2000 French Grand Prix

The 2000 French Grand Prix, otherwise officially advertised as the LXXXVI Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France, was the ninth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours, France, on the 2 July 2000.'French GP, 2000', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr655.html, (Accessed 04/09/2019) The race would see David Coulthard sweep to victory ahead of teammate Mika Häkkinen, as they battled their way past both s.
Qualifying had seen Championship leader Michael Schumacher secure pole, while Coulthard lined-up alongside. Rubens Barrichello then shared the second row with Häkkinen, while Ralf Schumacher was best of the rest for .
The start saw Schumacher make a strong start to claim the lead, with the German ace duly moving across to squeeze Coulthard into the first corner. In running the Scot wide Schumacher opened the door for Barrichello to overtake the Scot, meaning it was a one-two for Ferrari ahead of the two McLarens.
Behind, Jacques Villeneuve would make a strong start to claim his familiar fifth place, and duly proceeded to hold up the rest of the field as usual, allowing the top four to escape. The leaders, meanwhile, would squabble among themselves during the early laps, before Barrichello began to ease off to allow Schumacher to escape up the road.
Indeed, the Brazilian racer was trying every trick in the book to keep Coulthard and Häkkinen at bay, with the two McLarens hounding the back of the #4 Ferrari. Coulthard would eventually force his way past on lap 22, sending Barrichello a dummy into Adelaide to break through.
That move came just as the field began to make their first stops, with the lead group all stopping within three laps of one another. In the midst of that swap Häkkinen managed to jump Barrichello, while Jenson Button briefly moved through to fifth.
Coulthard caught onto the back of Schumacher on lap 32, although his first attempt at passing the German ace resulted in an aggressive defence and a lot of hand gestures from the Scot. That prompted a more aggressive attack from Coulthard when he tried the move again on lap 40, running the German racer right to the edge of the circuit at Adelaide, with Schumacher touching the side of the McLaren.
With that Coulthard was away, leaving Schumacher to fend off Häkkinen, who had watched all of the action ahead of him. Unsurprisingly Schumacher was even more stubborn defending from the Finn, with the pair battling through their second stops too.
Yet, try as he might Häkkinen could not force the issue, and it was only when Schumacher's engine failed on lap 53 that the Finn finally moved into second. By that stage Coulthard was fifteen seconds clear, with Häkkinen only able to match the Scot's pace for the rest of the race.
As such, Coulthard was left to cruise across the line and claim a dominant victory, his third of the campaign. Häkkinen secured second ahead of Barrichello, with Villeneuve, Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli claiming the remaining points.
==Background==
A fifth win of the season left Michael Schumacher with an impressive tally of 56 points for the campaign, the German ace having also scored points in all bar one of the opening eight rounds. David Coulthard had lost a lot of ground in second, slipping 22 points behind, with Mika Häkkinen in third sat on 32. Rubens Barrichello was next ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella, while Jos Verstappen was the fifteenth and latest driver to add their name to score sheet.
In the Constructors Championship it had been a strong afternoon for , the Scuderia leaving Canada on 84 points. had hence lost ground in second, slipping eighteen behind, and appeared to be the only team capable of stopping the Scuderia as the mid-point of the season loomed. Behind, had inched three points ahead of , while were in double figures in fifth.
===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:'France 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)
==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 	 	1:15.632 	— 	202.295 km/h
2 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	1:15.734 	+0.102s 	202.023 km/h
3 	4 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:16.047 	+0.415s 	201.191 km/h
4 	1 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:16.050 	+0.418s 	201.183 km/h
5 	9 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:16.291 	+0.659s 	200.548 km/h
6 	7 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:16.399 	+0.767s 	200.264 km/h
7 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:16.653 	+1.021s 	199.601 km/h
8 	5 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:16.658 	+1.026s 	199.588 km/h
9 	6 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:16.669 	+1.037s 	199.559 km/h
10 	10 	Jenson Button 	 	1:16.905 	+1.273s 	198.947 km/h
11 	8 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:17.176 	+1.544s 	198.248 km/h
12 	17 	Mika Salo 	 	1:17.223 	+1.591s 	198.128 km/h
13 	18 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	1:17.279 	+1.647s 	197.984 km/h
14 	11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:17.317 	+1.685s 	197.887 km/h
15 	16 	Pedro Diniz 	 	1:17.361 	+1.729s 	197.774 km/h
16 	15 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:17.374 	+1.742s 	197.741 km/h
17 	12 	Alexander Wurz 	 	1:17.408 	+1.776s 	197.654 km/h
18 	14 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:17.569 	+1.937s 	197.244 km/h
19 	23 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	1:17.668 	+2.036s 	196.992 km/h
20 	19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:17.933 	+2.301s 	196.322 km/h
21 	20 	Marc Gené 	 	1:18.130 	+2.498s 	195.827 km/h
22 	21 	Gastón Mazzacane 	 	1:18.302 	+2.670s 	195.397 km/h
107% Time: 1:20.906 	107% Time: 1:20.906 	107% Time: 1:20.906 	107% Time: 1:20.906 	107% Time: 1:20.906 	107% Time: 1:20.906 	107% Time: 1:20.906
Source:'Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/55/france/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 04/09/2019)'France 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/55/france/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 04/09/2019)'France 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/55/france/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 04/09/2019)'France 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/55/france/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 04/09/2019)'France 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/55/france/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 04/09/2019)'France 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/55/france/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 04/09/2019)'France 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2000 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2000/races/55/france/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 04/09/2019)'France 2000: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)
*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 	 	72 	1:38:05.538 	2 	10
2 	1 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	72 	+14.748s 	4 	6
3 	4 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	72 	+32.409s 	3 	4
4 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	72 	+1:01.322 	7 	3
5 	9 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	72 	+1:03.981 	5 	2
6 	6 	Jarno Trulli 	 	72 	+1:15.605 	9 	1
7 	5 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	71 	+1 Lap 	8 	
8 	10 	Jenson Button 	 	71 	+1 Lap 	10 	
9 	11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	71 	+1 Lap 	14 	
10 	17 	Mika Salo 	 	71 	+1 Lap 	12 	
11 	16 	Pedro Diniz 	 	71 	+1 Lap 	15 	
12 	15 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	71 	+1 Lap 	16 	
13 	7 	Eddie Irvine 	 	70 	+2 Laps 	6 	
14 	14 	Jean Alesi 	 	70 	+2 Laps 	18 	
15 	20 	Marc Gené 	 	70 	+2 Laps 	21 	
Ret 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	58 	Engine 	1 	
Ret 	18 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	45 	Transmission 	13 	
Ret 	12 	Alexander Wurz 	 	34 	Spin 	17 	
Ret 	21 	Gastón Mazzacane 	 	31 	Spin 	22 	
Ret 	19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	25 	Transmission 	20 	
Ret 	8 	Johnny Herbert 	 	20 	Gearbox 	11 	
Ret 	23 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	16 	Spin 	19 	
Source:'France 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)	Source:'France 2000: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
==Milestones==
* 25th race entries for Pedro de la Rosa and Marc Gené.'2000 French GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2000&gp=French%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 04/09/2019)
* Ninth career victory for David Coulthard.'9. France 2000', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2000/france.aspx, (Accessed 04/09/2019)
* scored their 127th win as a constructor.
** recorded their 32nd win as an engine supplier.
==Standings==
At the halfway point in the season it was Michael Schumacher who led the Championship hunt, with the French Grand Prix only the second time that the German ace had failed to score in 2000. David Coulthard was his closest challenger on 44 points, some twelve behind, while defending Champion Mika Häkkinen sat in third on 38. Rubens Barrichello was next, already an outsider for the Championship, with Giancarlo Fisichella completing the top five.
In the Constructors Championship it was who led the way at the halfway mark, leaving France with 88 points. Their lead was a narrow one however, for ' one-two in France left them just six behind the Scuderia, with the duo set to duel for the crown across the remaining eight rounds. Behind, were best of the rest in third on eighteen points, some 70 off the lead, with just a point behind them.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	56 	
2 	David Coulthard 	44 	
3 	Mika Häkkinen 	38 	
4 	Rubens Barrichello 	32 	
5 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	18 	
6 	Ralf Schumacher 	14 	
7 	Jacques Villeneuve 	8 	1
8 	Jarno Trulli 	6 	1
9 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	5 	2
10 	Eddie Irvine 	3 	
11 	Mika Salo 	3 	
12 	Jenson Button 	3 	
13 	Jos Verstappen 	2 	
14 	Ricardo Zonta 	1 	
15 	Pedro de la Rosa 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	88 	
2 	 	82 	
3 	 	18 	
4 	 	17 	
5 	 	11 	
6 	 	9 	
7 	 	3 	
8 	 	3 	
9 	 	3 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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