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2000 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 53 laps
Round16 of 17
Race numbers

The 2000 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 662nd World Championship race
  • 16th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 14th World Championship race at Suzuka
  • 2000 Drivers’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari531hr 29m 53.435s10
2 (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes53+1.837s6
3 (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes53+1m 09.914s4
4 (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloFerrari53+1m 19.190s3
5 (GBR) Jenson ButtonWilliams-BMW53+1m 25.694s2
6+3(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBAR-Honda52+1 lap1
7+3(GBR) Johnny HerbertJaguar-Cosworth52+1 lap 
8-1(GBR) Eddie IrvineJaguar-Cosworth52+1 lap 
9+9(BRA) Ricardo ZontaBAR-Honda52+1 lap 
10+9(FIN) Mika SaloSauber-Petronas52+1 lap 
11+9(BRA) Pedro DinizSauber-Petronas52+1 lap 
12+1(ESP) Pedro de la RosaArrows-Supertec52+1 lap 
13+2(ITA) Jarno TrulliJordan-Mugen-Honda52+1 lap 
14-2(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife52+1 lap 
15+7(ARG) Gaston MazzacaneMinardi-Fondmetal51+2 laps 
R (ESP) Marc GeneMinardi-Fondmetal46DNF 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW41DNF 
R (DEU) Nick HeidfeldProst-Peugeot41DNF 
R (AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife37DNF 
R (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordan-Mugen-Honda29DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiProst-Peugeot19DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenArrows-Supertec9DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:35.825 
2(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:35.8340.009
3(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:36.2360.411
4(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:36.3300.505
5(GBR) Jenson ButtonWilliams-BMW1:36.6280.803
6(DEU) Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW1:36.7880.963
7(GBR) Eddie IrvineJaguar-Cosworth1:36.8991.074
8(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordan-Mugen-Honda1:37.2431.418
9(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBAR-Honda1:37.2671.442
10(GBR) Johnny HerbertJaguar-Cosworth1:37.3291.504
11(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:37.3481.523
12(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:37.4791.654
13(ESP) Pedro de la RosaArrows-Supertec1:37.6521.827
14(NLD) Jos VerstappenArrows-Supertec1:37.6741.849
15(ITA) Jarno TrulliJordan-Mugen-Honda1:37.6791.854
16(DEU) Nick HeidfeldProst-Peugeot1:38.1412.316
17(FRA) Jean AlesiProst-Peugeot1:38.2092.384
18(BRA) Ricardo ZontaBAR-Honda1:38.2692.444
19(FIN) Mika SaloSauber-Petronas1:38.4902.665
20(BRA) Pedro DinizSauber-Petronas1:38.5762.751
21(ESP) Marc GeneMinardi-Fondmetal1:39.9724.147
22(ARG) Gaston MazzacaneMinardi-Fondmetal1:40.4624.637

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Michael Schumacher98
2(FIN) Mika Hakkinen86
3(GBR) David Coulthard67
4(BRA) Rubens Barrichello58
5(DEU) Ralf Schumacher24
6(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella18
7(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve15
8(GBR) Jenson Button12
9(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen11
10(ITA) Jarno Trulli6
11(FIN) Mika Salo6
12(NLD) Jos Verstappen5
13(GBR) Eddie Irvine3
14(BRA) Ricardo Zonta3
15(AUT) Alexander Wurz2
16(ESP) Pedro de la Rosa2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari156
2McLaren-Mercedes143
3Williams-BMW36
4Benetton-Playlife20
5BAR-Honda18
6Jordan-Mugen-Honda17
7Arrows-Supertec7
8Sauber-Petronas6
9Jaguar-Cosworth3

Stats & milestones

World Champion
3rd title for Michael Schumacher (8th driver to win three championships, 1st German driver; first German champion since 1995)
Wins
43rd for Michael Schumacher
134th for Ferrari
Podiums
82nd for Michael Schumacher
48th for Mika Hakkinen
40th for David Coulthard (12th driver to score 40 podiums, 4th British driver)
455th for Ferrari
325th & 326th for McLaren
Poles
31st for Michael Schumacher
136th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
21st for Mika Hakkinen
100th for McLaren (3rd constructor to set 100 fastest laps)
Front row starts
56th for Michael Schumacher
35th for Mika Hakkinen
Pole & win
13th for Michael Schumacher