| Fastest lap progression | |||||||
| No | Driver | Time | Gain | Lap | Race time | ||
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1:23.268 | 2 | 2:51.416 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:23.265 | 0.003 | 2 | 2:52.147 | |
| 3 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1:22.558 | 0.707 | 3 | 4:13.974 | |
| 4 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1:22.540 | 0.018 | 6 | 8:21.833 | |
| 5 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:22.402 | 0.138 | 6 | 8:25.430 | |
| 6 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:22.379 | 0.023 | 7 | 9:47.809 | |
| 7 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1:22.365 | 0.014 | 9 | 12:29.184 | |
| 8 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:22.238 | 0.127 | 9 | 12:34.718 | |
| 9 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1:22.126 | 0.112 | 10 | 13:51.310 | |
| 10 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1:22.083 | 0.043 | 11 | 15:13.393 | |
| 11 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1:22.069 | 0.014 | 12 | 16:35.462 | |
| 12 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1:21.866 | 0.203 | 13 | 17:57.328 | |
| 13 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1:21.832 | 0.034 | 14 | 19:19.160 | |