| 2000 French Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 9 of 17 in the 2000 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details[1][2] | |||||
| Date | 2 July 2000 | ||||
| Official name | LXXXVI Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France | ||||
| Location | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, Burgundy, France | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.251[3] km (2.641 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 72 laps, 305.886[3] km (190.069 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny, dry, Air Temp: 27°C | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:15.632 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:19.479 on lap 28 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2000 French Grand Prix (officially the LXXXVI Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race contested on 2 July 2000 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours, Burgundy, Central France, attended by 112,112 spectators. It was the 86th French Grand Prix and the ninth round of the 2000 Formula One World Championship. McLaren's David Coulthard won the 72-lap race after starting second. His teammate Mika Häkkinen finished second with Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello third.
Before the race, Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship and Ferrari led the World Constructors' Championship. Coulthard started the race alongside Michael Schumacher, who started from pole position after setting the fastest qualifying lap. Barrichello started third and passed Coulthard entering the first corner. Michael Schumacher retained his early lead and led after the first round of pit stops. During the race's second stint, Michael Schumacher began to struggle with tyre wear, allowing Coulthard to reduce the deficit and pass him on lap 40. Coulthard won the race after retaining his lead during the second round of pit stops. Michael Schumacher retired on lap 59 due to engine failure, advancing Häkkinen to second place. Barrichello finished third, followed by BAR driver Jacques Villeneuve in fourth.
Coulthard won his third race of the season and his eighth in Formula One, reduced Michael Schumacher's lead in the World Drivers' Championship to twelve points. Häkkinen remained third with 38 points, six more than Barrichello. McLaren's one-two result in the World Constructors' Championship allowed them to close the deficit on Ferrari to six points with eight races remaining in the season.
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