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
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
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Marc GenéLap 46
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Jean AlesiLap 19
Spun off
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Ralf SchumacherLap 41
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Alexander WurzLap 37
Suspension
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Nick HeidfeldLap 41
Hydraulics
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Heinz-Harald FrentzenLap 29
Electrical
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Jos VerstappenLap 9
Qualifying
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.