Raikkonen grabs pole
Where many people expected either Montoya or Schumacher on pole, it was the third man in the battle, Kimi Raikkonen who came up with a magnificent lap to be quicker than anybody else.It is Rubens Barrichello who will have to stop Raikkonen from second spot, trying to help his teammate Schumacher.
That same Michael Schumacher commited some serious error in the first two corners, and seemingly braked a little too late for the first corner. The world champion will therefore have to start from 7th spot on the grid.
The Williams boys on the other hand did a much better job, posting Monty on 4th, just in front of his teammate Ralf Schumacher, who can play an important role in tomorrow's race. Montoya will certainly have more help of Ralf than Raikkonen might get from his teammate, as Coulthard did miss a place in front of the current world champion by just one tenth.
Results
| 1. | 6 | RAIKKONEN | McLaren Mercedes | M | 1'11"670 | 210.565 Km/h | 3 | |
| 2. | 2 | BARRICHELLO | Ferrari | B | 1'11"794 | + 0'00"124 | 3 | |
| 3. | 20 | PANIS | Toyota | M | 1'11"920 | + 0'00"250 | 3 | |
| 4. | 3 | MONTOYA | Williams BMW | M | 1'11"948 | + 0'00"278 | 3 | |
| 5. | 4 | R.SCHUMACHER | Williams BMW | M | 1'12"078 | + 0'00"408 | 3 | |
| 6. | 8 | ALONSO | Renault | M | 1'12"087 | + 0'00"417 | 3 | |
| 7. | 1 | M.SCHUMACHER | Ferrari | B | 1'12"194 | + 0'00"524 | 3 | |
| 8. | 5 | COULTHARD | McLaren Mercedes | M | 1'12"297 | + 0'00"627 | 3 | |
| 9. | 21 | DA MATTA | Toyota | M | 1'12"326 | + 0'00"656 | 3 | |
| 10. | 7 | TRULLI | Renault | M | 1'12"566 | + 0'00"896 | 3 | |
| 11. | 17 | BUTTON | BAR Honda | B | 1'12"695 | + 0'01"025 | 3 | |
| 12. | 16 | VILLENEUVE | BAR Honda | B | 1'13"050 | + 0'01"380 | 3 | |
| 13. | 9 | HEIDFELD | Sauber Petronas | B | 1'13"083 | + 0'01"413 | 3 | |
| 14. | 14 | WEBBER | Jaguar Cosworth | M | 1'13"269 | + 0'01"599 | 3 | |
| 15. | 10 | FRENTZEN | Sauber Petronas | B | 1'13"447 | + 0'01"777 | 3 | |
| 16. | 15 | WILSON | Jaguar Cosworth | M | 1'13"585 | + 0'01"915 | 3 | |
| 17. | 11 | FISICHELLA | Jordan Ford | B | 1'13"798 | + 0'02"128 | 3 | |
| 18. | 12 | FIRMAN | Jordan Ford | B | 1'14"027 | + 0'02"357 | 3 | |
| 19. | 19 | VERSTAPPEN | Minardi Cosworth | B | 1'15"360 | + 0'03"690 | 3 | |
| 20. | 18 | KIESA | Minardi Cosworth | B | 1'15"644 | + 0'03"974 | 3 |
