11.   Klim won his heat while Thorpe followed in Australian countryman and fastest qualifier Chris Fydler.

12.   Meanwhile, when the race began on a very wet track, the top five were on Firestones, with Fittipaldi the fastest Goodyear qualifier in sixth.

13.   The second and third fastest qualifiers came from the same heat in a tight finish.

14.   The top two spots went to brothers Bobby and Terry Labonte, the fastest qualifiers in the first of three rounds of time trials.

15.   This is the third time this season and fourth in his career that Franchitti has been the fastest qualifier.

16.   Xiuyun Zhang of China was the fastest qualifier in the other semi.

17.   Zhang Xiuyun of China was the fastest qualifier in the other semi.

18.   Canadians were three of the next four fastest qualifiers, with Paul Tracy second, rookie Jacques Villeneuve fourth and Scott Goodyear fifth.

19.   Compatriots Butch Reynolds and Darnell Hall, Roger Black and Mark Richardson of Britain and fastest qualifier Ibrahim Ismael of Qatar all got through to the next round.

20.   Doohan was the third fastest qualifier.