2000 French Grand Prix
| Racing data | ||
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| 9th of 17 races of the Formula 1 World Championship 2000 | ||
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| Surname: | LXXXVI Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France | |
| Date: | July 2, 2000 | |
| Place: | Magny-Cours | |
| Course: | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | |
| Length: | 305.886 km in 72 laps of 4.251 km
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| Weather: | nice and warm | |
| Spectator: | ~ 120,000 | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Michael sSchumacher
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 Ferrari
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| Time: | 1: 15.632 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
 David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes
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| Time: | 1: 19.479 min (lap 28) | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes
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| Second: |
 Mika Hakkinen
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McLaren-Mercedes
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| Third: |
 Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari
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Leadership laps
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The French Grand Prix 2000 took place on July 2nd at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours and was the ninth race of the 2000 Formula 1 World Championship . The winner was David Coulthard ( McLaren-Mercedes ) ahead of Mika Häkkinen (McLaren-Mercedes) and Rubens Barrichello ( Ferrari ).
Reports
background
After the Canadian Grand Prix , Michael Schumacher led the drivers' standings with 22 points ahead of David Coulthard and with 24 points ahead of Mika Häkkinen . Ferrari led the constructors' championship with 18 points ahead of McLaren-Mercedes and with 66 points ahead of Williams-BMW .
With Michael Schumacher (four times) and Heinz-Harald Frentzen (once) two former winners competed for this Grand Prix.
training
In training on Friday, Coulthard achieved the fastest lap ahead of Michael Schumacher and Häkkinen. On Saturday Coulthard was again the fastest pilot. Häkkinen was second ahead of Rubens Barrichello .
Qualifying
In qualifying, Michael Schumacher set the fastest time ahead of Coulthard and Barrichello.
Warm up
In the warm-up there was a double lead of the McLaren drivers with Coulthard in front of Häkkinen. Michael Schumacher took third position.
run
The start was similar to the start of the previous Grand Prix in Canada. Coulthard had a better start, but Michael Schumacher prevented the loss of leadership by changing lines. Coulthard was put under pressure by Barrichello himself and had to give up second place. Behind them, Häkkinen managed to maintain his position and Jacques Villeneuve and Frentzen moved into fifth and sixth after an overtaking maneuver against Ralf Schumacher . In the early stages of the race, Schumacher pulled away from Barrichello, who did not let the McLaren drivers by.
After 16 laps Ricardo Zonta retired after a spin. Four laps later, Johnny Herbert's race ended with a gearbox failure. On the 21st lap, Coulthard tried to pass Barrichello, but he still didn't succeed. He tried one more lap later and managed to overtake Barrichello in the Adelaide hairpin. During the pit stops that followed, Coulthard took over the lead position for one lap, but after the pit stop had to move back into position behind Michael Schumacher. Since Barrichello's stop did not go optimally, Häkkinen also managed to pass the Ferrari driver.
In the following laps Michael Schumacher had problems with his tires, which were full of blisters. Therefore, Coulthard managed to catch up on Michael Schumacher. During this, Häkkinen broke away from Barrichello and caught up with the leading pilots. Coulthard tried to overtake Michael Schumacher first in the Adelaide hairpin on the outside. Michael Schumacher chose the better line and defended his position. In the meantime, Häkkinen was already open to the leadership duo and Barrichello also caught up with the leaders. In the 39th lap, Coulthard finally managed to take the lead. While Michael Schumacher, Häkkinen and Barrichello were involved in battles for positions in the following laps, Coulthard increased his lead over his opponents. In the meantime, both Arrows pilots with a power transmission defect as well as Gastón Mazzacane and Alexander Wurz had retired after a spin.
There were no shifts at the head of the field during the second pit stops. However, Barrichello had a problem with his stop and fell several seconds behind Häkkinen. Michael Schumacher benefited from the tire change because he got along better with the new set. Coulthard continued to pull away, but Michael Schumacher kept a lead over Häkkinen. After 58 laps, Michael Schumacher finally retired with engine failure.
Coulthard finally achieved his third win of the season ahead of his teammate Häkkinen. Barrichello finished in third place. The other points went to Villeneuve, Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli .
In the world championship, Coulthard and Häkkinen shortened their deficit on Michael Schumacher. The first three positions also remained unchanged in the constructors' championship. However, McLaren caught up here too.
Registration list
Classifications
Qualifying
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap |
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| 1 |
David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes
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72 | 2 | 1: 38: 05,538 | 2 | 1: 19.479 (28th) |
| 2 |
Mika Hakkinen
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McLaren-Mercedes
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72 | 2 | + 14.748 | 4th | 1: 19.746 (29.) |
| 3 |
Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari
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72 | 2 | + 32,409 | 3 | 1: 20.225 (27.) |
| 4th |
 Jacques Villeneuve
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BAR Honda
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72 | 2 | +1: 01.322 | 7th | 1: 20.857 ( 3rd) |
| 5 |
Ralf Schumacher
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Williams-BMW
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72 | 2 | +1: 03.981 | 5 | 1: 20.908 ( 3.) |
| 6th |
Jarno Trulli
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Jordan-Mugen
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72 | 2 | +1: 15.604 | 9 | 1: 21.071 (26.) |
| 7th |
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Jordan-Mugen
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71 | 2 | + 1 lap | 8th | 1: 21.255 ( 4th) |
| 8th |
Jenson Button
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Williams-BMW
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71 | 2 | + 1 lap | 10 | 1: 21,151 (14th) |
| 9 |
Giancarlo Fisichella
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Benetton Supertec
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71 | 2 | + 1 lap | 14th | 1: 20,958 (45th) |
| 10 |
Mika Salo
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 Clean Petronas
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71 | 2 | + 1 lap | 12 | 1: 21.725 (26.) |
| 11 |
Pedro Diniz
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Clean Petronas
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71 | 2 | + 1 lap | 15th | 1: 21.753 (30.) |
| 12 |
Nick Heidfeld
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 Cheers Peugeot
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71 | 3 | + 1 lap | 16 | 1: 21,115 (62.) |
| 13 |
Eddie Irvine
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Jaguar Cosworth
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70 | 4th | + 2 rounds | 6th | 1: 19.708 (61.) |
| 14th |
Jean Alesi
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Cheers Peugeot
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70 | 2 | + 2 rounds | 18th | 1: 22.293 ( 2.) |
| 15th |
 Marc Gené
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Minardi fund metal
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70 | 2 | + 2 rounds | 21st | 1: 22.420 (23.) |
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Michael sSchumacher
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Ferrari
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58 | 2 | DNF | 1 | 1: 19.656 ( 4th) |
| - |
Pedro de la Rosa
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Arrows-Supertec
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45 | 2 | DNF | 13 | 1: 21.506 (42nd) |
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 Alexander Wurz
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Benetton Supertec
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34 | 1 | DNF | 17th | 1: 22.481 (27.) |
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 Gastón Mazzacane
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Minardi fund metal
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31 | 1 | DNF | 22nd | 1: 22.639 (25.) |
| - |
 Jos Verstappen
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Arrows-Supertec
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25th | 1 | DNF | 20th | 1: 22.498 (25.) |
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Johnny Herbert
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Jaguar Cosworth
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20th | 1 | DNF | 11 | 1: 21.901 ( 4.) |
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Ricardo Zonta
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BAR Honda
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16 | 0 | DNF | 19th | 1: 22.563 ( 5.) |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 10, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ "1. Free training " ( Memento of the original from September 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on February 20, 2011)
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Web links
- Weekend statistics at Motorsport-Total.com
