Häkkinen set the fastest lap of the race on the same lap, a 1:24.470 as he started to close the gap to Michael Schumacher, as Ralf Schumacher again became under pressure by Coulthard in fourth.
Häkkinen estableceu a volta rápida da carreira na mesma volta, con 1:24.470 cando comezou a pechar o oco a Michael Schumacher, xa que Ralf Schumacher volveu a ser presionado por Coulthard no cuarto.