Australian Grand Prix

Date
Sun 12th March 2000 (UTC)
Sun 12th March 2000 (Local)

Timestamp
2000-03-12T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC (00:00:00 Local)

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League
Formula 1

Season
2000

Round
1

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Location
Albert Park Circuit

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Description

The 2000 Australian Grand Prix (officially known as the 2000 Qantas Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 March 2000 at the Albert Park Circuit in Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia before a crowd of 124,300. It was the first race of seventeen in the 2000 Formula One World Championship. The 58-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher for the Ferrari team after starting from third position. Schumacher's new teammate for the 2000 season, Rubens Barrichello finished second in the other Ferrari, with Ralf Schumacher third for BMW-Williams.

Three drivers made their Grand Prix debut: future world champion Jenson Button in a BMW-Williams, Nick Heidfeld in a Prost and Gastón Mazzacane in a Minardi. Mazzacane and Button retired from their debut race, and Heidfeld finished ninth, two laps behind. This race also marked the debut of team Jaguar Racing, who were previously known as Stewart Grand Prix.

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Result List

01	Michael Schumacher	1:34:01.987
02	Rubens Barrichello	+0:11.415
03	Ralf Schumacher	+0:20.009
04	Jacques Villeneuve	+0:44.447
05	Giancarlo Fisichella	+0:45.165
06	Ricardo Zonta	+0:46.468
07	Alexander Wurz	+0:46.915
08	Marc Gené	+1 Lap
09	Nick Heidfeld	+2 Laps
10	Mika Salo	DNF
11	Jenson Button	DNF
12	Pedro Diniz	DNF
13	Gastón Mazzacane	DNF
14	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	DNF
15	Jarno Trulli	DNF
16	Jean Alesi	DNF
17	Mika Häkkinen	DNF
18	Jos Verstappen	DNF
19	David Coulthard	DNF
20	Pedro de la Rosa	DNF
21	Eddie Irvine	DNF
22	Johnny Herbert	DNF