BMW WilliamsF1 One-Two in European GP

The start of the European Grand Prix would see Sauber's Nick Heidfeld start from the pits. The start would see Raikkonen lead Ralf followed by Michael Schumacher in third, then Barrichello.

For Raikkonen he was the fastest driver setting a time of 1m:33.447. Raikkonen was the only driver lapping in the 1.33's. Juan Pablo was in fifth ahead of the two Renault drivers, with Trulli in front of Alonso. By lap four Michael Schumacher was close behind his brother Ralf challenging for second place, with Rubens closing in on Michael. Lap six and Raikkonen had increased his lead, now more than 5 seconds ahead of Ralf Schumacher.

The following lap would see him set another fastest lap with a lap time of 1m:.33.310. At the back of the field lap eight would see Villeneuve pass Verstappen before the last chicane. Heidfeld would also pass Verstappen but for Villeneuve he would spin and loses two places in what must be a frustrating race for him.

Another fastest lap for Raikkonen with a lap of 1m:32.983. Lap nine and Jordan's Ralph Firman would make a short pit stop. The following lap Fisichella would also stop and return behind his team-mate. Ralf was keeping his brother behind him, but by lap thirteen Raikkonen had more than an 8-second lead over Ralf. For Villeneuve things got worse when he damaged his front wing on the plastic cone at the chicane. Lap fourteen and Jaguar's Mark Webber would pit, followed by Frentzen. The next lap would see Villeneuve and Trulli stop. Villeneuve would also have a new front wing fitted. Lap fifteen and Raikkonen would pit, with the Ferrari team getting ready for Michael.

Lap sixteen and Barrichello would make a quick stop of 8.7 sec. Next lap it would be Juan Pablo's turn, joined by Coulthard and Alonso. The three would return to the circuit in the same order. Lap nineteen and Ralf had still not pitted.

Lap twenty one and Ralf finally stops, with the team making adjustments to the front wings. It would be a very quick stop, 7.7 sec, and he would join the race in front of Michael. Raikkonen was still leading, 4.4 sec in front of Ralf.

Lap twenty five would see Panis is in a fight with Jenson Button for tenth place. Toyota team-mate Da Matta would makes a second stop but something was wrong and he would be stationary for 14.8 sec. On the same lap we would see smoke coming from the he back of Raikkonen's McLaren and he would retire from the lead with Ralf taking over at the front.

Lap twenty six and Ralph Firman would make his second pit stop. Michael was starting to close in on Ralf but by lap thirty it had stabilised somewhat. For Juan Pablo he was able to start to reduce the gap to Rubens. Lap thirty two and Frentzen would pits, 6.8 sec. At the front the gap between the Schumacher brothers was 4.3 sec.

Lap thirty four would see the two Renault drivers running in a close formation, with Alonso still ahead of Trulli. Lap thirty five and Michael would go into the pits, stopping for 9.7 sec. He would return right behind Coulthard. Lap thirty seven and Barrichello would also stop, 9.4 sec. But on the same lap Trulli would retire and Panis would spin into retirement. Alonso would make his pit stop in 8.3 sec.

Lap thirty nine and Juan Pablo pits, his stop in 8.3 sec. He would return in front of Barrichello. The following lap it would be the turn of Ralf to stop. 8.5 sec. Michael Schumacher was now third, with Coulthard who had yet to make his stop second. Lap forty one and Coulthard was in the pits, but he a small mistake trying to leave before the work was completed losing him some time. At the front we would see Juan Pablo and Michael make contact as Montoya tried to pass the Ferrari driver on the outside. Michael would spin and was to get stuck in the gravel trap with his engine still running but the marshals would push him out and he would get back on the circuit. Lap forty three and Michael was now in sixth position.

BAR's Jenson Button was now in the points in eighth. Lap forty six and Coulthard would still be trying to pass Alonso, without success. For Jaguar's Mark Webber he was now up to seventh. The fight between Alonso and Coulthard would continue with the pair almost making contact at the chicane but it would appear that Alonso was having some problem with his brakes. At the front lap fifty would see Ralf still leading from team-mate Montoya. With twelve laps left to go both drivers had seemed to have eased off a little bit. By lap fifty two we would see both WilliamsF1 drivers are lapping in the 1.33'sec. For Jacques Villeneuve he would retire after a terrible race, while running in fifteenth position.

For the Jordan team their drivers had yet to make their third stop and on lap fifty three Fisichella would stop, 13 seconds. Lap fifty five would see Da Matta's Toyota blow its engine forcing the Brazilian into retirement.

In the closing stages of the race it was announced that the race stewards were looking at the incident between Juan Pablo and Michael. Lap fifty seven and Coulthard would try and pass Alonso but would go off the track and into the gravel trap to retire. As a result Michael would move into fifth place.

The final Lap would see Ralf well in control, with Juan Pablo second. In what was a terrific race for the WilliamsF1 team its drivers would finish first and second, with Barrichello finishes third in front of Alonso, followed by Michael Schumacher who would try and pass the Spaniard at the last moment..

P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Gaps/Laps Average Stops

1. 4 R. SCHUMACHER Williams BMW M 1h34'43"622 195.633 Km/h 2
2. 3 MONTOYA Williams BMW M + 0'16"821 195.056 Km/h 2
3. 2 BARRICHELLO Ferrari B + 0'39"673 194.277 Km/h 2
4. 8 ALONSO Renault M + 1'05"731 193.397 Km/h 2
5. 1 M. SCHUMACHER Ferrari B + 1'06"162 193.382 Km/h 2
6. 17 BUTTON BAR Honda B 1 lap(s) 2
7. 9 HEIDFELD Sauber Petronas B 1 lap(s) 2
8. 10 FRENTZEN Sauber Petronas B 1 lap(s) 3
9. 15 PIZZONIA Jaguar Cosworth M 1 lap(s) 3
10. 14 WEBBER Jaguar Cosworth M 1 lap(s) 2
11. 11 FISICHELLA Jordan Ford B 2 lap(s) 4
12. 18 WILSON Minardi Cosworth B 2 lap(s) 2
13. 12 FIRMAN Jordan Ford B 2 lap(s) 3
14. 19 VERSTAPPEN Minardi Cosworth B 3 lap(s) 2
15. 5 COULTHARD McLaren Mercedes M 4 lap(s) 2
16. 21 DA MATTA Toyota M 7 lap(s) 3
17. 16 VILLENEUVE BAR Honda B 9 lap(s) 2
18. 7 TRULLI Renault M 23 lap(s) 1
19. 20 PANIS Toyota M 23 lap(s) 2
20. 6 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 35 lap(s) 1