Qualifying: Lap-by-lap coverage

Irvine on track, returns to pits.

1224 BST: Hakkinen on track.

The Finn does a 1.22.898, takes provisional pole.

1225 BST: Coulthard goes second with a 1.23.336.

1227 BST: Ralf Schumacher does a 1.23.853

1228 BST: Trulli goes off, breaks front suspension and runs back to pits to get spare car.

1229 BST: Order is Hakkinen, Coulthard, Frentzen and Schumacher. Irvine is fifth with a 1.23.987.

1230 BST: Salo is sixth, with a 1.24.018, Damon Hill is seventh with a 1.24.113.

1234 BST: Alex Zanardi goes eighth with a 1.24.267.

1235 BST: Zanardi puts in a 1.23.850 and moves up to fourth, ahead of team-mate Ralf Schumacher, who is in fifth fastest with a 1.23.853.

1237 BST: Villeneuve goes ninth fastest with a 1.24.188.

Villeneuve goes off the track, rejoins.

Coulthard on track.

The Scot improves his time to 1.23.177, but is still second to Hakkinen.

1238 BST: Schumacher moves ahead of Zanardi with a 1.23.636 - takes fourth.

1241 BST: Takagi limps to pits with a broken rear wing.

1242 BST: Rubens Barrichello has yet to set a time.

1243 BST: Frentzen on track.

The German does a 1.22.926, and takes second ahead of David Coulthard.

1244 BST: Barrichello goes ninth quickest with a 1.23.996.

Salo moves up to fifth with a 1.23.695, ahead of Eddie Irvine who is in seventh position.

1247 BST: Badoer spins off and runs back to pits. Yellow flags at this spot slow Ralf Schumacher's lap down.

1253 BST: Hakkinen improves on his provisional pole time with a with a 1.22.432.

Frentzen remains in second, and Coulthard third with a 1.23.177.

1257 BST: Zanardi moves fourth with a 1.23.432.

1258 BST: Diniz and Trulli stop on track.

1300 BST: Session ends, Schumacher runs out of fuel and stops on track.