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David Coulthard won the 2000 British Grand Prix

David Coulthard won the 2000 British Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Mika Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
David Coulthard
Team
McLaren
Top listed
David Coulthard, Mika Häkkinen, and Michael Schumacher
Race date
April 23, 2000
Pole
Rubens Barrichello
Fastest lap
Mika Häkkinen
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

David Coulthard finished first for McLaren. Mika Häkkinen is listed 2 for McLaren, with Michael Schumacher 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Alexander Wurz from P20 to P9 (+11), Mika Salo from P18 to P8 (+10), and Marc Gené from P21 to P14 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Rubens Barrichello started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 2 Electrical, 2 Gearbox, and 1 Engine. Mika Häkkinen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:26.217 on lap 56. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1David CoulthardMcLaren1:28:50.10810
2Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:28:51.5856
3Michael SchumacherFerrari1:29:10.0254
4Ralf SchumacherWilliams1:29:31.4203
5Jenson ButtonWilliams1:29:47.8672
6Jarno TrulliJordan1:30:09.3811
7Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton+1 lap0
8Mika SaloSauber+1 lap0
9Alexander WurzBenetton+1 lap0
10Jean AlesiProst+1 lap0
11Pedro DinizSauber+1 lap0
12Johnny HerbertJaguar+1 lap0
13Eddie IrvineJaguar+1 lap0
14Marc GenéMinardi+1 lap0
15Gastón MazzacaneMinardi+1 lap0
16Jacques VilleneuveBARGearbox0
17Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordanGearbox0
DNFNick HeidfeldProstEngine0
DNFRicardo ZontaBARSpun off0
DNFRubens BarrichelloFerrariHydraulics0