However, the order was stable at the front of the field as Häkkinen had a comfortable lead over Coulthard, while Ralf Schumacher had dropped back from Barrichello.
Con todo, a orde quedou estable na parte dianteira da pista, xa que Häkkinen tiña unha vantaxe cómoda sobre Coulthard, mentres que Ralf Schumacher caera detrás de Barrichello.