2000 Australian Grand Prix
- Date
- 12 Mar 2000
- Circuit
- Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
- Round
- 1 of 17
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Mika Häkkinen (1:30.556)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | 1:34:01.987 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 4 | 58 | +11.415 | 1:31.481 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 11 | 58 | +20.009 | 4 | |
| 4 | 22 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 8 | 58 | +44.447 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 9 | 58 | +45.165 | 2 | |
| 6 | 23 | ZONRicardo Zonta | BAR | 16 | 58 | +46.468 | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 14 | 58 | +46.915 | 0 | |
| 8 | 20 | GENMarc Gené | Minardi | 18 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 15 | HEINick Heidfeld | Prost | 15 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 17 | SALMika Salo | Sauber | 10 | 58 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 10 | BUTJenson Button | Williams | 21 | 46 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | DINPedro Diniz | Sauber | 19 | 41 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 21 | MAZGastón Mazzacane | Minardi | 22 | 40 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 5 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 5 | 39 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 6 | TRUJarno Trulli | Jordan | 6 | 35 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | ALEJean Alesi | Prost | 17 | 27 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 1 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 18 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | VERJos Verstappen | Arrows | 13 | 16 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 2 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 11 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 12 | 6 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 7 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jaguar | 7 | 6 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 8 | HERJohnny Herbert | Jaguar | 20 | 1 | Clutch | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher: 1 stop (lap 30), stints of 30, 28 laps
- 2nd
- Rubens Barrichello: 2 stops (laps 33, 46), stints of 33, 13, 12 laps
- 3rd
- Ralf Schumacher: 1 stop (lap 38), stints of 38, 20 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 7 · 2 stops: 2
- First stops
- median lap 35 of 58
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 1 | 30 (30.4 s) | 3028 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 33 (28.5 s), 46 (26.0 s) | 331312 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 1 | 38 (32.0 s) | 3820 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 37 (29.6 s) | 3721 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 36 (28.4 s) | 3622 |
| ZONRicardo Zonta | 1 | 35 (28.2 s) | 3523 |
| WURAlexander Wurz | 1 | 35 (30.1 s) | 3523 |
| GENMarc Gené | 2 | 1 (155.2 s), 30 (30.3 s) | 2927 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 1 | 23 (111.7 s) | 2333 |
| SALMika Salo | 1 | 30 (28.9 s) | 3028 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 37 (29.3 s) | 379 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 3 | 19 (30.2 s), 40 (35.7 s), 41 (27.5 s) | 1921 |
| MAZGastón Mazzacane | 3 | 9 (30.4 s), 36 (32.8 s), 40 (36.0 s) | 9274 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 36 (41.5 s) | 363 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 21 (28.6 s) | 216 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 7 (263.7 s) | 79 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 11 (66.3 s) | 11 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.556 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30.910 | +0.354 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.075 | +0.519 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.102 | +0.546 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:31.359 | +0.803 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 1:31.504 | +0.948 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:31.514 | +0.958 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:31.968 | +1.412 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:31.992 | +1.436 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 1:32.018 | +1.462 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:32.220 | +1.664 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:32.323 | +1.767 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:32.477 | +1.921 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:32.775 | +2.219 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 1:33.024 | +2.468 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:33.117 | +2.561 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 1:33.197 | +2.641 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 1:33.261 | +2.705 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:33.378 | +2.822 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 1:33.638 | +3.082 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Jenson Button | Williams | 1:33.828 | +3.272 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Gastón Mazzacane | Minardi | 1:34.705 | +4.149 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 0 | 0 |