Round 3 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2000-04-09
Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) took pole for the 2000 San Marino Grand Prix with a 1:24.714 lap.
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.091s shy of pole, with David Coulthard (McLaren) third on the grid. Pedro Diniz (Sauber) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Alexander Wurz (Benetton) missed the cut by 0.043s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.524s — pole to P10 — with Pedro Diniz (Sauber) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:24.714 | — | — | 1:24.714 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:24.805 | — | — | +0.091 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:25.014 | — | — | +0.300 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello |
| Ferrari |
| 1:25.871 |
| — |
| — |
| +1.157 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:25.871 | — | — | +1.157 |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:25.892 | — | — | +1.178 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:25.929 | — | — | +1.215 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 1:26.002 | — | — | +1.288 |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:26.124 | — | — | +1.410 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:26.238 | — | — | +1.524 |
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:26.281 | — | — | +1.567 |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 1:26.336 | — | — | +1.622 |
| 13 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:26.349 | — | — | +1.635 |
| 14 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:26.814 | — | — | +2.100 |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 1:26.824 | — | — | +2.110 |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:26.845 | — | — | +2.131 |
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 1:27.051 | — | — | +2.337 |
| 18 | 22Jenson Button | Williams | 1:27.135 | — | — | +2.421 |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:27.253 | — | — | +2.539 |
| 20 | Gastón Mazzacane | Minardi | 1:28.161 | — | — | +3.447 |
| 21 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 1:28.333 | — | — | +3.619 |
| 22 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 1:28.361 | — | — | +3.647 |