Saturday Second Free Practice - Brazilian GP

Colombian newcomer Juan Pablo Montoya set a stunning pace in final practice for Sunday's Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix.

The Williams driver, getting ready for his first race at the bumpy Interlagos circuit, topped the times with a lap of 1:13.963 in the second 45-minute session before official qualifying.

The Colombian, who has failed to finish his first two Formula One races, was 0.145 ahead of McLaren's Mika Hakkinen.

Montoya's time compared to Hakkinen's 2000 pole time of 1:14.111 and world champion Michael Schumacher's official lap record of 1:14.755 set in a Ferrari last year.

Hakkinen's British team mate David Coulthard was third fastest, ahead of the Williams driven by Ralf Schumacher.

His older brother Michael was fifth fastest.

German Heinz-Harald Frentzen was sixth in a Jordan but hit trouble in the closing seconds and needed to be pushed back along the pit lane by team mechanics.

Briton Eddie Irvine's Jaguar and Canadian Jacques Villeneuve's BAR stopped beside the track.

There was also trouble for Benetton, with Italian Giancarlo Fisichella pulling off in the first session.

The Benettons, whose new Renault engine is still in an experimental stage, were faster only than the Minardis.

Pos. Driver Team Times 1. Montoya Williams BMW (M) 1:13.963 209.732 km/h 2. Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes (B) 1:14.108 + 0.145 3. Coulthard McLaren Mercedes (B) 1:14.182 + 0.219 4. R.Schumacher Williams BMW (M) 1:14.282 + 0.319 5. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:14.652 + 0.689 6. Frentzen Jordan Honda (B) 1:14.837 + 0.874 7. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 1:14.895 + 0.932 8. Raikkonen Sauber Petronas (B) 1:15.031 + 1.068 9. Panis BAR Honda (B) 1:15.039 + 1.076 10. Heidfeld Sauber Petronas (B) 1:15.096 + 1.133 11. Trulli Jordan Honda (B) 1:15.163 + 1.200 12. Irvine Jaguar Cosworth (M) 1:15.409 + 1.446 13. Burti Jaguar Cosworth (M) 1:15.470 + 1.507 14. Alesi Prost Acer (M) 1:15.735 + 1.772 15. Verstappen Arrows Asiatech (B) 1:15.972 + 2.009 16. Villeneuve BAR Honda (B) 1:16.135 + 2.172 17. Bernoldi Arrows Asiatech (B) 1:16.160 + 2.197 18. Mazzacane Prost Acer (M) 1:16.347 + 2.384 19. Button Benetton Renault (M) 1:16.411 + 2.448 20. Fisichella Benetton Renault (M) 1:16.439 + 2.476 21. Alonso European Minardi (M) 1:16.602 + 2.639 22. Marques European Minardi (M) 1:18.212 + 4.249 All timing unofficial