With BMW WilliamsF1's Juan Pablo Montoya fastest in the opening Saturday practice session the teams would make their final runs prior to this afternoon's qualifying. Kimi Raikkonen would come out in his McLaren, joined by the two Toyotas. Kimi's first lap was a 1m:22.137. With more cars taking to the track Renault's Fernando Alonso would move into second, while Zonta and Button were third and fourth.

After his fastest time in the first session Juan Pablo would set his first time, a lap of 1m:22.148 to be second. He would improve on this setting a time of 1m:21.605, to go fastest. This time was one tenth faster than his earlier time.

The session would see yellow flags come out for Jordan's Giorgio and Minardi's Zsolt Baumgartner. Pantano lost control of his Jordan before the chicane, crashing into the side of the Minardi. The marshals were able to quickly clear away the debris. A 1m:22.583 would see Michael Schumacher move up into fourth. Renaults Jarno Trulli would set a time of 1m:22.054 to be third.

Rubens Barrichello goes second with a 1m:21.676, to be less than a tenth of Juan Pablo's time. But it would be Alonso who would beat Juan Pablo's time with a stunning lap of 1m:20.987. The Spaniard has been on the pace all the weekend. But Juan Pablo would respond setting a time of 1m:20.653 to again be fastest. BAR's Jenson Button would move into second with a time of 1:20.734. David Coulthard would record a 1m:21.058 to be fourth.

It was all happen as the drivers went out to see what times they could look at achieving in qualifying. A 1m:20.856 would see Raikkonen go third fastest. Pizzonia would also join in the rush of quick times but a mistake through the third sector would see him finish with a 1m:21.278 to be only sixth. He would try again but would abort his lap and return to his pit.

With fifteen minutes remaining in the session the Ferrari's would come out. Olivier Panis would improve to be tenth, but we would have the unusual sight of Michael Schumacher in eleventh. But Michael would respond with a fastest final sector which would see him set a time of 1m:20.898 to now be in fourth. Team-mate Barrichello did what Michael could not do by moving to the top of the times with a 1m:20.555. With the end of the session Alonso would improve to be fourth with a 1m:20.773.