BMW WilliamsF1 Team-GP France Qualifying

French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING                                      20th
July 2002

Weather: Sunny and warm, 27°C Air

For the fifth time in a row ­ sixth in total this season - Juan Pablo
Montoya achieved the best time in qualifying for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team and
will start tomorrow¹s French Grand Prix from pole position. Team-mate Ralf
Schumacher will start the Magny-Cours race from fifth place.

Juan Pablo Montoya:       1st
Chassis: FW24 05
Best time: 1.11,985 min
"This was really a good qualifying, probably my best so far. The fight with
Michael was exciting. We didn¹t think we would get on pole here, as we
thought at first that Ferrari was too quick. I had a very good last flying
lap, but made a mistake in the last corner and lost a lot of time there. The
car was brilliantly good and we made just a few changes throughout
qualifying. Michelin has made a big step forward and has brought here some
very consistent tyres which makes us confident for tomorrow's race."

Ralf Schumacher:           5th
Chassis:  FW24 06
Best time: 1.12.424 min
"I still had some problems with the balance of my car. I must admit that it
was my fault as I didn¹t manage to get it in qualifying. I am angry for this
as much as I am for the mistake I made in the last corner of my last flying
lap, where I lost the chance of getting a better starting position. After
all, my grid position is not too bad."

Sam Michael (Chief Operations Engineer, WilliamsF1):
"Again we have achieved an excellent qualifying result for the team. Juan
did a fantastic job to achieve his fifth pole position in a row. The tyres
obviously worked extremely well and we are going into tomorrow¹s race with
more confidence than the previous races. Ralf did not quite get there, he
was not too happy with the balance of his car. But he did a good job as well
and has achieved a good starting position for the race."

Gerhard Berger (BMW Motorsport Director):
"Again this was an incredible show. It simply makes fun watching Juan Pablo.
How he can exploit the maximum potential of the car. Compared to the past
races we are in a better position here. We have both the cars in the top
five, which is a good way to start a race."