2000 British Grand Prix

The 2000 British Grand Prix, otherwise officially advertised as the LIII Foster's British Grand Prix, was the fourth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, UK, on the 23 April 2000.'British GP, 2000', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr650.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019) The race would see David Coulthard battle his way to victory on home soil, as the English spring weather played havoc on and off the circuit.
Quite why the British Grand Prix of 2000 was held in April was never made clear, with the FIA refusing to give an official answer. The most convincing explanation came through the various late changes to the calendar ahead of the season, with the addition of the US Grand Prix and the reintroduction of the Belgian Grand Prix, causing a lot of mid-year congestion.
Into the Silverstone weekend itself and Rubens Barrichello would be the star in qualifying, securing a maiden pole position for . The Brazilian just edged out Heinz-Harald Frentzen by 0.003s, while the two of Coulthard and Mika Häkkinen shared the second row.
The start of the race saw Barrichello and Frentzen make even starts, while the two McLaren's worked together to deny Championship leader Michael Schumacher. The German racer hence slipped back from fifth to eighth, with Jenson Button, Jacques Villeneuve and Ralf Schumacher streaking past.
Barrichello would do his best to break free during the early stages, with the entire top eight moving clear of Jarno Trulli in ninth. Yet, the Brazilian would be unable to escape more than a second from the nose of Frentzen's , with the German racer himself having to watch out for third placed Coulthard.
Indeed, the entire top eight ran nose-to-tail through until lap 24, when Frentzen and Ralf Schumacher peeled off to make their pitstops. Coulthard, now released from the Jordan used his brief spell of clear air to draft onto the back of Barrichello, before dancing his McLaren around the outside of #4 Ferrari at Stowe to claim the lead.
With that Coulthard was away, throwing everything at the Silverstone circuit in a bid to break away from the Barrichello train. Behind, Häkkinen came in to make his stop on lap 31, rejoining in eighth, while Coulthard stopped two laps later and rejoined ahead of the Finn.
Barrichello stayed out for a further two laps, although a spin caused by a faltering gearbox signalled the end of his race. Schumacher, meanwhile, would be the last of the leaders to stop having moved into the lead, and duly set a series of quick laps to close onto the back of Häkkinen after his stop.
Frentzen moved back into the lead, although his second stop on lap 42 ensured that Coulthard moved back ahead. Button and Ralf Schumacher subsequently stopped on the following laps to leave Häkkinen in second ahead of Michael Schumacher, while Frentzen shuffled down to fourth.
With that the race was over, with Coulthard surviving a late gearbox issue to claim victory ahead of Häkkinen, the first McLaren one-two of the season. Schumacher, meanwhile, would claim a lonely third ahead of Ralf Schumacher, Button and Trulli, Frenzen having dropped out late on with a gearbox issue.
==Background==
Michael Schumacher left San Marino with an ever enhanced lead in the Championship, holding a maximum thirty points. That resulted in a 21 point advantage over second placed teammate Rubens Barrichello, with the Brazilian himself a point ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella. Defending World Champion Mika Häkkinen was next, up into fourth with his first points finish of the season, with Ralf Schumacher completing the top five.
In the Constructors Championship had a similarly daunting grip on the title hunt, leaving Imola on 39 points. A 29 point gulf followed before appeared in second, having only managed to claim ten points across the opening three rounds, with in third. Behind, and were level on seven, with and also on the board.
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Mika Häkkinen 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4/15 	 	FO110J 3.0 V10 	
2 	David Coulthard 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4/15 	 	FO110J 3.0 V10 	
3 	Michael Schumacher 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F399 	 	049 3.0 V10 	
4 	Rubens Barrichello 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F399 	 	049 3.0 V10 	
5 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	Benson & Hedges Jordan 	 	EJ10 	 	MF-301HE 3.0 V10 	
6 	Jarno Trulli 	Benson & Hedges Jordan 	 	EJ10 	 	MF-301HE 3.0 V10 	
7 	Eddie Irvine 	Jaguar Racing 	 	R1 	 	CR-2 3.0 V10 	
8 	Johnny Herbert 	Jaguar Racing 	 	R1 	 	CR-2 3.0 V10 	
9 	Ralf Schumacher 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW22 	 	E41 3.0 V10 	
10 	Jenson Button 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW22 	 	E41 3.0 V10 	
11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife 	 	B200 	 	FB02 3.0 V10 	
12 	Alexander Wurz 	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife 	 	B200 	 	FB02 3.0 V10 	
14 	Jean Alesi 	Gauloises Prost Peugeot 	 	AP03 	 	A20 3.0 V10 	
15 	Nick Heidfeld 	Gauloises Prost Peugeot 	 	AP03 	 	A20 3.0 V10 	
16 	Pedro Diniz 	Red Bull Sauber Petronas 	 	C19 	 	SPE-04A 3.0 V10 	
17 	Mika Salo 	Red Bull Sauber Petronas 	 	C19 	 	SPE-04A 3.0 V10 	
18 	Pedro de la Rosa 	Arrows F1 Team 	 	A21 	 	FB02 3.0 V10 	
19 	Jos Verstappen 	Arrows F1 Team 	 	A21 	 	FB02 3.0 V10 	
20 	Marc Gené 	Telefonica Minardi Fondmetal 	 	M02 	 	RV10 3.0 V10 	
21 	Gastón Mazzacane 	Telefonica Minardi Fondmetal 	 	M02 	 	RV10 3.0 V10 	
22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	Lucky Strike Reynard BAR Honda 	 	002 	 	RA000E 3.0 V10 	
23 	Ricardo Zonta 	Lucky Strike Reynard BAR Honda 	 	002 	 	RA000E 3.0 V10 	
Source:'Britain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Gap 	Ave. Speed
1 	4 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:25.703 	— 	215.908 km/h
2 	5 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:25.706 	+0.003s 	215.901 km/h
3 	1 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:25.741 	+0.038s 	215.813 km/h
4 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	1:26.088 	+0.385s 	214.943 km/h
5 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:26.161 	+0.458s 	214.761 km/h
6 	10 	Jenson Button 	 	1:26.733 	+1.030s 	213.344 km/h
7 	9 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:26.786 	+1.083s 	213.214 km/h
8 	19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:26.793 	+1.090s 	213.197 km/h
9 	7 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:26.818 	+1.115s 	213.136 km/h
10 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:27.025 	+1.322s 	212.629 km/h
11 	6 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:27.164 	+1.461s 	212.289 km/h
12 	11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:27.253 	+1.550s 	212.073 km/h
13 	16 	Pedro Diniz 	 	1:27.301 	+1.598s 	211.956 km/h
14 	8 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:27.461 	+1.758s 	211.569 km/h
15 	14 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:27.559 	+1.856s 	211.332 km/h
16 	23 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	1:27.772 	+2.069s 	210.819 km/h
17 	15 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:27.806 	+2.103s 	210.737 km/h
18 	17 	Mika Salo 	 	1:28.110 	+2.407s 	210.010 km/h
19 	18 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	1:28.135 	+2.432s 	209.951 km/h
20 	12 	Alexander Wurz 	 	1:28.205 	+2.502s 	209.784 km/h
21 	20 	Marc Gené 	 	1:28.253 	+2.550s 	209.670 km/h
22 	21 	Gastón Mazzacane 	 	1:29.174 	+3.471s 	207.504 km/h
107% Time: 1:31.702 	107% Time: 1:31.702 	107% Time: 1:31.702 	107% Time: 1:31.702 	107% Time: 1:31.702 	107% Time: 1:31.702 	107% Time: 1:31.702
Source:'2000 Foster's British Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/50/great-britain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Britain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'2000 Foster's British Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/50/great-britain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Britain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'2000 Foster's British Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/50/great-britain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Britain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'2000 Foster's British Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/50/great-britain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Britain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'2000 Foster's British Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/50/great-britain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Britain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'2000 Foster's British Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/50/great-britain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Britain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'2000 Foster's British Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/50/great-britain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Britain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	60 	1:28:50.108 	4 	10
2 	1 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	60 	+1.477s 	3 	6
3 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	60 	+19.917s 	5 	4
4 	9 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	60 	+41.312s 	7 	3
5 	10 	Jenson Button 	 	60 	+57.759s 	6 	2
6 	6 	Jarno Trulli 	 	60 	+1:19.273 	11 	1
7 	11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	12 	
8 	17 	Mika Salo 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	18 	
9 	12 	Alexander Wurz 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	20 	
10 	14 	Jean Alesi 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	15 	
11 	16 	Pedro Diniz 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	13 	
12 	8 	Johnny Herbert 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	14 	
13 	7 	Eddie Irvine 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	9 	
14 	20 	Marc Gené 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	21 	
15 	21 	Gastón Mazzacane 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	22 	
16* 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	56 	Gearbox 	10 	
17* 	5 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	54 	Gearbox 	2 	
Ret 	15 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	51 	Engine 	17 	
Ret 	23 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	36 	Spin 	16 	
Ret 	4 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	35 	Hydraulics 	1 	
Ret 	18 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	26 	Electrical 	19 	
Ret 	19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	20 	Electrical 	8 	
Source:'Britain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Britain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Villeneuve and Frentzen were still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 250th Grand Prix to feature a start for an chassis.'4. Britain 2000', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/grande-bretagne.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)
* made their 150th appearance at a Grand Prix as a constructor.
* Eddie Irvine made his 100th Grand Prix start.
* Jarno Trulli entered his 50th race.'2000 British GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2000&gp=British%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 02/09/2019)
* Pedro de la Rosa and Marc Gené entered their twentieth race.
* Rubens Barrichello secured the 25th pole position for a car using #4 as its race number.
* Seventh career victory for David Coulthard.
* 124th win for as a constructor.
** secured their 29th win as an engine supplier.
==Standings==
Michael Schumacher had finally been defeated in a Grand Prix in , although the German ace had still managed to finish on the podium. Schumacher hence left Britain with 34 points to his name, and therefore still held onto a twenty point lead at the head of the Championship hunt. David Coulthard was now his closest challenger ahead of Mika Häkkinen, while Rubens Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher completed the top five.
In the Constructors Championship had finally seen their lead reduced after three straight victories, although the Scuderia had enhanced their tally to 43 points. were the team to do the damage, leaping onto 26 points after their one-two, although they were still seventeen points off the Scuderia. Behind, had moved into third ahead of , with completing the top five.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	34 	
2 	David Coulthard 	14 	6
3 	Mika Häkkinen 	12 	1
4 	Rubens Barrichello 	9 	2
5 	Ralf Schumacher 	9 	
6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	8 	3
7 	Jacques Villeneuve 	5 	1
8 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	4 	1
9 	Jarno Trulli 	4 	
10 	Jenson Button 	3 	1
11 	Ricardo Zonta 	1 	1
12 	Mika Salo 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	43 	
2 	 	26 	
3 	 	12 	2
4 	 	8 	1
5 	 	8 	1
6 	 	6 	
7 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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