2000 Monaco Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

David Coulthard won in Monaco after Michael Schumacher‘s commanding lead ended with a suspension failure. Rubens Barrichello finished second and Giancarlo Fisichella third, while Eddie Irvine scored Jaguar‘s first Formula 1 points in fourth.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Pole time	1:19.475
Fastest lap	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren
Fastest-lap time	1:21.571 on lap 57
First	David Coulthard	McLaren
Second	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Third	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
1 June 2000	Practice 1	11:00
1 June 2000	Practice 2	13:00
3 June 2000	Practice 3	09:00
3 June 2000	Practice 4	10:15
3 June 2000	Qualifying	13:00
4 June 2000	Warm-up	09:30
4 June 2000	Race	14:00

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 7 leading the 2000 F1 World Championship on 46 points, with Mika Häkkinen on 28. Ferrari headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 62 points.

Race entries

The regular field continued into Monaco, with Thursday practice and a clear Friday before the weekend resumed. The narrow streets made familiarity especially valuable for the season’s three newcomers.

Free Practice

Michael Schumacher led the first Thursday session ahead of Häkkinen, while Jean Alesi showed encouraging speed despite gearbox trouble. Ralf Schumacher damaged his Williams against a barrier near the tunnel entrance. Gaston Mazzacane also hit the wall at La Rascasse, losing a wheel and valuable track time.

Häkkinen set the day’s fastest lap in the afternoon, but the barriers caught several others. Alexander Wurz crashed at the Swimming Pool, while Nick Heidfeld and Pedro Diniz each hit the wall at La Rascasse. Pedro Diniz‘s accident left oil for marshals to clear, further complicating the running on a busy circuit.

Thursday Practice Classification — Combined

2000 Monaco Grand Prix opening-day practice, 1 June 2000

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	1:21.387	28
2	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+0.099s	36
3	2	David Coulthard	McLaren	+0.711s	29
4	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	+0.873s	27
5	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	+1.110s	33
6	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	+1.313s	25
7	14	Jean Alesi	Prost	+1.321s	25
8	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	+1.557s	39
9	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	+1.679s	30
10	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+1.708s	35
11	17	Mika Salo	Sauber	+1.969s	37
12	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	+2.051s	42
13	10	Jenson Button	Williams	+2.191s	42
14	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	+2.396s	15
15	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	+2.441s	20
16	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	+2.485s	26
17	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	+2.589s	48
18	20	Marc Gene	Minardi	+3.165s	38
19	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	+3.200s	25
20	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	+3.938s	21
21	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	+4.075s	23
22	21	Gaston Mazzacane	Minardi	+5.644s	24

Michael Schumacher led Saturday’s opening practice, narrowly ahead of Häkkinen and Rubens Barrichello. Jean Alesi continued to impress in fourth as Prost found useful pace on the streets. Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Alexander Wurz had excursions without damaging their cars, allowing them to continue preparing for the decisive qualifying hour.

David Coulthard topped final practice before taking the Sainte Devote escape road and stalling to avoid the barrier. Giancarlo Fisichella improved to third after a damper change, while Eddie Irvine crashed at the Swimming Pool. Traffic remained a major obstacle to completing clean laps as qualifying approached.

Saturday Practice Classification — Combined

2000 Monaco Grand Prix Saturday practice, 3 June 2000

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	2	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:20.405	25
2	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+0.098s	34
3	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	+0.194s	40
4	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	+0.458s	30
5	1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	+0.505s	22
6	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+0.593s	30
7	14	Jean Alesi	Prost	+0.667s	24
8	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	+0.808s	27
9	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	+0.844s	22
10	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	+0.991s	24
11	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	+0.996s	29
12	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	+1.006s	27
13	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	+1.618s	28
14	10	Jenson Button	Williams	+1.801s	31
15	17	Mika Salo	Sauber	+1.933s	30
16	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	+2.083s	25
17	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	+2.237s	30
18	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	+2.566s	31
19	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	+2.683s	40
20	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	+3.226s	21
21	20	Marc Gene	Minardi	+3.252s	34
22	21	Gaston Mazzacane	Minardi	+3.841s	39

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

Qualifying

Michael Schumacher took pole with a 1:19.475, despite brushing the barrier near Portier. Jarno Trulli delivered an excellent second for Jordan, ahead of David Coulthard and Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Häkkinen struggled with understeer and traffic to qualify fifth, with Rubens Barrichello sixth.

Jean Alesi qualified seventh after switching to the spare Prost, while Giancarlo Fisichella and Ralf Schumacher followed. The session brought further incidents, including Pedro de la Rosa‘s crash and Jacques Villeneuve‘s engine failure. Both Minardis also hit the barriers at La Rascasse, reinforcing how unforgiving a single mistake could be.

Qualifying Classification

2000 Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying, 3 June 2000

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:19.475	12
2	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:19.746	11
3	2	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:19.888	12
4	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:19.961	11
5	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:20.241	11
6	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:20.416	12
7	14	Jean Alesi	Prost	1:20.494	11
8	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:20.703	12
9	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:20.742	11
10	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:20.743	11
11	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	1:20.792	12
12	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:20.871	11
13	17	Mika Salo	Sauber	1:21.561	11
14	10	Jenson Button	Williams	1:21.605	12
15	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:21.738	12
16	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:21.832	10
17	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:21.848	9
18	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	1:22.017	12
19	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:22.136	12
20	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:22.324	12
21	20	Marc Gené	Minardi	1:23.721	12
22	21	Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	1:23.794	11

Sunday warm-up

Rubens Barrichello led a Ferrari one-two in warm-up. De la Pedro de la Rosa crashed after Tabac near the end, bringing the session to an early conclusion while the wreckage was cleared. Johnny Herbert also struck the tyres after spinning on oil and had to use the spare Jaguar for the race.

Warm-up Classification

2000 Monaco Grand Prix Warm-up, 4 June 2000

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:22.251	15
2	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+0.056s	16
3	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	+0.220s	15
4	2	David Coulthard	McLaren	+0.494s	12
5	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	+0.783s	17
6	1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	+0.860s	14
7	10	Jenson Button	Williams	+1.248s	16
8	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	+1.349s	16
9	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	+1.377s	17
10	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	+1.840s	13
11	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	+1.864s	18
12	14	Jean Alesi	Prost	+1.907s	12
13	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	+2.129s	12
14	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	+2.162s	15
15	17	Mika Salo	Sauber	+2.204s	14
16	20	Marc Gene	Minardi	+2.636s	15
17	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	+2.680s	12
18	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	+2.839s	17
19	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	+2.884s	9
20	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	+3.146s	16
21	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	+3.264s	15
22	21	Gaston Mazzacane	Minardi	+3.777s	14

What happened in the 2000 Monaco Grand Prix?

The start was delayed and then the first attempt was stopped, with a tangle at the hairpin also blocking the circuit. At the eventual restart, Schumacher led Jarno Trulli and quickly built a large advantage as David Coulthard waited behind the Jordan. Jarno Trulli‘s gearbox failure later released the McLaren into second.

Schumacher appeared set for victory until a cracked exhaust overheated a rear-suspension mounting, forcing him out. David Coulthard inherited the lead and controlled the remaining distance. Heinz-Harald Frentzen then crashed from second late on, promoting Rubens Barrichello and Giancarlo Fisichella onto the podium.

Eddie Irvine finished fourth for Jaguar‘s first points, ahead of Mika Salo and Häkkinen, who had lost time clearing a loose component from behind his brake pedal. Ralf Schumacher suffered a leg injury in his accident. David Coulthard‘s win reduced Michael Schumacher‘s championship lead to twelve points.

After the race, Michael Schumacher headed the drivers’ standings with 46 points, followed by David Coulthard on 34. Ferrari led the constructors’ table on 68, with McLaren on 63.

2000 Monaco Grand Prix race results

The 2000 Monaco Grand Prix was held on 4 June 2000, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	2	David Coulthard	McLaren	78	1:49:28.213	10
2	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	78	+15.889	6
3	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	78	+18.522	4
4	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	78	+1:05.924	3
5	17	Mika Salo	Sauber	78	+1:20.775	2
6	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	77	+1 Lap	1
7	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	77	+1 Lap	0
8	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	77	+1 Lap	0
9	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	76	+2 Laps	0
10	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	70	Accident Damage	0
Ret	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	60	Spun off	0
Ret	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	55	Exhaust/Suspension	0
Ret	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	48	Spun off	0
Ret	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	37	Accident	0
Ret	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	36	Gearbox	0
Ret	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	30	Tyre	0
Ret	14	Jean Alesi	Prost	29	Transmission	0
Ret	21	Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	22	Accident	0
Ret	20	Marc Gené	Minardi	21	Gearbox	0
Ret	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	18	Accident	0
Ret	10	Jenson Button	Williams	16	Engine	0
DNS	18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	0	Collision	0

Pedro de la Rosa is listed as Did Not Start even though he took part in the original start.

2000 Monaco Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	57	1:21.571	148.729
2	2	David Coulthard	McLaren	54	1:21.787	148.336
3	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	58	1:21.905	148.122
4	4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	73	1:21.910	148.113
5	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	45	1:21.912	148.110
6	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	68	1:22.123	147.729
7	7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	67	1:22.424	147.190
8	17	Mika Salo	Sauber	58	1:22.634	146.816
9	8	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	32	1:23.245	145.738
10	15	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	67	1:23.261	145.710
11	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	73	1:23.393	145.479
12	6	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	35	1:23.466	145.352
13	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	48	1:23.514	145.269
14	9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	35	1:23.769	144.826
15	14	Jean Alesi	Prost	27	1:23.949	144.516
16	20	Marc Gene	Minardi	18	1:24.351	143.827
17	19	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	30	1:24.486	143.597
18	16	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	30	1:24.590	143.421
19	21	Gaston Mazzacane	Minardi	21	1:25.039	142.663
20	12	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	18	1:25.484	141.921
21	10	Jenson Button	Williams	14	1:25.740	141.497

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 Monaco Grand Prix.

2000 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Michael Schumacher	German	Ferrari	46
2	David Coulthard	British	McLaren	34
3	Mika Häkkinen	Finnish	McLaren	29
4	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Ferrari	22
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Italian	Benetton	14
6	Ralf Schumacher	German	Williams	12
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	German	Jordan	5
8	Jacques Villeneuve	Canadian	BAR	5
9	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Jordan	4
10	Eddie Irvine	British	Jaguar	3
11	Mika Salo	Finnish	Sauber	3
12	Jenson Button	British	Williams	3
13	Ricardo Zonta	Brazilian	BAR	1
14	Pedro de la Rosa	Spanish	Arrows	1
–	Pedro Diniz	Brazilian	Sauber	0
–	Alexander Wurz	Austrian	Benetton	0
–	Jos Verstappen	Dutch	Arrows	0
–	Nick Heidfeld	German	Prost	0
–	Gastón Mazzacane	Argentine	Minardi	0
–	Marc Gené	Spanish	Minardi	0
–	Johnny Herbert	British	Jaguar	0
–	Jean Alesi	French	Prost	0

2000 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Ferrari	68
2	McLaren	63
3	Williams	15
4	Benetton	14
5	Jordan	9
6	BAR	6
7	Jaguar	3
8	Sauber	3
9	Arrows	1
–	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