2000 British Grand Prix

2000 British Grand Prix
Race 4 of 17 in the 2000 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Track layout of the Silverstone Circuit
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	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Time	1:25.703
Fastest lap
Driver	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:26.217 on lap 56
Podium
First	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Lap leaders

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 British Grand Prix had been included in the championship for the 51st time 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.

Going into the event, Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship while Ferrari led the World Constructors' Championship. Rubens Barrichello, his teammate, took pole position after setting the quickest lap time in the one-hour qualifying session. Barrichello led for the first 30 laps before failing to upshift and being passed by Coulthard on lap 31. When Coulthard made his sole pit stop of the race two laps later, Barrichello retook the lead until he spun and retired on lap 35 with a hydraulic issue. Michael Schumacher and later Jordan's Heinz-Harald Frentzen led the next five laps before Coulthard retook the lead, which he held for the rest of the race despite gearbox problems, to win the event for the second time and the seventh of his career by 1.4 seconds over his teammate Häkkinen.

As a result of the race, Michael Schumacher maintained the World Drivers' Championship lead with 34 points while Coulthard's win moved him from eighth to second. Häkkinen's second-place finish elevated him from fourth to third. Ferrari continued to lead the World Constructors' Championship, but their lead over McLaren was cut to 16 points with 13 races remaining in the season.