2000 Season - Round 1 - 2000-03-12
Michael Schumacher won the 2000 Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) second and Ralf Schumacher (Williams) third. The win came from P3 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Mika HĂ€kkinen (McLaren), who could not convert it into the win.
Ricardo Zonta (BAR) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P6 at the flag â a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2000 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 11 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 8 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 9 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 16 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 14 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 10 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 11 | 22Jenson Button | Williams | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| 13 | GastĂłn Mazzacane | Minardi | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 5 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 17 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 17 | Mika HĂ€kkinen | McLaren | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 13 | Suspension | 0 |
| 19 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 12 | Suspension | 0 |
| 21 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 20 | Clutch | 0 |