The San Marino Grand Prix will not be remembered as the most exciting race of the season, but rather because of the circumstances surrounding Michael Schumacher's sombre first victory of the year in front of Ferrari's home fans. His performance, as well as his brother Ralf's, highlighted their professionalism and commitment on a very hard day for them. Atlas F1's Pablo Elizalde reviews the entire weekend's events and results from the first race of the European season

Did the San Marino Grand Prix prove that Ferrari and Michael Schumacher are back? Or was the race just proof they were actually never gone? The answer will make little difference now. The result, however, is likely to be the confidence booster that the Italian World Champions and their star driver needed, after a terrible start to their 2003 season.

Following three uncommon setbacks in Australia, Malaysia and Brazil, it was clear that Ferrari were under pressure to perform at the first of their home Grands Prix. The way the Italian squad, and especially Schumacher, responded to that pressure must have been a moral blow for their rivals, considering the headlines claiming Ferrari were in crisis and Schumacher was losing his touch.

The Imola race, as tragic as the circumstances were, was the perfect reaction to vindicate themselves. Schumacher's brilliant performance just hours after hearing about the death of his mother Elisabeth demonstrated why the five-time Champion is still in a class of his own. Schumacher, like his brother Ralf, did not let his emotions interfere with what he was born to do until he got out of his car after scoring his 65th F1 win. And that on a day where, despite his salary, few would have blamed him had he decided not to race.

"Today again Michael has shown the dimension of what he is as a driver and as a man," Jean Todt, who replaced Schumacher at the post-race press conference, said. "It's a shame sometimes that people may want not to understand what he is. Today I think he has done a big demonstration and we are very proud of him."

Leaving personal tragedies aside, Ferrari showed at Imola that, not only had they made the right decision to delay the introduction of the new F2003-GA, but also that the F2002 still has a lot of life in it. Under the new points system, reliability is crucial, and so it would be little wonder that Ferrari decided to continue racing with the old car in Spain unless the tests with the new machine this week show the F2003-GA is a reliable car.

After all, the F2002 - a car that has been beaten four times in 19 races - did deserve a victorious sendoff. Given the amazing record of success of the old car, and considering there's still a lot of speed in it, when Ferrari decide to introduce the new F2003-GA, the tifosi can rest assured that it will be up to their expectations.

The San Marino Grand Prix also served to prove that the jury is still out on whether the rule changes were to thank for one of the most exciting starts of a Formula One season. Without the influence of the weather, the Imola race looked a lot like any of the 15 Grands Prix won by Ferrari in 2002. Apart from a brilliant on-track battle between Rubens Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher, the race was decided mostly in the pits.

With a starting grid without big surprises, the event was unable to live up to the hype following the nerve-wracking Brazilian Grand Prix. The difficulty to overtake, and the difference between the rich and the poor teams - two of F1's biggest problems - were highlighted again at Imola. Still, giving credit where credit is due, the 2003 season has seen, for the first time in 20 years, four different winners in the first four races.

The McLaren team were this time unable to be the main beneficiaries of the new rules introduced this season, and they were instead hurt by their poor starting positions. Kimi Raikkonen, however, put in a solid performance in the race and, taking full advantage of his two-stop strategy - which was the exception to the rule at Imola - the Finn continued with his impressive run of results and managed to maintain a very healthy lead in the standings that will see him leaving the Spanish Grand Prix still in first place, no matter what happens.

Considering the McLaren did not look like a winner at Imola, Raikkonen could be happy with his result. The same could not be said about David Coulthard who, after a very poor showing in qualifying, could only recover to finish in a disappointing fifth place that has moved him further away from his younger teammate.

McLaren left Italy with a strong result doing what they have done best this season so far: staying out of trouble. The Woking-based outfit, however, were lucky to get so many points, and they would have probably missed the podium had their rivals not suffered from misfortunes.

Barrichello looked set to complete a Ferrari one-two until he was hit by problems during one of his pitstops. The Brazilian, however, completed the move of the race to pass Ralf when fighting for third position. A pitstop problem also cost Juan Pablo Montoya dear in the Williams team's strongest showing so far this season.

On a very difficult weekend for him, Ralf Schumacher was impressive in qualifying and in the early part of the race, not giving an inch to his brother. Despite their problems at Imola, Williams could be encouraged by their performance in San Marino, as they proved that the hard work they are carrying out to solve the aerodynamic deficiencies of the FW25 is starting to pay off.

Qualifying Analysis

The pressure was on them to perform, and the Schumacher brothers delivered. Both Michael and Ralf have endured a shaky start to their 2003 season. The Ferrari driver had made some costly and uncommon errors that had seen him slide down to eighth position in the drivers' standings, while, until Brazil, his brother had failed to come to terms with the new qualifying format and his position at Williams was even questioned by some members of the paddock.

After Saturday's qualifying at Imola all that was put to rest, and both Michael and Ralf lived a moment of vindication. Unfortunately, racing mattered little for the Schumacher brothers that day.

In a display of brilliant driving and great courage, the Germans blanked out their personal anguish to secure an all-Schumacher front row on a very hard day for both. With their mother Elisabeth fighting for her life in a hospital in Cologne, the Schumachers concentrated on their job before rushing out of the circuit to fly to Germany.

Personals problems aside, the session again proved to be a nerve-wrecker in its final part. If Brazil provided an intense battle for pole, with Barrichello beating Coulthard by 11 thousands of a second, the Imola session was no different, and Michael finished a mere 14 thousands ahead of Ralf.

With the Ferraris in front of the Williams, and with McLaren very far back, the first qualifying session of the European season provided a grid that had a very 2002 look, with the exception that the Jaguar of Mark Webber was the best of the rest.

The Grid

1. Michael Schumacher Saturday time: 1:22.327
Friday Qualifying: 1st, 1:20.628

In similar fashion to 2002, Schumacher dominated the weekend from the start, finishing on top of the times on Friday and scoring his second pole position in four races despite the new qualifying format. That despite his mind being more off than on the track due to his mother's critical condition. The German, however, put that behind him and secured the top spot with a lap that was not perfect and that saw him losing a big part of his initial advantage in the final part of his lap.

"I was cautious and eased off a bit in the final sector," admitted the German before rushing off the circuit with his brother Ralf to fly to Cologne. "From testing here we knew what to expect and it felt comfortable today. It is great to be back on top, especially here in Imola."

2. Ralf Schumacher Saturday time: 1:22.341
Friday Qualifying: 3rd, 1:21.193

Ralf had already showed in Brazil that, after a poor showing in Australia and Malaysia, he had come to terms with the new qualifying format. At Imola, the home of his first Grand Prix win, he further confirmed it, giving his brother a good run for his money with an improved FW25. Ralf's performance was more remarkable not only for his personal problems, but also because he was forced to use an unfamiliar spare car following a heavy crash during the morning's practice session.

3. Rubens Barrichello Saturday time: 1:22.557
Friday Qualifying: 2nd, 1:21.082

As Barrichello himself said, "qualifying is always difficult when you have a problem so close to the start of the session." The Brazilian, who had been fastest in final practice and just behind Schumacher in first qualifying, compromised his own chances of fighting for pole when he slid off the track during the first minutes of the warm-up. With little time before his lap, his mechanics did a good job getting the car ready, but Barrichello was unable to run on new tyres before his flying lap, which meant he was perhaps too conservative, in the end losing out to Ralf for a front row position.

4. Juan Pablo Montoya Saturday time: 1:22.789
Friday Qualifying: 4th, 1:21.490

Like teammate Ralf Schumacher, Montoya felt a lot more confident with the improved Williams at Imola, shining in all sessions. During final qualifying, however, the Colombian suffered from understeering and went slightly off the track at the Acque Minerali corner, losing the chance of fighting for the front row.

5. Mark Webber Saturday time: 1:23.015
Friday Qualifying: 5th, 1:21.669

For the second race in a row, the Australian driver seemed to work a miracle with the Cosworth-powered Jaguar R4. Webber proved his third fastest time in Brazil was no fluke, and he was fifth quickest both in Friday's and Saturday's qualifying. In the hands of Webber, the new Jaguar demonstrated it has good potential for some surprising results once the team manage to solve their reliability problems.

"I suspect there will be the odd cynical remark about whether we are running light fuel but as we correctly pointed out in Brazil, just wait and watch the race tomorrow," said Webber. "We are on a healthy fuel strategy and there is no deception at work here."

6. Kimi Raikkonen Saturday time: 1:23.148
Friday Qualifying: 8th, 1:22.147

The Championship leader continued performing solidly at Imola, and perhaps his sixth position was a reflection that the McLaren was not a match in terms of speed for either Ferrari or Williams. With their known ability to raise their game in the race, Raikkonen was not too concerned. The Finn claimed his flying lap was not perfect, with a mistake at the Variante Alta that costed him some valuable time that could have seen him outqualifying Webber.

7. Jacques Villeneuve Saturday time: 1:23.160
Friday Qualifying: 7th, 1:21.926

With another upgraded version of the Honda engine, the BAR team looked to get back to the promising form they showed in Australia in qualifying following struggles both in Malaysia and Brazil. Villeneuve, a man who has usually done well at Imola, was again hindered by mechanical problems throughout the weekend, but that did not stop the Canadian from shining in qualifying with a "quicker than expected" flying lap.

8. Fernando Alonso Saturday time: 1:23.169
Friday Qualifying: 13th, 1:22.809

Unsurprisingly, given the characteristics of the Imola track, Renault were in for a tough weekend, and the distance to the top men both in qualifying and in the race proved it. Alonso was forced to take a completely new approach for his car's set-up on Saturday following a poor showing in first qualifying. The changes paid off, and the Spaniard was able to put on a solid performance despite the lack of power of his car to place himself in a strong position to score points for the fourth consecutive race.

9. Jenson Button Saturday time: 1:23.381
Friday Qualifying: 6th, 1:21.891

After a very promising first qualifying, the Briton slipped down the order in the final session due to an error in the Variante Alta corner. Like Villeneuve, however, Button managed to place himself in a good position for the race despite some understeer problems at the high speed corners.

10. Olivier Panis Saturday time: 1:23.460
Friday Qualifying: 12th, 1:22.765

Both Panis and Toyota teammate da Matta had a really tough time riding the kerbs with the TF103 on Friday, but some overnight changes improved matters significantly and by the grid-deciding session, the Frenchman was pleased with his car's handling. A slot in the top ten left him in good position to score Toyota's first points of the 2003 season after three consecutive retirements.

11. Nick Heidfeld Saturday time: 1:23.700
Friday Qualifying: 14th, 1:22.911

Unhappy with his racing car during most of Friday and Saturday morning, Heidfeld decided to use the spare car for final qualifying. The switch did the trick for the German, who was immediately happier with the balance of the Petronas-powered C22. The Swiss squad, however, were still unhappy with the pace of their car.

12. David Coulthard Saturday time: 1:23.818
Friday Qualifying: 9th, 1:22.326

Having topped the times in the warm-up, things were looking promising for the Scot ahead of the grid-deciding Saturday session. However, the one-lap shoot-out proved unforgivable for Coulthard, who ran wide at Rivazza, losing around seven tenths of a second and with it compromising his chances of fighting for the top spots. "Obviously I'm disappointed," he said. "I was going well until Rivazza where I made a mistake, which a quick look at the telemetry showed cost me more than seven tenths of a second."

13. Cristiano da Matta Saturday time: 1:23.838
Friday Qualifying: 18th, 1:24.854

Like his teammate Panis, da Matta struggled when riding the ever important kerbs of the Imola circuit on Friday, but things improved on Saturday and the CART champion managed to put on a solid performance that saw him finishing less than half a second behind the Frenchman.

14. Heinz-Harald Frentzen Saturday time: 1:23.932
Friday Qualifying: 10th, 1:22.531

Frentzen was another of the many drivers who suffered from engine problems during the weekend. In the Sauber driver's case, it happened during Saturday's practice, which compromised his qualifying lap as he could only complete an installation lap before the warm-up. After literally pushing too hard on Friday - he broke his throttle pedal - he was happier on Saturday, extracting the best from his car.

15. Antonio Pizzonia Saturday time: 1:24.147
Friday Qualifying: 15th, 1:22.919

The Brazilian rookie did not enjoy a very good weekend at Imola, with continuous engine problems hampering his progress both before Friday's and Saturday's qualifying sessions. As if having an inspired Webber as a teammate was not bad enough, the lack of track time - he missed the whole second practice session on Saturday - did not help him. After a clean but somewhat conservative flying lap, Pizzonia finished more than a second behind Webber, although the Brazilian claimed his position was "reflective of my strategy."

16. Jarno Trulli Saturday time: 1:24.190
Friday Qualifying: 16th, 1:23.100

Saturday qualifying was not easy for Trulli. Like Alonso, the Italian struggled in Friday's session and opted for some radical changes to get his car up to speed on Saturday. The handling of the R23 improved, but just before the start of the warm-up, his car suffered a mechanical problem and he was forced to use the spare, which had Alonso's set-up. Without enough time to change all the settings of the car, Trulli struggled on his flying lap.

17. Giancarlo Fisichella Saturday time: 1:24.317
Friday Qualifying: 11th, 1:22.724

Only a week after celebrating his maiden Grand Prix win in Brazil, Fisichella and Jordan were brought back to reality with a slap on the face at Imola. Their poor performance in qualifying put in perspective the amazing job Fisichella had done at Interlagos to win the race. Unfortunately for the team, it also served to prove that the EJ13 is not a very fast car under normal circumstances. Fisichella did his best to extract the maximum out of the Ford-powered car, and despite outqualifying his teammate by a massive two seconds, he only managed a sad 17th position.

18. Justin Wilson Saturday time: 1:25.826
Friday Qualifying: 20th, 1:25.195

Wilson has been the only rookie who this season is doing what he is supposed to do: staying close to his more experienced teammate. With a car that is not capable of helping him move away from the back of the grid, the only real measure is Verstappen, and at Imola he finished ahead despite going out in first place and struggling with the grip of his Minardi.

19. Ralph Firman Saturday time: 1:26.357
Friday Qualifying: 17th, 1:24.360

For the fourth consecutive race, the British rookie failed to make an impression, both on Friday and Saturday qualifying. The increased knowledge of the Jordan doesn't seem to be helping him much, and finishing more than two seconds behind Fisichella was not an impressive showing. He is not expected to outperform the Italian, but he surely can't afford to be so far away. A big mistake at the start of his flying lap did not help him.

20. Jos Verstappen Saturday time: no time
Friday Qualifying: 19th, 1:24.990

The Dutchman had the dubious honour of being the first man to crash out during his flying lap in the second qualifying session this season. Following engine problems in practice, Verstappen's lap was looking good in the first two splits until he was over-optimistic when going into Variante Alta. "I just hit the curb too hard, picked up oversteer, slid off the track and hit the wall," he explained. "I'm fine, but the car was a bit damaged and I apologise to the guys for the extra work."

The Race

With the news that Elisabeth Schumacher had passed away during the night, there was a sombre atmosphere on race day, and although Ralf and Michael were offered the chance not to race they both decided their mother would have wanted them to carry on, and so the race took place with 20 drivers on the grid.

"My mother and father had always supported us," said Michael in a statement after the race. "They made it possible to do what we do and she would have wanted that we did this race today, I am sure."

With the sun shining through the cloudy sky, the race start took place on a dry track, and when the red lights turned off it was Ralf who made the most of his start to easily move ahead of his brother at Tamburello and, with it, stopped the Ferrari driver from flying away as would have been expected. Barrichello and Montoya stayed in third and fourth, while Webber's promising qualifying was spoiled by a faulty launch control that saw him dropping back to 11th by the end of the first lap.

Webber's misfortune was welcomed by Raikkonen, who moved up to fifth ahead of Alonso, Panis and Coulthard, who was lucky to survive the start after going onto the grass at Tamburello. At the back of the grid both the Minardis and Ralph Firman were forced to take the start from the pitlane.

The first few laps saw an exciting wheel to wheel battle between the Schumachers, with Ralf doing a great job to keep his brother at bay despite the best efforts of Michael to take the lead. Their fight lasted for several laps, and Barrichello and Montoya took advantage of it to get right behind the two brothers before lap 10. Raikkonen followed from afar, with Alonso right with him.

It wasn't long before the first round of pitstops was kicked off by seventh-placed Panis. The Frenchman was soon followed by Alonso and Webber, whose charge back to the front was hampered even further when he exceeded the pitlane speed limit and was penalised with a drive-through a few laps later.

With the difficulty to overtake at the Italian circuit, it was soon obvious that the race would be decided by the strategy, and aided by the new tyre rules, it was clear that Williams had opted for the unusual three-stop strategy when Ralf dived into the pits on lap 16, allowing his brother to take the lead. Montoya and Barrichello pitted on the following lap, and Schumacher Senior followed suit on lap 18.

Having driven two laps without Ralf in front of him, Michael was able to pit and return to the race ahead of his brother in third place. The first round of pitstops by the leaders allowed Raikkonen and Coulthard to move to first and second respectively. The Scot would pit on lap 21, standing still for almost ten seconds before coming back out, suggesting McLaren had opted for a two-stop strategy.

Raikkonen pitted on the following lap, allowing Schumacher to return clearly in the lead. Running in clear air, the Ferrari driver was quickly able to open a six-second gap to Ralf, who had Barrichello right behind him. Michael continued to open the gap to Ralf, and by lap 25 the World Champion was almost eight seconds ahead of his brother and his teammate, with Raikkonen in fourth after having moved in front of Montoya in the first pitstop.

The Colombian would be the first of the leaders to pit for the second time moments later. After a slow first stop, Montoya's problem in the pits continued and a problem with the refuelling rig saw him losing more time, and what's worse, he was forced to return two laps later as not enough fuel had gone in. In the end, the Williams driver dropped down to eighth behind Alonso.

Montoya's teammate Ralf pitted for the second time on lap 31, while Barrichello, who had failed to overtake the German despite his pressure, pitted next, to his dismay rejoining the race behind the Williams. Michael Schumacher was next to make his second stop, the Ferrari star continuing with his flawless run by coming back in first place right ahead of Raikkonen, with Ralf in third place, Barrichello in fourth and Coulthard down in fifth.

Raikkonen made his second and final stop on lap 44, the Finn dropping behind Ralf and Barrichello, who were still fighting the second place and who were still to make their third pitstop. Up in front, and without anyone close to him, Michael Schumacher had the scare of the race when he ran wide at Piratella, the right wheels of his Ferrari going off the track. The German, however, had the ability to get the car back on track to continue clearly in front.

The third round of stops by the leaders was triggered by Ralf on lap 48, the Williams driver falling back behind Raikkonen, despite the Finn's right front tyre looking almost like a slick. Ferrari decided to call in Schumacher in order to allow Barrichello to race without Ralf in front for a few laps. The champion rejoined the race just in front of his Brazilian teammate, but he was quick to let him go in front.

Barrichello finally pitted on lap 50, but all his efforts to emerge ahead of Ralf were spoiled by a problem with the front left tyre, which cost him valuable time. By the time he left the pits, the white and blue car was again in front of him. The Brazilian, however, was now determined and after several attempts he finally pulled a great move and passed Ralf while accelerating out of the final chicane.

Apart from some retirements in the middle of the field, the final part of the race went on action-less, and despite dropping his laptimes by up to two seconds Schumacher continued in control of the race and cruised home to cross the finish line less than three seconds ahead of Raikkonen and Barrichello, with Ralf further behind in fourth.

Michael hardly waved to the crowd or celebrated his victory, and after his car came to a halt at parc ferme he slowly climbed out, his helmet still on, and was warmly consoled by Barrichello with a hug that was, unfortunately, the image of the Grand Prix.

"The nicest part of this story is seeing them [Michael and Ralf] on the front row of the grid together and nicer still was Michael winning," said Gerhard Berger, who had won the 1997 German GP days after the death of his father.

Wearing a black arm band, a sad Schumacher climbed onto the podium, listened to both the German and Italian anthems and just a few minutes later he left Imola. His mind was already far from racing. Once he unstrapped himself from his Ferrari, he knew that the hard part was yet to come. Having done what comes so naturally to him, winning the race had been pretty easy.

Race Results

Pos  Driver        Team-Engine       Tyres   Time        
 1.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari            (B)     1h 28:12.058
 2.  Raikkonen     McLaren Mercedes   (M)     +      1.882
 3.  Barrichello   Ferrari            (B)     +      2.291
 4.  R.Schumacher  Williams BMW       (M)     +      8.803
 5.  Coulthard     McLaren Mercedes   (M)     +      9.411
 6.  Alonso        Renault            (M)     +     43.689
 7.  Montoya       Williams BMW       (M)     +     45.271
 8.  Button        BAR Honda          (B)     +      1 lap
 9.  Panis         Toyota             (M)     +      1 lap
10.  Heidfeld      Sauber Petronas    (B)     +      1 lap
11.  Frentzen      Sauber Petronas    (B)     +      1 lap
12.  da Matta      Toyota             (M)     +      1 lap
13.  Trulli        Renault            (M)     +      1 lap
14.  Pizzonia      Jaguar Cosworth    (M)     +      2 laps
15.  Fisichella    Jordan Ford        (B)     +      5 laps

Fastest lap: M. Schumacher, 1:22.491

Not Classified/Retirements:

Driver        Team                     On Lap
Webber        Jaguar Cosworth    (M)    54
Firman        Jordan Ford        (B)    51
Verstappen    Minardi Cosworth   (B)    39
Wilson        Minardi Cosworth   (B)    23
Villeneuve    BAR Honda          (B)    19

World Championship Standing, Round 4:

Drivers:                   Constructors:
 1. Raikkonen     32       1. McLaren-Mercedes  51
 2. Coulthard     19       2. Ferrari           32
 3. M.Schumacher  18       3. Renault           26
 4. Alonso        17       4. Williams-BMW      23
 5. Barrichello   14       5. Jordan-Ford       10
 6. R.Schumacher  13       6. Sauber             8
 7. Fisichella    10       7. BAR-Honda          6
 =. Montoya       10
 9. Trulli         9
10. Frentzen       7
11. Villeneuve     3
=.  Button         3
13. Heidfeld       1

Pos  Driver        Team                  Lap  Time              
 1.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari          (B)  17   1:22.491
 2.  Barrichello   Ferrari          (B)  49   1:22.775  + 0.284
 3.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  21   1:22.810  + 0.319
 4.  Montoya       Williams-BMW     (M)  32   1:22.946  + 0.455
 5.  Coulthard     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  20   1:23.200  + 0.709
 6.  R.Schumacher  Williams-BMW     (M)  29   1:23.265  + 0.774
 7.  Alonso        Renault          (M)  60   1:23.844  + 1.353
 8.  Button        BAR-Honda        (B)  15   1:23.972  + 1.481
 9.  Villeneuve    BAR-Honda        (B)  16   1:24.108  + 1.617
10.  Webber        Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  30   1:24.258  + 1.767
11.  da Matta      Toyota           (M)  15   1:24.705  + 2.214
12.  Fisichella    Jordan-Ford      (B)  27   1:24.730  + 2.239
13.  Pizzonia      Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  36   1:24.733  + 2.242
14.  Frentzen      Sauber-Petronas  (B)  34   1:24.874  + 2.383
15.  Panis         Toyota           (M)  36   1:25.123  + 2.632
16.  Heidfeld      Sauber-Petronas  (B)  38   1:25.329  + 2.838
17.  Trulli        Renault          (M)  13   1:25.444  + 2.953
18.  Firman        Jordan-Ford      (B)  45   1:25.539  + 3.048
19.  Wilson        Minardi-Cosworth (B)  23   1:26.354  + 3.863
20.  Verstappen    Minardi-Cosworth (B)  35   1:26.835  + 4.344

Pos  Driver        Team                  Time      Lap
 1.  Webber        Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  14.784  20
 2.  R.Schumacher  Williams-BMW     (M)  23.352  48
 3.  Coulthard     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  23.896  45
 4.  Montoya       Williams-BMW     (M)  23.944  49
 5.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari          (B)  23.988  49
 6.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari          (B)  24.015  34
 7.  Montoya       Williams-BMW     (M)  24.109  32
 8.  R.Schumacher  Williams-BMW     (M)  24.250  31
 9.  Heidfeld      Sauber-Petronas  (B)  24.270  30
10.  Webber        Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  24.499  47
11.  Webber        Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  24.663  15
12.  da Matta      Toyota           (M)  24.722  45
13.  da Matta      Toyota           (M)  24.740  13
14.  Heidfeld      Sauber-Petronas  (B)  24.741  45
15.  da Matta      Toyota           (M)  24.757  28
16.  Panis         Toyota           (M)  24.767  27
17.  Panis         Toyota           (M)  24.797  43
18.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari          (B)  24.827  18
19.  Barrichello   Ferrari          (B)  25.105  33
20.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  25.217  22
21.  Barrichello   Ferrari          (B)  25.315  17
22.  Heidfeld      Sauber-Petronas  (B)  25.349  13
23.  R.Schumacher  Williams-BMW     (M)  25.393  16
24.  Firman        Jordan-Ford      (B)  25.529  47
25.  Coulthard     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  25.917  21
26.  Trulli        Renault          (M)  26.163  40
27.  Alonso        Renault          (M)  26.324  14
28.  Frentzen      Sauber-Petronas  (B)  26.467  18
29.  Trulli        Renault          (M)  26.570  15
30.  Panis         Toyota           (M)  26.612  11
31.  Webber        Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  26.814  31
32.  Alonso        Renault          (M)  26.920  39
33.  Firman        Jordan-Ford      (B)  26.939  26
34.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  27.564  44
35.  Button        BAR-Honda        (B)  27.611  16
36.  Verstappen    Minardi-Cosworth (B)  27.784  20
37.  Montoya       Williams-BMW     (M)  27.849  30
38.  Pizzonia      Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  28.111  18
39.  Fisichella    Jordan-Ford      (B)  28.138  37
40.  Button        BAR-Honda        (B)  28.317  37
41.  Villeneuve    BAR-Honda        (B)  28.809  18
42.  Montoya       Williams-BMW     (M)  29.592  17
43.  Barrichello   Ferrari          (B)  30.115  50
44.  Frentzen      Sauber-Petronas  (B)  32.173  40
45.  Wilson        Minardi-Cosworth (B)  35.085  21
46.  Fisichella    Jordan-Ford      (B)  37.301  18
47.  Pizzonia      Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  41.989  38

Lap 62: The race ends with victory for Michael Schumacher over Kimi Raikkonen and Rubens Barrichello. Ralf Schumacher is fourth with Coulthard fifth, Alonso sixth and Montoya seventh. Everyone else is lapped by Button gets the last point for eighth place.