2000 Canadian Grand Prix

The 2000 Canadian Grand Prix (formally the Grand Prix Air Canada 2000 ) [ 4 ] was a Formula One motor race held on 18 June 2000 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , Montreal , Quebec , Canada before 100,000 people. It was the eighth round of the 2000 Formula One World Championship and the 38th Canadian Grand Prix . Ferrari 's Michael Schumacher won the 69-lap race from pole position . His teammate Rubens Barrichello finished second with Benetton 's Giancarlo Fisichella third.

The 2000 Canadian Grand Prix was the eighth of seventeen events in the 2000 Formula One World Championship and took place at the 4.421 km (2.747 mi) clockwise temporary road course Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal , Quebec , Canada on 18 June 2000. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Sole tyre supplier Bridgestone brought the soft and medium dry compound tyres to the event. [ 5 ]

The Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal (STCUM) declared in the weeks preceding up to the event that it would hold strikes over pension fund contributions throughout the Grand Prix weekend. [ 7 ] STCUM chose those dates as because public transport was designated as an essential service over the high-profile weekend. [ 7 ] The road leading to the circuit would also be closed to spectators. [ 8 ] STCUM went before the Essential Services Council on 9 June to discuss developing...

Following the Monaco Grand Prix on 4 June, the teams tested at the Monza Circuit between 6 and 8 June to prepare for the Canadian Grand Prix. [ 11 ] Barrichello set the first day's fastest times, ahead of McLaren test driver Olivier Panis . Testing was halted when Prost 's Nick Heidfeld and Luciano Burti both experienced engine and electronic failures respectively. [ 12 ] Häkkinen was fastest on the second day. British American Racing (BAR) driver Ricardo Zonta lost control of his car and crashe...

The event included eleven teams (each representing a different constructor ) of two drivers each. [ 17 ] Ralf Schumacher was passed fit in the days preceding the race. He had a major crash at the Sainte Devote ciorner in the last race, resulting in a 3 in (76 mm) gash on his left calf that required stitches. [ 18 ] The Williams team had its test driver Bruno Junqueira ready to participate if Ralf Schumacher was unable to compete. [ 18 ] Ralf Schumacher said that he would decide whether to compet...

Teams approached the Grand Prix by concentrating on their brake cooling systems, installing larger air intakes to adapt to the circuit's braking demands. [ 21 ] McLaren installed power steering in their two race cars following six months of testing and research into a low-weight solution. BAR fitted power steering to Jacques Villeneuve 's vehicle only for Friday's free practice sessions because the team wanted to introduce it at future events. Arrows , Minardi , Prost, and Sauber were the only t...

The drivers took to the track in cloudy, windy weather below 15 °C (59 °F) at 09:30 Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC -4) for a 30-minute warm-up session, [ 3 ] [ 46 ] reporting car issues to their teams. [ 47 ] Michael Schumacher set the fastest overall lap in his Ferrari at 1:18.932. His teammate Barrichello was second-quickest. [ 48 ] The McLaren pair rounded out the top four fastest drivers; [ 27 ] Häkkinen in third in front of Coulthard in fourth. [ 48 ] Amongst the slower runners, the engine cov...

In contrast to past years, where there was a multi-car accident, no cars were damaged. [ 55 ] At the first lap's completion, the first six drivers were Michael Schumacher, Coulthard, Villeneuve, Barrichello, Häkkinen, and Frentzen. Coulthard set a fastest lap of the race, a 1:21.335 on lap two as he closed on Michael Schumacher. [ 54 ] De la Rosa took sixth from Frentzen at the hairpin on the same lap. [ 50 ] [ 52 ] He could not get close to Häkkinen because of his engine's horsepower disadvanta...

As Michael Schumacher and Coulthard continued their battle up front, [ 54 ] the stewards informed the McLaren team on lap ten that Coulthard would serve a ten-second stop-go penalty as his mechanics had worked on his car 15 seconds before the formation lap began. [ 52 ] [ 55 ] On the 13th lap, Ralf Schumacher overtook Herbert to take 12th position. [ 52 ] Coulthard took his penalty on lap 14 and rejoined in tenth place. [ 39 ] Herbert entered the pit lane with an gearbox issue on lap 15 and beca...

Light rain began to fall on lap 23, and the circuit became slippery, slowing Michael Schumacher's lap times by two seconds for two laps. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] Trulli passed Zonta for sixth place one lap later. [ 52 ] Coulthard lost three positions after spinning on oil dropped from Verstappen's car at turn 12. [ 54 ] [ 56 ] Villeneuve lost second to Barrichello on lap 25 following a short battle and the Brazilian started to gradually close up to Michael Schumacher. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] As Häkkinen was closing ...

Michael Schumacher, concerned with braking issues, [ 39 ] stopped early on lap 34. Ferrari inspected his car's rear and adjusted his front wing angle. [ 52 ] [ 56 ] Although Michael Schumacher had more fuel to complete extra laps, Ferrari did not feel he was under threat. [ 51 ] He rejoined two seconds behind his teammate Barrichello, [ 53 ] but a heavy fuel load and a car malfunction slowed him. [ 30 ] Schumacher was ahead of Häkkinen, who passed Villeneuve on lap 35 by braking later than Ville...

At the conclusion of lap 47, with the scheduled pit stops completed, the first six drivers were Michael Schumacher, Barrichello, Fisichella, Häkkinen, Trulli, and Wurz. [ 54 ] Michael Schumacher went off the wet track at turn one on lap 48, remaining half a minute ahead of Barrichello. [ 51 ] [ 56 ] De La Rosa and Diniz were vying for 12th when contact between both drivers saw De La Rosa strike the barrier on the 49th lap. A broken wheel from the accident forced De La Rosa to retire. Verstappen ...

The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and in the subsequent press conference . [ 3 ] Ferrari team member Ignazio Lunetta appeared on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer's award. [ 60 ] Michael Schumacher explained that his early pit stop was due to a suspected sensor failure that caused his crew to receive misinformation. [ 61 ] He also stated that the wet weather prompted him to shift his car's brake balance to the front. [ 61 ] Barrichello stated tha...

The result increased Michael Schumacher's lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 56 championship points, 22 more than second-placed David Coulthard. Häkkinen stayed third, two championship points behind his teammate, while Barrichello, in fourth, closed the gap to Häkkinen to four championship points. Fisichella finishing third kept him in fifth place on 18 championship points. [ 6 ] Ferrari's one-two finish extended their lead over McLaren to 18 championship points in the World Constructors...

Drivers who scored championship points are denoted in bold .

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