2000 Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix 2000 took place on 4 June at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo and was the seventh race of the Formula 1 season 2000. Winner was David Coulthard (McLaren -Mercedes) before Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) and Giancarlo Fisichella ( Benetton Supertec ).
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
After the European Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher led the drivers' championship with 18 points ahead of Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard with 22 points ahead. Ferrari resulted in the constructors' championship with 10 points ahead of McLaren -Mercedes with 47 points ahead of Williams - BMW.
With Michael Schumacher ( four times ) and Häkkinen (once) were two former winners of this Grand Prix.
Training
In the first free practice session that traditionally took place in Monaco as early as Thursday, Coulthard scored the fastest lap ahead of Michael Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella. In free practice on Saturday, the order at the top remained unchanged: Coulthard led ahead of Michael Schumacher and Fisichella.
Qualifying
In qualifying Michael Schumacher posted the fastest lap and took the pole position. Second was Jarno Trulli before Coulthard.
Warm Up
In the warm-up, there was a double leadership of the Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello posted the fastest lap ahead of Michael Schumacher and his brother Ralf Schumacher.
Race
The launch had to be canceled twice. The first demolition engine damage from Alexander Wurz was responsible for the failure. The second crash resulted from a collision of Pedro de la Rosa and Jenson Button. De la Rosa could no longer participate in the third start lack of spare car.
The third start Michael Schumacher kept the lead again before trulli, which was set by Coulthard under pressure. Heinz -Harald Frentzen kept the fourth place ahead of Häkkinen, while Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher and Jean Alesi had to let. Since it was no longer possible both Jordan pilots in the race to go the same pace as in qualifying to gaps formed in the field. Michael Schumacher profited from it and sat down in front of the rest of the field from. Since overtaking on the narrow road course were difficult to carry out, the positions remained unchanged at first.
After button and Marc Gené were excreted with technical problems as well as root and Gaston Mazzacane after accidents, Alesi had to give up lying in the 30th round with a drive damage in seventh place. Due to the failure of Alesi Barrichello had now free ride and he went about the same time as Michael Schumacher at the top.
After Diniz was eliminated because of an accident, Häkkinen was slower and drove to a lengthy pit stop to pit. One lap later Trulli was slowing down and finally gave up with a differential damage, so Coulthard, who was behind about half a minute behind Michael Schumacher, was able to ride free. Shortly afterwards on the front seats again to a shift, as Ralf Schumacher had driven his car into the wall. At this time were Michael Schumacher Coulthard, Frentzen, Barrichello, Fisichella and Eddie Irvine on the first six places.
A little later there was further outages. First, Ricardo Zonta fell out after an accident. In the 55th round was Schumacher, who was slower and pitted, with 39 seconds ahead of the front. Because of an exhaust and suspension defect the race for him in the lead was completed lying. Thus, Coulthard took over the lead ahead of Frentzen. Five laps later, Jos Verstappen had an accident.
Barrichello built in the closing stages of the race from more and more pressure on Frentzen. Then Frentzen lost in the 71st round of the control of his vehicle and retired. Coulthard finally won his second race of the season in front of Barrichello and Fisichella. Irvine was ahead of Mika Salo and Häkkinen fourth. Häkkinen's attempts to drive past Salo failed. The McLaren driver also had to give up the sixth and seventh gear at the end of the race.
Coulthard took over by winning the second place in the drivers' world championship of his teammate Hakkinen. Michael Schumacher continued to lead the world championship. In the Constructors McLaren -Mercedes could halve the gap to Ferrari.
Message list
Classifications
Qualifying
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 10, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).