Pit Lane F1
Round 16 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2000-10-08
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) took pole for the 2000 Japanese Grand Prix with a 1:35.825 lap.
Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) joined the front row, 0.009s shy of pole, with David Coulthard (McLaren) third on the grid. Johnny Herbert (Jaguar) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Alexander Wurz (Benetton) missed the cut by 0.019s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.504s — pole to P10 — with Johnny Herbert (Jaguar) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:35.825 | — | — | 1:35.825 |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:35.834 | — | — | +0.009 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:36.236 | — | — | +0.411 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello |
| Ferrari |
| 1:36.330 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.505 |
| 5 | 22Jenson Button | Williams | 1:36.628 | — | — | +0.803 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:36.788 | — | — | +0.963 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:36.899 | — | — | +1.074 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:37.243 | — | — | +1.418 |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:37.267 | — | — | +1.442 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 1:37.329 | — | — | +1.504 |
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:37.348 | — | — | +1.523 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:37.479 | — | — | +1.654 |
| 13 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:37.652 | — | — | +1.827 |
| 14 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:37.674 | — | — | +1.849 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 1:37.679 | — | — | +1.854 |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 1:38.141 | — | — | +2.316 |
| 17 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 1:38.209 | — | — | +2.384 |
| 18 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:38.269 | — | — | +2.444 |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 1:38.490 | — | — | +2.665 |
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:38.576 | — | — | +2.751 |
| 21 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 1:39.972 | — | — | +4.147 |
| 22 | Gastón Mazzacane | Minardi | 1:40.462 | — | — | +4.637 |