Formula 1 2000 16 2000-10-08 2000-10-08 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/csk1ha1754146746.jpg https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/poster/avtx3f1754145088.jpg The 2000 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXVI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 8 October 2000, in front of 151,000 people at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Mie, Japan. It was the 26th Japanese Grand Prix and the 16th and penultimate round of the 2000 Formula One World Championship. Ferrari's Michael Schumacher won the 53-lap race from pole position. McLaren's Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard finished second and third, respectively. Michael Schumacher's victory clinched his third World Drivers' Championship and his first for Ferrari in 21 years. Ferrari's dominance continued as they also secured the Constructors' Championship title. 447392