Finding the right set-up to complete a quick lap at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is always tricky, and the fact that the slippery infield section is not used for racing during the year only makes things harder for the drivers. To go quick around the legendary circuit a driver will need to find the right compromise between top speed for the very long straight, and enough downforce not to struggle too badly in the slow and twisty middle part of the lap.

The Grid

1. Rubens Barrichello
First Qualifying: 1:09.454; Second Qualifying: 1:10.223

The American races seemed to have a revitalizing effect on the Brazilian after struggling to match the pace of his Ferrari teammate as of late before the Canadian Grand Prix. Barrichello looked like the man to beat right from the start of the weekend, setting the pace in all but one of the practice sessions and then going quickest in pre-qualifying. Barrichello, who has now started to brake with his left foot instead of using the right one, was especially good in the final split, where he gained a lot of time on Schumacher to clinch his tenth career pole position.

2. Michael Schumacher
First Qualifying: 1:10.129; Second Qualifying: 1:10.400

Probably for the first time this season, the German driver looked like the slower of the Ferraris during a big part of the Grand Prix weekend. Schumacher was very fast in the opening part of his flying lap, but had problems in the final split, where his Ferrari was sliding too much. In the end, the World Champion claimed he had done better than expected and, having won in Canada from sixth on the grid, a front row start was enough to guarantee his chances of victory were still intact.

3. Takuma Sato
First Qualifying: 1:10.002; Second Qualifying: 1:10.601

Despite an erratic start to his Grand Prix weekend on Friday, when he crashed into Sauber's Felipe Massa in what was a bizarre incident, for the most part Sato was very strong at Indianapolis. The combination of the powerful Honda and the effective BAR chassis made for an excellent package at the IMS, and Sato extracted the maximum out of it. The Japanese driver claimed his flying lap had been somewhat compromised by a strong gust of wind, but was still pleased with his performance.

4. Jenson Button
First Qualifying: 1:10.115; Second Qualifying: 1:10.820

Button looked set to fight for pole after posting the quickest time in final practice in a car that looked extremely competitive in the infield section of Indianapolis. The Briton, however, decided to change his set-up going into qualifying, and he paid the price for it, struggling with oversteer during most of his flying lap. Still, his performance meant BAR secured a second row lock-out behind the Ferraris, which was a very good result for the team.

5. Juan Pablo Montoya
First Qualifying: 1:09.824; Second Qualifying: 1:11.062

Although not the biggest fan of the infield section of the IMS, Montoya has always performed well in the US and this year he was fast once more. The Colombian was quite pleased with his Williams from the start of the weekend, although he was unable to find the perfect balance ahead of qualifying. He claimed there was more than fifth place in his Williams, but as it turned out he was unable to extract it.

6. Ralf Schumacher
First Qualifying: 1:10.003; Second Qualifying: 1:11.106

Fresh from his first pole position of the year in Canada, Ralf was aiming to keep his momentum going on a track where he has never done particularly well. Like teammate Montoya, the German was not completely pleased with the balance of his FW26 going into the final qualifying session. His lap, Ralf said, was nothing special as he looked to avoid making errors on the very slippery track.

7. Kimi Raikkonen
First Qualifying: 1:11.415; Second Qualifying: 1:11.137

In McLaren's current form, Raikkonen was never going to be close to repeating last year's qualifying effort at Indianapolis, the Finn scoring a surprising pole. Even so, his performance was as good as it could be expected on a track where a powerful engine is of prime importance; Raikkonen himself admitted he was surprised to be so far up the grid, especially after struggling to find the right set-up for his McLaren.

8. Olivier Panis
First Qualifying: 1:09.923; Second Qualifying: 1:11.167

In the wake of his 150th Grand Prix start, Panis put on a very good performance which reflected not only the Frenchman's determination to do well, but also the power of the Toyota engine on Indianapolis's very long straight. Panis's cause was helped by a trouble-free weekend which showed the Japanese squad's progress in the last couple of races.

9. Fernando Alonso
First Qualifying: 1:10.078; Second Qualifying: 1:11.185

Renault's weekend started off badly on Friday, with Alonso struggling for pace and finishing down in 20th position in practice. The Spaniard complained about poor grip available in the infield section and the lack of power from the Renault engine did not either. After some overnight work, things improved on Saturday, and although he was never in contention for a position in the top positions, Alonso felt happier and confident of a good race.

10. Mark Webber
First Qualifying: 1:11.444; Second Qualifying: 1:11.286

Probably Webber's best moment of the weekend came in qualifying, when he completed a very good flying lap to get himself in a decent position for the race. The rest of the weekend, however, was quite hard for the Jaguar driver, who was boosted by an updated Cosworth engine which eventually blew up in the race, costing him a point-scoring finish. On Saturday Webber crashed during practice and missed over half the second session. Fortunately for him, his car could be fixed in time for qualifying.

11. Cristiano da Matta
First Qualifying: 1:10.108; Second Qualifying: 1:11.691

Although da Matta's form on Friday suggested Toyota were looking to a promising qualifying session for both their drivers, the Brazilian was unable to repeat the feat on Saturday. The former CART champion, like several other drivers, struggled with a lack of grip and could not attack during his flying lap. The end result was that he finished over half a second behind his teammate Panis.

12. David Coulthard
First Qualifying: 1:11.068; Second Qualifying: 1:12.026

Coulthard's weekend started off poorly on Friday, when he could only complete 12 laps between both practice sessions after his car stopped due to an electrical fault. Despite that, the Scot faced qualifying in pretty confident mood, only for his McLaren to give him a hard time on his flying lap. Coulthard was untidy during his lap and his car's handling forced him to use more traction control than usual, which cost him valuable time.

13. Christian Klien
First Qualifying: 1:11.777; Second Qualifying: 1:12.170

On his first visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Klien continued on his usual line of performances, fighting for a place just outside the top ten but basically unable to match the pace of his Jaguar teammate Webber. The Austrian driver declared himself pleased with his car for most of weekend, although only Webber could use the latest spec of the Cosworth engine. In the end, Klien was nearly a second behind the Australian.

14. Giancarlo Fisichella
First Qualifying: 1:10.997; Second Qualifying: 1:12.470

The Saubers have not made the headlines for their qualifying performances this season, the C23 car being a difficult car to drive before the tyres heat up to the optimum temperature. That showed again at Indy, with Fisichella complaining about the lack of rear end grip. Despite his low position, however, the Italian was confident of a stronger race, where the Sauber performs much better.

15. Felipe Massa
First Qualifying: 1:11.315; Second Qualifying: 1:12.721

Like Fisichella, Massa did not seem to be very competitive when it came to completing one flying lap, the Brazilian too having oversteering problems. Massa, who was involved in an accident with Sato in Friday's practice, was also more confident of doing better in the race.

16. Nick Heidfeld
First Qualifying: 1:12.329; Second Qualifying: 1:13.147

Neither Jordan driver had an easy weekend, the Ford-powered cars proving very hard to drive right from the start of the weekend. Heidfeld had serious balance problems on Friday that got better only slightly on Saturday, so the German faced qualifying with a car he was not confident with. Still, the German finished half a second behind the closest rival, which was not a bad result.

17. Giorgio Pantano
First Qualifying: 1:12.017; Second Qualifying: 1:13.375

Pantano returned to Grand Prix action after missing the Canadian Grand Prix due to management problems. That, and the fact that he missed part of Saturday's practice due to problems, did not make the Italian's life any easier as he coped with a hard to drive car. Still, on his first visit to the American circuit, the rookie put on a decent performance, finishing around two tenths behind his more experienced teammate.

18. Gianmaria Bruni
First Qualifying: 1:13.776; Second Qualifying: 1:14.010

Minardi had their most promising weekend of the season at Indianapolis, the gap to their rivals smaller than in previous races. That did not help Bruni escape the final grid positions, however. The Italian, who lost track time on Friday after being hit by problems, complained of oversteer during his flying lap, claiming the higher track temperature was to blame.

19. Zsolt Baumgartner
First Qualifying: 1:28.897; Second Qualifying: 1:14.812

The Hungarian driver too looked closer to his rivals at Indianapolis, if only because the laptimes are significantly faster than in other places. Like Bruni, Baumgartner suffered from oversteering during his flying lap and was unable to match the pace of his teammate.

20. Jarno Trulli
First Qualifying: 1:10.559; Second Qualifying: No time

Trulli's impressive run of qualifying performances came to an abrupt end in Indianapolis after the Italian failed to even set a time. Things had not looked very promising on Friday, where he, like his teammate Alonso, failed to show competitive pace at the wheel of the R24. Trulli's pace improved on Saturday, but when he was about to leave the pitlane, he had problems to engage first gear. With help from his mechanics the Italian left in time, but the problem was terminal and he had to go straight back in without completing his lap.

The Race

It was quite surprising that, considering the stress put on engines during a lap of Indianapolis, there were no engines replaced ahead of the start of the race. That, however, did not mean that there were no problems, as Montoya would testify, the Colombian's car failing to start when the field got moving to complete the warm-up lap.

Montoya quickly jumped out of his car and sprinted back to the pits to use the spare FW26 to start the race from the pitlane. By then there was no official indication that he had done anything wrong, so when the start took place the Williams driver joined at the back of the grid.

Up in front, Barrichello and Schumacher had not much trouble keeping their positions, while Sato seemed to keep third place until he arrived at the first corner, in which Alonso, who in his own words had made the best start of his career, flew past around the outside, completing a sensational getaway that saw him gaining six places in some 15 seconds.

Although the leaders went through the first corner without incidents, further back there was drama as Klien hit da Matta from behind, and the Austrian spun, hitting the Jordan of Pantano and Massa's Sauber. All three were out of the race, and with Bruni also retiring on the first corner, the Safety Car was deployed in order for the marshals to clean the mess.

The race resumed on lap six, when Schumacher saw his chance to pass Barrichello, who did not complete the best of restarts and ended up with his German teammate right behind going into turn 13 and into the straight. Although Schumacher came close to illegally overtaking Barrichello before crossing the start/finish line, the German had a 0.013 seconds deficit that saved him. The World Champion took the lead under braking and there was little Barrichello could do.

The top positions remained unchanged until lap nine, when, running at over 300km/h, the rear right tyre of Alonso's car exploded, sending the Spaniard straight into the wall before coming to a halt. Michelin would later say the debris from the first corner crash had caused the tyre to deflate, a problem Ralf would suffer only moments after Alonso's accident.

Right in the middle of turn 13, Ralf lost control of his car and spun before impacting the wall, fortunately backwards, at very high speed. The destroyed Williams stopped right on the straight, and the following drivers were lucky to avoid him. Although initially Ralf was unconscious, soon the TV cameras showed movement much to the relief of everybody.

With debris all over the track and with Ralf unable to get out of the car on his own, the decision not to red flag the race was surprising. Instead, the race director decided to deploy the Safety Car again while the medical assistance reached Ralf much later than anyone would have hoped for. It took over ten laps for the track to be clean again, a period most of the field used to make their first pitstops.

Schumacher and Barrichello pitted at the same time, the Brazilian having to wait behind the German before getting his service. The World Champion rejoined the race in the lead followed by Sato, whose BAR team had decided not to make any of their drivers stop.

When the race continued on lap 20, Schumacher was followed closely by Sato, who for a couple of laps looked like he was ready to take the lead. In the end, however, the Japanese had to pit on lap 25, dropping down to 10th place and rejoining the race right in the middle of a group fighting for position. That effectively ruined his chances of fighting the Ferraris.

By lap 30, Schumacher led from Montoya, who had charged back from the back of the grid thanks to not having stopped during the Safety Car period. Barrichello was third some 12 seconds behind Schumacher, with Trulli - also recovering well - in fourth, Panis fifth and Sato sixth ahead of Heidfeld and Fisichella.

Montoya finally made his first stop on lap 35, leaving the two Ferraris in front, with Schumacher well clear of Barrichello. Sato was the man on the move for several laps, flying past most of his rivals to move up to fourth place behind Trulli.

With over half the race gone, Schumacher made his second and final pitstop on lap 42, dropping down to third ahead of Sato, who was the only BAR driver left after Button had retired with mechanical problems. Sato pitted on lap 45 to rejoin in sixth behind Montoya, who moved up to fourth after Trulli made his final stop a lap later, and to third when Panis pitted.

Aided by his light fuel load, leader Barrichello was the quickest man on track for several laps, opening the gap to Schumacher to over 20 seconds before coming into the pits for the final time on lap 50. The Brazilian's pitstop was smooth and he was able to rejoin right behind his teammate, having closed that gap of over 10 seconds that Schumacher had before he made his stop.

Barrichello looked determined to achieve what he had been unable to do in Canada, and stuck right behind Schumacher before trying a pass on the inside of turn four, to which the German responded by closing the door, their cars coming to inches of making contact. After that, Barrichello's tyres were not that fresh anymore and he had to be content with following his teammate closely.

Montoya, still running third, made his final pitstop on lap 57, allowing Trulli and Sato to gain a place, the Italian some three seconds ahead of the Japanese BAR driver. Just as he rejoined the race, however, Montoya finally got the penalty for his infringement at the start, and was black-flagged over 90 minutes later. There was no need for Frank Williams to reveal after the race that the Colombian was upset.

Montoya's disqualification elevated Panis to fifth place ahead of Raikkonen, Webber and Coulthard, who completed the point-scoring positions. Fisichella and Baumgartner were the only other two men still in the race, the Italian moving up to eighth place when Webber's engine gave up 12 laps from the end.

Sato continued with his charge towards the front and was quick to catch Trulli and pass him at the end of the straight, the Italian going off track as he tried to keep his place. With the Ferraris too far ahead, Sato had to settle for third place in what was his first race finish since the Spanish Grand Prix.

With only seven laps remaining, eighth-placed Fisichella began to suffer problems due to a hydraulic leak in his Sauber. Although the Italian limped around the track in the hope that Baumgartner would not be able to catch him, Fisichella finally had to give up and park his car, much to the delight of the Minardi team, who celebrated their first point of the year.

Up in front, Schumacher eased home to his eighth win in nine races, with Barrichello having to settle for second place for the sixth time this season despite looking like the man to beat for most of the weekend. The current points systems, however, continues to allow Barrichello to dream.

"If you see that I have 62 points in the championship and last year, in the whole championship, I had 65 then I still have a chance this year," said Barrichello, whose teammate seemed more concerned about Ralf's condition than about a Championship he nearly has in his pocket.

Sato was a delighted man with his maiden Formula One podium, and already dreaming of his first victory in the second half of the season. The top men at BAR and Honda believe the Japanese star will do it, and if he keeps his momentum going chances are he will have a shot at the top spot of the podium. Of course, with Schumacher's permission.

Race Results

Pos  Driver        Team-Engine                Time        
 1.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari          (B)  1h40:29.914
 2.  Barrichello   Ferrari          (B)  +     2.950
 3.  Sato          BAR-Honda        (M)  +    22.036
 4.  Trulli        Renault          (M)  +    34.544
 5.  Panis         Toyota           (M)  +    37.534
 6.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  +     1 lap
 7.  Coulthard     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  +     1 lap
 8.  Baumgartner   Minardi-Cosworth (B)  +    3 laps
 9.  Fisichella    Sauber-Petronas  (B)  +    4 laps

Fastest Lap: Barrichello, 1:10.399

Not Classified/Retirements:

Driver        Team                  On Lap
Webber        Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)    61
Montoya       Williams-BMW     (M)    59
Heidfeld      Jordan-Ford      (B)    44
Button        BAR-Honda        (M)    29
da Matta      Toyota           (M)    18
R.Schumacher  Williams-BMW     (M)    10
Alonso        Renault          (M)    9
Pantano       Jordan-Ford      (B)    1
Bruni         Minardi-Cosworth (B)    1
Klien         Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)    1
Massa         Sauber-Petronas  (B)    1


World Championship Standing, Round 9:                

Drivers:                    Constructors:             
 1.  M.Schumacher  80        1.  Ferrari          142
 2.  Barrichello   62        2.  Renault           66
 3.  Button        44        3.  BAR-Honda         58
 4.  Trulli        41        4.  Williams-BMW      36
 5.  Alonso        25        5.  McLaren-Mercedes  17
 6.  Montoya       24        6.  Sauber-Petronas   15
 7.  Sato          14        7.  Toyota             8
 8.  R.Schumacher  12        8.  Jordan-Ford        5
 9.  Fisichella    10        9.  Jaguar-Cosworth    3
10.  Coulthard      9       10.  Minardi-Cosworth   1
11.  Raikkonen      8       
12.  Massa          5       
13.  Panis          5       
14.  Webber         3       
15.  da Matta       3       
16.  Heidfeld       3       
17.  Glock          2       
18.  Baumgartner    1  

Fastest Race Laps

Pos  Driver        Team                  Lap  Time              
 1.  Barrichello   Ferrari          (B)   7   1:10.399
 2.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari          (B)   8   1:10.412 + 0.013
 3.  Sato          BAR-Honda        (M)  47   1:10.727 + 0.328
 4.  Panis         Toyota           (M)  46   1:10.933 + 0.534
 5.  Button        BAR-Honda        (M)  22   1:11.025 + 0.626
 6.  Trulli        Renault          (M)  45   1:11.187 + 0.788
 7.  Alonso        Renault          (M)   8   1:11.236 + 0.837
 8.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  59   1:11.248 + 0.849
 9.  R.Schumacher  Williams-BMW     (M)   8   1:11.982 + 1.583
10.  Fisichella    Sauber-Petronas  (B)  44   1:12.129 + 1.730
11.  Webber        Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  46   1:12.140 + 1.741
12.  Coulthard     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  44   1:12.155 + 1.756
13.  da Matta      Toyota           (M)   8   1:12.872 + 2.473
14.  Heidfeld      Jordan-Ford      (B)  37   1:13.095 + 2.696
15.  Baumgartner   Minardi-Cosworth (B)  39   1:14.097 + 3.698
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     Montoya       Williams-BMW     (M)  37   1:11.255 + 0.856

Pitstop Times

Pos  Driver        Team                  Time      Lap
 1.  Trulli        Renault          (M)  22.855   46
 2.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  22.969   29
 3.  Baumgartner   Minardi-Cosworth (B)  23.294   37
 4.  Sato          BAR-Honda        (M)  23.337   25
 5.  Webber        Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  23.494   51
 6.  Heidfeld      Jordan-Ford      (B)  23.710   11
 7.  Fisichella    Sauber-Petronas  (B)  23.729   11
 8.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari          (B)  23.774   11
 9.  Barrichello   Ferrari          (B)  23.856   50
10.  Panis         Toyota           (M)  23.893   47
11.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  23.908   11
12.  Trulli        Renault          (M)  23.961   11
13.  Baumgartner   Minardi-Cosworth (B)  24.439   10
14.  Button        BAR-Honda        (M)  24.755   24
15.  Coulthard     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  24.775   47
16.  Baumgartner   Minardi-Cosworth (B)  24.834   55
17.  Sato          BAR-Honda        (M)  25.241   45
18.  Coulthard     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  26.015   54
19.  Fisichella    Sauber-Petronas  (B)  26.516   48
20.  Panis         Toyota           (M)  26.587   11
21.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari          (B)  26.625   42
22.  Heidfeld      Jordan-Ford      (B)  27.866   38
23.  Barrichello   Ferrari          (B)  28.859   11
24.  Webber        Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  29.462   17
25.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  31.193   34
26.  Coulthard     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  33.681   11
27.  da Matta      Toyota           (M)  33.810    3
28.  da Matta      Toyota           (M)  58.014    1
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     Montoya       Williams-BMW     (M)  23.068   57
     Montoya       Williams-BMW     (M)  24.375   35

The United States Grand Prix, Lap by Lap

With seconds to go before the start of the final parade lap, Juan Pablo Montoya jumps out of his Williams-BMW and runs to the pit lane to switch into the spare Williams. He starts the race from pit lane but later is black-flagged for having made the switch within 15 seconds of the start of the parade lap, a breach of Article 85 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations.

Lap 1: At the start of the race the two Ferraris go away well while Fernando Alonso makes a good start in his Renault and goes around the outside of Takuma Sato at the first corner. Jenson Button is slow away and so the order as they exit the first turn is Barrichello, Michael Schumacher, Alonso, Sato. Kimi Raikkonen, Button, Ralf Schumacher and Olivier Panis. At the tail of the field Cristiano da Matta lifts off to avoid his team mate. Da Matta is hit from behind by Christian Klien, who is then hit by Felipe Massa. Giorgio Pantano and Gianmaria Bruni are both taken out in the ensuing chaos while Giancarlo Fisichella is also off on the grass. A Safety Car is dispatched. The order as things begin to calm down is Barrichello, Schumacher (M), Alonso, Sato, Raikkonen, Button, Schumacher (R), Panis, Mark Webber and David Coulthard. Da Matta stops for repairs and rejoins at the back of the field. Klien, Massa, Pantano and Bruni are all out on the spot.

Lap 3: Da Matta stops again for further repairs.

Lap 6: The mess down at Turn 1 has been cleared up and the race is restarted. Michael Schumacher and Barrichello cross the line side-by-side and the World Champion is ahead at the first corner. The order remains the same at the front further back Coulthard passes Webber to grab ninth place and Montoya gets ahead of Fisichella and Bruni.

Lap 7: Montoya passes Nick Heidfeld to claim 12th position.

Lap 9: Michael Schumacher is just over a second ahead of Barrichello but going down towards the first corner Fernando Alonso suffers an apparent tyre failure and spins into the wall. The car continues down the road and comes to rest off the racing line. Sato moves to third place

Lap 10: Ralf Schumacher loses control of his Williams in the final corner and after spinning through 360-degrees, goes backwards into the outside wall at high speed. The car comes to rest in the middle of the road with wreckage all over the track. A Safety Car is sent out. Ralf tries to get out of the car but appears to have pain in his back.

Lap 11: Ferrari decides to bring in both cars and this proves to be a vital decision as Michael Schumacher comes and goes before Takuma Sato arrives at the pit exit, the Japanese driver having had to drive very slowly through the wreckage field. Sato is second despite this with Button third, Webber fourth and Montoya fifth. Raikkonen, Panis, Coulthard, Trulli, Heidfeld and Fisichella have all stopped under the Safety Car.

Lap 17: As the cars circulate behind the Safety Car Jaguar has to call in Webber for fuel. This drops the Australian to the back of the field.

Lap 18: The Safety Car is still on the circuit as the safety teams remove Ralf Schumacher from his car. Da Matta slows and stops out on the track.

Lap 20: With Schumacher having been taken off to hospital and the wreckage cleared away, the race restarts but the only change of order is Webber passing Zsolt Baumgartner for 12th place. Only 13 cars are left on the track.

Lap 24: Michael Schumacher has been under pressure for several laps from the two BAR-Hondas but they are not in a position to pass. Button finally heads into the pits and loses a small amount of time when he misses his stopping mark by around a metre. Button rejoins in 12th place.

Lap 25: Sato pits and he drops back to 10th but is stuck in a group of cars which are being held up by Heidfeld's Jordan.

Lap 27: Button goes into the pits to retire with a loss of power from the engine. Sato passes Coulthard to grab ninth place.

Lap 28: Michael Schumacher is eight seconds ahead of Montoya, but the Colombian still has to stop. Raikkonen is third but he too is due for a pit stop. Barrichello is fourth, Trulli is fifth and Panis sixth. Webber has a moment and runs across the grass.

Lap 29: Raikkonen stops and falls back to 11th. Further back Sato passes Fisichella to move up to eighth place.

Lap 30: Sato's progress continues as he moves ahead of Heidfeld to move up to sixth position.

Lap 31: Raikkonen begins to fight back and passes Webber to move to 10th.

Lap 32: Raikkonen moves ahead of Coulthard to run ninth.

Lap 34: Kimi heads for the pits for an unscheduled pit stop and falls to the back of the field.

Lap 35: Montoya finally pits and falls from second place back to sixth. This leaves Michael Schumacher more than 13secs ahead of Barrichello. Trulli is third seven seconds behind the second Ferrari. Panis is fourth with Sato fifth but still attacking and Montoya is sixth. Further back a trail of cars are still stuck behind Heidfeld.

Lap 38: Heidfeld pits and falls from seventh place to 10th.

Lap 40: Sato passes Panis to take fourth place.

Lap 41: Raikkonen passes Heidfeld to move up to 10th place.

Lap 42: Michael Schumacher pits and so drops behind Barrichello. Trulli moves to second but Schumacher is third.

Lap 45: Sato pits and falls from fourth to sixth place. Further back Heidfeld retires with an engine failure.

Lap 46: Second-placed Trulli pits and falls back down the order to fifth position.

Lap 47: Panis, briefly third, has to stop and drops back to sixth. Coulthard also pits from eighth place and rejoins without losing a place.

Lap 48: Barrichello is still ahead of Schumacher but has a pit stop to do. Further back Fisichella has a puncture and has to drive to the pits on three wheels. He drops from seventh to 10th as a result.

Lap 50: Barrichello stops and rejoins as Michael Schumacher comes by to take the lead. Rubens quickly chases after Schumacher and puts him under pressure.

Lap 51: Webber stops and so falls from seventh place. Behind him Raikkonen passes Coulthard for eighth.

Lap 54: Coulthard stops by retains his 10th position.

Lap 57: Montoya stops for the last time but as he rejoins he receives word that he has been black-flagged for starting in the spare car. He stops at the end of lap 58.

Lap 58: Barrichello begins to drop away from Schumacher. Further back Raikkonen passes Webber for seventh position.

Lap 61: Raikkonen pits again but manages to hold on to sixth place because Webber's Jaguar has gone out with an engine failure.

Lap 62: Sato catches Trulli and goes past him at the first corner, the two cars both going onto the grass as they brake as late as possible. Sato is third.

Lap 66: Fisichella slows with a hydraulic leak. He is overtaken by Baumgartner, putting a Minardi into the points for the first time this year.