2000 San Marino Grand Prix

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2000 San Marino Grand Prix
Race 3 of 17 in the 2000 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1][2][3]
Date 9 April 2000
Official name 20o Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino
Location Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.933 km (3.065 miles)
Distance 62 laps, 305.609[4] km (189.897 miles)
Weather Overcast, mild, dry; 16 °C (61 °F)
Attendance 100,000–120,000
Pole position
Driver
McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:24.714
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:26.523 on lap 60
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
McLaren-Mercedes
Third
McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2000 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the 20o Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino) was a Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy on 9 April 2000. It was the third race of the 2000 Formula One World Championship, and the season's first European event. Ferrari's Michael Schumacher won the 62-lap race after starting in second. McLaren's Mika Häkkinen finished second, while teammate David Coulthard finished third.

Before the race, Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship while Ferrari led the World Constructors' Championship. Häkkinen qualified on pole position after recording the quickest lap time in the one-hour qualifying session. He led the first 44 laps before Michael Schumacher overtook him during the second round of pit stops, through a strategy devised by Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn that allowed Schumacher to run four laps longer than Häkkinen during his second stint. Schumacher held off Häkkinen for the final 18 laps to win his third successive race and 38th overall, by 1.1 seconds.

Schumacher's victory extended his World Drivers' Championship lead to 21 points over Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello and 22 points over Benetton's Giancarlo Fisichella. In the World Constructors' Championship, McLaren scored their first points of the season, moving into second place with 10 points, 29 points behind Ferrari with 14 races remaining.

Background[edit]

The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (pictured in 2010), where the race was held

The 2000 San Marino Grand Prix was the 20th running of the event, the third of seventeen races in the 2000 Formula One World Championship and the first race of eleven in the season to take place in Europe.[a] It was held at the 17-turn 4.933 km (3.065 mi) anti-clockwise Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy on 9 April 2000.[1][6][7] The Grand Prix featured eleven teams of two drivers each (each representing a different constructor), with no changes from the season entry list.[8] Sole tyre supplier Bridgestone brought the soft and medium dry and wet-weather compound tyres to the race.[9]

Before the race, Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship with 20 points scored, followed by Benetton's Giancarlo Fisichella with 8 points and Schumacher's teammate Rubens Barrichello and Williams' Ralf Schumacher with 6 points each.[10] Ferrari led the World Constructors' Championship with 26 points, with Benetton in second with 8 points. Jordan and Williams were in third position with 7 points each.[10]

Going into the event, several teams tested their cars, setups and components at European racing circuits to prepare for the San Marino Grand Prix.[11] Arrows, Benetton, British American Racing (BAR), Jaguar, Jordan, McLaren, Prost and Williams tested at the Silverstone Circuit in England in mixed weather conditions from 28 to 30 March 2000.[11][12] Benetton also spent a day at the dragstrip at Santa Pod Raceway where their drivers ested a new clutch and practiced their starts to see how durable the clutch would be.[13][14] Luca Badoer, Ferrari's test driver, tested mechanical components on a F399 chassis for transfer to the F1-2000 car and practiced standing starts for four days at Ferrari's private testing facility, the Fiorano Circuit.[15][16][17] Michael Schumacher also tested car aerodynamics and car setup at the track for three days,[11] before Badoer shookdown three F1-2000 cars that were sent to the Grand Prix on 6 April.[18] The Minardi team did not test because they focused on chassis construction and establishing a research and development department.[11]

Ferrari began the season with Michael Schumacher claiming victory in the first two Grands Prix in Australia and Brazil while McLaren had not scored any points due to their car being unreliable while driver David Coulthard was disqualified from second position in Brazil because of a technical infringement.[19][20] Despite the strong start to the season, Michael Schumacher said he was not prematurely celebrating a possible world championship victory,[21] but work to the Ferrari meant he foresaw another Ferrari victory at Imola.[22] Coulthard was bullish in his assessment of catching Ferrari and wanted to demonstrated McLaren had the fastest car, saying: "They have not won the championship yet and we are not going to give it to them. We are going to fight hard all the way. We can turn things around and that is what we are going to do."[23] Häkkinen admitted to having a sub-par beginning to his season and hoped to perform well at the race.[24]

Some teams modified their cars for the Grand Prix, mainly focusing on their braking systems to cope with the demands of the Imola circuit.[25] Ferrari installed lightweight brake discs for the Saturday morning practice sessions only while Michael Schumacher drove with a new engine specifically designed for qualifying as well as a new rear wing specification.[25][26] Sauber introduced revised a rear wing specification following failures of that car component that led to the team withdrawing from the preceding Brazilian Grand Prix.[25] The circuit saw the installation of the Impact Protection Safety barrier system along a 60 ft (18 m) section of tyre barrier along the outside of the Rivazza turn for the Grand Prix.[27]

Practice[edit]

The race was preceded by four practice sessions, two one-hour sessions on Friday and two 45-minute sessions on Saturday.[28] Conditions were damp and overcast to begin the first session because of overnight rain that made the circuit wet but the track dried and the skies became sunny and that meant lap times got progressively faster.[29][30] Michael Schumacher set the session's fastest time of 1:27.270, almost a second faster than the 1999 pole lap. Coulthard, Jaguar's Eddie Irvine, Häkkinen, Jordan's Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher, Fisichella, Sauber's Pedro Diniz, Arrows's Pedro de la Rosa and Barrichello completed the top ten.[29] Several drivers reported car problems to their teams and some competitors went off the track during the session,[31] prompting the waving of yellow flags.[32]

Marc Gené (pictured in 2007) had a heavy accident during the final practice session and had to drive his teammate Gastón Mazzacane's car for qualifying.

It continued to be dry and clear for the second practice session.[33] Michael Schumacher set the day's fastest lap of 1:26.944, ahead of his teammate Barrichello. Coulthard, the Jordan duo of Frenzen and Jarno Trulli, Häkkinen, Jaguar's Johnny Herbert, Fisichella, Ralf Schumacher and De La Rosa followed in the top ten.[32] Some participants again made driver errors and went off the circuit and into the gravel trap.[31][32] The engine in Jacques Villeneuve's BAR car failed because of a fuel leak caused by a failed fuel pipeline and dropped oil on the circuit that he and other drivers struggled to drive on.[30][31][33][34] Jenson Button experienced an engine failure in his Williams entry on the start/finish straight late in the session,[31][33] and he abandoned the car beside the start/finish straight barrier.[35]

Conditions were cool and bright for the first Saturday morning practice session,[36] with a low chance of rain.[34] Teams were able to finish setting up their cars for qualifying later that afternoon because of the dry track.[37] Michael Schumacher continued to pace the field by going fastest with a time of 1:25.085, ahead of the McLaren duo of Häkkinen and Coulthard as well as Frentzen, Barrichello, Trulli, Sauber's Mika Salo, Herbert, Ralf Schumacher and Villeneuve.[38] Prost's Nick Heidfeld ran into the gravel trap at the Tamburello chicane but he returned to the track and continue driving.[36][38] A brake problem meant Ralf Schumacher went across a gravel trap and damaged his front wing.[39][40]

The final practice session took place in warmer weather.[41] Häkkinen set the fastest time of 1:24.973, 0.112 seconds ahead of Michael Schumacher,[42] who went sideways at the Variante Alta corner.[43] They were ahead of Coulthard, Trulli, Frentzen, Barrichello, Salo, Villeneuve, Irvine and Diniz in positions three through ten.[43] Ralf Schumacher abandoned his car at the side of the track with a throttle butterfly mechanicsm fault that forced him to switch off the engine.[39][41] Marc Gené heavily damaged the front of his Minardi car against the tyre wall at Piratella corner after running wide with ten minutes left.[41][43] Gené was unhurt but was required to go to the medical centre for checks because of his heavy accident.[37] Villeneuve ended his session early spinning into the Aqua Minerale corner gravel trap after pushing too hard upon switching to a new set of tyres.[39][41][43]

Qualifying[edit]

Mika Häkkinen (pictured in 2006) qualified on pole position for the 23rd time in his career.

Each driver was limited to twelve laps during Saturday's one-hour qualifying session, with the starting order determined by their fastest laps. The 107% rule was in force during this session, which required each driver to set a time within 107% of the fastest lap to qualify for the race.[28] The session was held in warm and sunny conditions,[39] and drivers pushed hard in their cars and there were no stoppages to qualifying.[26] Grip was low on the circuit with cars running both the soft and medium tyre compounds.[44] Häkkinen, on the soft compound tyres and running a detuned engine for improved reliability,[45][46] took his third pole position of the season and the 24th of his career with a lap time of 1:24.714.[26] He was slower than provisional pole sitter Michael Schumacher in the first two sectors on his fastest lap set late in qualifying,[34][46] and he made driving errors exiting the Variante Alta corner and leaving the final chicane.[47] Michael Schumacher who was 0.091 seconds behind in second ran wide exiting the left-hand Rivazza corner on his final run after he accidentally pressed the speed limiter button into the turn, losing four-tenths of a second.[26][39][46] Coulthard qualified third but was unable to lap faster following an driver error leaving the second Rivazza turn and into the last chicane.[39] Barrichello overcame handling issues that created heavy understeer on his Ferrari and took fourth on a lap in which he had to slow for yellow flags.[3][44][47] Ralf Schumacher, fifth, experienced an engine failure that saw him pull off the circuit at the exit of Piratella corner with three minutes left as he was lapping faster.[44][47][48] Frentzen took sixth,[26][49] ahead of Irvine in seventh who on the soft compound tyres made two driver errors and slowed for yellow flags.[3][39] Trulli in eighth reported a decent car balance despite slower cars affecting his penultimate run and yellow flags on his last run.[39][50] Villeneuve took ninth on the soft compound tyres after his race engineer Jock Clear improved his car's balance during qualifying in which he lost four-tenths of a second due to yellow flags.[3][50]

Diniz, tenth, drove with better traction in his car and was as high as sixth before other drivers lapped faster late in the session.[47][50] Benetton's Alexander Wurz in 11th was the fastest driver not to qualify in the top ten because of car grip problems.[26][50] Salo, 12th, struck the kerbing too hard at the final chicane which exacerbated existing traction issues and lost him time.[3][48] De La Rosa in 13th was satisfied with his car's balance. BAR's Ricardo Zonta had a new engine in his car because of motion valve issues and lacked time to find a fast way around the circuit en route to 14th.[39][50] Prost's Jean Alesi experienced gear selection issues and qualified 15th.[39][44] Arrows' Jos Verstappen was affected by a right-rear wheel problem on his quickest run and was 16th.[3][34] Herbert in 17th was unable to extract extra performance from the medium compound tyres due to degradation and had a cracked exhaust draining power from the engine.[39][50][51] For the last 15 minutes,[49] Button selected the medium compound tyres but his lack of driving on the circuit following hydraulic issues earlier in the day and him forcing himself to mount the kerbs left him in 18th.[3][5][47] The medium compound tyres, car setup problems, a lack of traction and handing issues left Fisichella in 19th.[44][50] Minardi's Gastón Mazzacane was the faster driver in his team in 20th. Gené in 21st had to wait until Mazzacane completed all of his allocated laps with 15 minutes remaining before he could drive his teammate's car that was then adjusted to suit him because the third Minardi car developed an issue on the circuit.[39][50][52] Heidfeld completed the starting order in 22nd,[26] having driven the spare Prost AP03 that was setup for his teammate Alesi when his race car's engine failed to start following a pit stop.[39][48]

Qualifying classification[edit]

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 1 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.714
2 3 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:24.805 +0.091
3 2 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.014 +0.300
4 4 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:25.242 +0.528
5 9 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:25.871 +1.157
6 5 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:25.892 +1.178
7 7 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 1:25.929 +1.215
8 6 Italy Jarno Trulli Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:26.002 +1.288
9 22 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:26.124 +1.410
10 16 Brazil Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 1:26.238 +1.524
11 12 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 1:26.281 +1.567
12 17 Finland Mika Salo Sauber-Petronas 1:26.336 +1.622
13 18 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Arrows-Supertec 1:26.349 +1.635
14 23 Brazil Ricardo Zonta BAR-Honda 1:26.814 +2.100
15 14 France Jean Alesi Prost-Peugeot 1:26.824 +2.110
16 19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Arrows-Supertec 1:26.845 +2.131
17 8 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Jaguar-Cosworth 1:27.051 +2.337
18 10 United Kingdom Jenson Button Williams-BMW 1:27.135 +2.421
19 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 1:27.253 +2.539
20 21 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Minardi-Fondmetal 1:28.161 +3.447
21 20 Spain Marc Gené Minardi-Fondmetal 1:28.333 +3.619
22 15 Germany Nick Heidfeld Prost-Peugeot 1:28.361 +3.647
107% time: 1:30.644
Sources:[53][54]

Warm-up[edit]

A 30-minute warm-up session was held on Sunday morning in overcast and cool conditions.[28][34][55] Around one-third of participants ran the medium compound tyres in the hope for better performance in the race,[55] as teams tested their cars and drivers reported any issues with them before the race.[56] Häkkinen lapped fastest with a time of 1:27.418 set late in the session,[57] ahead of teammate Coulthard, the Ferrari duo of Michael Schumacher and Barrichello, the Jordan pair of Frentzen and Trulli, Fisichella, Gené, Irvine and Alesi.[56] Coulthard, Gené and Mazzacane went off the track and into the gravel during the session.[55][57] Halfway through warm-up, Michael Schumacher overshot his pit box and collided with mechanic Massimo Trebbi,[56][57] who was holding the front jack.[34] Trebbi was knocked down onto Schumacher's nose cone but was not injured.[55][56]

Race[edit]

Between 100,000 and 120,000 people attended the Grand Prix,[b][45][58][59] which took place in the afternoon from 14:00 local time.[5] Weather conditions for the start of the race were cool and overcast,[60] and a 60% chance of rain was forecast.[61] Heidfeld was left stranded on the starting grid for the formation lap because he stalled the engine.[62] His team attempted to repair the problem on the grid,[34] but was moved into the pit lane and started the race from there.[61] When the race began, Häkkinen maintained his pole position advantage from the starting grid to lead the rest of the field.[45][63] Michael Schumacher made a poor start because he experienced too much wheelspin in his rear tyres and his immediate reaction was to aggressively block Coulthard from overtaking him on the inside, causing the field behind him to bunch up.[2][3][64] Coulthard had to brake entering Tamburello corner and Barrichello drew alongside him and got ahead on the outside for third.[3][65] Barrichello appeared to be reluctant to overtaking his teammate Michael Schumacher and he slowed early into the turn to let the former keep second and prevented Coulthard from passing.[2][65]

Michael Schumacher (pictured in 2005) took his third win in a row at San Marino and the 38th of his career.

Villeneuve made a fast start to move from ninth to fifth while Ralf Schumacher lost momentum from having to put his left-hand tyres onto the grass at the left-hand turn of the Tamburello chicane to avoid colliding with Coulthard due to Michael Schumacher's blocking manoevure, dropping from fifth to ninth.[2][62][64] At the conclusion of the first lap, Häkkinen led Michael Schumacher by 1.2 seconds,[66] and was followed by Barrichello, Coulthard, Villeneuve and Trulli, the last of whom had overtaken Irvine and his teammate Frentzen as the field left the Tamburello chicane and drove onto the straight between the Tamburello and Villeneuve corners.[2] Both Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher pulled away from the rest of the field.[64] Mazzacane lost control of his car under braking to avoid colliding with Fisichella's slowing car at Villeneuve turn on lap three and was pushed back onto the track by marshals since he was in a dangerous place.[2][62][64] On lap four, Frentzen's car developed a gearshift selection problem that prevented him from shifting down from sixth gear. He entered the pit lane and became the Grand Prix's first retirement.[2][67][68]

On lap six, Button's heard unusual noises from his engine, which failed entering the Villeneuve chicane and he retired his car in the gravel. Gené noticed Button ahead of him and went off into the gravel trap after going onto oil laid on the track by Button.[2][64][67] Häkkinen set a series of fastest laps to pull 3.3 seconds clear of Michael Schumacher by lap 22 while both Barrichello and Coulthard were separated by less than a second in a battle for third and themselves being distanced by the former two.[61][64][66] Meanwhile, Verstappen made an unscheduled pit stop on lap 11 to check an issue with his car's right-front wheel and his pit crew replaced the front wing.[3][64][68] He returned to the circuit down the race order two laps later.[61][68] On lap 21, Irvine accidentally pressed the speed limiter button and suddenly slowed out of Tosa corner as he was attempting to cure an engine misfire caused by an electrical glitch, causing him to fall behind Ralf Schumacher and Salo cresting a hill.[2][3][69] Irvine continued driving at full speed without entering the pit lane.[63][64] On lap 23, Verstappen served a ten second stop-and-go penalty in the pit lane for blocking faster cars.[3][64] Diniz overtook Zonta for tenth on that lap.[63]

Trulli was the first of the leading drivers to make a pit stop on lap 24. His 9.3-second stop moved Ralf Schumacher to sixth.[64] Heidfeld had a drop in hydraulic pressure and it went too low that his car stopped working and he retired from the race at the side of the track on that lap.[3][61] Coulthard made his first pit stop for fuel when lap 25 ended, hoping to pass Barrichello by staying on the circuit for a longer period of time.[2][70] He rejoined the track in seventh position due to temporary gearbox trouble while in first gear.[3][63] The following lap saw Alesi run a full lap at reduced speed because of a hyradulic pressure system fault and he entered the pit lane to retire.[3][61][64] Both Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher made their first pit stops at the end of lap 27 and the former retained the lead because he had less fuel put in his car than the latter,[2][71] who was put on a longer second stint by Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn,[72][73] allowing him to build up a lead when Häkkinen's second pit stop came.[64][67] Barrichello made his first pit stop on lap 28 and his 7.7-second stop allowed him to return to the track behind the yet-to-stop Ralf Schumacher but ahead of Coulthard.[64] Ralf Schumacher made his stop on lap 30 and fell behind Villeneuve as he exited the pit lane.[61][64]

At the end of the first round of pit stops for drivers making two pit stops, Häkkinen led Michael Schumacher by 4.5 seconds, with Barrichello another 35 seconds behind in third and Coulthard again close behind him in fourth.[67][68] Michael Schumacher was able to either equal his lap times he set before his pit stop or be slightly slower until the fuel burned off when he could lap faster before his second set of tyres wore out.[3] Behind the top four, Villeneuve, Ralf Schumacher and Salo were battling for fifth, sixth and seventh and left Irvine and Trulli to battle for eighth and ninth.[2] Diniz overtook Zonta for tenth place but ran wide onto the grass and Zonta retook the position. On lap 39, Zonta gave into the pressure from Diniz and lost control of his car at the Villeneuve chicane and spun through the gravel trap. Zonta was able to continue driving.[61][64] At the front, Häkkinen had ran over metal debris on the circuit, which damaged the air splitter under the car, making the front of the McLaren more difficult to drive due to lost downforce. He was however able to increase his lead over Michael Schumacher to almost five seconds by lap 39 until the latter began closing up.[2][3][74]

The gap between Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher was one second by lap 41.[3] Two laps later, at the end of the main straight and braking and turning into the Tamburello chicane,[74] Häkkinen had an sudden fault with his car's electronic management computer system that briefly cut out its Mercedes engine before the computer reset itself and allowed him to continue at full speed, reducing his lead over Michael Schumacher by two seconds.[2][3][75][76] That same lap, Michael Schumacher had to brake hard to avoid hitting the rear of Diniz's car in the right-hand Acque Minerali corner as Diniz was allowing Michael Schumacher to go past,[2][76] losing Schumacher 1.7 seconds.[64] Häkkinen led by 2.7 seconds when he made his second pit stop when lap 44 ended.[61][70] His stop lasted 8.3 seconds and he fell to second.[2][64] Trulli and Irvine made their second pit stops on lap 46. Trulli passed Irvine in the pit lane because Irvine had to break to avoid a collision. Both drivers battled each other on that lap, ending in Trulli's favour.[61][64] On lap 47, Ralf Schumacher was gaining on Villeneuve when he pulled off to the side of the track to retire with a fuel supply pick-up issue.[67][72][76]

David Coulthard (pictured in 2007) finished third after overtaking Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello during the second round of pit stops.

Barrichello and Coulthard made their final pit stops on lap 47.[61] Swift work from the McLaren team meant that Coulthard's stop was faster than Barrichello and he emerged just ahead of the Ferrari driver in the pit lane after Barrichello braked heavily to avoid a collision.[3][76]As he was no longer in the slipstream of another car,[72] Coulthard began pulling away from Barrichello,[2] whose lower part of his seat belt partly broke,[67][75] causing him to shift around in the Ferrari's cockpit,[76] lose pace,[2] and suffer from pain.[73] Michael Schumacher set a series of fast laps on a light fuel load to try and build a potential lead for after his second pit stop for fuel and tyres at the conclusion of lap 48 when he was 21.6 seconds ahead of Häkkinen. The stop lasted 6.2 seconds because less fuel had to be put in his Ferrari and he rejoined the track in the lead, with Häkkinen 3.7 seconds behind in second.[2][3][67][70] A left-rear suspension failure sent De La Rosa off the track at Acqua Minerale corner and into the barrier on lap 52.[61][64][73] De La Rosa was unhurt.[67]

At the front, the gap between Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher varied as they were lapping slower cars ahead of them and Häkkinen set the race's fastest lap on lap 60, a 1:26.523.[2][64][66] Trulli went onto the grass at the side of the circuit and became the Grand Prix's final retirement because he was stuck in sixth gear on lap 61.[61][62][68] Michael Schumacher held off Häkkinen during the final laps and crossed the finish line first to claim his third successive victory of the season and the 38th of his career.[77] Häkkinen was 1.1 seconds behind in second and his teammate Coulthard was another 50 seconds behind in third.[2] Barrichello finished fourth, the last driver on the same lap as the race winner. Villeneuve followed in fifth, and held off Salo, who scored his and Sauber's first championship point of the season in sixth.[34][45][58] Irvine took seventh following clutch issues that prevented an improvement in position at the start,[58] and Diniz was eighth after overshooting his pit box and losing time at his pit stops. Wurz experienced car control issues over bumps and came ninth.[73] The one-stopping Herbert and Fisichella as well as Zonta (whose exhaust cracked), Mazzacane, Verstappen and Trulli (despite his retirement) were the final classified finishers.[2][3][73]

Post-race[edit]

The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and later spoke to the media at a press conference.[28] Michael Schumacher praised his team's strategy for helping him to win the Grand Prix, saying, "the strategy was just right. Those four laps were crucial – and we did it, for the tifosi."[78] Häkkinen said he was disappointed to lose the race victory through strategy but he noted that him running over debris on the track and his engine cutting out were also contributing factors, adding, "For this reason I can say that I am extremely disappointed about the work I have been able to do this weekend, and for the work the mechanics did. Until then, everybody had done the right thing."[78] Coulthard stated that he was aware he was quicker than Barrichello whom he was behind until the second round of pit stops and that it was case to remaining close behind him and hoped he would be called into the pit lane one or two laps later than Barrichello.[78]

The Italian press praised Ferrari for their victory.[79] Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo was complimentary of Michael Schumacher's work and congratulated Brawn in devising the race-winning strategy,[73][80] "It was very tough and (Mika) Hakkinen drove very well but I am very happy with this win."[80] He added "I know where we have been and I know what we have done and this was an emotional day for the fans, we have two great drivers and the car gave a perfect performance."[80] Barrichello said he was upset with himself because he believed he could have finished higher, adding, "I never really got on the pace this weekend and that is not good enough for me. For me, it has not been a good weekend. The settings of my car were never quite right and I felt everything was hard work.[80] Ferrari team principal Jean Todt stated, "Today's race has shown it will be a long hard road but that is an incentive to work even harder. The drivers did a great job, as did the whole team."[80]

McLaren team principal Ron Dennis said second and third was not the result his team had desired but claimed they still had the potential to win races in the remaining rounds and was looking forward to the following British Grand Prix.[81] Mercedes-Benz's motorsport director Norbert Haug said McLaren's drivers had "made the best out of their situation" but called it "a very mature performance by the whole team", adding, "The harder times of having cars stranded with engine failures are considered as history. "We are back in business."[82] Villeneuve praised his team for their work during his first pit stop that contributed in him moving ahead of Ralf Schumacher and that "the race showed that we can be competitive and maybe be the best of the rest after Ferrari and McLaren."[83] Salo said he was pleased to score a point for finishing in sixth position and was happy that Sauber had the same performance as they had in Australia.[62]

The result meant Michael Schumacher continued to lead the World Drivers' Championship with a maximum of 30 points scored. Barrichello moved from third to second with 9 points. Fisichella did not score any points and fell from second to third with 8 points. Häkkinen was fourth with 6 points and Ralf Schumacher had the same number of points in fifth.[10] Ferrari continued to lead the World Constructors' Championship with 39 points. McLaren scored their first points of the season and moved into second with 10 points. Benetton on 8 points and Jordan and Williams on 7 points each had all been demoted one position with 14 races remaining in the season.[10]

Race classification[edit]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 62 1:31:39.776 2 10
2 1 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 62 + 1.168 1 6
3 2 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 62 + 51.008 3 4
4 4 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 62 + 1:29.276 4 3
5 22 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 61 + 1 lap 9 2
6 17 Finland Mika Salo Sauber-Petronas 61 + 1 lap 12 1
7 7 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 61 + 1 lap 7  
8 16 Brazil Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 61 + 1 lap 10  
9 12 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 61 + 1 lap 11  
10 8 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Jaguar-Cosworth 61 + 1 lap 17  
11 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 61 + 1 lap 19  
12 23 Brazil Ricardo Zonta BAR-Honda 61 + 1 lap 14  
13 21 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Minardi-Fondmetal 60 + 2 laps 20  
14 19 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Arrows-Supertec 59 + 3 laps 16  
15 6 Italy Jarno Trulli Jordan-Mugen-Honda 58 Gearbox 8  
Ret 18 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Arrows-Supertec 49 Spun off 13  
Ret 9 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 45 Fuel pressure 5  
Ret 14 France Jean Alesi Prost-Peugeot 25 Hydraulics 15  
Ret 15 Germany Nick Heidfeld Prost-Peugeot 22 Hydraulics 22  
Ret 10 United Kingdom Jenson Button Williams-BMW 5 Engine 18  
Ret 20 Spain Marc Gené Minardi-Fondmetal 5 Spun off 21  
Ret 5 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 4 Gearbox 6  
Sources:[84][85]

Championship standings after the race[edit]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Imola circuit held a non-championship race in 1979 and the Italian Grand Prix a year later.[5]
  2. ^ Sources disagree whether the exact attendance was 100,000,[58] 115,000,[45] or 120,000.[59]

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