 Alexander Wurz driving the B200 at the 2000 Australian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Benetton | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Pat Symonds (Technical Director) Tim Densham (Chief Designer) Ben Agathangelou (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | B199 | ||||||||||
| Successor | B201 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Moulded carbon-fibre monocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrod/torsion bar | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pushrod/coil spring | ||||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,450 mm (57 in) Rear: 1,425 mm (56.1 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Playlife-badged Supertec FB02 2,998 cc (183 cu in) V10 Naturally-aspirated mid-mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Benetton 6-speed sequential semi-automatic Longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||
| Power | 775-780 hp @ 15,600 rpm[1] | ||||||||||
| Weight | 600 kg (1,300 lb) (including driver) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Agip | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Mild Seven Benetton Playlife | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 11.  Giancarlo Fisichella12.  Alexander Wurz | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2000 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2000 Malaysian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 (4th: 2000) | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
The Benetton B200 was the car with which the Benetton team competed in the 2000 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Italian Giancarlo Fisichella and Austrian Alexander Wurz, both in their third season with the team. Japanese Hidetoshi Mitsusada was appointed the team's test driver, before being dropped in May.[2][3]
- ^ "Engine Playlife • STATS F1".
- ^ "Benetton Maintains Japanese Line". crash.net. 19 January 2000. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Benetton Looking For New Test Driver". Atlasf1. Retrieved 5 August 2022.