2000 British Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

David Coulthard delivered McLaren‘s first victory of the season at Silverstone Circuit, leading Mika Häkkinen home in a one-two. Michael Schumacher finished third after recovering from a difficult start, while Jenson Button impressed with fifth at his first home Grand Prix.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Pole time	1:25.703
Fastest lap	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren
Fastest-lap time	1:26.217 on lap 56
First	David Coulthard	McLaren
Second	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren
Third	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
21 April 2000	Practice 1	11:00
21 April 2000	Practice 2	13:00
22 April 2000	Practice 3	09:00
22 April 2000	Practice 4	10:15
22 April 2000	Qualifying	13:00
23 April 2000	Warm-up	10:10 (delayed from 08:30)
23 April 2000	Race	13:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Michael Schumacher arrived at round 4 leading the 2000 F1 World Championship on 30 points, with Rubens Barrichello on 9. Ferrari headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 39 points.

Race entries

The driver line-ups were unchanged, but the unusual Easter date brought cold weather and severe access problems around Silverstone. BAR also arrived with revised suspension components after Ricardo Zonta‘s heavy accident during pre-race testing.

Free Practice

Heinz-Harald Frentzen led Friday’s first practice before heavy rain transformed the circuit. Ralf Schumacher failed to set a time after an electrical problem stopped him near the pit exit, and Johnny Herbert lost running to an engine-valve pressure issue. The early dry laps remained important as conditions deteriorated.

The afternoon was too wet for improvements, with spray and standing water making visibility poor. David Coulthard stopped with hydraulic trouble on the Hangar Straight, prompting a lengthy red flag. Even the recovery vehicle became stuck in the mud, and the session was shortened rather than extended to replace all the lost time.

Friday Practice Classification — Combined

2000 British Grand Prix opening-day practice, 21 April 2000

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:27.683	27
2	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	+0.486s	18
3	2	David Coulthard	McLaren	+0.842s	20
4	1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	+0.976s	23
5	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	+1.022s	25
6	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	+1.162s	24
7	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+1.400s	23
8	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	+1.428s	22
9	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	+1.531s	21
10	20	Marc Gene	Minardi	+1.854s	23
11	10	Jenson Button	Williams	+2.092s	24
12	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	+2.531s	26
13	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	+2.596s	16
14	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	+2.630s	28
15	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	+2.910s	14
16	17	Mika Salo	Sauber	+2.960s	26
17	14	Jean Alesi	Prost	+2.973s	20
18	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	+3.323s	23
19	21	Gaston Mazzacane	Minardi	+3.567s	24
20	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	+3.639s	20
21	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+8.742s	27
22	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	+12.007s	10

David Coulthard headed Saturday’s wet opening practice, but Jenson Button and Eddie Irvine were involved in a costly gravel-trap collision. Jenson Button had already slid off when Eddie Irvine‘s Jaguar struck his stationary Williams. Both drivers escaped injury, while Pedro Diniz separately damaged his Sauber against the barriers.

Häkkinen set the quickest time as the circuit began to dry in final practice. Jenson Button and Eddie Irvine missed the session while their cars were repaired. Jean Alesi suffered an engine failure, while Jacques Villeneuve narrowly avoided the barriers after another excursion, leaving several teams with compromised qualifying preparation.

Saturday Practice Classification — Combined

2000 British Grand Prix Saturday practice, 22 April 2000

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	1:33.132	25
2	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+0.228s	30
3	2	David Coulthard	McLaren	+0.282s	31
4	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+0.455s	29
5	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	+0.774s	29
6	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	+1.334s	18
7	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	+1.577s	34
8	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	+1.655s	25
9	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	+1.723s	36
10	17	Mika Salo	Sauber	+1.794s	30
11	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	+1.982s	27
12	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	+1.998s	32
13	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	+2.034s	21
14	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	+2.181s	33
15	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	+2.547s	34
16	14	Jean Alesi	Prost	+2.726s	18
17	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	+2.881s	33
18	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	+2.888s	24
19	20	Marc Gene	Minardi	+3.173s	25
20	21	Gaston Mazzacane	Minardi	+4.055s	32
21	10	Jenson Button	Williams	+8.738s	4
22	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	+11.191s	4

Each practice table combines that day’s two sessions, showing each driver’s best time and total laps.

Qualifying

Rubens Barrichello took his first Ferrari pole with a 1:25.703, only 0.003 seconds ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen. The drying track produced repeated changes at the top as drivers moved onto suitable tyres. Häkkinen qualified third and David Coulthard fourth, with Michael Schumacher fifth.

Jenson Button recovered from his morning accident to qualify sixth ahead of Ralf Schumacher. Jos Verstappen briefly appeared at the top before ending eighth, with Eddie Irvine ninth in his repaired Jaguar. The timing of the final runs proved crucial, and Schumacher missed the opportunity for one more attempt.

Qualifying Classification

2000 British Grand Prix Qualifying, 22 April 2000

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:25.703	11
2	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:25.706	10
3	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:25.741	11
4	2	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:26.088	12
5	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:26.161	10
6	10	Jenson Button	Williams	1:26.733	12
7	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:26.786	12
8	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:26.793	10
9	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:26.818	11
10	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:27.025	11
11	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:27.164	11
12	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:27.253	12
13	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:27.301	12
14	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	1:27.461	12
15	14	Jean Alesi	Prost	1:27.559	12
16	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:27.772	12
17	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	1:27.806	12
18	17	Mika Salo	Sauber	1:28.110	12
19	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:28.135	12
20	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:28.205	11
21	20	Marc Gené	Minardi	1:28.253	12
22	21	Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	1:29.174	12

Sunday warm-up

Heavy fog delayed warm-up by 100 minutes because the medical helicopter could not operate. Once running began at 10:10, David Coulthard led Pedro de la Rosa and Ralf Schumacher. Häkkinen used the spare McLaren after a sensor fault, and Nick Heidfeld‘s detached engine cover brought out yellow flags.

Warm-up Classification

2000 British Grand Prix Warm-up, 23 April 2000

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	2	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:26.800	14
2	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	+0.044s	12
3	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	+0.105s	14
4	1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	+0.212s	8
5	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+0.334s	14
6	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+0.604s	13
7	10	Jenson Button	Williams	+0.725s	12
8	21	Gaston Mazzacane	Minardi	+0.798s	12
9	20	Marc Gene	Minardi	+0.840s	14
10	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	+0.940s	15
11	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	+0.969s	14
12	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	+1.001s	16
13	14	Jean Alesi	Prost	+1.197s	11
14	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	+1.201s	15
15	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	+1.344s	13
16	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	+1.445s	11
17	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	+1.597s	16
18	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	+1.714s	16
19	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	+1.790s	15
20	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	+2.118s	13
21	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	+2.194s	11
22	17	Mika Salo	Sauber	+257.373s	5

What happened in the 2000 British Grand Prix?

Rubens Barrichello led away from Heinz-Harald Frentzen while David Coulthard moved ahead of Häkkinen. Michael Schumacher lost ground in the opening corners and became trapped behind Jacques Villeneuve. Once Heinz-Harald Frentzen stopped, David Coulthard closed on Rubens Barrichello and passed him around the outside at Stowe as the Ferrari developed technical problems.

Rubens Barrichello retired with hydraulic trouble, leaving the pit sequence to settle the remaining contest. David Coulthard emerged ahead of Häkkinen and protected the lead despite a late gearbox concern. Michael Schumacher‘s longer stint helped recover third, limiting the damage to his championship position.

Ralf Schumacher finished fourth and Jenson Button fifth, with Jarno Trulli taking the final point after late problems for Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jacques Villeneuve. David Coulthard‘s second successive British Grand Prix victory ended Ferrari‘s winning start and gave McLaren a much-needed maximum score.

After the race, Michael Schumacher headed the drivers’ standings with 34 points, followed by David Coulthard on 14. Ferrari led the constructors’ table on 43, with McLaren on 26.

2000 British Grand Prix race results

The 2000 British Grand Prix was held on 23 April 2000, with a scheduled start of 13:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	2	David Coulthard	McLaren	60	1:28:50.108	10
2	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	60	+1.477	6
3	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	60	+19.917	4
4	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	60	+41.312	3
5	10	Jenson Button	Williams	60	+57.759	2
6	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	60	+1:19.273	1
7	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	59	+1 Lap	0
8	17	Mika Salo	Sauber	59	+1 Lap	0
9	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	59	+1 Lap	0
10	14	Jean Alesi	Prost	59	+1 Lap	0
11	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	59	+1 Lap	0
12	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	59	+1 Lap	0
13	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	59	+1 Lap	0
14	20	Marc Gené	Minardi	59	+1 Lap	0
15	21	Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	59	+1 Lap	0
16	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	56	Gearbox	0
17	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	54	Gearbox	0
Ret	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	51	Engine	0
Ret	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	36	Spun off	0
Ret	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	35	Hydraulics	0
Ret	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	26	Electrical	0
Ret	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	20	Electrical	0

2000 British Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	56	1:26.217	214.663
2	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	59	1:26.428	214.138
3	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	49	1:26.998	212.735
4	2	David Coulthard	McLaren	31	1:27.093	212.503
5	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	41	1:27.286	212.034
6	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	34	1:27.496	211.525
7	10	Jenson Button	Williams	44	1:27.631	211.199
8	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	27	1:27.655	211.141
9	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	36	1:27.824	210.735
10	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	53	1:28.001	210.311
11	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	54	1:28.009	210.292
12	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	52	1:28.037	210.225
13	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	32	1:28.093	210.091
14	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	32	1:28.116	210.036
15	17	Mika Salo	Sauber	32	1:28.178	209.889
16	14	Jean Alesi	Prost	43	1:28.388	209.390
17	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	34	1:28.487	209.156
18	20	Marc Gene	Minardi	39	1:28.557	208.990
19	21	Gaston Mazzacane	Minardi	54	1:28.665	208.736
20	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	41	1:28.803	208.411
21	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	25	1:28.867	208.261
22	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	12	1:29.546	206.682

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

2000 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2000 British Grand Prix.

2000 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Michael Schumacher	German	Ferrari	34
2	David Coulthard	British	McLaren	14
3	Mika Häkkinen	Finnish	McLaren	12
4	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Ferrari	9
5	Ralf Schumacher	German	Williams	9
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Italian	Benetton	8
7	Jacques Villeneuve	Canadian	BAR	5
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	German	Jordan	4
9	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Jordan	4
10	Jenson Button	British	Williams	3
11	Mika Salo	Finnish	Sauber	1
12	Ricardo Zonta	Brazilian	BAR	1
–	Alexander Wurz	Austrian	Benetton	0
–	Eddie Irvine	British	Jaguar	0
–	Jos Verstappen	Dutch	Arrows	0
–	Pedro Diniz	Brazilian	Sauber	0
–	Marc Gené	Spanish	Minardi	0
–	Pedro de la Rosa	Spanish	Arrows	0
–	Nick Heidfeld	German	Prost	0
–	Johnny Herbert	British	Jaguar	0
–	Gastón Mazzacane	Argentine	Minardi	0
–	Jean Alesi	French	Prost	0

2000 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Ferrari	43
2	McLaren	26
3	Williams	12
4	Benetton	8
5	Jordan	8
6	BAR	6
7	Sauber	1
–	Arrows	0
–	Jaguar	0
–	Minardi	0
–	Prost	0

2000 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2000 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	12 March
2	2000 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	26 March
3	2000 San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	9 April
4	2000 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	23 April
5	2000 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	7 May
6	2000 European Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	21 May
7	2000 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	4 June
8	2000 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	18 June
9	2000 French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	2 July
10	2000 Austrian Grand Prix	A1-Ring, Spielberg	16 July
11	2000 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	30 July
12	2000 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	13 August
13	2000 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	27 August
14	2000 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	10 September
15	2000 United States Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis	24 September
16	2000 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	8 October
17	2000 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	22 October