First up, This was Minardis 250th race (Impressive given their lack of points over the years).

There would be a 3rd constructor to finish on the podium 250 times.

The pole sitter would be his countrys last until 2003 too.

BUT, this race was remembered for one of the GREATEST overtakes in F1 history.

A Lap 13 spin put the leader almost out of contention, but he would fight back in extraordinary style and a move with a Backmarker in the middle would cement this as one of his best moves and wins!

Drivers standings AFTER the race:-

1 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 74
2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 68
3 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 61
4 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 49
5 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 20
6 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 18
7 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 11
8 | (GBR) Jenson Button | 10
9 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 7
10 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 6
11 | (FIN) Mika Salo | 6
12 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 3
13 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | 2
14 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | 2
15 | (BRA) Ricardo Zonta | 1

Constructors AFTER the race:-

1 | McLaren-Mercedes | 125
2 | Ferrari | 117
3 | Williams-BMW | 30
4 | Benetton-Playlife | 18
5 | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 13
6 | BAR-Honda | 12
7 | Sauber-Petronas | 6
8 | Arrows-Supertec | 4
9 | Jaguar-Cosworth | 3

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