2000 Japanese Grand Prix

It was joy for Michael Schumacher who claimed his third world title and the first drivers title for Ferrari since Jody Scheckter back in 1979, in a very tense race.

It was his fast pit stop that got him out in front of McLaren's Mika Häkkinen that won the German and Ferrari the race on a track that was tricky due to persistent light rain throughout the race. Häkkinen's teammate David Coulthard finished a very distant third after a racelong battle with the second Ferrari of Rubens Barrichello and the Williams of young Jenson Button. The last point went to the BAR of former world champion Jacques Villeneuve.

Results from the 2000 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix held at Suzuka on October 8, 2000. Michael Schumacher clinched the Driver's title in Japan after an exciting win from rival Mika Häkkinen.

Qualifying

Classification

Notes

*Fastest L

*Michael Schumacher's last pit stop was 6 seconds even, allowing him to leapfrog Häkkinen and clinch the World Drivers Championship, the third of his career, and Ferrari's first since Jody Scheckter in 1979.
*Michael Schumacher makes his third championship equailling Ayrton Senna had three times too.

F1 race report
Name_of_race = Japanese Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 2000
Previous_race_in_season = 2000 United States Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 2000 Malaysian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1999 Japanese Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 2001 Japanese Grand Prix