2000 Austrian Grand Prix

2000 Austrian Grand Prix
Race 10 of 17 in the 2000 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details[1][2]
Date	16 July 2000
Official name	XXIX Großer A1 Preis von Österreich
Location	A1-Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.326 km (2.688 miles)
Distance	71 laps, 307.146 km (190.852 miles)
Weather	Partially cloudy, dry
Attendance	85,112
Pole position
Driver	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:10.410
Fastest lap
Driver	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:11.783 on lap 66
Podium
First	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Lap leaders [3]

The 2000 Austrian Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Großer A1 Preis von Österreich) was a Formula One motor race held on 16 July 2000, at the A1-Ring near Spielberg, Styria, Austria, attended by 85,112 spectators. The 24th Austrian Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2000 Formula One World Championship. McLaren's Mika Häkkinen won the 71-lap race from pole position, with teammate David Coulthard second and Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello third.

Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship, while his team Ferrari led McLaren in the World Constructors' Championship. He started in fourth, alongside teammate Barrichello. BAR's Ricardo Zonta collided with Michael Schumacher at the first corner, as five other drivers were involved in incidents during the opening lap. The crash forced Michael Schumacher to retire from the race, and the safety car's deployment. Following the withdrawal of the safety car after one lap, Häkkinen and Coulthard pulled away from the rest of the field. When Häkkinen made his first pit stop on lap 38, he rejoined behind Coulthard but in front of Barrichello. On lap 43, Coulthard made a pit stop, giving Häkkinen the lead, which he held for the rest of the race to earn his second victory of the 2000 season and his 16th in Formula One.

As a result of the race, Coulthard's second-place finish reduced his World Drivers' Championship lead over Michael Schumacher to six points, while Häkkinen's victory brought him within two points of his teammate Coulthard. Following the race, McLaren was deducted ten points for a post-race technical infringement, allowing Ferrari to maintain a four-point lead in the World Constructors' Championship with seven races remaining.