three to seven. The two Arrows drivers were eighth and ninth (with Verstappen ahead of De La Rosa) after setting identical lap times that topped the time sheets. Sauber's Mika Salo was tenth-fastest. There were no waved yellow flags during practice, although Frentzen briefly drove onto the grass late in the session. During the final practice session, Michael Schumacher used a new set of tyres to set the fastest lap of 1:21.088; Coulthard was second-quickest. Barrichello was third fastest after being 14th in the preceding session. He lapped faster than Häkkinen, who experienced a lack of grip and a loose rear end. Ralf Schumacher recorded the fifth-quickest time. The Jordan drivers were sixth and seventh, Trulli in front of Frentzen, ahead of De La Rosa, Villeneuve and Button. Qualifying Saturday afternoon's one-hour qualifying session saw each driver limited to twelve laps, with the grid order decided by their fastest laps. During this session, the 107% rule was in effect, requiring each driver to remain within 107 per cent of the fastest lap time to qualify for the race. The session was held in sunny and hot weather. Michael Schumacher took his first pole position of the season and the 24th of his career, with a time of 1:20.974 set on a headwind-affected second run 43 minutes in. His time was more than a second quicker than the 1999 pole lap. Michael Schumacher was joined on the grid's front row by Häkkinen after being 0.076 seconds slower in the closing seconds of qualifying. Barrichello qualified third, and felt that his car did not feel good having not made any changes. Coulthard, fourth, lost time early in qualifying due to an engine fuel pressure pick-up issue. He decided not to drive his team's spare car set up for Häkkinen, believing it to be time-consuming, and he had to drive with extra fuel. Ralf Schumacher, fifth, had an excess oversteer that prevented him from lapping quicker. Villeneuve qualified sixth and said he achieved the best from his car. Both Jordan drivers lined up the fourth row of the grid (with Trulli ahead of Frentzen) and believed they could have a better starting position because of windy conditions. De La Rosa and Irvine were ninth and tenth. Later in the day, a fuel sample from De La Rosa's car was analysed and declared illegal by the FIA in a mobile laboratory after it was