2000 British Grand Prix
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The 2000 British Grand Prix (formally the LIII Foster's British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 23 April 2000 at the Silverstone Circuit, England, United Kingdom before between 60,000 and 140,000 spectators. It was the fourth round of the 2000 Formula One World Championship and the 51st time that the British Grand Prix had been included as a round of the world championship since 1950. McLaren's David Coulthard won the 60-lap race after starting from fourth position. His teammate Mika Häkkinen finished second and Ferrari's Michael Schumacher was third.
2000 British Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 4 of 17 in the 2000 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1][2] | |||||
Date | 23 April 2000 | ||||
Official name | LIII Foster's British Grand Prix | ||||
Location | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 5.140 km (3.194 miles) | ||||
Distance | 60 laps, 308.400 km (191.640 miles) | ||||
Weather | Sunny, mild, dry, Air Temp: 10 °C (50 °F) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Ferrari | ||||
Time | 1:25.703 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
Time | 1:26.217 on lap 56 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
Going into the event, Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship while Ferrari led the World Constructors' Championship. His teammate Rubens Barrichello claimed pole position after setting the fastest lap time in the one-hour qualifying session. Barrichello maintained the lead for the opening 30 laps before he missed a gear upshift and was overtaken by Coulthard on lap 31. When Coulthard made his only pit stop of the race two laps later, Barrichello retook the lead until he spun on lap 35 and retired with a hydraulic issue. Michael Schumacher and later Jordan's Heinz-Harald Frentzen led the following five laps before Coulthard retook the lead that he held for the rest of the race despite gearbox problems to win the British Grand Prix for the second time and claim the seventh victory of his career by 1.4 seconds ahead of his teammate Häkkinen.
As a consequence of the final results, Michael Schumacher continued to lead the World Drivers' Championship with 34 points while Coulthard's victory moved him from eighth to second in the standings. Häkkinen finishing second moved him from fourth to third place. In the World Constructors' Championship, Ferrari continued to lead but their lead over McLaren was reduced to 16 points with 13 races of the season remaining.