The Japanese Grand Prix 2000 was the 16th round of the 2000 F1 season, and took place at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, on October 8th.

Michael Schumacher won the race from the pole, followed by Mika Häkkinen, and David Coulthard completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1:29:53.435
Finished
2
-
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
+1.837
Finished
3
-
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
+1:09.914
Finished
4
-
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
+1:19.191
Finished
5
-
BUT
Jenson Button
Williams
+1:25.694
Finished
6
3
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
+1 Lap
7
3
Johnny Herbert
Jaguar
+1 Lap
8
1
Eddie Irvine
Jaguar
+1 Lap
9
9
ZON
Ricardo Zonta
BAR
+1 Lap
10
9
Mika Salo
Sauber
+1 Lap
11
9
Pedro Diniz
Sauber
+1 Lap
12
1
DLR
Pedro de la Rosa
Arrows
+1 Lap
13
2
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Jordan
+1 Lap
14
2
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
+1 Lap
15
7
Gastón Mazzacane
Minardi
+2 Laps
16
5
Marc Gené
Minardi
Engine
17
11
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
Spun off
18
2
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Prost
Suspension
19
8
WUR
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
Spun off
20
12
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Jordan
Hydraulics
21
4
Jean Alesi
Prost
Engine
22
8
Jos Verstappen
Arrows
Electrical
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Race evolution

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

There were some incidents during the race, with 7 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.

These included, Marc Gené, and Jean Alesi, both suffered an engine malfunction, Ralf Schumacher, and Alexander Wurz, both lost control and spun off the track, Nick Heidfeld, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 41, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 29, and Jos Verstappen, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 9.

Engine

  • Marc Gené
    Lap 46
  • Jean Alesi
    Lap 19

Spun off

  • Ralf Schumacher
    Lap 41
  • Alexander Wurz
    Lap 37

Suspension

  • Nick Heidfeld
    Lap 41

Hydraulics

  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    Lap 29

Electrical

  • Jos Verstappen
    Lap 9

Qualifying

#1
MSC
#2
#3
COU
#4
BAR
#5
BUT
#6
SCH
#7
#8
#9
VIL
#10
#11
WUR
#12
FIS
#13
DLR
#14
#15
TRU
#16
HEI
#17
#18
ZON
#19
#20
#21
#22

From 1996 to 2002 the grid order was decided in a single qualifying session which would last 1 hour. During this time each driver had a maximun of 12 laps to set their best time.

This time around, Michael Schumacher managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:35.825 seconds, 0.009 seconds faster than Mika Häkkinen, who completed the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • Michael Schumacher
    1:35.825
  • Mika Häkkinen
    1:35.834
    + 0.009
    + 0.009
  • David Coulthard
    1:36.236
    + 0.402
    + 0.411
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:36.330
    + 0.094
    + 0.505
  • Jenson Button
    1:36.628
    + 0.298
    + 0.803
  • Ralf Schumacher
    1:36.788
    + 0.16
    + 0.963
  • Eddie Irvine
    1:36.899
    + 0.111
    + 1.074
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:37.243
    + 0.344
    + 1.418
  • Jacques Villeneuve
    1:37.267
    + 0.024
    + 1.442
  • Johnny Herbert
    1:37.329
    + 0.062
    + 1.504
  • Alexander Wurz
    1:37.348
    + 0.019
    + 1.523
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    1:37.479
    + 0.131
    + 1.654
  • Pedro de la Rosa
    1:37.652
    + 0.173
    + 1.827
  • Jos Verstappen
    1:37.674
    + 0.022
    + 1.849
  • Jarno Trulli
    1:37.679
    + 0.005
    + 1.854
  • Nick Heidfeld
    1:38.141
    + 0.462
    + 2.316
  • Jean Alesi
    1:38.209
    + 0.068
    + 2.384
  • Ricardo Zonta
    1:38.269
    + 0.06
    + 2.444
  • Mika Salo
    1:38.490
    + 0.221
    + 2.665
  • Pedro Diniz
    1:38.576
    + 0.086
    + 2.751
  • Marc Gené
    1:39.972
    + 1.396
    + 4.147
  • Gastón Mazzacane
    1:40.462
    + 0.49
    + 4.637