Time Event 0m First on track - Suzuki 12m 6th - Irvine 1m 39.621s 12m Coulthard on track for first time 28m Hill on track for first time 32m Schumacher on track for first time 45m 3rd - Berger 1m 39.040s 51m Suzuki big shunt backwards into tyres (broke one rib) SESSION STOPPED 58m 2nd - Alesi 1m 38.888s 59m 3rd - Hakkinen 1m 38.954s 61m Pole - Schumacher 1m 38.023s
2nd Free 1st Qualify 1st Free
Pos Driver Lap Time Pos Lap Time Pos Lap Time Pos Lap Time
1 M.Schumacher 1m 38.023s 4 1m 40.765s 1 1m 38.428s 1 1m 40.410s
2 J.Alesi 1m 38.888s 5 1m 40.899s 4 1m 39.142s 4 1m 41.283s
3 M.Hakkinen 1m 38.954s 1 1m 40.389s 3 1m 39.127s 2 1m 40.694s
4 G.Berger 1m 39.040s 8 1m 41.699s 8 1m 40.305s 6 1m 41.492s
5 D.Hill 1m 39.158s 3 1m 40.741s 2 1m 39.032s 3 1m 41.024s
6 D.Coulthard 1m 39.368s 7 1m 41.151s 5 1m 39.155s 5 1m 41.492s
7 E.Irvine 1m 39.621s 2 1m 40.674s 7 1m 40.153s 12 1m 43.660s
8 H.Frentzen 1m 40.380s 6 1m 41.116s 6 1m 40.010s 8 1m 42.294s
9 J.Herbert 1m 40.391s 11 1m 42.749s 9 1m 40.349s 9 1m 42.381s
10 R.Barrichello 1m 40.413s 9 1m 41.984s 10 1m 40.381s 7 1m 42.147s
11 O.Panis 1m 41.081s 10 1m 42.017s 11 1m 40.838s 11 1m 43.054s
12 A.Suzuki 1m 41.592s 12 1m 43.084s 14 1m 42.561s 17 1m 45.377s
13 M.Salo 1m 41.637s 14 1m 43.324s 12 1m 41.355s 13 1m 44.414s
14 G.Morbidelli 1m 42.059s 16 1m 44.231s 15 1m 42.623s 16 1m 44.906s
15 U.Katayma 1m 42.273s 13 1m 43.309s 13 1m 41.977s 14 1m 44.443s
16 K.Wendlinger 1m 42.912s 15 1m 44.177s 17 1m 43.634s 15 1m 44.810s
17 P.Lamy 1m 43.102s 19 1m 45.956s 16 1m 43.387s 19 1m 45.901s
18 L.Badoer 1m 43.542s 18 1m 45.010s 18 1m 43.940s 20 1m 47.371s
19 T.Inoue 1m 44.074s 17 1m 44.892s 19 1m 44.386s 18 1m 45.871s
20 A.Montermini 1m 46.097s 20 1m 46.860s 21 1m 46.869s 21 1m 48.657s
21 P.Diniz 1m 47.166s 22 1m 48.203s 20 1m 46.654s 22 1m 48.877s
22 R.Moreno 1m 48.267s 21 1m 48.048s 23 1m 50.097s 24 2m 17.198s
23 B.Gachot 1m 48.289s 23 1m 49.184s 22 1m 48.824s 23 1m 49.655s