Era 08 · V10 · season 51

2000

Ferrari won 10 races out of 17, and the world title went to Michael Schumacher.

The title was decided in round 16 – Japanese Grand Prix.

In 2000 Michael Schumacher won the first three races and the last four in a row, bringing Ferrari their first drivers’ title since 1979. In all he won nine races.

His main rival was Mika Häkkinen in the McLaren. Häkkinen won four races, including the Belgian Grand Prix, where he passed Schumacher as they came up to lap a backmarker. The title was settled at Suzuka, where Schumacher beat Häkkinen through the pit stops. Rubens Barrichello took his first win at the German Grand Prix, having started 18th.

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Drivers’ standings · championship points
01Michael SchumacherFerrari108
02Mika HäkkinenMcLaren89
03David CoulthardMcLaren73
04Rubens BarrichelloFerrari62
05Ralf SchumacherWilliams24
06Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton18
07Jacques VilleneuveBAR17
08Jenson ButtonWilliams12
09Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordan11
10Jarno TrulliJordan6
11Mika SaloSauber6
12Jos VerstappenArrows5
13Eddie IrvineJaguar4
14Ricardo ZontaBAR3
15Alexander WurzBenetton2
16Pedro de la RosaArrows2
17Johnny HerbertJaguar0
18Pedro DinizSauber0
19Marc GenéMinardi0
20Nick HeidfeldProst0
21Gastón MazzacaneMinardi0
22Jean AlesiProst0
23Luciano BurtiJaguar0
Constructors’ championship
01Ferrari170
02McLaren152
03Williams36
04Benetton20
05BAR20
06Jordan17

The season’s 17 races

Schumacher 9Häkkinen 4Coulthard 3Barrichello 1