2000 Formula One World Championship Explained

The 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 54th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It commenced on 12 March and ended on 22 October after seventeen races. Michael Schumacher became Ferrari's first World Drivers' Champion in 21 years, having clinched the Drivers' title at the penultimate race of the season. Ferrari successfully defended its Constructors' title. This season marked the first for future world champion Jenson Button.

For the third year in succession, the season featured a close battle between Ferrari and McLaren. Schumacher won the first three races and dominated the first part of the season as McLaren had reliability issues. Then misfortune struck Schumacher, who retired from three consecutive races with both Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard scoring big. Häkkinen then surged to win two races in a row, leaving him six points clear of Schumacher who faced a fifth consecutive season at Ferrari without titles since 1996. Schumacher fought back winning the final four races of the season in convincing fashion, recording pole position on all those occasions. The title was sealed in Japan on 8 October, after a classic straight fight between Schumacher and Häkkinen, with Schumacher passing Häkkinen at the final pit stop and then holding out in front.

The season held the record for the smallest number of drivers competing in a single season with only one driver change (Luciano Burti deputising for an ill Eddie Irvine in Austria) putting the total at 23 (similar to 2002 season). This record stood until 2008, where there were no driver changes, although the Super Aguri F1 team withdrew in the middle of that season.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Bridgestone.[1]

EntrantConstructorChassisEngineDriverRounds
West McLaren MercedesMcLaren-MercedesMP4/15Mercedes FO110J1 Mika HäkkinenAll
2 David CoulthardAll
Scuderia Ferrari MarlboroFerrariF1-2000Ferrari 0493 Michael SchumacherAll
4 Rubens BarrichelloAll
Benson & Hedges JordanJordan-Mugen-HondaEJ10
EJ10B
Mugen-Honda MF-301 HE5nowrap Heinz-Harald FrentzenAll
6 Jarno TrulliAll
Jaguar Racing F1 TeamJaguar-CosworthR1Cosworth CR-27 Eddie IrvineAll
Luciano Burti10
8 Johnny HerbertAll
BMW WilliamsF1 TeamWilliams-BMWFW22BMW E419 Ralf SchumacherAll
10 Jenson ButtonAll
Mild Seven Benetton PlaylifeBenetton-PlaylifeB200Playlife FB0211 Giancarlo FisichellaAll
12 Alexander WurzAll
Gauloises Prost PeugeotProst-PeugeotAP03Peugeot A2014 Jean AlesiAll
15 Nick HeidfeldAll
Red Bull Sauber PetronasSauber-PetronasC19Petronas SPE 04A16 Pedro DinizAll
17 Mika SaloAll
Arrows F1 TeamArrows-SupertecA21Supertec FB0218 Pedro de la RosaAll
19 Jos VerstappenAll
Telefónica Minardi FondmetalMinardi-FondmetalM02Fondmetal RV1020 Marc GenéAll
21 Gastón MazzacaneAll
Lucky Strike Reynard BAR HondaBAR-Honda002Honda RA000E22 Jacques VilleneuveAll
23 Ricardo ZontaAll
Sources:[2] [3]
All engines were 3.0 litre, V10 configuration.[2]

Team changes

Driver changes

Mid-season changes

Regulation changes

Season calendar

RoundGrand PrixCircuitDate
1Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne12 March
2Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo26 March
3San Marino Grand Prix Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola9 April
4British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone23 April
5Spanish Grand Prix Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló7 May
6European Grand Prix Nürburgring, Nürburg21 May
7Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco, Monaco4 June
8Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal18 June
9French Grand Prix Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours2 July
10Austrian Grand Prix A1-Ring, Spielberg16 July
11German Grand Prix Hockenheimring, Hockenheim30 July
12Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring, Mogyoród13 August
13Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot27 August
14Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza10 September
15United States Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway24 September
16Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka8 October
17Malaysian Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Sepang22 October
Sources:[8] [9]

Calendar changes

Report

The main changes among the top teams were that Eddie Irvine was replaced by Rubens Barrichello at Ferrari and at Jordan, former world champion Damon Hill had retired, and was replaced by Jarno Trulli.

The first race of the season was in Australia, and the top five placings were similar to the previous year. The McLaren pair of world champion Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard started 1–2 ahead of the Ferrari pair of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. The Jordans of Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jarno Trulli were fifth and sixth. During the race, the McLarens kept their positions at the start, while Barrichello lost out to Frentzen. The McLarens pulled away from Michael Schumacher, but on lap ten, Coulthard retired with a misfire. Häkkinen's engine blew up nine laps later, giving the lead to Schumacher. Neither Jordan also lasted the race, Frentzen retiring with a hydraulic failure from second, and Trulli with an engine failure from fourth. All this gave Ferrari an easy 1–2 with Schumacher winning from Barrichello, with Ralf Schumacher, driving for Williams completing the podium.For the second round in Brazil, the top four were the same again in qualifying, with Häkkinen and Coulthard starting 1–2 ahead of Michael Schumacher and Barrichello. Schumacher, who was on a two-stop strategy took the lead within two laps, built up a 20-second gap, and pitted. He rejoined in second, behind Häkkinen. Coulthard was suffering from gearbox problems, and so was not quick enough. Barrichello, who was also on a two-stopper was stuck behind Häkkinen for 15 laps, before passing him, and this compromised his race. He rejoined fourth after his stop, but his engine blew up soon after. Häkkinen was starting to edge away from Michael Schumacher, until he had to retire with an oil leak. This gave Schumacher the win, ahead of Coulthard and Giancarlo Fisichella. There was controversy after the race when all the drivers in the top six with the exception of Fisichella were excluded because of problems with their wooden floors. The teams appealed but when the FIA was scrutineering the cars again, they found out that the front wing endplates on Coulthard's car were lower than they should have been. Thus, the position of everyone except for Coulthard was reinstated. The final top three were: Michael Schumacher, Fisichella and Frentzen. Notably, Jenson Button was sixth, and got his first ever championship point. He also set the record for the youngest F1 driver to score a point.

After two rounds, Michael Schumacher had a maximum 20 out of 20 points, and no one else had even ten, and notably both McLaren drivers had none. Second was Fisichella with 8, with Barrichello third with 6. Ferrari also had a big lead in the Constructors' Championship with 26 points, the second being Benetton with 8, and the third being Williams with 7. McLaren had none.

The European season started off in San Marino, and Häkkinen took his third consecutive pole, with Michael Schumacher splitting the McLarens, and Barrichello was fourth. Häkkinen and Schumacher maintained their positions at the start, while Barrichello got past Coulthard. The race developed into a battle between Häkkinen and Schumacher, and quick in and out laps during the second round of pitstops enabled the latter to take the lead. Schumacher won, with Häkkinen second, and Coulthard third ahead of Barrichello.

Round four was in Britain, and in a wet-dry qualifying, Barrichello took his third pole position of his career, beating Frentzen by three-thousandth of a second, with the McLarens on the second row, Häkkinen ahead of Coulthard. Michael Schumacher could manage only fifth. At the start, the top two got away well and kept their places, while Coulthard got ahead of his teammate, and Schumacher lost three places. Frentzen was on a two-stop strategy, and pitted, leaving Barrichello leading from Coulthard and Häkkinen. Barrichello kept a gap till his car started suffering from engine and hydraulic problems, and Coulthard took the lead on lap 30 with a superb passing manoeuvre on the outside at Stowe. He pitted two laps later, giving back the lead to the fading Barrichello. Barrichello hung around until lap 35 when he spun at Luffield, and drove his car to the pits only to find out his team weren't ready. He waited until the stop was over, only to find out that he couldn't restart the car as his hydraulics had completely failed. This left him with no option but to retire. Frentzen now led, but after his second stop he rejoined fourth behind the McLarens and the Ferrari of Schumacher. Frentzen's gearbox failed 6 laps from the end, forcing him to retire. Coulthard took his second consecutive home victory, ahead of Häkkinen who completed the McLaren 1–2, with Schumacher third.

The win got Coulthard to second in the standings with 14 points, but 20 behind Michael Schumacher who had 34. Häkkinen had 12, and Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher had nine. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari had 43 points, while McLaren had 26.

Round five was in Spain, and Michael Schumacher took his first pole of the year ahead of Häkkinen, Barrichello and Coulthard (who was not 100% fit after a plane crash in France). Schumacher and Häkkinen stayed first and second after the start, but their teammates had lost out to Ralf Schumacher. Michael Schumacher stalled during the second round of stops, and lost the lead to Häkkinen. After the stops, Michael Schumacher had a problem with his tyres, and was passed by Coulthard, Ralf Schumacher and Barrichello. He then pitted, and rejoined fifth. Häkkinen took his first win of the season, with Coulthard making it a second successive McLaren 1–2, and Barrichello completed the podium. Michael Schumacher was fifth behind his brother.

The European Grand Prix, held at the Nurburgring in Germany was next. Coulthard took pole ahead of Michael Schumacher, Häkkinen and Barrichello. Coulthard did not have a great start and was quickly passed by Schumacher. Häkkinen, however, had a blinder and shot past both of them. And then the rain came, resulting in Schumacher passing Häkkinen on lap 11 at the chicane. Schumacher kept the lead, Coulthard passed Häkkinen, and Barrichello was down in ninth. Häkkinen passed Coulthard, who was struggling badly with a problem. There were no more changes at the front. Schumacher won from Häkkinen, Coulthard was third but was lapped, and Barrichello charged back up from ninth to fourth.

With over a third of the season complete, Michael Schumacher led the championship with 46 points, Häkkinen was second with 28, Coulthard was third with 24, and Barrichello was fourth with 16. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari had 62 points, McLaren had 52, and Williams were best of the rest with 15.

The glamorous Monaco Grand Prix was the seventh round, and Michael Schumacher eased to pole. Jordan found some pace, with Trulli getting second ahead of Coulthard, and Frentzen fourth ahead of Häkkinen. As the race started, the top drivers maintained their places, but in the midfield, Jenson Button tipped Pedro de la Rosa into a spin, blocking the track. The race had to be red-flagged. Out came the second start, and all the drivers started cleanly. The Jordans were not as quick as they were in qualifying, and Trulli was clearly holding up Coulthard, and the latter could do nothing about it. Schumacher shot out into the distance at a second a lap. Then, on lap 37, Trulli retired with a gearbox failure, releasing Coulthard. Coulthard closed in on Schumacher, but with a gap of 36 seconds, there was nothing much he could do until Schumacher suffered suspension failure on the 55th lap, forcing him to retire. Häkkinen was fifth until he slowed down with a problem. The team were able to fix it and send him back out again. Frentzen, who was running second punted his car into the wall with eight laps to go, in an attrition-filled race. Coulthard took the win, ahead of Barrichello and Giancarlo Fisichella, while Häkkinen mustered sixth place.

Now to North America for the Canadian GP. Michael Schumacher took pole ahead of Coulthard, Barrichello and Häkkinen. The top two kept their grid positions into the first corner, but Jacques Villeneuve was up to third ahead of Barrichello and Häkkinen. This allowed the top two to pull away. And then Coulthard was given a ten-second stop-and-go penalty because his mechanics worked on his car less than 15 seconds before the parade lap. He rejoined in the midfield. Barrichello passed Villeneuve on lap 25, but the gap to Schumacher was 27 seconds. Häkkinen took third from Villeneuve on lap 28, and the order settled down until it started raining. Everyone pitted for wets, and the order was shuffled completely. Schumacher stayed first, but Fischella had got ahead of Barrichello and Häkkinen, with Trulli fifth. A mistake from Fisichella allowed Barrichello through into second. Michael Schumacher took his fifth win of the season, with Barrichello making it a Ferrari 1–2 ahead of Fisichella. Häkkinen had to be content with fourth.

With nearly half the season over, Michael Schumacher had a 22-point lead in the standings, with 56 points to Coulthard's 34. Häkkinen and Barrichello were not far behind, with 32 and 28 points respectively. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari had an 18-point lead over McLaren, with 84 points to the McLaren's 66. Benetton were third with 18.

The French Grand Prix was next on the calendar. Michael Schumacher took his third consecutive pole, and again Coulthard was second, Barrichello third and Häkkinen fourth. When the race started, Schumacher kept first but Coulthard was beaten by Barrichello. Schumacher slowly started to pull away from his teammate and built a lead. Coulthard's car handled better as the fuel load decreased, and on lap 22, he passed Barrichello. During the round of pitstops, Barrichello lost out to Häkkinen. Schumacher's tyres were badly blistered, and so the McLarens and Barrichello started to close in on him. Coulthard tried to pass him at the outside of the Adelaide hairpin but Schumacher pushed him wide. Coulthard was not happy and made a series of irate gestures. A few laps later, Coulthard went for the inside at the same corner and made the move cleanly. Coulthard apologized for his gestures after the race. Schumacher kept second until 12 laps from the end when his engine blew up. Coulthard won, with Häkkinen making it a McLaren 1–2, and Barrichello completed the podium.

The A1-Ring in Austria was the host for Round ten. Häkkinen and Coulthard started 1–2, for the first time since Brazil, with the Ferraris of Barrichello and Schumacher in third and fourth respectively. The McLarens maintained their positions at the start, but there was carnage behind, with the Ferraris at the centre. Trulli hit the back of Barrichello, and at the same time, Ricardo Zonta hit Schumacher, tipping him to a spin. Schumacher spun in Trulli's path, causing a collision between the two drivers that lead to their retirements from the race. During the mayhem that followed, Mika Salo emerged third and Pedro de la Rosa emerged fourth, with Barrichello down in ninth. The McLarens quickly disappeared into the distance, while de la Rosa took third from Salo. Barrichello charged back up to fourth, which became third when de la Rosa's engine failed, putting him out from third. Häkkinen and Coulthard gave McLaren their fourth 1–2, with Barrichello finishing third. After the race, McLaren were penalized and lost 10 Constructors' Championship points because an FIA seal was found to be missing from Häkkinen's car; Häkkinen did not lose any points.

With ten races out of 17 finished, Michael Schumacher led the championship with 56 points, whilst Coulthard was only 6 points behind with 50, and Häkkinen a further two points behind with 48. Barrichello was fourth with 36, and Fisichella was fifth with 18. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari led by only 4 points now, with 92 compared to McLaren's 88. Williams were third with 19.

Now to Germany, and Coulthard took his second pole ahead of Michael Schumacher, with Fisichella taking third from Häkkinen in a dry-wet qualifying. Häkkinen had one of his best ever starts, and shot up to first even before the first corner. Schumacher was hit from behind by Fisichella, and both were punted into the wall. This left Häkkinen and Coulthard running 1–2, with no one to challenge them. After 25 laps out of 44, the McLarens were half a minute ahead of third-placed Trulli. de la Rosa was fourth, ahead of Barrichello who was both recovering from a bad qualifying. And then, a disgruntled Mercedes-Benz employee ran to the track with a banner. The safety car was out, while the man was taken away. Everyone took the chance to pit, and Coulthard lost out badly because McLaren could not take both their cars at the same time. As the race restarted, it started raining. However, it rained only in some portion of the track. Everyone with the exception of Barrichello and Frentzen pitted. This left Barrichello leading ahead of Frentzen, Häkkinen, Trulli and Coulthard. Those on dries were lapping as quick as those on wets. Trulli was given a stop-go penalty for overtaking under yellow flags. Frentzen lost second when his gearbox failed. This left Barrichello to take his first ever win ahead of Häkkinen and Coulthard.

The drivers went to Hungary for the next round, and Michael Schumacher took pole ahead of Coulthard, Häkkinen, Ralf Schumacher and Barrichello. Häkkinen again started like a rocket, and beat both Michael Schumacher and Coulthard into the first corner. Häkkinen pulled away, and Coulthard was held up by Schumacher. Coulthard would have got in front of Schumacher at the second round of stops, but lost time behind Gastón Mazzacane and then Marc Gené. This meant he emerged a fraction behind Schumacher. Häkkinen won, with Schumacher and Coulthard making up the podium. Barrichello beat Ralf to fourth.

Häkkinen's win had now given him the lead in the championship, with 64 points to Schumacher's 62. Coulthard was third with 58, and Barrichello fourth with 49. Fisichella was fifth with 18. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren took the lead from Ferrari, a lead of 1 point, with 112 compared to Ferrari's 111. Williams were third with 24.

Round 13 out of 17 was in Belgium. Häkkinen took pole, and much to his joy, Trulli and Button took second and third, pushing Michael Schumacher and Coulthard down to fourth and fifth. It was wet at the start, but the top 5 maintained their positions. Häkkinen immediately set about building up a lead. On lap five, Button tried to pass Trulli, and they collided. Trulli was out, and Button lost places. Schumacher and Coulthard gladly took second and third. The former now started to close in on Häkkinen, and took the lead when Häkkinen had a half-spin on lap 12. As the track dried out, everyone changed from wet to dry tyres. Coulthard stayed out too long, and dropped from third to ninth. On a dry track, Häkkinen was faster than Schumacher, and chased him down. With four laps to go, he made a move, but Schumacher turned at him and forced him to the grass at 200 mph. On the next lap, when they were coming to lap Ricardo Zonta, the two men took either sides, and when they turned, Häkkinen was ahead. Häkkinen went on to win and Schumacher had to be content with second. Ralf was third, and Coulthard bounced back to finish fourth.The next round was in Italy, the home of Ferrari. Their drivers did not disappoint, Schumacher and Barrichello giving them their first 1–2 start of the season, ahead of Häkkinen, Villeneuve and Coulthard. At the start, Schumacher and the McLarens started well, but Barrichello and Villeneuve started badly. Schumacher and Häkkinen were first and second, with Coulthard third. Into the second chicane, and Frentzen just braked too late, and hit the back of Barrichello and Trulli, who were running side by side. All three spun, and Coulthard too was collected in the confusion. Later, it came out that a fire marshal, Paolo Ghislimberti had been killed after he was hit on the chest by a wheel from this collision. The top three at the end of this carnage were: Michael Schumacher, Häkkinen and Ralf Schumacher. The race restarted after 10 laps behind the safety car, and Michael Schumacher and Häkkinen quickly pulled away from the rest. Häkkinen tried to outpace Schumacher, but he was just not as quick as the latter. Michael Schumacher took his sixth win of the year, ahead of Häkkinen and Ralf. After the race, Schumacher burst into tears in the press conference, when told that he had equalled Ayrton Senna's record of 41 wins, and about Ghislimberti's death.

With three more races to go, Häkkinen still led Michael Schumacher by two points, with 80 compared to the latter's 78. Coulthard was all but out of it, and was third with 61. Barrichello was fourth with 49, Ralf was fifth with 20, and Fisichella sixth with 18. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren had 131 points, and a lead of four points over Ferrari who had 127. Williams was third with 30.

The United States Grand Prix hosted the 15th round, and Michael Schumacher took his seventh pole of the season. Coulthard was second, with Häkkinen and Barrichello third and fourth. Before the race, it rained, and so everyone started on wet tyres. The red lights stayed longer than usual for the start, and Coulthard took off a little too early. This gave him the lead, but it was clear that he would suffer a penalty. He led, ahead of Schumacher and Häkkinen. He knew he would have to suffer a penalty, and blocked Schumacher so that his teammate could close in. Schumacher was having none of it, and passed Coulthard on lap 7 at the first corner. The track began to dry out, and Häkkinen pitted for dries. He came out behind Gastón Mazzacane, and was stuck there. Coulthard soon had his penalty and dropped out of contention. The Ferraris stayed out late, and while Schumacher was ten seconds in the lead, Barrichello rejoined in the mid-field. The top three after the change for dries were Michael Schumacher, Häkkinen and Ralf Schumacher. Häkkinen set a string of fastest laps, and closed down a ten-second gap to Michael Schumacher to four in ten laps, only for his engine to blow up on lap 25. Michael Schumacher was left with a big lead ahead of his brother, which became even bigger when Ralf's engine failed with 12 laps to go, giving second to Frentzen. Frentzen, however was soon passed by a charging Barrichello. Schumacher had a spin towards the end, but hit nothing and survived. He went on to win, with Barrichello making it a Ferrari 1–2, and Frentzen completed the podium.

This win, coupled with Häkkinen's retirement gave Schumacher an eight-point lead, meaning that a win in the next race would give him the title. The result also gave Ferrari the lead in the Constructors' Championship.

The penultimate round was in Japan, and Michael Schumacher beat Häkkinen to pole by 0.009 seconds. Coulthard was third and Barrichello fourth. The race started in overcast conditions, with rain looming. Häkkinen started off better than Schumacher and took the lead. Coulthard maintained third. The two title contenders, Häkkinen and Schumacher pulled away from the others at over a second a lap and were separated by 2–3 seconds. The first round of stops changed nothing. Then, some rain started spitting down at the track, and Schumacher started to close in. Schumacher's second pitstop was three laps after Häkkinen's, and although he was two seconds behind Häkkinen before the stops, he came out four seconds ahead. Schumacher won the race, and the championship, with Häkkinen and Coulthard completing the podium. Barrichello finished fourth.

The final round of the season was in Malaysia. Michael Schumacher took pole again, ahead of Häkkinen, Coulthard and a flu-ridden Barrichello. Schumacher had a poor start from pole, and immediately both McLarens were ahead of him. However, it became clear that Häkkinen had jumped the start and he received a penalty. He let Coulthard through, and held up the Ferraris until he went in for the penalty. Coulthard had a good lead, but wasted it by running wide at Turn three. He pitted before Michael Schumacher, and the time he lost by the mistake gave the lead to Schumacher. The two ran together for the rest of the race, with Barrichello unable to keep up. Michael Schumacher won again, ahead of Coulthard and Barrichello, and this ensured the Constructors' Championship for Ferrari. Häkkinen charged back to finish fourth.

At the end of the season, Michael Schumacher was champion with 108 points, Häkkinen was second with 89, Coulthard third with 73, Barrichello fourth with 62, Ralf Schumacher fifth with 24, and Fisichella sixth with 18. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari won with 170 points, McLaren was second with 152, and Williams was third with 36.

Safety carFor this season, the safety car remained the Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG, which was introduced in 1999.[13]

Results and standings

Grands Prix

RoundGrand PrixPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning constructorReport
1 Australian Grand Prix Mika Häkkinen Rubens Barrichellonowrap Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
2 Brazilian Grand Prix Mika Häkkinennowrap Michael Schumachernowrap Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
3nowrap San Marino Grand Prix Mika Häkkinen Mika Häkkinen Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
4 British Grand Prix Rubens Barrichello Mika Häkkinen David Coulthard McLaren-MercedesReport
5 Spanish Grand Prixnowrap Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen Mika Häkkinen McLaren-MercedesReport
6 European Grand Prix David Coulthard Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
7 Monaco Grand Prix Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen David Coulthard McLaren-MercedesReport
8 Canadian Grand Prix Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
9 French Grand Prix Michael Schumacher David Coulthard David Coulthard McLaren-MercedesReport
10 Austrian Grand Prix Mika Häkkinen David Coulthard Mika Häkkinen McLaren-MercedesReport
11 German Grand Prix David Coulthard Rubens Barrichello Rubens Barrichello FerrariReport
12 Hungarian Grand Prix Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen Mika Häkkinen McLaren-MercedesReport
13 Belgian Grand Prix Mika Häkkinen Rubens Barrichello Mika Häkkinennowrap McLaren-MercedesReport
14 Italian Grand Prix Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
15nowrap United States Grand Prix Michael Schumacher David Coulthard Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
16 Japanese Grand Prix Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
17 Malaysian Grand Prix Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen Michael Schumacher FerrariReport
Source:[14]

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race as follows:[15]

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
Points1064321

World Drivers' Championship standings

DriverAUS
BRA
SMR
GBR
ESP
EUR
MON
CAN
FRA
AUT
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
USA
JPN
MAL
Points
1 Michael Schumacher113RetRet2108
2 Mika Häkkinen222Ret89
3 David CoulthardRetDSQ3121734Ret3273
4 Rubens BarrichelloRet43422334Ret24362
5 Ralf Schumacher35Ret44RetRet145Ret7533RetRetRet24
6 Giancarlo Fisichella5211795339RetRetRetRet11Ret14918
7 Jacques Villeneuve4Ret516RetRet715448127Ret46517
8 Jenson ButtonRet6Ret51710Ret1185495RetRet5Ret12
9Ret3Ret176Ret10Ret7RetRet66Ret3RetRet11
10 Jarno TrulliRet415612RetRet66Ret97RetRetRet13126
11 Mika SaloDSQDNS687Ret5Ret10651097Ret1086
12 Jos VerstappenRet714RetRetRetRet5RetRetRet13154RetRet105
13 Eddie IrvineRetRet71311Ret41313WD10810Ret7864
14 Ricardo Zonta6912Ret8RetRet8RetRetRet1412669Ret3
15 Alexander Wurz7Ret991012Ret9Ret10Ret1113510Ret72
16 Pedro de la RosaRet8RetRetRet6DNSRetRetRet61616RetRet12Ret2
Johnny HerbertRetRet101213119RetRet7RetRet8Ret117Ret0
Pedro DinizRetDNS811Ret7Ret10119RetRet118811Ret0
Marc Gené8RetRet1414RetRet16158Ret1514912RetRet0
Nick Heidfeld9RetRetRet16EX8Ret12Ret12RetRetRet9RetRet0
Gastón MazzacaneRet101315158Ret12Ret1211Ret1710Ret15130
Jean AlesiRetRetRet10Ret9RetRet14RetRetRetRet12RetRet110
Luciano Burti110
DriverAUS
BRA
SMR
GBR
ESP
EUR
MON
CAN
FRA
AUT
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
USA
JPN
MAL
Points
Source:[16]

Notes:

World Constructors' Championship standings

ConstructorAUS
BRA
SMR
GBR
ESP
EUR
MON
CAN
FRA
AUT
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
USA
JPN
MAL
Points
1 Ferrari3113RetRet2170
4Ret43422334Ret243
2 McLaren-Mercedes1222Ret152
2RetDSQ3121734Ret32
3 Williams-BMW935Ret44RetRet145Ret7533RetRetRet36
10Ret6Ret51710Ret1185495RetRet5Ret
4 Benetton-Playlife115211795339RetRetRetRet11Ret14920
127Ret991012Ret9Ret10Ret1113510Ret7
5 BAR-Honda224Ret516RetRet715448127Ret46520
236912Ret8RetRet8RetRetRet1412669Ret
6 Jordan-Mugen-Honda5Ret3Ret176Ret10Ret7RetRet66Ret3RetRet17
6Ret415612RetRet66Ret97RetRetRet1312
7 Arrows-Supertec18Ret8RetRetRet6RetRetRetRet61616RetRet12Ret7
19Ret714RetRetRetRet5RetRetRet13154RetRet10
8 Sauber-Petronas16RetDNS811Ret7Ret10119RetRet118811Ret6
17DSQDNS687Ret5Ret10651097Ret108
9 Jaguar-Cosworth7RetRet71311Ret413131110810Ret7864
8RetRet101213119RetRet7RetRet8Ret117Ret
Minardi-Fondmetal208RetRet1414RetRet16158Ret1514912RetRet0
21Ret101315158Ret12Ret1211Ret1710Ret1513
Prost-Peugeot14RetRetRet10Ret9RetRet14RetRetRetRet12RetRet110
159RetRetRet16EX8Ret12Ret12RetRetRet9RetRet
ConstructorAUS
BRA
SMR
GBR
ESP
EUR
MON
CAN
FRA
AUT
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
USA
JPN
MAL
Points
Source:[17]

Notes:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship – Provisional Entry List. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219234425/http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/344636309__17_02_2000_F1_Entry_00.pdf. FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 10 February 2000. 28 July 2015. 19 February 2009. dead.
  2. Book: Dro, Pascal. Domenjoz. Luc. Formula 1 Yearbook 2000–2001. 2000. Parragon. Bath, Somerset. 20–41. 0-75254-735-6. registration. Open Library. 13 June 2023.
  3. Web site: 12 Models in 2000. StatsF1. 13 June 2023.
  4. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/jenson-button/7398483/Jenson-Button-F1-driver-profile.html Jenson Button: F1 driver profile
  5. News: WORLD MOTOR SPORT COUNCIL MEETING – JANUARY 15, 2000 . www.fia.com . 15 January 2000 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110603232117/http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/1661500937__15_01_2000_WMSC.pdf . 3 June 2011 . 24 January 2016.
  6. Web site: 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship Sporting Regulations. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 24 January 2000. 25 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20000824110524/http://www.fia.com/regle/reg_spt/F1spt-a.htm. 24 August 2000.
  7. Web site: Cooled fuel to be banned. Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. 7 September 2000. 13 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20010603113643/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines00/italy/s3105.html. 3 June 2001.
  8. Web site: 2000. Chicane F1. 3 March 2022.
  9. Web site: Formula One Calendar 2000. Motorsport Stats. 3 April 2022.
  10. Web site: Formula One returns to US in 2000. AtlasF1. 2 December 1998. 13 May 2024.
  11. News: British GP moved forward to April . The Independent . 8 December 2014. London . 26 October 1999. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214201001/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/british-gp-moved-forward-to-april-741250.html. 14 December 2013 .
  12. Web site: Bernie: don't blame me for the weather. GPUPdate. JHED Media BV. 22 April 2000. 10 April 2015.
  13. Web site: Mercedes-AMG GT S: Bernd Mayländers neues Safety-Car. 9 March 2015. 3 April 2015.
  14. Web site: Formula One Results 2000. Motorsport Stats. 3 April 2021.
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/19980214231818/http://www3.fia.com/regle/reg_spt/F1spt-a.htm 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship Sporting Regulations
  16. https://web.archive.org/web/20010413214649/http://www.fia.com/Classements/class2000/F1_P_Sel.htm 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship – Drivers
  17. https://web.archive.org/web/20010413214824/http://www.fia.com/Classements/class2000/F1_C_Sel.htm 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship – Constructors