Two Toyota powered drivers will forfeit ten grid spots following engine problems in previous sessions, Christijan Albers, who engine blew in yesterday's opening session, and Jarno Trulli who managed just one lap this morning.

Following his crash in this morning's free practice session, Sakon Yamamoto will use the T-car, which is the (Arrows) SA05, since the team was unable to repair the SA06 in time.

With five minutes to go before the session gets underway, the air temperature is 29 degrees C, while the track temperature is 47 degrees. It remains warm and sunny.

Trulli takes to the track and the first phase is underway. The Italian is followed by Ralf, Webber, Rosberg and Yamamoto.

Webber is the first driver to post a time, the Australian crossing the line at 1:17.878. Moments later this is beaten by Ralf (17.037), while Rosberg goes second.

Webber improves to 17.064, as Trulli goes third, ahead of Rosberg.

Speed has had a big crash at Nordkurve, which immediately brings out the red flag. He begins to lose it as he comes out of the corner, the car spinning then slamming across the track into the concrete wall, ripping off the left-hand side of the car.

The American gets out of the car and heads back to the pits. Ironically, his teammate Liuzzi, and fellow Red Bull employee, Christian Klien, were both on quick laps at the time of his crash.

The lights go green and Raikkonen is one of the first men on track, as are, de la Rosa, Barrichello and Button.

Coulthard goes quickest in the first sector, as Barrichello goes quickest of all (16.670). However, Raikkonen is already on a hot lap, having gone quickest in the second sector. The Finn takes top spot (15.214), ahead of Klien and Coulthard, the Red Bulls proving that this morning's pace was no fluke.

With just under six minutes remaining, Michael leaves the pits, as do Massa and Villeneuve.

It's a McLaren 1-2 as de la Rosa goes second with a 1:15.655. Elsewhere, Villeneuve goes fifth.

Michael goes quickest in the first sector, but it's Massa who is quickest in the second. The Brazilian crosses the line at 14.412 to take spot, as Michael goes second with 14.904.

All eyes on Fernando Alonso, who goes quickest in the first sector, however, he's down on Massa in the second. At the line it's 1:15.518, which puts the World Champion fifth, over a second off Massa's pace.

Jenson Button is quickest in the first sector, the Englishman determined to stop the rot and begin the Honda revival. The Englishman crosses the line at 1:15.869 to go tenth, as the BMWs struggle to escape the danger zone.