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2000 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 2000 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · qualifying

PROVENANCE

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/662-qualifying

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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.

Grand Prix context

2000 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · Suzuka Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2000 Formula 1 World Championship · round 16

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:29:53.435 · 53 laps · ferrari	10
2	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:29:55.272 · 53 laps · mercedes	6
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:31:03.349 · 53 laps · mercedes	4
4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:31:12.625 · 53 laps · ferrari	3
5	Jenson Button	Williams	1:31:19.129 · 53 laps · bmw	2
6	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	Time not recorded · 52 laps · honda	1
7	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	Time not recorded · 52 laps · cosworth	Unknown / not applicable
8	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	Time not recorded · 52 laps · cosworth	Unknown / not applicable
9	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	Time not recorded · 52 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
10	Mika Salo	Sauber	Time not recorded · 52 laps · petronas	Unknown / not applicable
11	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	Time not recorded · 52 laps · petronas	Unknown / not applicable
12	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	Time not recorded · 52 laps · supertec	Unknown / not applicable
13	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	Time not recorded · 52 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Time not recorded · 52 laps · playlife	Unknown / not applicable
15	Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	Time not recorded · 51 laps · fondmetal	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Marc Gené	Minardi	Engine · Time not recorded · 46 laps · fondmetal	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	Spun off · Time not recorded · 41 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	Suspension · Time not recorded · 41 laps · peugeot	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Spun off · Time not recorded · 37 laps · playlife	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 29 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Prost	Engine · Time not recorded · 19 laps · peugeot	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	Electrical · Time not recorded · 9 laps · supertec	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:35.825 · 9 laps · ferrari
2	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:35.834 · 12 laps · mercedes
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:36.236 · 12 laps · mercedes
4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:36.330 · 10 laps · ferrari
5	Jenson Button	Williams	1:36.628 · 11 laps · bmw
6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:36.788 · 11 laps · bmw
7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:36.899 · 11 laps · cosworth
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:37.243 · 12 laps · mugen-honda
9	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:37.267 · 11 laps · honda
10	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	1:37.329 · 12 laps · cosworth
11	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:37.348 · 12 laps · playlife
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:37.479 · 12 laps · playlife
13	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:37.652 · 11 laps · supertec
14	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:37.674 · 11 laps · supertec
15	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:37.679 · 11 laps · mugen-honda
16	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	1:38.141 · 11 laps · peugeot
17	Jean Alesi	Prost	1:38.209 · 12 laps · peugeot
18	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:38.269 · 9 laps · honda
19	Mika Salo	Sauber	1:38.490 · 6 laps · petronas
20	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:38.576 · 12 laps · petronas
21	Marc Gené	Minardi	1:39.972 · 9 laps · fondmetal
22	Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	1:40.462 · 12 laps · fondmetal

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:35.825 · ferrari
2	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:35.834 · mercedes
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:36.236 · mercedes
4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:36.330 · ferrari
5	Jenson Button	Williams	1:36.628 · bmw
6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:36.788 · bmw
7	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:36.899 · cosworth
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:37.243 · mugen-honda
9	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:37.267 · honda
10	Johnny Herbert	Jaguar	1:37.329 · cosworth
11	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:37.348 · playlife
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:37.479 · playlife
13	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:37.652 · supertec
14	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:37.674 · supertec
15	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:37.679 · mugen-honda
16	Nick Heidfeld	Prost	1:38.141 · peugeot
17	Jean Alesi	Prost	1:38.209 · peugeot
18	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:38.269 · honda
19	Mika Salo	Sauber	1:38.490 · petronas
20	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:38.576 · petronas
21	Marc Gené	Minardi	1:39.972 · fondmetal
22	Gastón Mazzacane	Minardi	1:40.462 · fondmetal

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	98
2	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	86
3	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	67
4	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	58
5	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	24
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
7	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	15
8	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
10	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
11	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
12	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
13	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
14	Ricardo Zonta	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
15	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
16	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
17	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
18	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
19	Marc Gené	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
20	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
21	Gastón Mazzacane	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
22	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
23	Luciano Burti	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	Michael Schumacher	1	1:37.728
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	2	1:38.339
freePractice1Results	Rubens Barrichello	3	1:38.537
freePractice1Results	David Coulthard	4	1:39.010
freePractice1Results	Jenson Button	5	1:39.111
freePractice1Results	Jarno Trulli	6	1:39.261
freePractice1Results	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	7	1:39.529
freePractice1Results	Pedro de la Rosa	8	1:39.547
freePractice1Results	Jacques Villeneuve	9	1:39.669
freePractice1Results	Ricardo Zonta	10	1:39.887
freePractice1Results	Eddie Irvine	11	1:40.014
freePractice1Results	Ralf Schumacher	12	1:40.166
freePractice1Results	Pedro Diniz	13	1:40.328
freePractice1Results	Nick Heidfeld	14	1:40.403
freePractice1Results	Mika Salo	15	1:40.431
freePractice1Results	Giancarlo Fisichella	16	1:40.520
freePractice1Results	Jos Verstappen	17	1:40.523
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	18	1:40.824
freePractice1Results	Alexander Wurz	19	1:40.985
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	20	1:41.014
freePractice1Results	Marc Gené	21	1:41.670
freePractice1Results	Gastón Mazzacane	22	1:45.238
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	1	1:37.037
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	2	1:37.176
freePractice2Results	Jenson Button	3	1:37.244
freePractice2Results	Rubens Barrichello	4	1:37.260
freePractice2Results	Ralf Schumacher	5	1:37.493
freePractice2Results	David Coulthard	6	1:37.503
freePractice2Results	Giancarlo Fisichella	7	1:37.739
freePractice2Results	Eddie Irvine	8	1:37.893
freePractice2Results	Alexander Wurz	9	1:38.257
freePractice2Results	Jacques Villeneuve	10	1:38.422
freePractice2Results	Pedro de la Rosa	11	1:38.438
freePractice2Results	Jarno Trulli	12	1:38.471
freePractice2Results	Jos Verstappen	13	1:38.578
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	14	1:38.590
freePractice2Results	Nick Heidfeld	15	1:38.758
freePractice2Results	Ricardo Zonta	16	1:38.868
freePractice2Results	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	17	1:38.872
freePractice2Results	Mika Salo	18	1:38.921
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	19	1:39.225
freePractice2Results	Pedro Diniz	20	1:39.960
freePractice2Results	Marc Gené	21	1:40.185
freePractice2Results	Gastón Mazzacane	22	1:41.210
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	1	1:38.005
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	2	1:38.526
warmingUpResults	Rubens Barrichello	3	1:38.758
warmingUpResults	David Coulthard	4	1:38.820
warmingUpResults	Jenson Button	5	1:39.620
warmingUpResults	Jarno Trulli	6	1:39.626
warmingUpResults	Ralf Schumacher	7	1:39.844
warmingUpResults	Jacques Villeneuve	8	1:39.957
warmingUpResults	Mika Salo	9	1:40.053
warmingUpResults	Pedro Diniz	10	1:40.089
warmingUpResults	Eddie Irvine	11	1:40.171
warmingUpResults	Giancarlo Fisichella	12	1:40.201
warmingUpResults	Jos Verstappen	13	1:40.264
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	14	1:40.330
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	15	1:40.332
warmingUpResults	Ricardo Zonta	16	1:40.341
warmingUpResults	Alexander Wurz	17	1:40.646
warmingUpResults	Pedro de la Rosa	18	1:40.651
warmingUpResults	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	19	1:40.835
warmingUpResults	Nick Heidfeld	20	1:41.231
warmingUpResults	Marc Gené	21	1:41.272
warmingUpResults	Gastón Mazzacane	22	1:42.110

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Pedro Diniz	1	13	27.515
Jarno Trulli	1	15	27.180
Eddie Irvine	1	16	29.829
Gastón Mazzacane	1	16	29.197
Johnny Herbert	1	18	28.858
Alexander Wurz	1	18	33.871
Mika Salo	1	18	27.251
Nick Heidfeld	1	18	29.814
Ralf Schumacher	1	19	28.853
Jacques Villeneuve	1	19	28.773
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	19	28.149
Pedro de la Rosa	1	19	29.679
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	19	33.384
Marc Gené	1	19	29.230
Rubens Barrichello	1	20	26.783
Jenson Button	1	20	28.318
Mika Häkkinen	1	22	27.090
Ricardo Zonta	1	22	27.602
Michael Schumacher	1	23	27.158
David Coulthard	1	24	27.310
Jarno Trulli	2	28	30.445
Pedro Diniz	2	29	29.646
Eddie Irvine	2	34	29.312
Mika Salo	2	34	29.480
Ralf Schumacher	2	35	28.947
Johnny Herbert	2	35	29.809
Gastón Mazzacane	2	34	28.980
Jacques Villeneuve	2	36	29.109
Mika Häkkinen	2	37	27.683
Marc Gené	2	36	29.034
Pedro de la Rosa	2	37	33.069
Rubens Barrichello	2	38	28.659
Jenson Button	2	38	28.568
David Coulthard	2	39	28.132
Nick Heidfeld	2	38	28.906
Michael Schumacher	2	40	26.030
Ricardo Zonta	2	39	28.213
Nick Heidfeld	3	40	40.735