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The '''2000 British Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] race held at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] on April 23, 2000. |
The '''2000 British Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] race held at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] on April 23, 2000. |
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==Report== |
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===Background=== |
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===Qualifying=== |
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Qualifying was a surprise with [[Rubens Barrichello]] on pole position, with [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] second, [[Mika Häkkinen]] third, [[David Coulthard]] fourth, [[Michael Schumacher]] down in fifth and [[Jenson Button]] a surprising sixth. |
Qualifying was a surprise with [[Rubens Barrichello]] on pole position, with [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] second, [[Mika Häkkinen]] third, [[David Coulthard]] fourth, [[Michael Schumacher]] down in fifth and [[Jenson Button]] a surprising sixth. |
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===Traffic Problems=== |
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Before the race, traffic jams streched up for 15 miles forcing some of the spectators to walk. Reports were that queues paced at one mile in a minute which reached backed to the [[M40]] and [[M1]] motorways. As a result, only 15,000 attended qualifying compared with 60,000 the year before.<ref>{{citeweb|title=Gridlock at Grand Prix|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/motorsport/723248.stm|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=April 23, 2000}}</ref> |
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===Race=== |
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There was heavy fog in the morning of the race. Fortunately, it cleared before the beginning of the race. When the lights went out, Barrichello started well from pole position and Frentzen slotted in behind him. Coulthard had also got by Häkkinen at the first corner. Behind them, Schumacher had been pushed into the grass, and [[Jacques Villeneuve]] went around [[Eddie Irvine]], [[Jos Verstappen]] and [[Ralf Schumacher]]. Schumacher had lost places to [[Jenson Button]], Villeneuve and Ralf. Thus the order was Barrichello, Frentzen, Coulthard, Häkkinen, Button, Villeneuve, Ralf, Schumacher, Verstappen and Irvine. On the second lap, Ralf blasted past Villeneuve at Stowe. |
There was heavy fog in the morning of the race. Fortunately, it cleared before the beginning of the race. When the lights went out, Barrichello started well from pole position and Frentzen slotted in behind him. Coulthard had also got by Häkkinen at the first corner. Behind them, Schumacher had been pushed into the grass, and [[Jacques Villeneuve]] went around [[Eddie Irvine]], [[Jos Verstappen]] and [[Ralf Schumacher]]. Schumacher had lost places to [[Jenson Button]], Villeneuve and Ralf. Thus the order was Barrichello, Frentzen, Coulthard, Häkkinen, Button, Villeneuve, Ralf, Schumacher, Verstappen and Irvine. On the second lap, Ralf blasted past Villeneuve at Stowe. |
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Revision as of 11:41, 3 July 2012
| 2000 British Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 4 of 17 in the 2000 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | April 23, 2000 | ||
| Official name | LIII RAC British Grand Prix | ||
| Location | 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 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:25.703 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:26.217 on lap 56 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Second |
| McLaren-Mercedes | |
| Third | Ferrari | ||
The 2000 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Silverstone on April 23, 2000.
Report
Background
Qualifying
Qualifying was a surprise with Rubens Barrichello on pole position, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen second, Mika Häkkinen third, David Coulthard fourth, Michael Schumacher down in fifth and Jenson Button a surprising sixth.
Traffic Problems
Before the race, traffic jams streched up for 15 miles forcing some of the spectators to walk. Reports were that queues paced at one mile in a minute which reached backed to the M40 and M1 motorways. As a result, only 15,000 attended qualifying compared with 60,000 the year before.[1]
Race
There was heavy fog in the morning of the race. Fortunately, it cleared before the beginning of the race. When the lights went out, Barrichello started well from pole position and Frentzen slotted in behind him. Coulthard had also got by Häkkinen at the first corner. Behind them, Schumacher had been pushed into the grass, and Jacques Villeneuve went around Eddie Irvine, Jos Verstappen and Ralf Schumacher. Schumacher had lost places to Jenson Button, Villeneuve and Ralf. Thus the order was Barrichello, Frentzen, Coulthard, Häkkinen, Button, Villeneuve, Ralf, Schumacher, Verstappen and Irvine. On the second lap, Ralf blasted past Villeneuve at Stowe.
The top six were separated by around 10 seconds but they were pulling way from the next group consisting of Villeneuve, Schumacher and Verstappen. It stayed until Jos retired on lap 22. On lap 24, Frentzen went into the pits from second and Ralf came up behind him. They rejoined in seventh and eighth. Next lap, Button went into the pits. He had a minor wheelnut problem which cost him a second and a half and thus rejoined behind his teammate. At the front, Barrichello was slowly pulling away from Coulthard and Häkkinen until lap 28 when he got informed by his team that there was a hydraulic problem with his car.
On lap 29, Barrichello made a mistake and lost 3 seconds, putting Coulthard right with him. Next time around, Barrichello was slow out of Chapel Curve, allowing Coulthard to get level with him on the Hangar straight. Barrichello had the inside line for Stowe but Coulthard went round the outside of him and took the lead. His explanation was: "Remembering Nigel Mansell's move on Nelson Piquet, I just decided to give it a try." It worked and Coulthard built a lead as Häkkinen pitted on lap 31. Next time around, Coulthard pitted from the lead, giving it back to the fading Barrichello. Rubens held around until lap 35 when the effect of the problem took its toll as Barrichello spun at Luffield. When he rejoined and pitted, he found that his team were not ready for him. It did not matter, for when the stop was completed, Barrichello had trouble restarting the car. That was enough and he decided to call it a day.
All this left Schumacher at the front (Villeneuve having pitted) and set two consecutive fastest laps before he pitted on lap 38. He rejoined ahead of Villeneuve. The order was: Frentzen, Coulthard, Ralf, Button, Häkkinen and Schumacher. Soon the attention was on Frentzen on whether he would come out ahead of or behind Schumacher after their stops. But he was lapping at the same pace as Häkkinen and Schumacher, and after his stop on lap 44, he came out behind Schumacher. Ralf and Button pitted on laps 46 and 48 respectively, rejoining in fifth and sixth. Coulthard and Häkkinen were first and second, Häkkinen closing up on Coulthard and Schumacher lapping at Häkkinen's pace. On lap 54, Frentzen's gearbox failed, putting Villeneuve up to sixth. He lasted there only for two laps when he faced the same problem, thus allowing Jarno Trulli to take the last point.
Qualifying
Classification
Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Gridlock at Grand Prix". BBC News. Retrieved April 23, 2000.
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