2000 Belgian Grand Prix
Mika Häkkinen won the 2000 Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 27 Aug 2000 for McLaren, from pole position; Michael Schumacher was second and Ralf Schumacher third.
Häkkinen took the lead for good on lap 41 of 44, from Michael Schumacher; the lead changed hands 4 times in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 1 to 2). Häkkinen stopped 2 times, on laps 7 and 27; 13 of 17 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 6. The fastest lap was Rubens Barrichello's, 1:53.803. 17 of 22 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Mika Häkkinen led the championship with 74 points, 6 ahead of Michael Schumacher, with 4 rounds left.
- Date
- 27 Aug 2000
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
- Round
- 13 of 17
- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 44 | 1:28:14.494 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 44 | +1.103 | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 6 | 44 | +38.096 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 5 | 44 | +43.280 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | BUTJenson Button | Williams | 3 | 44 | +49.914 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 8 | 44 | +55.984 | 1 | |
| 7 | 22 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 7 | 44 | +72.380 | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | HERJohnny Herbert | Jaguar | 9 | 44 | +87.808 | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | SALMika Salo | Sauber | 18 | 44 | +88.670 | 0 | |
| 10 | 7 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jaguar | 12 | 44 | +91.555 | 0 | |
| 11 | 16 | DINPedro Diniz | Sauber | 15 | 44 | +94.123 | 0 | |
| 12 | 23 | ZONRicardo Zonta | BAR | 13 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 19 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | GENMarc Gené | Minardi | 21 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | VERJos Verstappen | Arrows | 20 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 16 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 21 | MAZGastón Mazzacane | Minardi | 22 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 4 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 10 | 32 | Fuel pressure | 1:53.803 | 0 |
| R | 14 | ALEJean Alesi | Prost | 17 | 32 | Fuel pressure | 0 | |
| R | 15 | HEINick Heidfeld | Prost | 14 | 12 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 11 | 8 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 6 | TRUJarno Trulli | Jordan | 2 | 4 | Collision | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen: 2 stops (laps 7, 27), stints of 7, 20, 17 laps
- 2nd
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 6, 22), stints of 6, 16, 22 laps
- 3rd
- Ralf Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 6, 25), stints of 6, 19, 19 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 13 · 3 or more: 4
- First stops
- median lap 6 of 44
Pit stops
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 2 | 7 (30.2 s), 27 (30.9 s) | 72017 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 6 (28.5 s), 22 (33.0 s) | 61622 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 6 (29.3 s), 25 (31.3 s) | 61919 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 8 (29.9 s), 28 (29.1 s) | 82016 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 7 (30.5 s), 26 (31.6 s) | 71918 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 6 (32.3 s), 28 (31.1 s) | 62216 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 6 (29.3 s), 24 (31.4 s) | 61820 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 2 | 6 (33.4 s), 29 (33.4 s) | 62315 |
| SALMika Salo | 3 | 7 (33.2 s), 22 (30.7 s), 33 (27.6 s) | 7151111 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 7 (32.3 s), 30 (30.5 s) | 72314 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 2 | 21 (32.4 s), 32 (29.4 s) | 211112 |
| ZONRicardo Zonta | 2 | 6 (31.6 s), 22 (31.0 s) | 61621 |
| WURAlexander Wurz | 2 | 6 (45.6 s), 25 (31.2 s) | 61918 |
| GENMarc Gené | 3 | 5 (28.8 s), 21 (35.1 s), 24 (29.6 s) | 516319 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 4 | 5 (29.9 s), 10 (33.3 s), 24 (34.5 s), 28 (32.9 s) | 5514415 |
| DLRPedro de la Rosa | 4 | 6 (30.3 s), 13 (35.7 s), 26 (30.8 s), 27 (73.7 s) | 671315 |
| MAZGastón Mazzacane | 2 | 7 (29.4 s), 28 (90.4 s) | 72114 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 6 (32.2 s), 20 (28.4 s) | 61412 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 3 | 4 (32.1 s), 18 (31.1 s), 31 (29.2 s) | 41413 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 1 | 5 (48.3 s) | 57 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 6 (43.3 s) | 6 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | 74 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | 68 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 61 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 49 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | Williams | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 0 | 6 |