Race · Round 16 of 17 · 8 October 2000

2000 Japanese Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won for Ferrari from pole at Suzuka Circuit. 7 of the starters were not classified. This round settled the drivers' title for Michael Schumacher.

Wet · High of 21 °C, 7.5 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

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Circuit: Suzuka CircuitSuzuka, Japan
Winner: Michael SchumacherFerrari
Pole: Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap: Mika Hakkinen
Entries: 2215 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	F1-2000	1	53	Finished	10
2	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	MP4/15	2	53	Finished	6	fastest lap
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	MP4/15	3	53	Finished	4
4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	F1-2000	4	53	Finished	3
5	Jenson Button	Williams	FW22	5	53	Finished	2
6	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	2	9	52	Finished	1
7	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar Racing	R1	10	52	Finished	0
8	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Racing	R1	7	52	Finished	0
9	Ricardo Zonta	British American Racing	2	18	52	Finished	0
10	Mika Salo	Sauber	C19	19	52	Finished	0
11	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	C19	20	52	Finished	0
12	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	A21	13	52	Finished	0
13	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	—	15	52	Finished	0
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	B200	12	52	Finished	0
15	Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	M02	22	51	Finished	0
DNF	Marc Gené	Minardi	M02	21	46	Engine	0
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	FW22	6	41	Spun off	0
DNF	Nick Heidfeld	Prost Grand Prix	AP03	16	41	Suspension	0
DNF	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	B200	11	37	Spun off	0
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	—	8	29	Hydraulics	0
DNF	Jean Alesi	Prost Grand Prix	AP03	17	19	Engine	0
DNF	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	A21	14	9	Electrical	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

F1DB layout suzuka-1 · 5.86 km · 18 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Michael Schumacher	1	1	53
Mika Hakkinen	2	2	53
David Coulthard	3	3	53
Rubens Barrichello	4	4	53
Jenson Button	5	5	53
Jacques Villeneuve	9	6	52
Johnny Herbert	10	7	52
Eddie Irvine	7	8	52
Ricardo Zonta	18	9	52
Mika Salo	19	10	52
Pedro Diniz	20	11	52
Pedro de la Rosa	13	12	52
Jarno Trulli	15	13	52
Giancarlo Fisichella	12	14	52
Gastón Mazzacane	22	15	51
Marc Gené	21	DNF	46
Ralf Schumacher	6	DNF	41
Nick Heidfeld	16	DNF	41
Alexander Wurz	11	DNF	37
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8	DNF	29
Jean Alesi	17	DNF	19
Jos Verstappen	14	DNF	9

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:35.825	—	0 m	—
2	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	1	1:35.834	+0.009	1 m	+0.009
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	1:36.236	+0.411	25 m	+0.402
4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	4	1:36.330	+0.505	31 m	+0.094
5	Jenson Button	Williams	10	1:36.628	+0.803	49 m	+0.298
6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	9	1:36.788	+0.963	59 m	+0.160
7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Racing	7	1:36.899	+1.074	66 m	+0.111
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	5	1:37.243	+1.418	87 m	+0.344
9	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	22	1:37.267	+1.442	88 m	+0.024
10	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar Racing	8	1:37.329	+1.504	92 m	+0.062
11	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	12	1:37.348	+1.523	93 m	+0.019
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	11	1:37.479	+1.654	101 m	+0.131
13	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	18	1:37.652	+1.827	112 m	+0.173
14	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	19	1:37.674	+1.849	113 m	+0.022
15	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	6	1:37.679	+1.854	113 m	+0.005
16	Nick Heidfeld	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:38.141	+2.316	142 m	+0.462
17	Jean Alesi	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:38.209	+2.384	146 m	+0.068
18	Ricardo Zonta	British American Racing	23	1:38.269	+2.444	149 m	+0.060
19	Mika Salo	Sauber	17	1:38.490	+2.665	163 m	+0.221
20	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	16	1:38.576	+2.751	168 m	+0.086
21	Marc Gené	Minardi	20	1:39.972	+4.147	254 m	+1.396
22	Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	21	1:40.462	+4.637	284 m	+0.490

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.

Pit stops
Driver	Result	Laps	Stops recorded	Stopped on lap	Pit-lane time (s)
Michael Schumacher	1	53	2	23, 40	27.2, 26.0
Mika Hakkinen	2	53	2	22, 37	27.1, 27.7
David Coulthard	3	53	2	24, 39	27.3, 28.1
Rubens Barrichello	4	53	2	20, 38	26.8, 28.7
Jenson Button	5	53	2	20, 38	28.3, 28.6
Jacques Villeneuve	6	52	2	19, 36	28.8, 29.1
Johnny Herbert	7	52	2	18, 35	28.9, 29.8
Eddie Irvine	8	52	2	16, 34	29.8, 29.3
Ricardo Zonta	9	52	2	22, 39	27.6, 28.2
Mika Salo	10	52	2	18, 34	27.3, 29.5
Pedro Diniz	11	52	2	13, 29	27.5, 29.6
Pedro de la Rosa	12	52	2	19, 37	29.7, 33.1
Jarno Trulli	13	52	2	15, 28	27.2, 30.4
Giancarlo Fisichella	14	52	1	19	33.4
Gastón Mazzacane	15	51	2	16, 34	29.2, 29.0
Marc Gené	DNF	46	2	19, 36	29.2, 29.0
Ralf Schumacher	DNF	41	2	19, 35	28.9, 28.9
Nick Heidfeld	DNF	41	3	18, 38, 40	29.8, 28.9, 40.7
Alexander Wurz	DNF	37	1	18	33.9
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	DNF	29	1	19	28.1
Jean Alesi	DNF	19	0	None recorded	—
Jos Verstappen	DNF	9	0	None recorded	—

A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid order	Grid	Result	First recorded stop, lap	Stopped first	Grid to flag
Michael Schumacher · Mika Hakkinen	1 · 2	1 · 2	23 · 22	Mika Hakkinen	Kept their order
Mika Hakkinen · David Coulthard	2 · 3	2 · 3	22 · 24	Mika Hakkinen	Kept their order
David Coulthard · Rubens Barrichello	3 · 4	3 · 4	24 · 20	Rubens Barrichello	Kept their order
Rubens Barrichello · Jenson Button	4 · 5	4 · 5	20 · 20	Same lap	Kept their order
Jenson Button · Jacques Villeneuve	5 · 9	5 · 6	20 · 19	Jacques Villeneuve	Kept their order
Jacques Villeneuve · Johnny Herbert	9 · 10	6 · 7	19 · 18	Johnny Herbert	Kept their order
Eddie Irvine · Johnny Herbert	7 · 10	8 · 7	16 · 18	Eddie Irvine	Swapped places
Eddie Irvine · Ricardo Zonta	7 · 18	8 · 9	16 · 22	Eddie Irvine	Kept their order
Ricardo Zonta · Mika Salo	18 · 19	9 · 10	22 · 18	Mika Salo	Kept their order
Mika Salo · Pedro Diniz	19 · 20	10 · 11	18 · 13	Pedro Diniz	Kept their order
Pedro de la Rosa · Pedro Diniz	13 · 20	12 · 11	19 · 13	Pedro Diniz	Swapped places
Giancarlo Fisichella · Pedro de la Rosa	12 · 13	14 · 12	19 · 19	Same lap	Swapped places
Pedro de la Rosa · Jarno Trulli	13 · 15	12 · 13	19 · 15	Jarno Trulli	Kept their order
Giancarlo Fisichella · Jarno Trulli	12 · 15	14 · 13	19 · 15	Jarno Trulli	Swapped places
Giancarlo Fisichella · Gastón Mazzacane	12 · 22	14 · 15	19 · 16	Gastón Mazzacane	Kept their order

Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:37.728	—	0 m	—	26
2	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	1	1:38.339	+0.611	37 m	+0.611	31
3	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	4	1:38.537	+0.809	49 m	+0.198	19
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	1:39.010	+1.282	77 m	+0.473	31
5	Jenson Button	Williams	10	1:39.111	+1.383	83 m	+0.101	37
6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	6	1:39.261	+1.533	92 m	+0.150	26
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	5	1:39.529	+1.801	108 m	+0.268	28
8	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	18	1:39.547	+1.819	109 m	+0.018	26
9	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	22	1:39.669	+1.941	116 m	+0.122	34
10	Ricardo Zonta	British American Racing	23	1:39.887	+2.159	129 m	+0.218	37
11	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Racing	7	1:40.014	+2.286	137 m	+0.127	26
12	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	9	1:40.166	+2.438	146 m	+0.152	24
13	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	16	1:40.328	+2.600	156 m	+0.162	30
14	Nick Heidfeld	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:40.403	+2.675	160 m	+0.075	37
15	Mika Salo	Sauber	17	1:40.431	+2.703	162 m	+0.028	31
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	11	1:40.520	+2.792	167 m	+0.089	30
17	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	19	1:40.523	+2.795	168 m	+0.003	28
18	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar Racing	8	1:40.824	+3.096	186 m	+0.301	27
19	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	12	1:40.985	+3.257	195 m	+0.161	10
20	Jean Alesi	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:41.014	+3.286	197 m	+0.029	24
21	Marc Gené	Minardi	20	1:41.670	+3.942	236 m	+0.656	26
22	Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	21	1:45.238	+7.510	450 m	+3.568	16

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	1	1:37.037	—	0 m	—	21
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:37.176	+0.139	8 m	+0.139	27
3	Jenson Button	Williams	10	1:37.244	+0.207	13 m	+0.068	28
4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	4	1:37.260	+0.223	13 m	+0.016	21
5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	9	1:37.493	+0.456	28 m	+0.233	25
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	1:37.503	+0.466	28 m	+0.010	28
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	11	1:37.739	+0.702	42 m	+0.236	28
8	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Racing	7	1:37.893	+0.856	52 m	+0.154	24
9	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	12	1:38.257	+1.220	74 m	+0.364	25
10	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	22	1:38.422	+1.385	84 m	+0.165	20
11	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	18	1:38.438	+1.401	85 m	+0.016	21
12	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	6	1:38.471	+1.434	87 m	+0.033	13
13	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	19	1:38.578	+1.541	93 m	+0.107	21
14	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar Racing	8	1:38.590	+1.553	94 m	+0.012	29
15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:38.758	+1.721	104 m	+0.168	29
16	Ricardo Zonta	British American Racing	23	1:38.868	+1.831	111 m	+0.110	22
17	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	5	1:38.872	+1.835	111 m	+0.004	17
18	Mika Salo	Sauber	17	1:38.921	+1.884	114 m	+0.049	31
19	Jean Alesi	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:39.225	+2.188	132 m	+0.304	23
20	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	16	1:39.960	+2.923	177 m	+0.735	6
21	Marc Gené	Minardi	20	1:40.185	+3.148	190 m	+0.225	25
22	Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	21	1:41.210	+4.173	252 m	+1.025	29

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:38.005	—	0 m	—	12
2	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	1	1:38.526	+0.521	31 m	+0.521	13
3	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	4	1:38.758	+0.753	45 m	+0.232	12
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	1:38.820	+0.815	49 m	+0.062	13
5	Jenson Button	Williams	10	1:39.620	+1.615	97 m	+0.800	8
6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	6	1:39.626	+1.621	97 m	+0.006	13
7	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	9	1:39.844	+1.839	110 m	+0.218	14
8	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	22	1:39.957	+1.952	117 m	+0.113	14
9	Mika Salo	Sauber	17	1:40.053	+2.048	122 m	+0.096	13
10	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	16	1:40.089	+2.084	125 m	+0.036	13
11	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Racing	7	1:40.171	+2.166	130 m	+0.082	13
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	11	1:40.201	+2.196	131 m	+0.030	14
13	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	19	1:40.264	+2.259	135 m	+0.063	14
14	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar Racing	8	1:40.330	+2.325	139 m	+0.066	11
15	Jean Alesi	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:40.332	+2.327	139 m	+0.002	10
16	Ricardo Zonta	British American Racing	23	1:40.341	+2.336	140 m	+0.009	12
17	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	12	1:40.646	+2.641	158 m	+0.305	15
18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	18	1:40.651	+2.646	158 m	+0.005	13
19	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	5	1:40.835	+2.830	169 m	+0.184	13
20	Nick Heidfeld	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:41.231	+3.226	193 m	+0.396	12
21	Marc Gené	Minardi	20	1:41.272	+3.267	195 m	+0.041	11
22	Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	21	1:42.110	+4.105	245 m	+0.838	6

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

4 more photographs

Arrows A21
Jos Verstappen 2000 Monza (cropped) · Jos_Verstappen_2000_Monza.jpg : [][zep] derivative work: Chubbennaitor ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Minardi M02
Mazzacane en Minardi F1 2000 · Anibaln · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked

Where this comes from

Round: 16 of 2000
Grand Prix: Japanese Grand Prix
Dates: 8 Oct 2000
Layout raced: —
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Ferrari
Entrant: Ferrari
Confidence: reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.