After 20 years without a win at Monaco, Williams revindicated themselves this year, just like their star driver Juan Pablo Montoya who, after more than 20 races without a victory, finally returned to the top step of the podium with a sensational and cool drive. Atlas F1's Pablo Elizalde reviews the entire weekend's events and results from the seventh round of the 2003 season

What better way to exorcise your demons than by scoring your first win in more than 20 months at a circuit where your team haven't won for 20 years? Both Williams and Juan Pablo Montoya - as the Colombian said himself - needed a victory to erase memories of lost opportunities and poor performances, so coming good in the most famous and charismatic Grand Prix of the season is likely to be a boost both for the driver and for his team.

For both, victory was a vindication at a time where they have been the target of increasing criticism from the media, and even from their own engine suppliers.

"Everybody needed this," said a relieved Montoya after scoring only his second Formula One victory. "You've got to say that I had quite a few races where I had the chance to win. The last one was Melbourne, I threw it away, so there was quite a bit of pressure not to basically make any mistakes."

Montoya's win was all the sweeter for him as it not only ended a long wait that seemed to have no end, but also because the victory showed another side of the Colombian's driving ability. On the streets of the Mediterranean principality Montoya showed he too was capable of staying cool under immense pressure, at the same time that he stayed off the barriers and nursed his ill car to the chequered flag.

Following his seven pole positions in 2002, having thrown away a sure victory in Melbourne this year, and after retiring from the lead in Austria when his car let him down Montoya's second win was long overdue, and it finally erased the bitter-sweet taste of his maiden victory at the Italian GP, which took place only five days after the September 11 attacks.

For Williams too the moment was especially sweet, not only because it ended their 20-year Monaco jinx, but also because they finally got a reward for all the hard work they have been carrying out since the start of the season to correct all the problems of the FW25.

Having lost touch with Ferrari and McLaren, and with the pressure from Renault increasing race after race, Williams needed to deliver to show they still knew how to win, and there was probably no better place to do it than in Monte Carlo. Of course, the historic race on the tight streets of the principality often shows misleading signs and a deceptive picture, and it's obvious Williams have a long way ahead to get back into the Championship fight, but with the nerves now calmed it would not be wise to rule them out.

Climbing to the top of the standings will not be easy for Williams though, and that was clear after the race, which saw the top three finishers covered by less than two seconds. In the Championship fight, McLaren and Kimi Raikkonen emerged as the winners of the Monaco Grand Prix, with the Finn putting on another solid performance to give further proof that, with almost half the season gone, he is a true challenger for this year's title.

Raikkonen did not put a foot wrong in the race, and only Montoya's flawless performance stopped him from winning the race. The Finn's pace demonstrated that McLaren are likely to have enough time to work on their new car to make it as reliable as this year's Championship - with its new points system - requires. Unless McLaren begin to drop the ball in terms of reliability, the battle between Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher looks set to go down to the wire.

To think that by this time last year Schumacher was over 30 points clear in the standings says a lot about how things have changed for the World Champion and his Ferrari team. In Monaco, and after three consecutive victories starting from pole, Schumacher and Ferrari were dramatically humbled, and the German never looked like a real contender.

In fact, Ferrari looked quite ordinary, with Schumacher's highlight being his fastest time in Thursday's qualifying session. After that, the five-time Monaco GP winner struggled for pace, which added to the problems Ferrari had with their Bridgestone tyres and to a strategy that proved wrong, Schumacher left a four-point deficit in the Championship and with the impression that Ferrari will have to work really hard in the coming weeks in order to beat the improving competition. The Canadian Grand Prix will probably offer them a great opportunity to get things right after the Monaco disappointment.

The rest of the field, including the teammates of the top three finishers, never looked like real contenders, and the race was especially disappointing for Ralf Schumacher who, after clinching a magnificent pole position, faded away to finish in a distant fourth place. Disappointing too was the performance of David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello, with the Scot overshadowed by Raikkonen all weekend and the Brazilian languishing in the race to finish in eighth place, more than 50 seconds off the leaders.

Barrichello's misery was Fernando Alonso's gain, as the talented Spaniard put on another solid showing that helped him move back into third place in the Championship standings. His Renault team, however, were not up to the expectations created before the Grand Prix, and despite many predicting the French squad would fight for victory, their pace was far from the top three teams.

As for the rest of the field, only BAR - namely Jenson Button - looked like a contender for the point-scoring positions, especially after posting the third quickest time in first qualifying. The young Briton, however, suffered a massive crash in practice that forced him to sit out the race. Fortunately he wasn't seriously injured, and will be ready to drive again in Canada.

Qualifying Analysis

The Monaco Grand Prix qualifying sessions were all about tyre performance, and although the strategic part of it was, as usual, of prime importance, the black rubber seemed to make the most difference in terms of pace. In that respect, Michelin held the upper hand most of the weekend over their Bridgestone rivals.

With lower track temperatures on Thursday the Bridgestone runners looked stronger than their Michelin-shod opponents, and Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello and BAR's Jenson Button led the way, with the Ferrari World Champion more than half a second ahead of the closest of the Michelin runners.

On Saturday, however, the picture was quite different. With higher track temperatures the Bridgestones suffered from a drop in performance, and some drivers complained of graining on their flying laps. The Japanese manufacturer's problems would reflect later in the race, with Schumacher voicing his unhappiness with the performance of his rubber.

The Michelins were much stronger in the final session, and as a result, the grid was formed with eight of the top ten qualifiers using tyres from the French manufacturer. Ralf Schumacher extracted the maximum from his tyres and, perhaps aided by a lighter fuel load than some of his rivals, the German clinched a surprising pole.

The Grid

1. Ralf Schumacher Saturday time: 1:15.259
Friday Qualifying: 6th, 1:17.063

Aided by a car that seemed to extract the best from the Michelin rubbers, Schumacher had looked like the stronger of the Williams drivers is first qualifying, but being nearly eight tenths of a second off his brother Michael's pace in first qualifying no one was really expecting him to challenge for the top spots.

Not even Ralf Schumacher himself, let alone his rivals, were really expecting him to be a top contender for pole position on a track where he hadn't qualified higher than fourth in the past. But the German surprised everybody with a blistering lap that shot him to the top of the timesheets. "I'm very surprised," said the Williams driver, whose previous pole came at the French GP in 2001. "I never thought it would be possible."

2. Kimi Raikkonen Saturday time: 1:15.295
Friday Qualifying: 11th, 1:17.926

Just when it looked like Raikkonen would be overshadowed by his teammate Coulthard, the Finn pulled a great qualifying lap that came within a whisker of securing him his first career pole position. Having lost to Coulthard in first qualifying and in all practice sessions, Raikkonen raised his game in the final session and, like in Austria, he was very close to pole. Had he not hit the kerb at the swimming pool chicane quite as hard he could have found the necessary time.

3. Juan Pablo Montoya Saturday time: 1:15.415
Friday Qualifying: 8th, 1:17.108

Like his teammate Ralf Schumacher, Montoya's pace in final qualifying came as a surprise. Although the Colombian had already started from pole last year, he had been very unspectacular most of the weekend. However, the combination of his Michelin tyres and the right amount of fuel onboard did the trick for him, and despite complaining of his car bottoming during the flying lap, he put himself in a strong position to fight for victory.

4. Jarno Trulli Saturday time: 1:15.500
Friday Qualifying: 4th, 1:16.905

Always one to shine at Monte Carlo, Trulli performed as expected in both qualifying sessions, dominating his less experienced teammate Fernando Alonso. Renault, who introduced a new aerodynamic package to cope with the demands of the twisty track, were tipped for victory ahead of the weekend, and the Italian driver lived up to the expectations, finishing less than three tenths of a second off pole despite the French cars' lack of top speed at the exit of the tunnel.

5. Michael Schumacher Saturday time: 1:15.644
Friday Qualifying: 1st, 1:16.305

After ruling in first qualifying, the German was uncommonly subdued the rest of the weekend, mainly because of the lack of performance of his Bridgestone tyres, which the higher track temperatures on Saturday proved to be no match for the Michelins. Schumacher was not happy with the result, and reasonably so - it would later prove to be crucial in the race, as is usual in Monaco. Incredibly, Schumacher's fifth place was his worst qualifying performance at Monaco since he first competed there in 1992.

6. David Coulthard Saturday time: 1:15.700
Friday Qualifying: 5th, 1:17.059

Sixth place was a blow to the hopes of the winner of two of the last three Monaco Grands Prix. On the same strategy as his teammate Raikkonen, Coulthard failed to match the pace of the young Finn, finishing more than four tenths of a second behind his teammate. Coulthard was faster than Raikkonen on Thursday, and topped the times in Saturday free practice, but it all came to nothing in final qualifying. Some set-up changes prior to the session proved wrong, and he then made a mistake at the swimming pool complex which cost him valuable time.

7. Rubens Barrichello Saturday time: 1:15.820
Friday Qualifying: 2nd, 1:16.636

Despite carrying more fuel than his rivals Barrichello's qualifying showing, like Schumacher's, was disappointing. He too blamed his Bridgestone tyres, which seemed unable to hold the grip for a whole lap and struggled most on the new section of the circuit. With that in mind, Barrichello did the best he could, but seventh position compromised all his chances of a good result on a track where overtaking is virtually impossible.

8. Fernando Alonso Saturday time: 1:15.884
Friday Qualifying: 14th, 1:18.370

For the first time this season, there were slight signs of Alonso's lack of experience, with errors that resulted in his car finding the barriers more than once. The most costly one took place in Saturday's practice when he crashed at the exit of the swimming pool complex, losing a lot of valuable time ahead of the final qualifying session. Despite that, he recovered well from his poor 14th position from the first session.

9. Mark Webber Saturday time: 1:16.237
Friday Qualifying: 9th, 1:17.637

Webber began his second Monaco Grand Prix in spectacular fashion, setting the fastest time in opening practice, but the Australian failed to get close to repeating the feat in either of the two qualifying sessions. Like many drivers the Jaguar star was hampered by Frentzen's engine failure in first qualifying on a track that was very slippery after the Petronas blew up. Nonetheless Webber showed his speed and placed himself in a good position to score points again.

10. Cristiano da Matta Saturday time: 1:16.744
Friday Qualifying: 19th, 1:20.374

Despite being at his first race on the tricky Monte Carlo circuit da Matta felt at home from very early on, and his pace was quite impressive considering his machinery. Although, in common with his teammate Panis, he struggled to get to terms with his car the Brazilian's TF103 improved vastly in final qualifying, especially in terms of grip, something which hampered Panis all weekend. A top ten spot in qualifying for his first ever race at the principality was a good effort from the CART champion.

11. Jacques Villeneuve Saturday time: 1:16.755
Friday Qualifying: 12th, 1:18.109

The Canadian had never shone in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix, and this year was no different. His problems at the Monte Carlo circuit where highlighted by teammate Jenson Button's performance, who was more than a whole second faster in the only qualifying session the Briton took part in. In final qualifying Villeneuve completed a clean lap that put him right where he was expecting to be. As usual this season, the former champion was hit by mechanical problems that cut his running short in practice.

12. Giancarlo Fisichella Saturday time: 1:16.967
Friday Qualifying: 7th, 1:17.080

Higher track temperatures have probably affected Jordan more than their rivals this year, so qualifying was always going to be something of a struggle for Fisichella, who like the majority of Bridgestone runners complained about the graining of his tyres. Despite his talent the Italian was unable to make it into the top ten, claiming his Ford-powered EJ13 was very nervous during his flying lap.

13. Antonio Pizzonia Saturday time: 1:17.103
Friday Qualifying: 15th, 1:18.967

Pizzonia found out soon enough that, in his own words, "driving an F1 car around Monaco for the first time is not an easy task," crashing in the testing session and later touching the barrier during his flying lap in first qualifying. On Saturday he enjoyed a better afternoon, but nonetheless finished nearly a second behind Webber.

14. Nick Heidfeld Saturday time: 1:17.176
Friday Qualifying: 10th, 1:17.912

Following a promising start on Thursday despite going out on track after his teammate Frentzen had blown his engine, Heidfeld had to settle for a disappointing 14th position on Saturday. Although he still managed to outqualify Frentzen, the German was not happy with his performance, for which he blamed the tyre graining and a mistake in the middle sector of his flying lap.

15. Heinz-Harald Frentzen Saturday time: 1:17.402
Friday Qualifying: 20th, no time

Given the circumstances, Frentzen's performance was quite good. The veteran German was the first man out on track on Saturday after his Petronas engine let go in Thursday's session, which forced a stoppage of more than 25 minutes and led to the track being far from perfect afterwards. Despite coming out first and having a lot of fuel onboard, Frentzen put on a decent lap less than three tenths behind Heidfeld.

16. Ralph Firman Saturday time: 1:17.452
Friday Qualifying: 13th, 1:18.286

Racing for the first time in Monaco and with an uncompetitive car Firman could do little to shine, and problems with the grip of his Jordan did not help either. He complained the car was too understeery in the final part of his flying lap, and although he managed to stay relatively in touch with Fisichella's pace, the British rookie's position did not offer too much hope of scoring points.

17. Olivier Panis Saturday time: 1:17.464
Friday Qualifying: 18th, 1:19.903

Panis had a torrid time all weekend at one of his favourite tracks. The Frenchman, winner of the Monaco GP in 1996, could never get rid of a serious problem that affected his Toyota's grip, a problem that didn't seem to affect da Matta so much. Panis, who suffered a similar problem in Austria, languished in all the timed sessions and decided to qualify with a very heavy load of fuel to have a shot in the race. In the end it didn't pay off, as he continued to struggle for grip.

18. Jos Verstappen Saturday time: 1:18.706
Friday Qualifying: 16th, 1:19.421

Minardi were one of the few teams who opted to go for a one-stop strategy, and that reflected on their qualifying laptimes. With that in mind, the best Verstappen could hope for was to outqualify his teammate and to wait for someone else to fail to set a competitive time. He managed the former, but he was not lucky with the latter.

19. Justin Wilson Saturday time: 1:20.063
Friday Qualifying: 17th, 1:19.680

Wilson's qualifying time did not reflect his actual speed, as he made a mess of his flying lap, most notably having a big moment when going over the chicane at the entry of the swimming pool. In practice he was able to lap two seconds quicker, and his qualifying time on Thursday was very close to the more experienced Verstappen.

*. Jenson Button Saturday time: -
Friday Qualifying: 3rd, 1:16.895

Despite missing the final qualifying session and the race Button had the chance to prove his good form, clearly outperforming his teammate Villeneuve by over a second both in Thursday's practice and later in opening qualifying. Unfortunately for the young Brit, that was all he could do, as a massive crash in Saturday's practice forced him out of the race.

The Race

Sunday began with the news that Jenson Button was to miss the race following his huge accident in practice the day before. The Briton was feeling fine and wanted to race, but following the advice from the doctors the BAR team decided to withdraw him from the event, leaving Jacques Villeneuve as their only driver.

The ever so crucial start took place without too much drama, in part thanks to the revised St. Devote corner, which now gives the drivers more room for error. The changes worked, as the whole field went through the first corner without incidents.

Ralf Schumacher led the pack with a perfect start, while Montoya also had a flawless getaway and was able to overtake Raikkonen, who was third followed by Trulli, Michael Schumacher, Alonso, and Coulthard and Barrichello, who both lost out to the fast-starting Spanish Renault driver.

As usual at Monte Carlo and despite the clean start, there was some drama on the first lap courtesy of Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was too aggressive when going over the new chicane after the swimming pool, his car flying straight into the barriers after using the kerb as a ramp. The damaged Sauber came to a stop in the middle of the road, and before the end of the lap the Safety Car was already on track.

The race resumed on lap five, and despite his best efforts to put Ralf under pressure Montoya was unable to make a move on the German, who was quick to open a small gap that would give him some breathing space. Behind the Williams pair Raikkonen followed closely, with Trulli in fourth slowing down Michael Schumacher, who was unable to find a way past the Italian.

With Trulli running considerably slower than the leading trio, it was not long before that gap was opened. By lap 10, Ralf and Montoya led Raikkonen by some three seconds, with Trulli almost seven behind. Like Schumacher, Coulthard also looked faster than the Renault in front of him, but with Alonso not making any mistakes there was no way for the Scot to find a way to overtake him before the pitstops.

The Williams duo continued in the lead as the first round of stops drew closer. Montoya began to apply pressure on Ralf, running less than half a second behind the German before he made his first pitstop on lap 21. Ralf returned to the track in eighth position after standing still for 7.8 seconds.

All Montoya needed to emerge ahead of Ralf was one clear lap, on which the Williams driver set the fastest time of the race so far before coming into the pits. He rejoined after 8.2 seconds right in front of his teammate, in a move that would prove vital for Montoya's aspirations.

Raikkonen, who was around two seconds behind the Williams drivers when they stopped, inherited the lead, but his progress was somewhat hindered by the backmarkers. The McLaren driver pitted on lap 25 and, although he failed to come back out ahead of Montoya, he was ahead of Ralf, who began to drop back at a worrying speed.

Trulli was next to pit, leaving Michael Schumacher in the lead. The Ferrari driver was finally able to run in free air, immediately lowering his laptimes. His first free lap was his fastest of the race until that moment, and he followed it with another two flying laps before coming into the pits on lap 31. The three laps he ran without Trulli in front were enough to come back out in front of the Renault driver as well as his brother Ralf. Trulli was fifth ahead of Coulthard, Alonso and Barrichello, who continued to languish in eighth place after the first round of stops was completed.

At the top of the field, Montoya managed to open a comfortable gap to Raikkonen, with Schumacher following more than 14 seconds behind by the half point of the race. The Ferrari driver's pace was not good enough to close the gap to the leading duo, and Ralf was even moving nearer.

Behind the leaders, Trulli, Coulthard and Alonso formed a very tight group, although none could do anything to alter the running order. With little action on track the laps went by quietly, and the second round of pitstops began on lap 48 when Ralf came in for the second time. He was soon followed by Montoya, who had a lead of nearly five seconds to Raikkonen, the Colombian returning to the track in third place.

Raikkonen began to push in the hope of emerging ahead of Montoya after his stop, the Finn posting the fastest lap of the race on lap 49. Schumacher Sr. followed in third, although he was unable to follow the pace of Raikkonen. Meanwhile, Schumacher Jr. came close to crashing at the new Rascasse, going wide but braking just in time to avoid the barriers.

Raikkonen pitted four laps after Montoya, and although the Finn was flying before he dived into the pits, he emerged right behind the Colombian. Meanwhile, Trulli and Coulthard continued with their personal battle, which almost ended up in tears when they were inches from crashing in the pitlane after their second stop. As it was, Trulli managed to continue ahead of the frustrated Scot.

Schumacher finally made his second stop on lap 59, having managed to open a gap of around 11 seconds to Montoya. When he came back out, the German was some 12 behind the Williams driver.

Alonso was the last of the front runners to pit, having taken full advantage of his bigger fuel load to run free for some laps and jump ahead of Trulli and Coulthard after his pitstop, in which the Spaniard only changed his rear tyres.

After all the pitstops were completed Montoya was in the lead, followed by Raikkonen and Schumacher, who began to push to get closer to the top duo. Fifteen laps from the end, the gap to Montoya and Raikkonen began to decrease at a rate of around seven tenths per lap, and although it looked like Schumacher would be able to catch them, passing them would be a different story.

Montoya, having to take care of his car due to some engine warnings, had Raikkonen right behind his rear wing for all the latter part of the race, but the Colombian stayed cool and didn't put a foot wrong. The two showed their class and coolness in a frantic chase to the chequered flag that saw Montoya scoring a second, and long overdue, victory.

"I'm so happy, it's just unreal," said the delighted Colombian. "It wasn't only bringing this race to Williams but trying to get another win for myself. I was more concerned about that than Williams, to be honest, but as we are in the same team I guess it was well worth it."

Raikkonen had to settle for second - his fourth of the season - which was good enough to increase his Championship lead over Schumacher who, despite finishing less than two seconds behind the winner, was not so pleased with the result or the performance of his tyres.

"I think it is nothing to do with the car honestly," said the German. "There is no surprise if sometimes we don't win a race, that's the way it goes. In these certain conditions, probably it is fair to say that on the tyre side we didn't look too good this weekend. If you look at our pace we were not far off but we were not in front, and I would put that down to the tyres."

Ferrari's unimpressive performance was completed by Barrichello, who finished more than 50 seconds off the leaders in eighth place, behind Ralf, Alonso, Trulli and Coulthard, who continued with his disappointing series of results since he won in Australia.

With the pressure to win again now off their shoulders, and with the Championship still open for everyone, Williams and Montoya will get to Canada - the half point of the season - wanting to prove that Monaco was not a fluke.

Race Results

Pos  Driver        Team-Engine       Tyres   Time        
 1.  Montoya       Williams BMW       (M)     1h 42:19.010
 2.  Raikkonen     McLaren Mercedes   (M)     +      0.602
 3.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari            (B)     +      1.720
 4.  R.Schumacher  Williams BMW       (M)     +     28.518
 5.  Alonso        Renault            (M)     +     36.251
 6.  Trulli        Renault            (M)     +     40.972
 7.  Coulthard     McLaren Mercedes   (M)     +     41.227
 8.  Barrichello   Ferrari            (B)     +     53.266
 9.  da Matta      Toyota             (M)     +     1 lap
10.  Fisichella    Jordan Ford        (B)     +     1 lap
11.  Heidfeld      Sauber Petronas    (B)     +     2 laps
12.  Firman        Jordan Ford        (B)     +     2 laps
13.  Panis         Toyota             (M)     +     4 laps

Fastest Lap: Raikkonen, 1:14.545, lap 49

Not Classified/Retirements:

Driver        Team                     On Lap
Villeneuve    BAR-Honda          (B)    64
Wilson        Minardi-Cosworth   (B)    30
Verstappen    Minardi-Cosworth   (B)    29
Webber        Jaguar-Cosworth    (M)    17
Pizzonia      Jaguar-Cosworth    (M)    11
Frentzen      Sauber-Petronas    (B)     1
Button        BAR-Honda          (B)   DNS


World Championship Standing, Round 7:

Drivers:                   Constructors:
 1. Raikkonen     48       1. McLaren-Mercedes  73
 2. M.Schumacher  44       2. Ferrari           71
 3. Alonso        29       3. Williams-BMW      50
 4. Barrichello   27       4. Renault           42
 5. Montoya       25       5. Jordan-Ford       11
 =  Coulthard     25       =  BAR-Honda         11
 =  R.Schumacher  25       7. Sauber             8
 8. Trulli        13       8. Jaguar-Cosworth    4
 9. Fisichella    10       9. Toyota             3
10. Button         8
11. Frentzen       7
12. Webber         4
13. Villeneuve     3
 =  da Matta       3
15. Heidfeld       1
 =  Firman         1

Pos  Driver        Team                  Lap  Time              
 1.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  49   1:14.545
 2.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari          (B)  30   1:14.707 + 0.162
 3.  R.Schumacher  Williams-BMW     (M)  77   1:14.768 + 0.223
 4.  Montoya       Williams-BMW     (M)  47   1:14.902 + 0.357
 5.  Barrichello   Ferrari          (B)  59   1:15.307 + 0.762
 6.  Alonso        Renault          (M)  58   1:15.397 + 0.852
 7.  Coulthard     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  51   1:15.439 + 0.894
 8.  Trulli        Renault          (M)  51   1:15.679 + 1.134
 9.  da Matta      Toyota           (M)  51   1:16.282 + 1.737
10.  Villeneuve    BAR-Honda        (B)  50   1:16.292 + 1.747
11.  Fisichella    Jordan-Ford      (B)  72   1:16.647 + 2.102
12.  Heidfeld      Sauber-Petronas  (B)  75   1:16.835 + 2.290
13.  Firman        Jordan-Ford      (B)  51   1:17.208 + 2.663
14.  Panis         Toyota           (M)  70   1:17.777 + 3.232
15.  Webber        Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  13   1:18.004 + 3.459
16.  Verstappen    Minardi-Cosworth (B)  25   1:19.146 + 4.601
17.  Wilson        Minardi-Cosworth (B)  19   1:19.169 + 4.624
18.  Pizzonia      Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)   8   1:19.437 + 4.892

Pos  Driver        Team                  Time      Lap
 1.  Alonso        Renault          (M)  26.117  61
 2.  Coulthard     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  26.870  56
 3.  Trulli        Renault          (M)  26.942  56
 4.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari          (B)  27.462  59
 5.  Barrichello   Ferrari          (B)  27.739  60
 6.  Villeneuve    BAR-Honda        (B)  28.197  30
 7.  Heidfeld      Sauber-Petronas  (B)  28.302  22
 8.  Trulli        Renault          (M)  28.359  27
 9.  Villeneuve    BAR-Honda        (B)  28.464  54
10.  Montoya       Williams-BMW     (M)  28.512  23
11.  Heidfeld      Sauber-Petronas  (B)  28.681  43
12.  Alonso        Renault          (M)  28.684  29
13.  Montoya       Williams-BMW     (M)  28.692  49
14.  Webber        Jaguar-Cosworth  (M)  28.775  14
15.  da Matta      Toyota           (M)  28.820  22
16.  Coulthard     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  28.878  27
17.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  28.970  25
18.  da Matta      Toyota           (M)  29.002  49
19.  R.Schumacher  Williams-BMW     (M)  29.032  48
20.  Fisichella    Jordan-Ford      (B)  29.077  57
21.  R.Schumacher  Williams-BMW     (M)  29.120  21
22.  Raikkonen     McLaren-Mercedes (M)  29.138  53
23.  Firman        Jordan-Ford      (B)  29.217  55
24.  M.Schumacher  Ferrari          (B)  29.321  31
25.  Barrichello   Ferrari          (B)  29.762  30
26.  Fisichella    Jordan-Ford      (B)  30.685  25
27.  Firman        Jordan-Ford      (B)  31.621  24
28.  Panis         Toyota           (M)  33.741  33

Lap 78: Montoya, Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher cross the line covered by 1.7 seconds. There is then a big gap back to Ralf Schumacher, who is followed home by Alonso and Trulli (who has Coulthard right behind him at the flag). Barrichello is eighth with da Matta a lap down in ninth and Fisichella 10th. The only other finishers are Heidfeld, Firman and Panis.