Gridpedia2000 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 8 Oct 2000
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 16 of 17
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:35.825)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 53 | 1:29:53.435 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 53 | +1.837 | 1:39.189 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 53 | +69.914 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +79.190 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | BUTJenson Button | Williams | 5 | 53 | +85.694 | 2 | |
| 6 | 22 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | HERJohnny Herbert | Jaguar | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jaguar | 7 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 23 | ZONRicardo Zonta | BAR | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | SALMika Salo | Sauber | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 16 | DINPedro Diniz | Sauber | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 13 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 6 | TRUJarno Trulli | Jordan | 15 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 11 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 21 | MAZGastón Mazzacane | Minardi | 22 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 20 | GENMarc Gené | Minardi | 21 | 46 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 6 | 41 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 15 | HEINick Heidfeld | Prost | 16 | 41 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 12 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | 37 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 5 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 8 | 29 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 14 | ALEJean Alesi | Prost | 17 | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | VERJos Verstappen | Arrows | 14 | 9 | Electrical | 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: 2 stops (laps 23, 40), stints of 23, 17, 13 laps
- 2nd
- Mika Häkkinen: 2 stops (laps 22, 37), stints of 22, 15, 16 laps
- 3rd
- David Coulthard: 2 stops (laps 24, 39), stints of 24, 15, 14 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 14
- First stops
- median lap 19 of 53
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 23 (27.2 s), 40 (26.0 s) | 231713 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 2 | 22 (27.1 s), 37 (27.7 s) | 221516 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 24 (27.3 s), 39 (28.1 s) | 241514 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 20 (26.8 s), 38 (28.7 s) | 201815 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 20 (28.3 s), 38 (28.6 s) | 201815 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 19 (28.8 s), 36 (29.1 s) | 191716 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 2 | 18 (28.9 s), 35 (29.8 s) | 181717 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 16 (29.8 s), 34 (29.3 s) | 161818 |
| ZONRicardo Zonta | 2 | 22 (27.6 s), 39 (28.2 s) | 221713 |
| SALMika Salo | 2 | 18 (27.3 s), 34 (29.5 s) | 181618 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 2 | 13 (27.5 s), 29 (29.6 s) | 131623 |
| DLRPedro de la Rosa | 2 | 19 (29.7 s), 37 (33.1 s) | 191815 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 15 (27.2 s), 28 (30.4 s) | 151324 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 19 (33.4 s) | 1933 |
| MAZGastón Mazzacane | 2 | 16 (29.2 s), 34 (29.0 s) | 161817 |
| GENMarc Gené | 2 | 19 (29.2 s), 36 (29.0 s) | 191710 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 19 (28.9 s), 35 (28.9 s) | 19166 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 3 | 18 (29.8 s), 38 (28.9 s), 40 (40.7 s) | 1820 |
| WURAlexander Wurz | 1 | 18 (33.9 s) | 1819 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 19 (28.1 s) | 1910 |
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 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:35.825 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:35.834 | +0.009 Q1 | ||
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:36.236 | +0.411 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:36.330 | +0.505 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Jenson Button | Williams | 1:36.628 | +0.803 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:36.788 | +0.963 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:36.899 | +1.074 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:37.243 | +1.418 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:37.267 | +1.442 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 1:37.329 | +1.504 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:37.348 | +1.523 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:37.479 | +1.654 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:37.652 | +1.827 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:37.674 | +1.849 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 1:37.679 | +1.854 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 1:38.141 | +2.316 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 1:38.209 | +2.384 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:38.269 | +2.444 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 1:38.490 | +2.665 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:38.576 | +2.751 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 1:39.972 | +4.147 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Gastón Mazzacane | Minardi | 1:40.462 | +4.637 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 | 8 | 98 |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | 86 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 67 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 58 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | Williams | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 0 | 6 |