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Japanese GP Saturday qualifying

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:36.293 2. Mika Hakkinen ...

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Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:36.293 2. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.471 0.178 0.178 3. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.496 1.025 1.203 4. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:38.197 0.701 1.904 5. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Mecachro 1:38.272 0.075 1.979 6. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Mecachro 1:38.448 0.176 2.155 7. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Honda 1:38.461 0.013 2.168 8. Damon Hill GB Jordan-Honda 1:38.603 0.142 2.310 9. Alexander Wurz A Benetton-Playlife 1:38.959 0.356 2.666 10. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Playlife 1:39.080 0.121 2.787 11. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:39.234 0.154 2.941 12. Jean Alesi F Sauber-Petronas 1:39.448 0.214 3.155 13. Olivier Panis F Prost-Peugeot 1:40.037 0.589 3.744 14. Jarno Trulli I Prost-Peugeot 1:40.111 0.074 3.818 15. Mika Salo FIN Arrows 1:40.387 0.276 4.094 16. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford 1:40.502 0.115 4.209 17. Toranosuke Takagi J Tyrrell-Ford 1:40.619 0.117 4.326 18. Pedro Diniz BR Arrows 1:40.687 0.068 4.394 19. Jos Verstappen NL Stewart-Ford 1:40.943 0.256 4.650 20. Shinji Nakano J Minardi-Ford 1:41.315 0.372 5.022 21. Esteban Tuero ARG Minardi-Ford 1:42.358 1.043 6.065

DNQ Ricardo Rosset BR Tyrrell-Ford 1:43.259 0.901 6.966

107% of fastest time: 1:43.034

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