Season 2000 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

2000 Season R2 →
2000-03-12 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 58Lap · 307.574km
3 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:34:01.987
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
4 Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari +11.415
9 Ralf Schumacher
Williams +20.009
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
12
Jenson Button L46 Pedro Diniz L41 Gastón Mazzacane L40 Heinz-Harald Frentzen L39 Jarno Trulli L35 Jean Alesi L27 Mika Häkkinen L18 Jos Verstappen L16 David Coulthard L11 Pedro de la Rosa L6 +2
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
58Lap 307.574km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · GP #1
P2 Jenson Button 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 David Coulthard 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P5 Jenson Button 17 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Zonta ZON Zonta ZON Wurz WUR Wurz WUR Gené GEN Gené GEN Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Salo SAL Salo SAL Button · retired L46 Button BUT Button BUT Diniz · retired L41 Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Mazzacane · retired L40 Mazzacane MAZ Mazzacane MAZ Frentzen · retired L39 Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Trulli · retired L35 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Alesi · retired L27 Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Häkkinen · retired L18 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Verstappen · retired L16 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Coulthard · retired L11 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU de la Rosa · retired L6 de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Irvine · retired L6 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Herbert · retired L1 Herbert HER Herbert HER
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 3 58 1:34:01.987 10
2 4 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 4 58 +11.415 6
3 9 Ralf Schumacher Williams 11 58 +20.009 4
4 22 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 8 58 +44.447 3
5 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 9 58 +45.165 2
6 23 Ricardo Zonta BAR 16 58 +46.468 1
7 12 Alexander Wurz Benetton 14 58 +46.915
8 20 Marc Gené Minardi 18 57 +1 Lap
9 15 Nick Heidfeld Prost 15 56 +2 Laps
D 17 Mika Salo Sauber 10 58 Disqualified
R 10 Jenson Button Williams 21 46 Engine
R 16 Pedro Diniz Sauber 19 41 Transmission
R 21 Gastón Mazzacane Minardi 22 40 Gearbox
R 5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan 5 39 Hydraulics
R 6 Jarno Trulli Jordan 6 35 Engine
R 14 Jean Alesi Prost 17 27 Hydraulics
R 1 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1 18 Engine
R 19 Jos Verstappen Arrows 13 16 Suspension
R 2 David Coulthard McLaren 2 11 Engine
R 18 Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 12 6 Suspension
R 7 Eddie Irvine Jaguar 7 6 Spun off
R 8 Johnny Herbert Jaguar 20 1 Clutch
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:30.556 — — POLE Q1
2 2 David Coulthard McLaren 1:30.910 — — +0.354 Q1
3 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:31.075 — — +0.519 Q1
4 4 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:31.102 — — +0.546 Q1
5 5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan 1:31.359 — — +0.803 Q1
6 6 Jarno Trulli Jordan 1:31.504 — — +0.948 Q1
7 7 Eddie Irvine Jaguar 1:31.514 — — +0.958 Q1
8 22 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 1:31.968 — — +1.412 Q1
9 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 1:31.992 — — +1.436 Q1
10 17 Mika Salo Sauber 1:32.018 — — +1.462 Q1
11 9 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:32.220 — — +1.664 Q1
12 18 Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 1:32.323 — — +1.767 Q1
13 19 Jos Verstappen Arrows 1:32.477 — — +1.921 Q1
14 12 Alexander Wurz Benetton 1:32.775 — — +2.219 Q1
15 15 Nick Heidfeld Prost 1:33.024 — — +2.468 Q1
16 23 Ricardo Zonta BAR 1:33.117 — — +2.561 Q1
17 14 Jean Alesi Prost 1:33.197 — — +2.641 Q1
18 20 Marc Gené Minardi 1:33.261 — — +2.705 Q1
19 16 Pedro Diniz Sauber 1:33.378 — — +2.822 Q1
20 8 Johnny Herbert Jaguar 1:33.638 — — +3.082 Q1
21 10 Jenson Button Williams 1:33.828 — — +3.272 Q1
22 21 Gastón Mazzacane Minardi 1:34.705 — — +4.149 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Mika Häkkinen
2
2 David Coulthard
3
3 Michael Schumacher
4
4 Rubens Barrichello
5
5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
6
6 Jarno Trulli
7
7 Eddie Irvine
8
22 Jacques Villeneuve
9
11 Giancarlo Fisichella
10
17 Mika Salo
11
9 Ralf Schumacher
12
18 Pedro de la Rosa
13
19 Jos Verstappen
14
12 Alexander Wurz
15
15 Nick Heidfeld
16
23 Ricardo Zonta
17
14 Jean Alesi
18
20 Marc Gené
19
16 Pedro Diniz
20
8 Johnny Herbert
21
10 Jenson Button
22
21 Gastón Mazzacane
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 4 Rubens Barrichello 1:31.481 L41
2 3 Michael Schumacher 1:31.752 L28
3 3 Michael Schumacher 1:31.795 L29
4 4 Rubens Barrichello 1:31.811 L38
5 3 Michael Schumacher 1:31.846 L26
6 4 Rubens Barrichello 1:31.863 L39
7 3 Michael Schumacher 1:32.011 L27
8 5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:32.110 L34
9 4 Rubens Barrichello 1:32.117 L40
10 3 Michael Schumacher 1:32.121 L18
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
20
Marc Gené
+13
P18→P8
15
Nick Heidfeld
+13
P15→P9
10
Jenson Button
+13
P21→P—
4
Rubens Barrichello
+12
P4→P2
9
Ralf Schumacher
+11
P11→P3
23
Ricardo Zonta
+11
P16→P6
14
Jean Alesi
+11
P17→P—
12
Alexander Wurz
+10
P14→P7
Most positions lost
David Coulthard −15 Jos Verstappen −10 Rubens Barrichello −9
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15