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2000 F1 Season

17 races · Ferrari F1-2000

The year 2000 opened Ferrari's golden era and capped five seasons of obsessive work by Michael Schumacher alongside Jean Todt, Ross Brawn and Rory Byrne. The Scuderia had been chasing its first drivers' title since 1979, and the pressure was immense.

The championship was a long tug-of-war with Mika Häkkinen, who produced moments for the ages such as his double overtake on Schumacher and Zonta at Spa, rated among the finest ever. The McLaren was blisteringly fast, but Ferrari's reliability and determination eventually tipped the scales.

Schumacher clinched the title at Suzuka by beating Häkkinen head to head, and broke down in tears over the radio as he confirmed Ferrari was back on top. It was the start of a dominance that would last half a decade.

Drivers' Champion

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari F1-2000

Constructors' Champion

Ferrari

17 races

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Key moment

"Schumacher breaks down in tears on the radio when confirming his first Ferrari title in Japan."

The 2000 grid, car by car

The 11 teams that raced in 2000, ordered by how good we rate the car. It is our own judgement, not an official figure: what it is worth is that the same yardstick is applied to every season since 1988, so you can compare eras.

#TeamOur ratingDrivers
1Ferrari
98
Michael Schumacher · Rubens Barrichello
2McLaren
97
Mika Häkkinen · David Coulthard
3Williams
90
Jenson Button · Ralf Schumacher
4Benetton
87
Giancarlo Fisichella · Alexander Wurz
5Jordan
86
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Jarno Trulli
6BAR
83
Jacques Villeneuve · Ricardo Zonta
7Jaguar
82
Eddie Irvine · Johnny Herbert
8Sauber
81
Mika Salo · Pedro Diniz
9Prost
78
Jean Alesi · Nick Heidfeld
10Arrows
78
Jos Verstappen · Pedro de la Rosa
11Minardi
70
Marc Gene · Gaston Mazzacane

How 2000 actually ended

The official final standings, from Australian Grand Prix to Malaysian Grand Prix. This is the real result, not the simulation above.

DriverPointsWinsPodiumsPoles
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1089129
2Mika HäkkinenMcLaren894115
3David CoulthardMcLaren733112
4Rubens BarrichelloFerrari62191
5Ralf SchumacherWilliams24030
6Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton18030
7Jacques VilleneuveBAR17000
8Jenson ButtonWilliams12000

Schumacher took it by 19 points with 9 wins and 9 poles across 17 races. 4 different drivers won that season, and the last Grand Prix went to Michael Schumacher.

Official FIA standings via Jolpica (formerly Ergast).

What if 2000 had been raced 100 times?

We took the real 2000 grid (every car with its performance and reliability, every driver with his rating) and re-ran the full 17-race championship 100 times.

DriverAvg. finishTitles
Michael Schumacherreal championFerrariP196%
Mika HäkkinenMcLarenP2.14%
David CoulthardMcLarenP3.30%
Rubens BarrichelloFerrariP3.60%
Jenson ButtonWilliamsP5.30%
Ralf SchumacherWilliamsP5.70%

Michael Schumacher wins 96% of the simulated championships. Runner-up Mika Häkkinen manages 4%: with that machinery, the real result was very nearly the only one available.

Tags

#schumacher#hakkinen#ferrari#mclaren#2000#F1-2000

Year

2000

Races

17

Winning car

Ferrari F1-2000

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