2000 Japanese Grand Prix

Round

16/17

Date

Oct 8, 2000 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Suzuka, Japan

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Circuit length

5.864 m (18 turns)

Race distance

310.792 km (53 laps)

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Schumacher

Winner

1:29:53.435

Winning time

Schumacher

Pole position

Häkkinen

Fastest lap

1:39.189

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:29:53.435	1st	53	10
2	#1 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	+1.837	2nd	53	6
3	#2 David Coulthard	McLaren	+1:09.914	3rd	53	4
4	#4 Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+1:19.190	4th	53	3
5	#10 Jenson Button	Williams	+1:25.694	5th	53	2
6	#22 Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	+1 lap	9th	52	1
7	#8 Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	+1 lap	10th	52
8	#7 Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	+1 lap	7th	52
9	#23 Ricardo Zonta	BAR	+1 lap	18th	52
10	#17 Mika Salo	Sauber	+1 lap	19th	52
11	#16 Pedro Diniz	Sauber	+1 lap	20th	52
12	#18 Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	+1 lap	13th	52
13	#6 Jarno Trulli	Jordan	+1 lap	15th	52
14	#11 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	+1 lap	12th	52
15	#21 Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	+2 laps	22nd	51
DNF	#20 Marc Gené	Minardi	Engine	21st	46
DNF	#9 Ralf Schumacher	Williams	Spun off	6th	41
DNF	#15 Nick Heidfeld	Prost	Suspension	16th	41
DNF	#12 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Spun off	11th	37
DNF	#5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	Hydraulics	8th	29
DNF	#14 Jean Alesi	Prost	Engine	17th	19
DNF	#19 Jos Verstappen	Arrows	Electrical	14th	9

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:38.005		12
2	#1 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:38.526	+0.521	13
3	#4 Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:38.758	+0.753	12
4	#2 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:38.820	+0.815	13
5	#10 Jenson Button	Williams	1:39.620	+1.615	8
6	#6 Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:39.626	+1.621	13
7	#9 Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:39.844	+1.839	14
8	#22 Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:39.957	+1.952	14
9	#17 Mika Salo	Sauber	1:40.053	+2.048	13
10	#16 Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:40.089	+2.084	13
11	#7 Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:40.171	+2.166	13
12	#11 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:40.201	+2.196	14
13	#19 Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:40.264	+2.259	14
14	#8 Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	1:40.330	+2.325	11
15	#14 Jean Alesi	Prost	1:40.332	+2.327	10
16	#23 Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:40.341	+2.336	12
17	#12 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:40.646	+2.641	15
18	#18 Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:40.651	+2.646	13
19	#5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:40.835	+2.830	13
20	#15 Nick Heidfeld	Prost	1:41.231	+3.226	12
21	#20 Marc Gené	Minardi	1:41.272	+3.267	11
22	#21 Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	1:42.110	+4.105	6

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:35.825		9
2	#1 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:35.834	+0.009	12
3	#2 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:36.236	+0.411	12
4	#4 Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:36.330	+0.505	10
5	#10 Jenson Button	Williams	1:36.628	+0.803	11
6	#9 Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:36.788	+0.963	11
7	#7 Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:36.899	+1.074	11
8	#5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:37.243	+1.418	12
9	#22 Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:37.267	+1.442	11
10	#8 Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	1:37.329	+1.504	12
11	#12 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:37.348	+1.523	12
12	#11 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:37.479	+1.654	12
13	#18 Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:37.652	+1.827	11
14	#19 Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:37.674	+1.849	11
15	#6 Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:37.679	+1.854	11
16	#15 Nick Heidfeld	Prost	1:38.141	+2.316	11
17	#14 Jean Alesi	Prost	1:38.209	+2.384	12
18	#23 Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:38.269	+2.444	9
19	#17 Mika Salo	Sauber	1:38.490	+2.665	6
20	#16 Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:38.576	+2.751	12
21	#20 Marc Gené	Minardi	1:39.972	+4.147	9
22	#21 Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	1:40.462	+4.637	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:37.037		21
2	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:37.176	+0.139	27
3	#10 Jenson Button	Williams	1:37.244	+0.207	28
4	#4 Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:37.260	+0.223	21
5	#9 Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:37.493	+0.456	25
6	#2 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:37.503	+0.466	28
7	#11 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:37.739	+0.702	28
8	#7 Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:37.893	+0.856	24
9	#12 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:38.257	+1.220	25
10	#22 Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:38.422	+1.385	20
11	#18 Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:38.438	+1.401	21
12	#6 Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:38.471	+1.434	13
13	#19 Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:38.578	+1.541	21
14	#8 Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	1:38.590	+1.553	29
15	#15 Nick Heidfeld	Prost	1:38.758	+1.721	29
16	#23 Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:38.868	+1.831	22
17	#5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:38.872	+1.835	17
18	#17 Mika Salo	Sauber	1:38.921	+1.884	31
19	#14 Jean Alesi	Prost	1:39.225	+2.188	23
20	#16 Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:39.960	+2.923	6
21	#20 Marc Gené	Minardi	1:40.185	+3.148	25
22	#21 Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	1:41.210	+4.173	29

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:37.728		26
2	#1 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:38.339	+0.611	31
3	#4 Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:38.537	+0.809	19
4	#2 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:39.010	+1.282	31
5	#10 Jenson Button	Williams	1:39.111	+1.383	37
6	#6 Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:39.261	+1.533	26
7	#5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:39.529	+1.801	28
8	#18 Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:39.547	+1.819	26
9	#22 Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:39.669	+1.941	34
10	#23 Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:39.887	+2.159	37
11	#7 Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:40.014	+2.286	26
12	#9 Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:40.166	+2.438	24
13	#16 Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:40.328	+2.600	30
14	#15 Nick Heidfeld	Prost	1:40.403	+2.675	37
15	#17 Mika Salo	Sauber	1:40.431	+2.703	31
16	#11 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:40.520	+2.792	30
17	#19 Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:40.523	+2.795	28
18	#8 Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	1:40.824	+3.096	27
19	#12 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:40.985	+3.257	10
20	#14 Jean Alesi	Prost	1:41.014	+3.286	24
21	#20 Marc Gené	Minardi	1:41.670	+3.942	26
22	#21 Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	1:45.238	+7.510	16

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#1 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:39.189		26
2	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:39.443	+0.254	27
3	#2 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:40.058	+0.869	26
4	#4 Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:40.218	+1.029	26
5	#10 Jenson Button	Williams	1:40.699	+1.510	23
6	#22 Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:40.739	+1.550	18
7	#9 Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:40.900	+1.711	23
8	#6 Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:40.967	+1.778	12
9	#23 Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:40.980	+1.791	26
10	#16 Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:41.002	+1.813	25
11	#7 Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:41.154	+1.965	18
12	#5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:41.185	+1.996	15
13	#8 Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	1:41.226	+2.037	17
14	#17 Mika Salo	Sauber	1:41.634	+2.445	26
15	#18 Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:42.079	+2.890	26
16	#15 Nick Heidfeld	Prost	1:42.356	+3.167	25
17	#11 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:42.416	+3.227	14
18	#14 Jean Alesi	Prost	1:42.737	+3.548	19
19	#19 Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:42.786	+3.597	8
20	#12 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:42.795	+3.606	15
21	#20 Marc Gené	Minardi	1:42.815	+3.626	17
22	#21 Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	1:43.997	+4.808	15

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	8	11	98
2	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	4	11	86	-12
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	3	10	67	-31
4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1	8	58	-40
5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	0	3	24	-74
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	0	3	18	-80
7	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	0	0	15	-83
8	Jenson Button	Williams	0	0	12	-86
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	0	2	11	-87
10	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	0	0	6	-92
11	Mika Salo	Sauber	0	0	6	-92
12	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	0	0	5	-93
13	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	0	0	3	-95
14	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	0	0	3	-95
15	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	0	2	-96
16	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	0	0	2	-96
17	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	0	0	0	-98
18	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	0	0	0	-98
19	Marc Gené	Minardi	0	0	0	-98
20	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	0	0	0	-98
21	Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	0	0	0	-98
22	Jean Alesi	Prost	0	0	0	-98
23	Luciano Burti	Jaguar	0	0	0	-98

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Ferrari	Ferrari	9	19	156
2	McLaren	Mercedes	7	21	143	-13
3	Williams	BMW	0	3	36	-120
4	Benetton	Playlife	0	3	20	-136
5	BAR	Honda	0	0	18	-138
6	Jordan	Mugen-Honda	0	2	17	-139
7	Arrows	Supertec	0	0	7	-149
8	Sauber	Petronas	0	0	6	-150
9	Jaguar	Cosworth	0	0	3	-153
10	Minardi	Fondmetal	0	0	0	-156
11	Prost	Peugeot	0	0	0	-156

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The 2000 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 8, 2000 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Michael Schumacher started from pole position with Mika Häkkinen next to him. David Coulthard started from third place.

In 1 hour, 29 minutes and 53 seconds Michael Schumacher finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Mika Häkkinen in second and David Coulthard in third place.

After the 2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 98 points. Schumacher is 12 points ahead of Mika Häkkinen.