* Lap 1: At the start of the race the two Ferraris go away with Rubens Barrichello leading Michael Schumacher. A fast-starting Nick Heidfeld is third ahead of Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya. Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa go into the corner side by side and Massa goes off onto the grass. At the second corner Jacques Villeneuve gets out of shape and slides across the road, bumping Heinz-Harald Frentzen off onto the road. At the back of the field Pedro de la Rosa suffers mechanical trouble and runs slowly around the circuit. At the end of the first lap Enrique Bernoldi pits for repairs to his Arrows.

* Lap 2: Heidfeld runs wide at the first corner and loses third place, being overtaken by both Ralf Schumacher and Montoya.

* Lap 3: As the two Ferraris pull away at the front of the field, in the midfield Jacques Villeneuve passes Olivier Panis for 14th place. Frentzen begins to recover, overtaking Mark Webber's Minardi.

* Lap 4: Barrichello has the lead of one second over Michael Schumacher. The two Ferraris are six seconds clear of Ralf Schumacher with Montoya fourth. There is then a big gap back to Heidfeld with David Coulthard in sixth place. Down at the back Frentzen and Webber both pass Alex Yoong.

* Lap 6: Seventh-placed Kimi Raikkonen goes out with a blown engine. Mika Salo moves to seventh.

* Lap 7: Massa retires with a rear suspension problem.

* Lap 8: Villeneuve overtakes Allan McNish to move to 10th place.

* Lap 10: Villeneuve overtakes Giancarlo Fisichella to move to ninth position.

* Lap 14: The two Ferraris remain ahead with a huge 21 second gap back to Ralf Schumacher. Barrichello begins to lap the first of the back markers.

* Lap 15: Frentzen spins and drops behind Webber and Yoong again.

* Lap 17: Frentzen repasses Yoong fo 17th position.

* Lap 19: Villeneuve passes Salo to take seventh position.

* Lap 20: The two Ferraris are lapping within a second and a half of one another. There is then a half minute gap back to Ralf Schumacher and Montoya.

* Lap 23: Villeneuve is given a drive through penalty for causing an avoidable collision on the first lap. At the same time Panis suffers a mechanical failure and spins on the main straight, fortunately avoiding hitting the wall. The BAR comes to rest in the middle of the track and it is decided to send out a Safety Car.

* Lap 24: Ferrari reacts quickly and calls in both Barrichello and Michael Schumacher. This means that Schumacher has to wait until Barrichello is refuelled and sent on his way but as the Safety Car is out he does not lose much time. The Jordan team also reacts quickly and Takuma Sato is brought in (although he is a lap down).

* Lap 28: The Safety Car pulls off and the race is on again but on the run up to the second corner Heidfeld loses control of his Sauber and spins. As he arrives at the corner Sato and Montoya are going through the corner. The Sauber just misses the Williams but hits the Jordan hard and the two cars go off into the sandtrap. Heidfeld is quickly out of his car but Sato remains in the car although he is seen to be moving his hands. The Safety Car is sent out again as the medical teams go to work on Sato. At the end of the lap Coulthard and Fisichella both pit. It later emerges that Sato has not suffered any serious injuries despite the severity of the crash.

* Lap 29: Jarno Trulli, Villeneuve, Eddie Irvine and Yoong all pit behind the Safety Car.

* Lap 30: Webber and Jenson Button both pit.

* Lap 32: As the field continues to lap behind the Safety Car, the pit stops continue with Salo and Irvine stopping.

* Lap 33: McNish and Frentzen also stop.

* Lap 37: The race restarts with Barrichello leading Ralf Schumacher, Michael Schumacher, Montoya, Coulthard, Fisichella, Villeneuve, Trulli and Button. During the lap Webber passes Yoong for 13th place.

* Lap 38: Villeneuve overtakes Fisichella to take sixth place. Irvine goes into the pits and retires.

* Lap 39: Frentzen passes Yoong to take 13th.

* Lap 40: Villeneuve passes Coulthard to move up to fifth.

* Lap 45: Fisichella overtakes Coulthard to move to sixth. Yoong retires with a spectacular fire at the back of the car. Jarno Trulli also stops with a mechanical problem. Webber is given a drive-through penalty for failing to move over for the faster cars.

* Lap 47: Ralf Schumacher finally pits and drops from second place to fifth. Montoya stays out.

* Lap 51: Montoya finally stops and drops from third to fourth, getting ahead of Ralf Schumacher. This allows Villeneuve up to third. The two Ferraris and the BAR will however both have to pit again.

* Lap 53: Villeneuve stops and drops from third to ninth. The order is now set again with Barrichello leading M Schumacher. There is a half minute gap back to Montoya and R Schumacher with Fisichella, Coulthard, Button and Villeneuve battling for fifth and sixth.

* Lap 61: Barrichello stops and Michael Schumacher goes into the lead. Rubens rejoins in second place.

* Lap 62: Schumacher pits and Barrichello goes ahead again.