2 F Alonso (Renault) 1:21.319

3 J Button (BAR) 1:21.369

4 T Sato (BAR) 1:21.477

5 J Trulli (Toyota) 1:21.640

6 M Schumacher (Ferrari) 1:21.721

7 R Barrichello (Ferrari) 1:21.962

8 G Fisichella (Renault) 1:22.068

9 R Schumacher (Toyota) 1:22.266

10 D Coulthard (Red Bull) 1:22.304

11 K Raikkonen (McLaren) 1:20.878* demoted 10 places

12 J Villeneuve (Sauber) 1:22.356

13 C Klien (Red Bull) 1:22.532

14 M Webber (Williams) 1:22.560

15 P Massa (Sauber) 1:23.060

16 A Pizzonia (Williams) 1:23.291

17 T Monteiro (Jordan) 1:24.666

18 R Doornbos (Minardi) 1:24.904

19 N Karthikeyan (Jordan) 1:25.859

20 C Albers (Minardi) 1:26.964

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1248: Raikkonen, stung by his 10-place penalty earlier, storms to the top of the times with the only sub 1:21 time in qualifying. However, it counts for nothing as he will start from 11th. Montoya therefore will be in pole.

1245: Championship leader Alonso does not set the fastest time but importantly, ahead of the BAR duo in second.

1244: Juan Pablo Montoya sets the fastest lap of the day as McLaren show why they are so comfortable at this Monza circuit.

1242: Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella makes a dreadful error at the opening chicane when he gets all out of shape. The head shake of team boss Renault boss Flavio Briatore at the end says it all.

1240 Jenson Button looks determined to beat the time of team-mate Sato and after an impressive lap, the Briton claims the fastest time.

1236: Toyota's Jarno Trulli is the quickest driver of the day in the middle sector but he is just short of Sato's time.

1235: David Coulthard will be pleased with his lap after bringing home his Red Bull ahead of Villeneuve.

1231: Red Bull's Christian Klien, who could be taking part in his last grand prix of the season to make way for Vitantonio Liuzzi, sets a steady time to go sixth.

1229 Takuma Sato storms to the top of the times with a lap of 1:21.477, much to the delight of the BAR mechanics.

1228: Rubens Barrichello looks to be on his way to beating Michael Schumacher's time with quick times in the opening two sectors. However he cannot keep up the pace and has to settle for second place - for the moment.

1223 Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve produces a sparkling lap in his Sauber and is third, above Webber in the times.

1222: Toyota's Ralf Schumacher, who has missed the last two Italian Grand Prix, has an impressive lap and sets the second quickest time - just behind his brother.

1217: Karthikeyan is driving the old version Jordan and mechanics were frantically trying to repair it before qualifying. It looks a nervy lap and he finishes behind his team-mate.

1215: Tiago Monteiro in the new spec Jordan car has an uneventful lap but is nowhere near Schumacher.

1209: Minardi's Christijan Albers finds the gravel at the second Lesmo bend and although he returns to the track, he sets the slowest time.

1208 Reigning world champion Michael Schumacher locks his wheels very early on but recovers well and is comfortably the quickest driver so far.

1206: Felipe Massa in the Sauber has a disappointing last sector and is off the pace with a time of 1:23.060.

1204: Williams driver Mark Webber is quicker than his team-mate after a comfortable lap.

1203 Pizzonia sets a time of one minute, 23.291 seconds and is unlikely to be at the sharp end of the finishing times.

1200 Williams driver Antonio Pizzonia, who is standing in for Nick Heidfeld, is out on the track as qualifying begins at Monza.

McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest time in final practice but was then docked grid 10 places following an engine failure.

Raikkonen had set a time of one minute 20.916 seconds but he was hit with the penalty after his team were forced to change the engine.

Team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya highlighted McLaren's dominance on this high-speed track with the second quickest time.

BAR's Takuma Sato ended up in third and championship leader Fernando Alonso finished fourth.