Japanese Grand Prix
2000 · Round 16 · Suzuka, Japan · Oct 8, 2000Race summary
Victory went to Schumacher (from 1st on the grid), with a 1.837s margin. Zonta made the biggest gain, from 18th on the grid to 9th (up 9 places). Fisichella had a difficult race, dropping from 12th to 14th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 53 | 1:29:53.435 | 10 |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 53 | +1.837 | 6 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 53 | +1:09.914 | 4 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +1:19.191 | 3 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Williams | 5 | 53 | +1:25.694 | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 7 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 13 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 15 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Gastón Mazzacane | Minardi | 22 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Marc Gené | Minardi | 21 | 46 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 6 | 41 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 16 | 41 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | 37 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 8 | 29 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Jean Alesi | Prost | 17 | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 14 | 9 | Electrical | 0 |