A method is provided of detecting the presence of HPV comprising the following steps: a. amplification and labelling part of the E1 HPV gene, in particular its 3' end; b. hydrizing the labelled fragment to a solid support containing microarrays with various HPV specific capture probes; c. removing uncaptured labeled fragments; d. detecting captured detectable moiety indicating the presence of HPV sequence DNA in a sample. Further provided is a test kit for carrying out said detection method.