Race Resume:
Weather: Hot, sunny
Lap Event
0 Grid Positions: (1) M.Schumacher (2) D.Hill
(3) J.Villeneuve (4) E.Irvine
(5) J.Alesi (6) G.Berger
1 Diniz and Salo touch and retire
1 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher (2) J.Villeneuve
(3) J.Alesi (4) D.Hill
(5) E.Irvine (6) G.Berger
4 Fastest lap: Villeneuve 1m 21.081s
5 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher (2) J.Villeneuve
(3) J.Alesi (4) D.Hill
(5) E.Irvine (6) G.Berger
6 Brundle drives wide and bounces through the gravel
destroying the car
6 Hill stuck behind Alesi whilst a big gap opens up to
Schumacher and Villeneuve at the front
7 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->1.020s->(2) J.Villeneuve
->7.550s->(3) J.Alesi->0.670s->(4) D.Hill
->4.120s->(5) E.Irvine->1.440s->(6) G.Berger
11 Verstappen off the track and retires
12 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->0.790s->(2) J.Villeneuve
->13.610s->(3) J.Alesi->0.730s->(4) D.Hill
->3.190s->(5) E.Irvine->2.540s->(6) G.Berger
14 Pits: Frentzen - 6.5s
15 7-Hakkinen, 8-Herbert, 9-Coulthard, 10-Barrichello
16 Current Positions: (1) M.Schumacher->0.420s->(2) J.Villeneuve
->17.660s->(3) J.Alesi->0.380s->(4) D.Hill
->5.010s->(5) G.Berger (6) E.Irvine
17 Pits: Herbert - 6.6s
19 Pits: Schumacher - 7.9s
20 Fastest lap: Villeneuve - 1m 21.071s
20 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->20.680s->(2) J.Alesi
->0.580s->(3) D.Hill->2.300s->(4) G.Berger
->0.330s->(5) M.Schumacher->4.110s->(6) E.Irvine
21 Pits: Villeneuve - 7.8s
23 Pits: Alesi - 7.1s
23 Fastest lap: Hill 1m 20.929s
23 Current Positions: (1) D.Hill (2) J.Villeneuve
(3) J.Alesi (4) G.Berger
(5) M.Schumacher (6) E.Irvine
24 Couthard out with gearbox problem
24 Pits: Berger - 9.2s
25 Current Positions: (1) D.Hill (2) J.Villeneuve
(3) J.Alesi (4) G.Berger
(5) M.Schumacher (6) E.Irvine
25 Pits: Hill - 6.8s
26 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve (2) M.Schumacher
(3) J.Alesi (4) D.Hill
(5) G.Berger (6) E.Irvine
32 Irvine retires with smoking car
32 Fastest lap: Hill 1m 20.735s
34 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->10.000s->(2) M.Schumacher
->21.000s->(3) D.Hill (4) J.Alesi
(5) G.Berger
34 Fastest lap: Hill 1m 20.581s
35 Fastest lap: Hill 1m 20.473s
35 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve (2) M.Schumacher
->15.000s->(3) D.Hill (4) J.Alesi
(5) G.Berger
36 Fastest lap: Hill 1m 20.263s
36 Herbert retires
37 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->15.300s->(2) M.Schumacher
(3) D.Hill (4) J.Alesi
(5) G.Berger (6) M.Hakkinen
38 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->16.800s->(2) M.Schumacher
->12.300s->(3) D.Hill (4) J.Alesi
(5) G.Berger (6) M.Hakkinen
39 Pits: Schumacher - 6.9s
39 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve (2) D.Hill
(3) M.Schumacher (4) J.Alesi
(5) G.Berger (6) M.Hakkinen
40 Pits: Villeneuve - 7.0s
40 Current Positions: (1) D.Hill (2) J.Villeneuve
(3) M.Schumacher (4) J.Alesi
(5) G.Berger (6) M.Hakkinen
41 Pits: Hill - 6.7s
42 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->14.330s->(2) M.Schumacher
->11.690s->(3) D.Hill->2.020s->(4) J.Alesi
->6.820s->(5) G.Berger->12.460s->(6) M.Hakkinen
43 7-Barrichello, 8-Panis, 9-Frentzen, 10-Katayama, 11-Rosset,
12-Lavaggi
45 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->16.420s->(2) M.Schumacher
->9.490s->(3) D.Hill->7.480s->(4) J.Alesi
->4.600s->(5) G.Berger->13.830s->(6) M.Hakkinen
46 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve (2) M.Schumacher
->5.330s->(3) D.Hill (4) J.Alesi
(5) G.Berger (6) M.Hakkinen
46 Pits: Alesi - 8.7s
47 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve (2) M.Schumacher
->3.800s->(3) D.Hill (4) G.Berger
(5) J.Alesi (6) M.Hakkinen
48 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve (2) M.Schumacher
->3.620s->(3) D.Hill (4) G.Berger
(5) M.Hakkinen (6) J.Alesi
49 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve (2) M.Schumacher
->2.420s->(3) D.Hill (4) G.Berger
(5) M.Hakkinen (6) J.Alesi
49 Pits: Berger - 8.7s
50 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->22.000s->(2) M.Schumacher
->1.900s->(3) D.Hill (4) M.Hakkinen
(5) J.Alesi (6) G.Berger
51 Frentzen retires in pits
52 Pits: Hakkinen - 8.7s
53 Pits: Schumacher - 9.7s
53 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->26.800s->(2) D.Hill
(3) M.Schumacher (4) M.Hakkinen
(5) J.Alesi (6) G.Berger
55 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->26.000s->(2) D.Hill
(3) M.Schumacher (4) J.Alesi
(5) G.Berger (6) M.Hakkinen
57 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->23.000s->(2) D.Hill
->32.000s->(3) M.Schumacher (4) J.Alesi
(5) G.Berger (6) M.Hakkinen
58 Pits: Villeneue - 14.8 (problem with rear wheel)
59 Current Positions: (1) D.Hill (2) J.Villeneuve
->22.000s->(3) M.Schumacher (4) G.Berger
(5) J.Alesi (6) M.Hakkinen
60 Current Positions: (1) D.Hill->15.560s->(2) J.Villeneuve
(3) M.Schumacher (4) G.Berger
(5) J.Alesi (6) M.Hakkinen
63 Pits: Hill - 6.6s
64 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->6.570s->(2) D.Hill
(3) M.Schumacher (4) G.Berger
(5) J.Alesi (6) M.Hakkinen
65 Berger engine blows
65 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->4.880s->(2) D.Hill
(3) M.Schumacher (4) J.Alesi
(5) M.Hakkinen
66 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->4.900s->(2) D.Hill
(3) M.Schumacher (4) J.Alesi
(5) M.Hakkinen (6) O.Panis
67 Fastest lap: Hill 1m 20.93s
67 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->4.500s->(2) D.Hill
(3) M.Schumacher (4) J.Alesi
(5) M.Hakkinen (6) O.Panis
68 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->2.800s->(2) D.Hill
(3) M.Schumacher (4) J.Alesi
(5) M.Hakkinen (6) O.Panis
69 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->1.820s->(2) D.Hill
(3) M.Schumacher (4) J.Alesi
(5) M.Hakkinen (6) O.Panis
69 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->1.820s->(2) D.Hill
(3) M.Schumacher (4) J.Alesi
(5) M.Hakkinen (6) O.Panis
70 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->1.260s->(2) D.Hill
(3) M.Schumacher (4) J.Alesi
(5) M.Hakkinen (6) O.Panis
70 7-Barrichello, 8-Katayama, 9-Rosset, 10-Lavaggi
70 Schumacher retires
73 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve (2) D.Hill
->1m 8.000s->(3) J.Alesi (4) M.Hakkinen
(5) O.Panis (6) R.Barrichello
74 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->1.050s->(2) D.Hill
(3) J.Alesi (4) M.Hakkinen
(5) O.Panis (6) R.Barrichello
75 Current Positions: (1) J.Villeneuve->0.780s->(2) D.Hill
(3) J.Alesi (4) M.Hakkinen
(5) O.Panis (6) R.Barrichello
77 Villeneuve Wins