Pole Position in 2000 - Mika Hakkinen - 1:14.111

Brazilian GP - Qualifying

Session over - Michael Schumacher grabs pole position ahead of Ralf Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen. Juan Pablo Montoya, David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello make the top 6.

60 min: Barrichello improves his time but stays in 6th place. Disappointing for the Brazilian.

59 min: Heidfeld improves to 9th ahead of Raikkonen while Panis improves to 11th.

59 min: Coulthard, Villeneuve, Hakkinen and Montoya are out on the track.

58 min: 2 minutes to go and still none of the top 6 have gone out on their last run !

56 min: Top 10 - M Schumacher, R Schumacher, Hakkinen, Montoya, Coulthard, Barrichello, Trulli, Frentzen,  Raikkonen, Heidfeld.

55 min: 5 minutes to go, all the top drivers waiting for their final run!

54 min: Eddie Irvine moves into 12th place.

52 min: Jenson Button improves to 20th, he is 2.7 seconds off the pace.

51 min: Frentzen improves his time but retains 8th position.

49 min: The top 6 drivers have completed 3 runs, one more run remaining!

47 min: Top 10 - M Schumacher, R Schumacher, Hakkinen, Montoya, Coulthard, Barrichello, Trulli, Frentzen,  Raikkonen, Heidfeld.

46 min: Ralf Schumacher in 2nd with a time of 1:14.090. Barrichello improves his time but remains in 6th place.

45 min: Michael Schumacher improves with a time of 1:13.780 and Juan Pablo Montoya moves to 3rd with a time of 1:14.165.

43 min: Michael Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya start their 3rd runs.

42 min: Top 10 - M Schumacher, Hakkinen, R Schumacher, Coulthard, Barrichello, Montoya, Frentzen, Trulli, Raikkonen, Heidfeld.

40 min: David Coulthard moves into 4th just behind Ralf Schumacher.

38 min: David Coulthard starts his 3rd run while Marques spins but recovers..

37 min: Top 10 - M Schumacher, Hakkinen, R Schumacher, Barrichello, Montoya, Coulthard, Frentzen, Trulli, Raikkonen, Heidfeld.

35 min: Michael Schumacher aborted his lap while Mika Hakkinen moves into 2nd with a time of 1:14.122

33 min: Michael Schumacher starts his 2nd run and so does Hakkinen.

32 min: Kimi Raikkonen and Nick Heidfeld continue to swap places, Kimi is now in 9th ahead of Nick in 10th. Villeneuve is up in 12th place.

31 min: Top 10 - M Schumacher, R Schumacher, Barrichello, Montoya, Coulthard, Frentzen, Trulli, Hakkinen, Raikkonen, Alesi.

30 min: Montoya moves to 4th with a time of 1:14.609.

29 min: Juan Pablo Montoya starts his second run.

28 min: Ralf Schumacher on his 2nd run moves into 2nd while David Coulthard is in 4th.

27 min: Juan Pablo Montoya is back in the pits and the spare car is ready for him. 

26 min: Olivier Panis is in 9th while Villeneuve is in 13th place. 

25 min: Top 10 - M Schumacher, Barrichello, Frentzen, Trulli, Hakkinen, Raikkonen, Alesi, Burti, Irvine. 

24 min: Michael Schumacher grabs provisional pole with a time of 1:14.034. Still slower than the time set by Montoya in the 2nd practice. 

23 min: Fisichella is currently in 11 place. Michael Schumacher on a flying lap. 

22 min: Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen have yet to set a time. 

20 min: Hard luck for Montoya, he must have been trying too hard. He now needs to get into the spare and try to set a good time. 

19 min: David Coulthard aborts his flying lap following the yellow flags from Montoya's off. 

18 min: Montoya was on a flying lap but lost it and ended up in the gravel. He needs to get in the spare. Ralf Schumacher in 4th. 

17 min: Top 10 - Barrichello, Frentzen, Trulli, Raikkonen, Alesi, Burti, Irvine, Heidfeld, Bernoldi, Alonso. 

16 min: Rubens Barrichello grabs provisional pole with a time of 1:14.368. Raikkonen in 4th. Montoya on track. 

15 min: Heinz Harald Frentzen takes the top spot with a time of 1:14.698. Barrichello on track. 

14 min: Current Order - Trulli, Irvine, Bernoldi, Alonso, Fisichella, Marques and Verstappen. 

13 min: Verstappen clocks a 1:17.602 while Alonso clocks a 1:16.529. 

12 min: Jarno Trulli grabs provisional pole with a time of 1:14.715. Irvine is in second place. 

11 min: Verstappen, Fisichella and Alonso go out as well. 

10 min: Jarno Trulli and Eddie Irvine go out on their first run. 

7 min: Enrique Bernoldi takes first place with a time of 1:16.397.  

6 min: Enrique Bernoldi is next to go out on the track.  

4 min: Tarso Marques sets a time of 1:17.394 on his first run. 

2 min: Tarso Marques goes out on his first run. He didn't complete a single lap in the 2nd practice session today and that is why he is out very early.

Session starts - No cars going out yet.

With the weather expected to remain partly cloudy, the cars will not be expected to go out until around 10 minutes into the session and it usually the slower cars that go out first - Session starting in 2 minutes. 

Both Montoya and Hakkinen set times in the 2nd practice session today faster than Pole time of last year. It will be interesting to see by how much the lap times will drop - Session starting in 5 minutes. 

Both Montoya and Hakkinen set times in the 2nd practice session today faster than Pole time of last year. It will be interesting to see by how much the lap times will drop - Session starting in 5 minutes. 

Neither Ferrari was on the pace in the last session. Michael was 0.7 seconds off the pace while Barrichello was 0.9 seconds off. Surely they have something up their sleeve ? - Session starting in 10 minutes. 

The pace of Juan Pablo Montoya during the 2nd practice session was simply stunning. It will be interesting to see how he does when it really matters - Session starting in 15 minutes. 

Session starting in 20 minutes. Partly cloudy sky with a current temperature of 27 degrees.