fans having to wait until the final second of Mark Webber's flying lap to start celebrating Rubens Barrichello's first pole position at home.

The Ferrari driver got back to the top stop of the grid for the first time since last year's Hungarian Grand Prix, and led a field that saw the top 13 drivers finishing within a second of Barrichello's time. As the teams continued to get to grips with the new system, trying to extract the best from qualifying without compromising their chances in the race, it was the turn of Jaguar driver Webber to be the surprise of the weekend.

Qualifying was not exempt of controversy this time, and the Friday session was nearly called off after some of the drivers presented a petition, claiming the conditions were not safe enough for the session to take place. Both Bridgestone and Michelin had opted to take intermediates to Brazil, and by the start of the first qualifying session, the Interlagos circuit nearly resembled a swimming pool.

In the end the petition did not succeed and the drivers had to do their best to complete their laps without spinning off, something some managed to do better than others. Luckily, on Saturday the track was dry and there were no major dramas.

The Grid

1. Rubens Barrichello Saturday time: 1:13.807
Friday Qualifying: 2nd, 1:23.249

It took him nine tries, but finally Barrichello managed to make a childhood dream come true and scored pole position in front of his home crowd. "What I have asked for in my life, since when I was a kid, was to be seated in a competitive car around here and to be waving to my public from pole position," he said. "The only wish I have is to win the race tomorrow."

The Brazilian driver put on an error-free performance on his flying lap to outperform David Coulthard's lap by a mere 0.011 seconds, and to also outqualify teammate Michael Schumacher for the first time this season, although the German seemed to be carrying more fuel than Barrichello.

2. David Coulthard Saturday time: 1:13.818
Friday Qualifying: 4th, 1:24.655

Coulthard was on the verge of scoring his first pole position in nearly two years - the last time was in Monaco in 2001 - with what he claimed was his best qualifying lap of the year. The Scot, however, lost out to Barrichello and had to settle for second place, his best starting position so far in 2003. Coulthard, who had suffered from oversteering problems during the warm-up, was the fastest man on the first sector, but was unable to keep his advantage in the second and third. Nonetheless, having won in Australia from the 11th spot, his chances of victory were intact.

3. Mark Webber Saturday time: 1:13.851
Friday Qualifying: 1st, 1:23.111

Even after the race it was hard to know just how competitive the Jaguar was in Brazil following Webber's impressive performances both on Friday and Saturday. The Australian had taken advantage of a drying track in first qualifying to set the fastest time, and when most expected him to drop out of contention in the final session, Webber put on a superb effort in the first two sectors of his flying lap to suddenly mute the Brazilian fans, who were already celebrating Barrichello's pole. The Jaguar driver, however, made a mistake at turn nine and, to the relief of the cheering crowd, finished as third quickest, some three tenths of a second quicker than he had predicted in a car that had fuel for a two-stop strategy.

"I expected a 1:14.3 or a 14.2, when I went out I said if I can do a 14.1 I'll be really happy," said Webber. "That would have been a pretty good lap. But looking at the split times on my steering wheel, I totally creamed the first sector. I was really happy with that. Then I thought just stay cool, get down the second and the middle part of that was very good."

4. Kimi Raikkonen Saturday time: 1:13.866
Friday Qualifying: 3rd, 1:24.607

The Malaysian Grand Prix winner did not have an easy first day, yet still managed to show his speed. Raikkonen could only complete three laps in practice before being the first to jump onto a tricky track in first qualifying on Friday, but his effort was still good enough to post the third quickest time. On Saturday the Finn was looking good until he slid wide at the exit of turn nine, losing some valuable time.

5. Jarno Trulli Saturday time: 1:13.953
Friday Qualifying: 12th, 1:26.557

Renault continued making progress towards the top of the field in Brazil, and despite no testing before Friday's two-hour session the French outfit proved their wind-tunnel work has not stopped and they introduced a revised aero package that seemed to please their drivers. Trulli was very happy with his car's handling most of the weekend and it showed in qualifying. The Italian was especially fast in the middle section of the track.

6. Ralf Schumacher Saturday time: 1:14.124
Friday Qualifying: 13th, 1:26.709

After struggling in the first two races of the season, the younger Schumacher seemed to wake up in Brazil, outperforming his teammate Juan Pablo Montoya on a track where the Colombian had been specially fast in the past. Williams, however, were not impressive in either sessions, with both drivers outside the top ten in first qualifying. On Saturday, things looked brighter despite a cautious Ralf admitting he had made a couple of errors on his flying lap and also despite some understeering problems.

7. Michael Schumacher Saturday time: 1:14.130
Friday Qualifying: 5th, 1:25.585

With a car that looked rather heavier than Barrichello's, Schumacher could do little to rival the Brazilian or to fight for a place on the front row of the grid. Still, the German showed he is not going through his best moment and made an error at the start of his flying lap. On Friday, Schumacher also spun during his warm-up lap.

8. Giancarlo Fisichella Saturday time: 1:14.191
Friday Qualifying: 14th, 1:26.726

The nature of the Interlagos circuit offered Fisichella and his Jordan their first real chance to shine, and the Italian seized it with a very good flying lap on Saturday. "I did a very good lap today, almost perfect," he said. "The car was reasonably good, although I didn't think we would get on the first four rows so I'm pleased."

In Jordan's 200th Formula One Grand Prix, Fisichella was again the fastest of the Silverstone-based squad's drivers, once more outqualifying teammate Ralph Firman by over a second.

9. Juan Pablo Montoya Saturday time: 1:14.223
Friday Qualifying: 17th, 1:27.961

Having led his first race at Interlagos, and started from pole last year, perhaps it was surprising to see Montoya overshadowed by teammate Ralf for most of the weekend. The Colombian was one of the first men to go out in second qualifying after he went off the track on his flying lap on Friday. A slight error at the final corner and some understeering in his Williams did not help him either.

10. Fernando Alonso Saturday time: 1:14.384
Friday Qualifying: 9th, 1:26.203

After becoming the youngest ever driver to score a pole position a fortnight earlier, Alonso was unable to repeat the feat in Brazil. The young Spaniard, like Trulli, was unable to take advantage of Friday's testing session to work on the development of the R23 following the heavy rain. Still, Alonso managed a clean lap on Saturday and, confident of his strategy, he placed himself in a good position to fight for the points.

11. Jenson Button Saturday time: 1:14.505
Friday Qualifying: 20th, no time

Although the BAR team again failed to live up to the expectations raised in Melbourne, Button's performance in qualifying was creditable considering the circumstances. The Briton has spun off the track on his flying lap on Friday, losing his rear wing and failing to set a time. Being the first man out on track on Saturday and still managing to outqualify his teammate Jacques Villeneuve was a good effort.

12. Nick Heidfeld Saturday time: 1:14.631
Friday Qualifying: 16th, 1:27.111

Despite outqualifying teammate Heinz-Harald Frentzen for the second time in a row, Heidfeld was not very happy with his performance on Saturday. Still, the German driver was less than a second off the pace of the pole position time and confident of a good race strategy.

13. Jacques Villeneuve Saturday time: 1:14.668
Friday Qualifying: 7th, 1:25.672

After a promising first split, Villeneuve claimed he suddenly lost power from his Honda engine due to a suspected cracked exhaust, finishing down in a disappointing 13th place, two positions behind teammate Button. "The most annoying thing is that as soon as I accelerated out of turn one, the engine noise changed rapidly," he explained. "I lost a lot of power and that stayed for the whole lap so it's very frustrating." On race day, however, the team were not allowed to change the engine of his car as the scrutineers were unable to find anything wrong with it.

14. Heinz-Harald Frentzen Saturday time: 1:14.839
Friday Qualifying: 10th, 1:26.375

Like his teammate Heidfeld, Frentzen had an unspectacular session, although the veteran German seemed to be carrying more fuel again inside his Petronas-powered C22. In the end he was happier with his car than Heidfeld, despite finishing two places behind.

15. Olivier Panis Saturday time: 1:14.839
Friday Qualifying: 6th, 1:25.614

The Frenchman was the big underperformer of Saturday's qualifying session. Having posted the sixth fastest time in the wet on Friday, Panis had topped the times in final practice ahead of the grid-deciding Saturday session, lifting his hopes of a good result. The Toyota driver, however, made a big mistake in the middle sector of his flying lap, losing a lot of time and finishing down in 15th position.

16. Ralph Firman Saturday time: 1:15.240
Friday Qualifying: 18th, 1:28.083

Firman continued to prove that it's not easy to be the rookie teammate of one of the fastest men on track in a team that can't fight for the top positions. The Briton was closer to Fisichella than in Australia and Malaysia, but still more than a second behind the Italian. Firman was unhappy with his car in practice and decided to make some changes for qualifying that he claimed improved things, allowing him to clinch his best grid position to date.

17. Antonio Pizzonia Saturday time: 1:15.317
Friday Qualifying: 8th, 1:25.764

Like Firman, Pizzonia is facing a tough time having a fast and more experienced teammate in a middle-of-the-field team like Jaguar. The Brazilian tried hard to impress in front of his home crowd, but a promising eighth fastest time on Friday was the best he could do. On Saturday Pizzonia complained of problems with his brakes and the balance of his car, and the end result was that he finished 1.5 seconds behind Webber.

18. Cristiano da Matta Saturday time: 1:15.641
Friday Qualifying: 11th, 1:26.554

Apart from Barrichello's pole position, the Brazilian crowd had little to cheer for following the performances of Pizzonia and da Matta, who was unable to get a good set-up for his Toyota following the rain on Friday. Da Matta lost a lot of time in the third second of his lap and, even though Panis made a big mistake on his lap, he finished nearly a second behind the Frenchman.

19. Jos Verstappen Saturday time: 1:16.542
Friday Qualifying: 15th, 1:26.886

As usual Minardi were relying on the misfortunes of others on race day to get a good result, and so they opted for the harder Bridgestone compound and a lot of fuel on board. With that in mind, Verstappen could do nothing to get close to the times of his rivals. At least he managed to outqualify his teammate for the third time in succession.

20. Justin Wilson Saturday time: 1:16.586
Friday Qualifying: 19th, 1:28.317

Again, like in the first two races of the year, there was little the Briton could do to escape the final row of the grid and the only way to measure his performance was against Verstappen. In that respect, Wilson did a pretty good job, finishing only 44 thousands of a second behind the experienced Dutchman.

The Race

Sunday morning brought bad news for the race organisers, as well as for the fans and the drivers. A heavy rain that refused to stop turned the Interlagos circuit into a river, with the area surrounding the first two corners covered with huge puddles of water. Luckily the downpour eased off as the scheduled time for the start of the race got closer, but the track was still too wet for the race to take place normally and so the race director decided to delay the start for 15 minutes.

Seeing the track conditions, some teams decided to change their strategy, and so Firman, Frentzen, Pizzonia and Verstappen started from the pitlane. Without cars running on track, the delay did little to improve the conditions and the start finally took place behind the Safety Car. Olivier Panis and the Jordan team were the first ones to react and dive into the pits for fuel and tyres while the Safety Car was still out.

It took nine tedious laps for the SC to finally pull off, and the race was finally given the green light, with Coulthard immediately taking advantage of a slow Barrichello to move into the lead at the end of the straight. Further back, Montoya also was quick at the start, and he moved from ninth to third by the end of lap two in spectacular fashion.

Somewhat spectacular too was the fight for first place between Coulthard and Raikkonen, who after a short scrap was able to move ahead of the Scot, who was suddenly trying to fend off Montoya. The Williams driver, however, soon overtook Coulthard and set his sights on Raikkonen. Coulthard was now followed by Webber, Michael Schumacher, Barrichello, who was running very cautiously, and Alonso, who had moved up to seventh after Ralf and Trulli had spun together at the Mergulho corner.

The pace of the drivers in front seemed to vary from lap to lap, and after a quick start, Montoya began to drop back and was overtaken by Coulthard. Schumacher, meanwhile, had raised his pace, moving ahead of Webber on lap 15 and ahead of Montoya with a bold move around the outside of turn 10 a lap later. Montoya continued to lose ground and it was not long before Webber and Barrichello were right behind him.

All the action, however, came to a halt on lap 18, when Firman's front suspension broke spectacularly while travelling down the straight. His car out of control, the Irishman ended up hitting Panis, with both men retiring from the race. The track, however, was full of debris and the Safety Car returned to the track, with most of the drivers taking the opportunity to pit.

The only driver in the top 10 not to pit was Raikkonen, who admitted the team did not have the time to react. There was confusion at Renault, with both Trulli and Alonso coming in at the same time. The Italian was forced to wait and the Spaniard returned to the pits on the following lap. Like Raikkonen, Cristiano da Matta didn't stop either, something that allowed him to move up to fourth after the Safety Car pulled off on lap 23.

The Toyota driver was quickly passed by Montoya, but the Colombian's race would not last much longer after losing control of his car at the exit of Curva do Sol. The Williams driver crashed into the barriers and was soon followed by Pizzonia, who also spun at the tricky corner and hit the Colombian's car.

"The track was fairly dry almost everywhere apart from turn three where there was still too much water and I lost the car," said Montoya. "Everyone who went off there had the same problem that I had, they were sliding too much because of aquaplaning."

While the marshals were still trying to remove the two cars, it was Schumacher's turn to lose control of his Ferrari, crashing backwards against the barriers to continue with his nightmare start to the 2003 season. "I was aquaplaning and in that situation, you are just a passenger in the car," explained the disappointed German, whose amazing run of points finishes came to a sudden end.

With three cars out on the same spot, the race director decided to deploy the Safety Car yet again. Leader Raikkonen took the opportunity to pit, returning to the track in ninth place. When the race was re-started on lap 30, Coulthard led from Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher, Webber, Button and Alonso. The BAR driver, however, was another victim of the Curva do Sol corner, crashing heavily and forcing the Safety Car to come out once more.

Webber was the only driver to take the opportunity to pit. The race was under control for four laps, after which Coulthard continued to lead Barrichello, Ralf, Alonso, Raikkonen, Fisichella, Trulli and Frentzen. Raikkonen was the first man to make a move after the race got under way, making a good pass on Alonso and seconds later on Ralf to move up to third.

Ralf would soon lose another place to Alonso who, with another perfect move, moved ahead of the Williams driver on lap 40. The Renault driver, however, would have to come into the pits to serve a drive-through penalty for overtaking Verstappen with yellow flags on track. After that, Alonso returned in ninth place. He quickly gained a position when Webber suffered a high speed spin that he miraculously managed to survive from.

Up in front, Coulthard and Barrichello were in a league of their own, with the Brazilian following closely behind the McLaren's rear wing. By lap 40, they were more than eight seconds ahead of Raikkonen. Barrichello's pressure on Coulthard finally paid off on lap 45 when, at the end of the straight, the Scot ran wide, allowing the Brazilian to dive down the inside to the delight of the crowd, who went wild when they saw the red car in front.

A fired up Barrichello took off after grabbing the lead, lapping up to three seconds quicker than Coulthard. His joy, however, was short-lived, as his car slowly came to a halt on lap 47 with what Ferrari said it was a fuel feed problem. Both in Brazil and Italy, however, the belief was that the Brazilian had ran out of fuel due to a problem with the telemetry, that was affected by the rain.

"I didn't deserve this," said a crushed Barrichello. "But now we have to go on realistically and with self-belief because my driving is not the problem. I am not a tennis player or a golfer, who relies on himself. I have to rely on other things as well, which today were not with me."

Barrichello's retirement cleared the way for Coulthard, who had a comfortable lead over Raikkonen and Fisichella, who was the man on the move, closing the gap to the Finn. By lap 50 Alonso had already moved up to fourth, with Frentzen, still to make a pitstop in fifth. Meanwhile Ralf Schumacher had dropped to ninth after pitting.

Coulthard made his second pitstop two laps later, returning to the track in fourth position behind Alonso. Raikkonen inherited the lead, but he was under a lot of pressure from Fisichella, who was mastering the conditions with his Jordan. The already chaotic race took another twist towards the unexpected when the Italian took the lead on lap 54 after Raikkonen had a scare.

The scare of the race, however, was yet to come. Coming out of the final corner, Webber lost control of his car at high speed and crashed heavily against the barriers, his Jaguar destroyed in the event. The Australian was unhurt, but the track was full of debris. The Safety Car was deployed, but not fast enough for Alonso to realise about it. The Spaniard, too fast at the location of Webber's accident, was unable to avoid one of the Jaguar's tyres, his Renault crashing very heavily into it and later into the barriers.

The car disintegrated but although Alonso was in pain, he was lucky to escape injury. "I was surprised by the debris on track," said Alonso. "I had seen the yellow flags and the Safety Car signal, but when they show the signal there are actually yellow flags all over the track, so I wasn't expecting a piece of car in the middle of the road."

The race was stopped and the confusion regarding who had won the race began. Fisichella, who was in the lead when the accident happened, began to celebrate his first victory after 110 races. After minutes of uncertainty, however, the Italian's smile was wiped away, as the rules were applied and the results that counted were those from lap 53. Raikkonen was suddenly the winner.

"It was an amazing moment," said Fisichella, whose car caught fire right after the end of the race. "I asked many times 'who won the race?' so it was a magic moment. I thought I had won the race and I still think I am the winner but rules are rules. I would never have thought I would finish in second place so I am pleased."

Raikkonen, meanwhile, welcomed the unexpected result with a smile: "I think with some of the bad luck I have experienced in the past it was time that I was lucky. The team did a great job and deserved to win."

Alonso completed the podium, although the Spaniard was forced to miss the celebrations, while Coulthard was a disappointing fourth after pitting at the worst of moments. Villeneuve, Webber and Trulli completed the point-scoring positions.

Little did they know that they would begin their preparations for the following race three days later still not knowing their final positions, as the FIA decided on Wednesday that the results needed reviewing.

As suspected by some observers, Fisichella could have started lap 56 before the race was stopped. That would mean the FIA would have to take the results from lap 54, and thus Fisichella would be declared the winner, with Raikkonen second and Alonso still in third. As if the race was not intense enough, the fans will be at the edge of their seats five days after the Grand Prix ended. So much for lack of excitement in Formula One.

Race Results (Subject to revision by the FIA)

CLASSIFIED
Pos  Driver        Team-Engine       Tyres   Time        
 1.  Raikkonen     McLaren Mercedes  (M)     1h29:53.179
 2.  Fisichella    Jordan Ford       (B)     +     0.831
 3.  Alonso        Renault           (M)     +     6.695
 4.  Coulthard     McLaren Mercedes  (M)     +     7.391
 5.  Frentzen      Sauber Petronas   (B)     +     9.392
 6.  Villeneuve    BAR Honda         (B)     +    17.910
 7.  Webber        Jaguar Cosworth   (M)     +    20.070
 8.  Trulli        Renault           (M)     +    23.500
 9.  R.Schumacher  Williams BMW      (M)     +    33.500
10.  da Matta      Toyota            (M)     +     1 lap

Not Classified/Retirements:

Driver        Team                    On Lap
Barrichello   Ferrari           (B)    46
Button        BAR Honda         (B)    32
Verstappen    Minardi Cosworth  (B)    30
M.Schumacher  Ferrari           (B)    26
Montoya       Williams BMW      (M)    24
Pizzonia      Jaguar Cosworth   (M)    24
Panis         Toyota            (M)    17
Firman        Jordan Ford       (B)    17
Wilson        Minardi Cosworth  (B)    15
Heidfeld      Sauber Petronas   (B)     4

World Championship Standing, Round 3:

Drivers:                    Constructors:
 1. Raikkonen     26      1. McLaren-Mercedes  41
 2. Coulthard     15      2. Renault           23
 3. Alonso        14      3. Ferrari           16
 4. Trulli         9      4. Williams-BMW      14
 5. Montoya        8      5. Jordan-Ford        8
 =  Barrichello    8      =  Sauber             8
 =  Fisichella     8      7. BAR-Honda          5
 =  M.Schumacher   8      8. Jaguar-Cosworth    2
 9. Frentzen       7
10. R.Schumacher   6
11. Villeneuve     3
12. Webber         2
=   Button         2
14. Heidfeld       1

Pos  Driver        Team                  Lap  Time              
 1.  Barrichello   Ferrari          (B)  46   1:22.032    
 2.  Villeneuve    BAR-Honda        (B)  54   1:22.713  +  0.681 
 3.  Frentzen      Sauber-Petronas  (B)  53   1:23.089  +  1.057 
 4.  Coulthard     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  40   1:23.132  +  1.100 
 5.  Fisichella    Jordan-Ford      (B)  51   1:23.454  +  1.422 
 6.  Alonso        Renault          (M)  41   1:23.770  +  1.738 
 7.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari          (B)  18   1:24.040  +  2.008 
 8.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  39   1:24.104  +  2.072 
 9.  R.Schumacher  Williams-BMW     (M)  46   1:24.778  +  2.746 
10.  Webber        Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  50   1:24.956  +  2.924 
11.  Trulli        Renault          (M)  43   1:25.036  +  3.004 
12.  Montoya       Williams-BMW     (M)  24   1:25.814  +  3.782 
13.  Button        BAR-Honda        (B)  17   1:26.042  +  4.010 
14.  da Matta      Toyota           (M)  47   1:27.080  +  5.048 
15.  Pizzonia      Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  24   1:27.990  +  5.958 
16.  Verstappen    Minardi-Cosworth (B)  25   1:28.010  +  5.978 
17.  Wilson        Minardi-Cosworth (B)  15   1:28.023  +  5.991 
18.  Firman        Jordan-Ford      (B)  13   1:29.159  +  7.127 
19.  Panis         Toyota           (M)  17   1:30.494  +  8.462 
20.  Heidfeld      Sauber-Petronas  (B)   4   2:11.396  + 49.364

The results are declared two laps prior to the Red Flag being shown. As Fisichella had crossed the line to complete his 55th lap, the result is declared at 53 laps and so victory goes to Raikkonen with Fisichella second, Alonso third, Coulthard fourth, Frentzen fifth, Villeneuve sixth, Webber seventh and Trulli eighth.