Race 16 of 17 in the 2000 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1][2]
Date
8 October 2000
Official name
XXVI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
5.860[a] km (3.641 miles)
Distance
53 laps, 310.596[a][5] km (192.995 miles)
Weather
Dry/wet
Attendance
318,000[6]
Pole position
Driver
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
Time
1:35.825
Fastest lap
Driver
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren-Mercedes
Time
1:39.189 on lap 26
Podium
First
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
Second
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren-Mercedes
Third
David Coulthard
McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders
[7]
Motor car race
The 2000 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXVI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 8 October 2000, in front of 151,000 people at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Mie, Japan. It was the 26th Japanese Grand Prix and the 16th and penultimate race of the 2000 Formula One World Championship. Ferrari's Michael Schumacher won the 53-lap race from pole position. McLaren's Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard finished second and third, respectively. Schumacher's victory confirmed him as the 2000 World Drivers' Champion, as Häkkinen could not overtake Schumacher's points total with one race remaining in the season.
Only Michael Schumacher and Häkkinen were in contention for the World Drivers' Championship entering the race, with Schumacher leading by eight points. Ferrari led McLaren in the World Constructors Championship by ten points. Häkkinen began alongside Michael Schumacher on the grid's first row. Michael Schumacher attempted to defend the lead off the line by moving into Häkkinen's path, but Häkkinen passed Michael Schumacher into the first corner, with Coulthard holding off attempts by Williams driver Ralf Schumacher to get into third. Michael Schumacher closed up to Häkkinen by lap 31 and overtaking him during the second round of pit stops. He maintained his lead over Häkkinen to the end of the race to claim his eighth victory of the season.
Many Formula One individuals praised Michael Schumacher, including former champion Jody Scheckter and Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, but was criticised by former Italian president Francesco Cossiga for his behaviour on the podium during the playing of the Italian National Anthem. The European press congratulated the Ferrari driver as well. Häkkinen's second-place finish secured him second in the World Drivers' Championship, while Ferrari increased its lead over McLaren in the World Constructors' Championship to thirteen points with one race remaining in the season.
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