Sunday May 21st, 2000
German Michael Schumacher was fastest in the pre-race warm-up for the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring on Sunday.
The Ferrari driver posted a time of 1:20.251 in the 30-minute session with Finn Mika Hakkinen just nine-hundredths of a second adrift in his McLaren.
The pair both clocked their quickest lap times in the final seconds of the session with championship leader Schumacher snatching top spot after defending champion Hakkinen had topped the times moments earlier.
Pole-sitter David Coulthard, in a McLaren, struggled to match the pace of the leading pair. His best time was more than a second slower than Schumacher.
Italian Giancarlo Fisichella lost a wheel while out on the track and a race marshal was forced to retrieve it as it rolled into the path of other drivers towards the end of the session.
Arrows pair Jos Verstappen and Pedro de la Rosa were fifth and seventh quickest respectively, while Williams driver Ralf Schumacher was only 16th fastest.
Pos Driver Team Time 1. M.Schumacher Ferrari 1:20.251 204.379 km/h 2. Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes 1:20.260 + 0.009 3. Frentzen Jordan Mugen-Honda 1:20.899 + 0.648 4. Barrichello Ferrari 1:21.042 + 0.791 5. Verstappen Arrows Supertec 1:21.451 + 1.200 6. Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 1:21.604 + 1.353 7. de la Rosa Arrows Supertec 1:21.725 + 1.474 8. Villeneuve BAR Honda 1:21.760 + 1.509 9. Irvine Jaguar Cosworth 1:21.847 + 1.596 10. Trulli Jordan Mugen-Honda 1:22.046 + 1.795 11. Diniz Sauber Petronas 1:22.130 + 1.879 12. Gene Minardi Fondmetal 1:22.137 + 1.886 13. Wurz Benetton Playlife 1:22.246 + 1.995 14. Salo Sauber Petronas 1:22.277 + 2.026 15. Alesi Prost Peugeot 1:22.305 + 2.054 16. R.Schumacher Williams BMW 1:22.437 + 2.186 17. Fisichella Benetton Playlife 1:22.521 + 2.270 18. Button Williams BMW 1:22.703 + 2.452 19. Zonta BAR Honda 1:23.144 + 2.893 20. Herbert Jaguar Cosworth 1:23.410 + 3.159 21. Mazzacane Minardi Fondmetal 1:23.746 + 3.495 All timing unofficial