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Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2000
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 2 Jul 2000
- Name
- Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2000
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/655
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: ONE_SESSION
Grand Prix context
Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2000 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2000 Formula 1 World Championship · round 9
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:38:05.538 · 72 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:38:20.286 · 72 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:38:37.947 · 72 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:39:06.860 · 72 laps · honda | 3 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:39:09.519 · 72 laps · bmw | 2 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 1:39:21.142 · 72 laps · mugen-honda | 1 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | Time not recorded · 71 laps · mugen-honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Jenson Button | Williams | Time not recorded · 71 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | Time not recorded · 71 laps · playlife | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Sauber | Time not recorded · 71 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | Time not recorded · 71 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | Time not recorded · 71 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | Time not recorded · 70 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Prost | Time not recorded · 70 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Marc Gené | Minardi | Time not recorded · 70 laps · fondmetal | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Engine · Time not recorded · 58 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | Transmission · Time not recorded · 45 laps · supertec | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | Spun off · Time not recorded · 34 laps · playlife | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Gastón Mazzacane | Minardi | Spun off · Time not recorded · 31 laps · fondmetal | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | Transmission · Time not recorded · 25 laps · supertec | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 20 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | Spun off · Time not recorded · 16 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:15.632 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:15.734 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:16.047 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:16.050 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:16.291 · 12 laps · bmw | |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:16.399 · 12 laps · cosworth | |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:16.653 · 11 laps · honda | |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:16.658 · 12 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 1:16.669 · 11 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Williams | 1:16.905 · 11 laps · bmw | |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 1:17.176 · 12 laps · cosworth | |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 1:17.223 · 12 laps · petronas | |
| 13 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:17.279 · 10 laps · supertec | |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:17.317 · 12 laps · playlife | |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:17.361 · 12 laps · petronas | |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 1:17.374 · 12 laps · peugeot | |
| 17 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:17.408 · 12 laps · playlife | |
| 18 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 1:17.569 · 12 laps · peugeot | |
| 19 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:17.668 · 10 laps · honda | |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:17.933 · 12 laps · supertec | |
| 21 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 1:18.130 · 11 laps · fondmetal | |
| 22 | Gastón Mazzacane | Minardi | 1:18.302 · 12 laps · fondmetal |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:15.632 · ferrari | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:15.734 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:16.047 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:16.050 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:16.291 · bmw | |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:16.399 · cosworth | |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:16.653 · honda | |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:16.658 · mugen-honda | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 1:16.669 · mugen-honda | |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Williams | 1:16.905 · bmw | |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 1:17.176 · cosworth | |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 1:17.223 · petronas | |
| 13 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:17.279 · supertec | |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:17.317 · playlife | |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:17.361 · petronas | |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 1:17.374 · peugeot | |
| 17 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:17.408 · playlife | |
| 18 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 1:17.569 · peugeot | |
| 19 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:17.668 · honda | |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:17.933 · supertec | |
| 21 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 1:18.130 · fondmetal | |
| 22 | Gastón Mazzacane | Minardi | 1:18.302 · fondmetal |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 56 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 44 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 32 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 11 | Mika Salo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | Ricardo Zonta | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 15 | Pedro de la Rosa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Alexander Wurz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Gastón Mazzacane | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Marc Gené | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Johnny Herbert | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Jean Alesi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 1 | 1:16.253 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 2 | 1:16.474 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Häkkinen | 3 | 1:16.687 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 4 | 1:16.757 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Salo | 5 | 1:17.371 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 6 | 1:18.032 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 7 | 1:18.041 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 8 | 1:18.125 |
| freePractice1Results | Ralf Schumacher | 9 | 1:18.148 |
| freePractice1Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 10 | 1:18.156 |
| freePractice1Results | Eddie Irvine | 11 | 1:18.235 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean Alesi | 12 | 1:18.262 |
| freePractice1Results | Johnny Herbert | 13 | 1:18.586 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Wurz | 14 | 1:18.718 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro Diniz | 15 | 1:18.819 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 16 | 1:18.862 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 17 | 1:18.969 |
| freePractice1Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 18 | 1:19.130 |
| freePractice1Results | Jos Verstappen | 19 | 1:19.550 |
| freePractice1Results | Marc Gené | 20 | 1:19.567 |
| freePractice1Results | Ricardo Zonta | 21 | 1:19.697 |
| freePractice1Results | Gastón Mazzacane | 22 | 1:20.061 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 1 | 1:15.965 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Häkkinen | 2 | 1:16.144 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 3 | 1:16.679 |
| freePractice2Results | Ralf Schumacher | 4 | 1:16.827 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 5 | 1:16.956 |
| freePractice2Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 6 | 1:16.983 |
| freePractice2Results | Eddie Irvine | 7 | 1:16.993 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 8 | 1:17.060 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 9 | 1:17.104 |
| freePractice2Results | Johnny Herbert | 10 | 1:17.135 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 11 | 1:17.372 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 12 | 1:17.446 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Salo | 13 | 1:17.500 |
| freePractice2Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 14 | 1:17.580 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Wurz | 15 | 1:17.660 |
| freePractice2Results | Jos Verstappen | 16 | 1:17.744 |
| freePractice2Results | Ricardo Zonta | 17 | 1:17.870 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 18 | 1:17.909 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro Diniz | 19 | 1:18.046 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean Alesi | 20 | 1:18.211 |
| freePractice2Results | Gastón Mazzacane | 21 | 1:18.759 |
| freePractice2Results | Marc Gené | 22 | 1:18.778 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 1:19.329 |
| warmingUpResults | David Coulthard | 2 | 1:19.507 |
| warmingUpResults | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 1:19.960 |
| warmingUpResults | Jarno Trulli | 4 | 1:20.124 |
| warmingUpResults | Rubens Barrichello | 5 | 1:20.270 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Irvine | 6 | 1:20.289 |
| warmingUpResults | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 7 | 1:20.442 |
| warmingUpResults | Ricardo Zonta | 8 | 1:20.723 |
| warmingUpResults | Giancarlo Fisichella | 9 | 1:20.864 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Salo | 10 | 1:20.993 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro de la Rosa | 11 | 1:21.133 |
| warmingUpResults | Johnny Herbert | 12 | 1:21.150 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Villeneuve | 13 | 1:21.184 |
| warmingUpResults | Jos Verstappen | 14 | 1:21.366 |
| warmingUpResults | Marc Gené | 15 | 1:21.377 |
| warmingUpResults | Ralf Schumacher | 16 | 1:21.384 |
| warmingUpResults | Nick Heidfeld | 17 | 1:21.392 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro Diniz | 18 | 1:21.506 |
| warmingUpResults | Jenson Button | 19 | 1:21.585 |
| warmingUpResults | Jean Alesi | 20 | 1:21.868 |
| warmingUpResults | Gastón Mazzacane | 21 | 1:22.011 |
| warmingUpResults | Alexander Wurz | 22 | 1:22.518 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Herbert | 1 | 18 | 39.824 |
| Jean Alesi | 1 | 18 | 28.491 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 19 | 33.520 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 19 | 24.228 |
| Alexander Wurz | 1 | 20 | 25.281 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 21 | 25.015 |
| Marc Gené | 1 | 21 | 26.192 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 22 | 25.798 |
| Ralf Schumacher | 1 | 22 | 27.262 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 22 | 24.524 |
| Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 23 | 25.659 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 23 | 25.681 |
| Eddie Irvine | 1 | 23 | 1:03.878 |
| Jos Verstappen | 1 | 23 | 25.387 |
| Gastón Mazzacane | 1 | 23 | 25.612 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 24 | 26.297 |
| Mika Salo | 1 | 24 | 28.170 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 1 | 24 | 26.036 |
| David Coulthard | 1 | 25 | 24.473 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 25 | 24.989 |
| Pedro Diniz | 1 | 27 | 24.244 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 39 | 25.402 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 40 | 26.544 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 2 | 40 | 24.050 |
| Jarno Trulli | 2 | 42 | 26.205 |
| Mika Häkkinen | 2 | 43 | 26.472 |
| Michael Schumacher | 2 | 43 | 24.338 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 2 | 43 | 25.999 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 43 | 26.310 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 44 | 33.790 |
| Eddie Irvine | 2 | 43 | 26.152 |
| David Coulthard | 2 | 46 | 24.678 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 45 | 26.781 |
| Marc Gené | 2 | 45 | 24.471 |
| Mika Salo | 2 | 46 | 25.284 |
| Jean Alesi | 2 | 46 | 26.005 |
| Ralf Schumacher | 2 | 47 | 25.574 |
| Pedro Diniz | 2 | 47 | 25.040 |
| Eddie Irvine | 3 | 59 | 24.137 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 3 | 60 | 23.822 |
| Eddie Irvine | 4 | 68 | 23.961 |