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Japanese Grand Prix

2000 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Round 16 of 17Suzuka Circuit, SuzukaOct 8 200053 laps

Podium

HAKMcLaren

MSCFerrari

COUMcLaren

Key facts

WinnerMSC1:29:53.435 from P1

PoleMSC1:35.825

Fastest lapHAK1:39.189 on lap 26

Pit stops38recorded stops

Finishers15 / 22classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap	Stops
1	MSCMichael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	–	53	1:29:53.435	10	1:39.443	2
2	HAKMika Häkkinen	McLaren	2	–	53	+1.837s	6	1:39.189	2
3	COUDavid Coulthard	McLaren	3	–	53	+69.914s	4	1:40.058	2
4	BARRubens Barrichello	Ferrari	4	–	53	+79.190s	3	1:40.218	2
5	BUTJenson Button	Williams	5	–	53	+85.694s	2	1:40.699	2
6	VILJacques Villeneuve	BAR	9	▲3	52	+1 lap	1	1:40.739	2
7	HERJohnny Herbert	Jaguar	10	▲3	52	+1 lap		1:41.226	2
8	IRVEddie Irvine	Jaguar	7	▼1	52	+1 lap		1:41.154	2
9	ZONRicardo Zonta	BAR	18	▲9	52	+1 lap		1:40.980	2
10	SALMika Salo	Sauber	19	▲9	52	+1 lap		1:41.634	2
11	DINPedro Diniz	Sauber	20	▲9	52	+1 lap		1:41.002	2
12	DLRPedro De la Rosa	Arrows	13	▲1	52	+1 lap		1:42.079	2
13	TRUJarno Trulli	Jordan	15	▲2	52	+1 lap		1:40.967	2
14	FISGiancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	12	▼2	52	+1 lap		1:42.416	1
15	MAZGastón Mazzacane	Minardi	22	▲7	51	+2 laps		1:43.997	2
DNF	GENMarc Gené	Minardi	21		46	Engine		1:42.815	2
DNF	RSCRalf Schumacher	Williams	6		41	Spun off		1:40.900	2
DNF	HEINick Heidfeld	Prost	16		41	Suspension		1:42.356	3
DNF	WURAlexander Wurz	Benetton	11		37	Spun off		1:42.795	1
DNF	FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	8		29	Hydraulics		1:41.185	1
DNF	ALEJean Alesi	Prost	17		19	Engine		1:42.737
DNF	VERJos Verstappen	Arrows	14		9	Electrical		1:42.786

Fastest pit stops

#	Driver	Lap	Pit lane
1	MSC	40	26.0s
2	BAR	20	26.8s
3	HAK	22	27.1s
4	MSC	23	27.2s
5	TRU	15	27.2s
6	SAL	18	27.3s
7	COU	24	27.3s
8	DIN	13	27.5s
9	ZON	22	27.6s
10	HAK	37	27.7s
11	COU	39	28.1s
12	FRE	19	28.1s

Time from pit entry to pit exit. 38 stops in total.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	MSCMichael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:35.825
2	HAKMika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:35.834	+0.009s
3	COUDavid Coulthard	McLaren	1:36.236	+0.411s
4	BARRubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:36.330	+0.505s
5	BUTJenson Button	Williams	1:36.628	+0.803s
6	RSCRalf Schumacher	Williams	1:36.788	+0.963s
7	IRVEddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:36.899	+1.074s
8	FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:37.243	+1.418s
9	VILJacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:37.267	+1.442s
10	HERJohnny Herbert	Jaguar	1:37.329	+1.504s
11	WURAlexander Wurz	Benetton	1:37.348	+1.523s
12	FISGiancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:37.479	+1.654s
13	DLRPedro De la Rosa	Arrows	1:37.652	+1.827s
14	VERJos Verstappen	Arrows	1:37.674	+1.849s
15	TRUJarno Trulli	Jordan	1:37.679	+1.854s
16	HEINick Heidfeld	Prost	1:38.141	+2.316s
17	ALEJean Alesi	Prost	1:38.209	+2.384s
18	ZONRicardo Zonta	BAR	1:38.269	+2.444s
19	SALMika Salo	Sauber	1:38.490	+2.665s
20	DINPedro Diniz	Sauber	1:38.576	+2.751s
21	GENMarc Gené	Minardi	1:39.972	+4.147s
22	MAZGastón Mazzacane	Minardi	1:40.462	+4.637s

Suzuka Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 2000. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1999	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren
1998	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren
1997	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
1996	Damon Hill	Williams
1995	Michael Schumacher	Benetton
1994	Damon Hill	Williams
1993	Ayrton Senna	McLaren
1992	Riccardo Patrese	Williams
1991	Gerhard Berger	McLaren
1990	Nelson Piquet	Benetton

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