Saturday June 3rd, 2000
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher grabbed pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix with a blistering display in the qualifying session on Saturday.
The 31-year-old championship leader, clocked a best time of 1:19.475 seconds around the twisting street circuit.
That left him two-tenths of a second clear of his nearest rival, Italian Jarno Trulli in a Jordan, with Briton David Coulthard third in the leading McLaren.
Italy's Giancarlo Fisichella in a Benetton was fourth fastest ahead of defending world champion Finn Mika Hakkinen in the second McLaren and Brazilian Rubens Barrichello in the second Ferrari.
Pos Driver Team Times 1. M.Schumacher Ferrari 1:19.475 152.652 km/h 2. Trulli Jordan Mugen-Honda 1:19.746 + 0.271 3. Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 1:19.888 + 0.413 4. Frentzen Jordan Mugen-Honda 1:19.961 + 0.486 5. Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes 1:20.241 + 0.766 6. Barrichello Ferrari 1:20.416 + 0.941 7. Alesi Prost Peugeot 1:20.494 + 1.019 8. Fisichella Benetton Playlife 1:20.703 + 1.228 9. R.Schumacher Williams BMW 1:20.742 + 1.267 10. Irvine Jaguar Cosworth 1:20.743 + 1.268 11. Herbert Jaguar Cosworth 1:20.792 + 1.317 12. Wurz Benetton Playlife 1:20.871 + 1.396 13. Salo Sauber Petronas 1:21.561 + 2.086 14. Button Williams BMW 1:21.605 + 2.130 15. Verstappen Arrows Supertec 1:21.738 + 2.263 16. de la Rosa Arrows Supertec 1:21.832 + 2.357 17. Villeneuve BAR Honda 1:21.848 + 2.373 18. Heidfeld Prost Peugeot 1:22.017 + 2.542 19. Diniz Sauber Petronas 1:22.136 + 2.661 20. Zonta BAR Honda 1:22.324 + 2.849 21. Gene Minardi Fondmetal 1:23.721 + 4.246 22. Mazzacane Minardi Fondmetal 1:23.794 + 4.319 All Timing Unofficial