2000 Spanish Grand Prix

The XLII Gran Premio Marlboro de España, otherwise known as the 2000 Spanish Grand Prix, was the fifth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, Spain, on the 7 May 2000.'Spanish GP, 2000', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr651.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019) The race would see Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard claim a one-two for , as a mistake in the pits cost Michael Schumacher valuable time.
Qualifying had seen Championship leader Schumacher emerge as the man to beat, securing pole position ahead of Häkkinen as they duelled for top spot. Their teammates Rubens Barrichello and Coulthard hence shared the second row, with Ralf Schumacher best of the rest for .
The start saw Schumacher and Häkkinen continue their qualifying battle, jostling for the lead into the first corner. Schumacher ultimately emerged ahead having blocked any potential dive by the Finn, while his brother Ralf shot into third between Barrichello and Coulthard.
Indeed, Ralf Schumacher's start was so strong that he inadvertently helped his brother, with a slide into the back of Häkkinen causing the McLaren to briefly slide sideways. Häkkinen hence had to recover and lost momentum, allowing Michael Schumacher to establish a small lead at the head of the field.
Schumacher would continue to establish his lead during the opening stages of the race, while Häkkinen eased clear of Ralf Schumacher. The Williams-BMW hence found himself under assault from Barrichello and Coulthard, while Jacques Villeneuve drifted away in sixth, holding up Heinz-Harald Frentzen.
The pit window opened on lap eighteen, beginning with Jenson Button making his first stop, with Villeneuve following him in. The Canadian would not last too long after his stop however, the setting fire to itself, although that was not enough to trigger a Safety Car.
The leaders then began making their stops, beginning with Ralf Schumacher on lap 22, before Michael pulled in from the lead a lap later. Unfortunately Schumacher misjudged his pit-entry and hit refueller Nigel Stepney, dragging the Brit a few metres along the pit-apron. Schumacher lost a few seconds as Stepney was untangled and replaced, with the Brit taken to the medical centre with damaged ankle ligaments.
That lost time ensured that, come the end of the pitstop phase, Schumacher had lost almost all of his lead, although he crucially remained ahead of Häkkinen. Behind the order remained Ralf Schumacher, Barrichello and Coulthard, with the Scot triggering the second round of stops on lap 41.
This time Coulthard used the undercut to jump into third, while a slow stop for Schumacher gifted the lead to Häkkinen. The #3 Ferrari was hence left vulnerable to Coulthard, with Schumacher putting up a typically aggressive defence to keep the Scot at bay.
Ultimately, however, there would be no stopping Coulthard, who duly slitered around the outside of the German at turn one, before storming away after Häkkinen. Schumacher was subsequently caught by his brother Ralf, although their fraternal squabble would ultimately result in Barrichello passing the pair of them.
With that the race was over, with Häkkinen able to cruise through the final laps to claim his first win of the campaign. Coulthard duly claimed second ahead of a lonely Barrichello, while Ralf bested brother Michael in their fight to secure fourth. Button, meanwhile, was set to claim sixth, only for his BMW engine to fail late on, handing the final point to Frentzen.
==Background==
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.
===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:'Spain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/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 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:20.974 	— 	210.290 km/h
2 	1 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:21.052 	+0.078s 	210.087 km/h
3 	4 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:21.416 	+0.442s 	209.148 km/h
4 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	1:21.422 	+0.448s 	209.133 km/h
5 	9 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:21.605 	+0.631s 	208.664 km/h
6 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:21.963 	+0.989s 	207.752 km/h
7 	6 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:22.006 	+1.032s 	207.643 km/h
8 	5 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:22.135 	+1.161s 	207.317 km/h
9 	7 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:22.370 	+1.396s 	206.726 km/h
10 	10 	Jenson Button 	 	1:22.385 	+1.411s 	206.688 km/h
11 	19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:22.421 	+1.447s 	206.598 km/h
12 	17 	Mika Salo 	 	1:22.443 	+1.469s 	206.543 km/h
13 	11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:22.569 	+1.595s 	206.228 km/h
14 	8 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:22.781 	+1.807s 	205.699 km/h
15 	16 	Pedro Diniz 	 	1:22.841 	+1.867s 	205.550 km/h
16 	23 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	1:22.882 	+1.908s 	205.449 km/h
17 	14 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:22.894 	+1.920s 	205.419 km/h
18 	12 	Alexander Wurz 	 	1:23.010 	+2.036s 	205.132 km/h
19 	15 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:23.033 	+2.059s 	205.075 km/h
20 	20 	Marc Gené 	 	1:23.486 	+2.512s 	203.962 km/h
21 	21 	Gastón Mazzacane 	 	1:24.257 	+3.283s 	202.096 km/h
107% Time: 1:26.642 	107% Time: 1:26.642 	107% Time: 1:26.642 	107% Time: 1:26.642 	107% Time: 1:26.642 	107% Time: 1:26.642 	107% Time: 1:26.642
EXC 	18 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	1:22.185 	+1.211s 	207.191 km/h
Source:'Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/51/spain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Spain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/51/spain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Spain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/51/spain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Spain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/51/spain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Spain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/51/spain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Spain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/51/spain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Spain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/51/spain/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 02/09/2019)'Spain 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/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===
** de la Rosa was sent to the back of the grid for using illegal fuel.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	65 	1:33:55.390 	2 	10
2 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	65 	+16.066s 	4 	6
3 	4 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	65 	+29.112s 	3 	4
4 	9 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	65 	+37.311s 	5 	3
5 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	65 	+47.938s 	1 	2
6 	5 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	65 	+1:21.925 	8 	1
7 	17 	Mika Salo 	 	64 	+1 Lap 	12 	
8 	23 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	64 	+1 Lap 	16 	
9 	11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	64 	+1 Lap 	13 	
10 	12 	Alexander Wurz 	 	64 	+1 Lap 	18 	
11 	7 	Eddie Irvine 	 	64 	+1 Lap 	9 	
12 	6 	Jarno Trulli 	 	64 	+1 Lap 	7 	
13 	8 	Johnny Herbert 	 	64 	+1 Lap 	14 	
14 	20 	Marc Gené 	 	63 	+2 Laps 	20 	
15 	21 	Gastón Mazzacane 	 	63 	+2 Laps 	21 	
16 	15 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	62 	+3 Laps 	19 	
17* 	10 	Jenson Button 	 	61 	Engine 	10 	
Ret 	19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	25 	Gearbox 	11 	
Ret 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	21 	Hydraulics 	6 	
Ret 	14 	Jean Alesi 	 	1 	Collision 	17 	
Ret 	18 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	1 	Collision 	22 	
Ret 	16 	Pedro Diniz 	 	0 	Spin 	15 	
Source:'Spain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)	Source:'Spain 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Button was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* Mika Häkkinen claimed his fifteenth career victory.'5. Spain 2000', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/espagne.aspx, (Accessed 02/09/2019)
** It was also the Finn's 40th podium finish.
* secured their 125th win as a constructor.
** Engine partners claimed their 30th win.
* Häkkinen recorded the 75th fastest lap for a driver using #1 as their race number.'2000 Spanish GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2000&gp=Spanish%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 02/09/2019)
==Standings==
Mika Häkkinen had scored his first win of the season, and hence moved up to second in the Championship hunt with 22 points. He was, however, still some fourteen points shy of Michael Schumacher at the head of the hunt, with the German ace the only driver to have scored in each of the opening five races. Behind, David Coulthard was two off of Häkkinen in third, with Rubens Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher completing the top five.
In the Constructors Championship a second successive one-two for had ensured that they had eaten into 's lead, leaving Spain on 42 points. The Scuderia themselves still held a seven point advantage, although momentum seemed to be with their Anglo-German rivals. A hugely familiar gap then followed back to the team in third, which appeared in the form of , while had inched ahead of to secure fourth.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	36 	
2 	Mika Häkkinen 	22 	1
3 	David Coulthard 	20 	1
4 	Rubens Barrichello 	13 	
5 	Ralf Schumacher 	12 	
6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	8 	
7 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	5 	1
8 	Jacques Villeneuve 	5 	1
9 	Jarno Trulli 	4 	
10 	Jenson Button 	3 	
11 	Ricardo Zonta 	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 	 	49 	
2 	 	42 	
3 	 	15 	
4 	 	9 	1
5 	 	8 	1
6 	 	6 	
7 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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