Belgian GP Saturday qualifying

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Aug 23 Reuter - Starting grid for tomorrow's Belgian Grand Prix following today's qualifying ses- sion:

Pos  Driver                  Nat  Constructor            Time     Gap  To 1st
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 1.  Jacques Villeneuve      CDN  Williams-Renault   1:49.450
 2.  Jean Alesi              F    Benetton-Renault   1:49.759   0.309   0.309
 3.  Michael Schumacher      D    Ferrari            1:50.293   0.534   0.843
 4.  Giancarlo Fisichella    I    Jordan-Peugeot     1:50.470   0.177   1.020
 5.  Mika Hakkinen           FIN  McLaren-Mercedes   1:50.503   0.033   1.053
 6.  Ralf Schumacher         D    Jordan-Peugeot     1:50.520   0.017   1.070
 7.  Heinz-Harald Frentzen   D    Williams-Renault   1:50.656   0.136   1.206
 8.  Pedro Diniz             BR   TWR-Yamaha         1:50.853   0.197   1.403
 9.  Damon Hill              GB   TWR-Yamaha         1:50.970   0.117   1.520
10.  David Coulthard         GB   McLaren-Mercedes   1:51.410   0.440   1.960
11.  Johnny Herbert          GB   Sauber-Petronas    1:51.725   0.315   2.275
12.  Rubens Barrichello      BR   Stewart-Ford ZV10  1:51.916   0.191   2.466
13.  Gianni Morbidelli       I    Sauber-Petronas    1:52.094   0.178   2.644
14.  Jarno Trulli            I    Prost-Mugen        1:52.274   0.180   2.824
15.  Gerhard Berger          A    Benetton-Renault   1:52.391   0.117   2.941
16.  Shinji Nakano           J    Prost-Mugen        1:52.749   0.358   3.299
17.  Eddie Irvine            GB   Ferrari            1:52.793   0.044   3.343
18.  Jan Magnussen           DK   Stewart-Ford ZV10  1:52.886   0.093   3.436
19.  Mika Salo               FIN  Tyrrell-Ford EDV8  1:52.897   0.011   3.447
20.  Ukyo Katayama           J    Minardi-Hart       1:53.544   0.647   4.094
21.  Jos Verstappen          NL   Tyrrell-Ford EDV8  1:53.725   0.181   4.275
22.  Tarso Marques           BR   Minardi-Hart       1:54.505   0.780   5.055

107% of fastest time: 1:57.112