finishing fifth fastest, ahead of Fisichella and Williams drivers Ralf Schumacher and Button. Heinz-Harald Frentzen for the Jordan team and Irvine followed in the top ten. Several drivers lost control of their cars during the session due to the low grip racing surface appearing to be problematic for racers. Pedro de la Rosa of the Arrows team was uninjured in a collision with the tyre wall. The weather remained dry, hot and sunny for the two Saturday practice sessions, with no indication of rain when the third session began. Barrichello was fastest in the third practice session, with a time of 1:18.268 that was set with three minutes remaining. Coulthard was second fastest and was one thousands of a second slower than Barrichello. Frentzen set the third fastest time, ahead of Michael Schumacher in fourth, and Häkkinen and Ralf Schumacher in fifth and sixth. Salo, Button, Trulli and Fisichella took the final top ten places. De La Rosa almost lost control of his car at the final turn three minutes into the session and the engine in Gastón Mazzacane's Minardi car failed due to a differential fault. The final practice session was held on a circuit that was slightly drier but still dusty than the preceding session. Teams finalised car setups and scrubbing their tyres. Michael Schumacher lapped faster than he had done the day before and went fastest at 1:17.395 with 20 minutes of the session remaining. He was 0.630 seconds quicker than second-placed Coulthard with Barrichello third in the second Ferrari. Frentzen set the fourth fastest time, narrowly faster than Ralf Schumacher. Häkkinen, Trulli, Fisichella, Salo and Diniz followed in positions six through ten. Diniz was briefly stuck at the entry to the pit lane due to his engine stalling while in first gear. Qualifying Saturday's afternoon one hour qualifying session saw each driver was limited to twelve laps, with the starting order decided by their fastest laps. During this session, the 107% rule was in effect, which necessitated each driver set a time within 107 per cent of the quickest lap to qualify for the race. The session was held in dry and clear weather conditions, similar to practice but with a warmer track temperature. The hot conditions made the track more slippery. A majority of the fastest teams used new sets of rear tyres and front scrubbed compounds to reduce understeer when lapping fast. Michael Schumacher