2000 United States Grand Prix
The 2000 United States Grand Prix (formally the 2000 SAP United States Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 24 September 2000 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the 15th round of the 2000 Formula One World Championship and the 34th United States Grand Prix. Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher won the 73-lap race from pole position. His teammate Rubens Barrichello finished second with Jordan driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen third.
| 2000 United States Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 15 of 17 in the 2000 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 24 September 2000 | ||||
| Official name | 2000 SAP United States Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.192 km (2.604 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 73 laps, 306.016 km (190.238 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Cloudy, drying, Air 12 °C (54 °F); Track 14 °C (57 °F) | ||||
| Attendance | 250,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:14.266 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:14.711 on lap 40 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
McLaren driver David Coulthard started second, alongside Michael Schumacher. However, Coulthard was forced to serve a ten-second stop-go penalty on lap eight because he moved forward into the lead before the start. Michael Schumacher's main rival in the championship, Mika Häkkinen, started from third but retired with a blown engine on lap 26. Michael Schumacher thus had an unchallenged lead and was able to clinch his seventh win of the season, despite a spin in the final stages of the race.
As a consequence of the race, Michael Schumacher retook the lead in the Drivers' Championship by eight points over Häkkinen. Coulthard's fifth place in the Grand Prix eliminated any mathematical opportunity of him winning the Championship, and reduced his lead over fourth-placed Barrichello to eight points. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari took over the lead held by McLaren and established a ten-point advantage, with two races of the season remaining.