Spanish Grand Prix - RACE

Weather: Dry. Air temperature 18°C. Track temperature 18°C (average).

It was a day of mixed fortunes for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team with Juan Pablo
Montoya achieving three objectives - to finish a race, to score some points and
to be on the podium. He made a great start to be sixth at the end of the first
lap. With a lap to go it looked as though he would be third, but when the
leader, Mika Hakkinen, stopped on the last lap he was elevated to second.
Unfortunately it was not a good day for Ralf Schumacher, who spun out on lap 21
while in fourth place.

Juan Pablo Montoya : 2nd
Chassis: FW23 02
Best Time: 1:22.841 on lap 39 - 10th fastest
"I think it is really great to be on the podium. The first four races were
difficult, as some were competitive and some weren't. I didn't expect to be on
the podium today as the car was quite tricky to drive and McLaren and Ferrari
were in a different league, which means we have a lot of work to do before the
next race. We only used the launch control and it definitely helped with the
start. I thought it was going to be a bit more difficult to be in the points. I
am delighted and have to thank the whole team - WilliamsF1, BMW and Michelin -
for a great job.

Ralf Schumacher: DNF, spun off on lap 21
Chassis: FW23 05
Best Time: 1:22.362 on lap 19 - 5th fastest
"I really don't know what happened when I spun. When I was braking just before
the left hander the car felt fine. Suddenly the rear came round, I spun off the
track and got stuck in the gravel. It is really a shame, as after some problems
over the weekend the race was looking good for me."

Patrick Head (Technical Director, WilliamsF1)
"It is a great result for Juan Pablo - starting from12th on the grid and
finishing on the podium. He made a great start and drove a good race,
controlling the gap to the cars behind him. The team did two good pit stops,
which helped, especially as he overtook Trulli in the first one. Ralf was also
very competitive in the race, but unfortunately a rear brake locked and he spun
off."

Dr Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director)
"After the triumph we had in Imola this is a second highlight. This time it
happened with thanks to some luck, but you have to earn your luck. We weren't
as well prepared here as in Imola. This result is better than we expected."

The team is testing in Valencia on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th May.