adjusted the settings of his pedals to suit Barrichello's right-footed braking style before he could drive. Barrichello was also requested to park at the weighbridge for car weight checks. Sauber's Pedro Diniz, 19th, lost time amongst slower cars, with Alesi 20th and Mazzacane 21st. Mazzacane's teammate Gené in 22nd incorrectly used wet-weather tyres and abandoned his car on the track with a gearbox fault; he drove the spare Minardi car. Qualifying classification Warm-up The drivers took to the track at 09:30 Central European Summer Time (GMT+2) for a 30-minute warm-up session. Ten minutes in, Coulthard went fastest in warm-up with a lap of 1:44.065; Häkkinen was second in the other McLaren car, with De La Rosa third and Michael Schumacher fourth. Villeneuve and Verstappen collided at the Jim Clark chicane during their installation lap just as warm-up started. Yellow flags were necessitated as both Villeneuve and Verstappen's cars were stationary and blocking much of the circuit. Verstappen sustained multiple arm abrasions. Coulthard spun backwards into the tyre wall at the final double right-hand corner in the stadium section after driving wide onto dust. He damaged his car's front wing, and returned to the pit lane to drive the spare McLaren. Waved yellow flags were again necessitated when the engine cover on Heidfeld's car detached into the Ostkurve corner, littering the circuit with carbon fibre debris. De La Rosa sustained a right-rear tyre puncture when he drove over some of the carbon fibre debris and stopped his car at the side of the track. De La Rosa was unhurt. Race The race started before 102,000 spectators at 14:00 local time. It lasted for 45 laps over a total distance of . The conditions for the start of the race were dry, but became damp and wet as it progressed. The air temperature was and the track temperature ranged from . Rain began falling in the stadium section eleven minutes before the parade lap but it stopped eight minutes later. Ferrari adjusted the angle of the front wing on Michael Schumacher's car. Several drivers made rear wing adjustments that slowed them slightly but improved their steering in tight corners. During the parade lap Button's engine was suddenly unable to start and he was required to start from the back of the grid. When the lights went out to begin the race, Coulthard and Michael Schumacher made slow starts. Coulthard went hard right