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Home / Seasons / 2000 F1 World Championship Season / 2000 Australian Grand Prix

2000 Australian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 12 March 2000
Winner
  • Michael Schumacher
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Mika Hakkinen
  • McLaren-Mercedes
Fastest lap
  • Rubens Barrichello
  • Ferrari
CircuitMelbourne, 58 laps
Round1 of 17
Race numbers

The 2000 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 647th World Championship race
  • 16th World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Melbourne
More 2000 season
More Australian Grands Prix
Previous race1999 Japanese Grand Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari581hr 34m 01.987s10
2+2(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloFerrari58+11.415s6
3+8(DEU) Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW58+20.009s4
4+4(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBAR-Honda58+44.447s3
5+4(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife58+45.165s2
DQ (FIN) Mika SaloSauber-Petronas58+45.644s 
6+10(BRA) Ricardo ZontaBAR-Honda58+46.468s1
7+7(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife58+46.915s 
8+10(ESP) Marc GeneMinardi-Fondmetal57+1 lap 
9+6(DEU) Nick HeidfeldProst-Peugeot56+2 laps 
R (GBR) Jenson ButtonWilliams-BMW46DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizSauber-Petronas41DNF 
R (ARG) Gaston MazzacaneMinardi-Fondmetal40DNF 
R (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordan-Mugen-Honda39DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliJordan-Mugen-Honda35DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiProst-Peugeot27DNF 
R (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes18DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenArrows-Supertec16DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes11DNF 
R (ESP) Pedro de la RosaArrows-Supertec6DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineJaguar-Cosworth6DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertJaguar-Cosworth1DNF 

Notes

  • Mika Salo was disqualified post-race due to a front wing infringement.
  • Mika Hakkinen ended lap 18 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
2(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
4(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloFerrari
5(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordan-Mugen-Honda
6(ITA) Jarno TrulliJordan-Mugen-Honda
7(GBR) Eddie IrvineJaguar-Cosworth
8(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBAR-Honda
9(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife
10(FIN) Mika SaloSauber-Petronas
11(DEU) Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW
12(ESP) Pedro de la RosaArrows-Supertec
13(NLD) Jos VerstappenArrows-Supertec
14(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife
15(DEU) Nick HeidfeldProst-Peugeot
16(BRA) Ricardo ZontaBAR-Honda
17  
18(ESP) Marc GeneMinardi-Fondmetal
19(BRA) Pedro DinizSauber-Petronas
20(GBR) Johnny HerbertJaguar-Cosworth
21(GBR) Jenson ButtonWilliams-BMW
22(ARG) Gaston MazzacaneMinardi-Fondmetal
Started from the pit lane
 (FRA) Jean AlesiProst-Peugeot

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.556 
2(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.9100.354
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:31.0750.519
4(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:31.1020.546
5(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordan-Mugen-Honda1:31.3590.803
6(ITA) Jarno TrulliJordan-Mugen-Honda1:31.5040.948
7(GBR) Eddie IrvineJaguar-Cosworth1:31.5140.958
8(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBAR-Honda1:31.9681.412
9(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:31.9921.436
10(FIN) Mika SaloSauber-Petronas1:32.0181.462
11(DEU) Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW1:32.2201.664
12(ESP) Pedro de la RosaArrows-Supertec1:32.3231.767
13(NLD) Jos VerstappenArrows-Supertec1:32.4771.921
14(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:32.7752.219
15(DEU) Nick HeidfeldProst-Peugeot1:33.0242.468
16(BRA) Ricardo ZontaBAR-Honda1:33.1172.561
17(FRA) Jean AlesiProst-Peugeot1:33.1972.641
18(ESP) Marc GeneMinardi-Fondmetal1:33.2612.705
19(BRA) Pedro DinizSauber-Petronas1:33.3782.822
20(GBR) Johnny HerbertJaguar-Cosworth1:33.6383.082
21(GBR) Jenson ButtonWilliams-BMW1:33.8283.272
22(ARG) Gaston MazzacaneMinardi-Fondmetal1:34.7054.149

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Michael Schumacher10
2(BRA) Rubens Barrichello6
3(DEU) Ralf Schumacher4
4(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve3
5(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella2
6(BRA) Ricardo Zonta1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari16
2Williams-BMW4
3BAR-Honda4
4Benetton-Playlife2

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Jenson Button
Nick Heidfeld
Gaston Mazzacane
Jaguar
Milestone race start
50th for Ralf Schumacher (98th driver to start 50 races, 6th German driver)
50th for Prost (32nd constructor to start 50 races)
Wins
36th for Michael Schumacher
126th for Ferrari
Race 1-2
47th for Ferrari
Podiums
72nd for Michael Schumacher
7th for Rubens Barrichello (first for Ferrari)
7th for Ralf Schumacher
437th & 438th for Ferrari
249th for Williams
Poles
22nd for Mika Hakkinen
104th for McLaren
1-2 start
48th for McLaren
Fastest laps
1st for Rubens Barrichello (102nd different fastest lap setter, 7th Brazilian driver; first Brazilian driver to set a fastest since 1993)
140th for Ferrari
Front row starts
29th for Mika Hakkinen
24th for David Coulthard
Points finishes
1st for Ricardo Zonta (280th different point scorer, 14th Brazilian driver)

See also

  • Australian Grand Prix
  • Melbourne circuit
  • 2000 World Championship season

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