2000 British Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = United Kingdom
Grand Prix = British
Race_No = 4
Season_No = 16
Year = 2000

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Caption = Silverstone Circuit
Official name = LIII Fosters British Grand Prix
Date = April 23
Location = Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course = Permanent racing facility
Course_mi = 3.194
Course_km = 5.140
Distance_laps = 60
Distance_mi = 191.640
Distance_km = 308.400
Scheduled_laps=
Scheduled_mi =
Scheduled_km =
Weather = Sunny, mild, dry
Pole_Country = Brazil
Pole_Driver = Rubens Barrichello
Pole_Team = Ferrari
Pole_Time = 1:25.703
Fast_Country = Finland
Fast_Driver = Mika Häkkinen
Fast_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
Fast_Time = 1:26.217
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First_Country = UK
First_Driver = David Coulthard
First_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
Second_Country= Finland
Second_Driver = Mika Häkkinen
Second_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
Third_Country = Germany
Third_Driver = Michael Schumacher
Third_Team = FerrariResults from the 2000 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on April 23, 2000.

Report

Qualifying was a surprise with Rubens Barrichello on pole position, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen second, Mika Häkkinen third, David Coulthard fourth, Michael Schumacher down in fifth and Jenson Button a surprising sixth.

There was heavy fog in the morning of the race. Fortunately, it cleared before the beginning of the race. When the lights went out, Barrichello started well from pole position and Frentzen slotted in behind him. Coulthard had also got by Häkkinen at the first corner. Behind them, Schumacher had been pushed into the grass, and Jacques Villeneuve went around Eddie Irvine, Jos Verstappen and Ralf Schumacher. Schumacher had lost places to Jenson Button, Villeneuve and Ralf. Thus the order was Barrichello, Frentzen, Coulthard, Häkkinen, Button, Villeneuve, Ralf, Schumacher, Verstappen and Irvine. On the second lap, Ralf blasted past Villeneuve at Stowe.

The top six were separated by around 10 seconds but they were pulling way from the next group conisting of Villeneuve, Schumacher and Verstappen. It stayed until Jos retired on lap 22. On lap 24, Frentzen went into the pits from second and Ralf came up behind him. They rejoined in seventh and eighth. Next lap, Button went into the pits. He had a minor wheelnut problem which cost him a second and a half and thus rejoined behind his teammate. At the front, Barrichello was slowly pulling away from Coulthard and Häkkinen until lap 28 when he got informed by his team that there was a hydraulic problem with his car.

On lap 29, Barrichello made a mistake and lost 3 seconds, putting Coulthard right with him. Next time around, Barrichello was slow out of Chapel Curve, allowing Coulthard to get level with him on the Hangar straight. Barrichello had the inside line for Stowe but Coulthard went round the outside of him and took the lead. His explanation was." Remembring Nigel Mansell's move on Nelson Piquet, I just decided to give it a try." It worked and Coulthard built a lead as Häkkinen pitted on lap 31. Next time around, Coulthard pitted from the lead, giving it back to the fading Barrichello. Rubens held around until lap 35 when the effect of the problem took its toll as Barrichello spun at Luffield. When he rejoined, he found that his team were not ready for him. It did not matter, for when the stop was completed, Barrichello had trouble restarting the car. That was enough and he decided to call it a day.

All this left Schumacher at the front (Villeneuve having pitted) and set two consecutive fastest laps before he pitted on lap 38. He rejoined ahead of Villeneuve. The order was: Frentzen, Coulthard, Ralf, Button, Häkkinen and Schumacher. Soon the attention was on Frentzen on whether he would come ahead or behind Schumacher after their stops. But he was lapping at the same pace as Häkkinen and Schumacher, and after his stop on lap 44, he came out behind Schumacher. Ralf and Button pitted on laps 46 and 48 respectively, rejoining in fifth and sixth. Coulthard and Häkkinen were first and second, Häkkinen closing up on Coulthard and Schumacher lapping at Häkkinen's pace. But on lap 54, Frentzen's gearbox failed, putting Villeneuve up to sixth. He lasted there only for two laps when he faced the same problem, thus allowing Jarno Trulli to take the last point.

Qualifying

Classification

Notes

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F1 race report
Name_of_race = British Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 2000
Previous_race_in_season = 2000 San Marino Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 2000 Spanish Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1999 British Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 2001 British Grand Prix