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2000 Monaco GP News 
1 - 4 June 2000  

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David Coulthard wins the Monaco Grand Prix ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Giancarlo Fisichella. Eddie Irvine, Mika Salo and Mika Hakkinen make the top 6.

Typical of Monaco, very few cars managed to finish with only 9 cars classified and 5 cars on the same lap. There were more crashes than mechanical failures.

Michael Schumacher appeared set to win his 5th race here at Monaco after leading the race by more than 30 seconds. He suffered a suspension problem due to overheating from a broken exhaust on lap 56. No driver has yet won from pole this season. The race also saw Eddie Irvine score the first points for the Jaguar team and Mika Hakkinen was actually lapped by his teammate David Coulthard but this was mainly due to brake and gearbox problems that Hakkinen suffered from during the race. Ralf Schumacher injured his leg as a result of his crash, he suffered a deep cut and had to have stiches on his leg.

Race Start: On the formation lap, Pedro Diniz appeared to have stalled and after almost a minute he managed to get going with the help of the mechanics. Meanwhile the cars are forming on the grid when Alexander Wurz experienced a problem with his car which forced the start to be aborted.

The restart appeared to be fine with the top drivers all getting away without problems, at the back of the grid though, Pedro de la Rosa and Jenson Button touched, de la Rosa spun and blocked the track, all the drivers behind him were stuck forcing a red flag situation. Several drivers ran back to the pits to get into the spare car in time, a few managed to get away from the pits in time but several drivers had to start from the pits including Alexander Wurz and Jenson Button.

The race finally gets underway after 30 minutes with the top 5 getting away cleanly and maintaining their positions. Rubens Barrichello drops to 8th from 6th while Ralf Schumacher moves from 9th to 6th. Alesi is in 7th place.

Race order at lap 5: Michael Schumacher leads Jarno Trulli by 4.3 seconds followed by Coulthard, Frentzen, Hakkinen and Ralf Schumacher.

No incidents and no overtaking !

Race order at lap 10: Michael Schumacher leads Jarno Trulli by 10.8 seconds followed by Coulthard, Frentzen, Hakkinen and Ralf Schumacher.

Alexander Wurz who started in the spare car from the pits manages to pass Gaston Mazzacane to take 17th position.

Race order at lap 15: Michael Schumacher leads Jarno Trulli by 15.1 seconds followed by Coulthard, Frentzen, Hakkinen and Ralf Schumacher.

Jenson Button who started in the spare car from the pits retires in the pits from 19th position while Alexander Wurz crashes into the tyre barrier at Sainte Devote and is out.

Race order at lap 20: Michael Schumacher leads Jarno Trulli by 20.5 seconds followed by Coulthard, Frentzen, Hakkinen and Ralf Schumacher.

Marc Gene retires with mechanical problems while his teammate Gaston Mazzacane retires after hitting the tyre barrier at Sainte Devote. Eddie Irvine passes his teammate Johnny Herbert.

Race order at lap 25: Michael Schumacher leads Jarno Trulli by 25.4 seconds followed by Coulthard, Frentzen, Hakkinen and Ralf Schumacher.

Jean Alesi retires with mechanical problems and Pedro Diniz is another who hits the tyre barrier at Sainte Devote !!

Race order at lap 30: Michael Schumacher leads Jarno Trulli by 28.1 seconds followed by Coulthard, Frentzen, Hakkinen and Ralf Schumacher.

Michael Schumacher is now passing backmarkers including Nick Heidfeld, Ricardo Zonta and Jacques Villeneuve.

Race order at lap 35: Michael Schumacher leads Jarno Trulli by 32.2 seconds followed by Coulthard, Frentzen, Hakkinen and Ralf Schumacher.

Both Mika Hakkinen and Jarno Trulli slow down, Trulli retires with gearbox problems while Hakkinen manages to get to the pits and his mechanics fix the brake problem he had and rejoins at the back of the field. Ralf Schumacher meanwhile crashes at Sainte Devote hurting his leg in the process but not seriously.

With a clear track in front of him, David Coulthard immediately posts the fastest lap of the race.

Race order at lap 40: Michael Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 34.1 seconds followed by Frentzen, Barrichello, Fisichella and Irvine.

David Coulthard and Michael Schumacher start exchanging fastest laps. No scheduled pit stops yet for the top runners.

Race order at lap 45: Michael Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 32.5 seconds followed by Frentzen, Barrichello, Fisichella and Irvine.

Michael Schumacher pits (7.7 seconds). Gap to Coulthard down to 11.1 seconds however Coulthard has yet to stop. Ricardo Zonta crashes at Sainte Devote !

Race order at lap 50: Michael Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 11.1 seconds followed by Frentzen, Barrichello, Fisichella and Irvine.

Fisichella, Frentzen and Barrichello pit and retain their positions.

Race order at lap 55: Michael Schumacher leads David Coulthard by 7.3 seconds followed by Frentzen, Barrichello, Fisichella and Irvine.

Michael Schumacher suffers a rear suspension problem and slows. He eventually pits and retires. David Coulthard pits and takes the lead due to Schumacher's retirement.

Race order at lap 60: David Coulthard leads Frentzen by 18.4 seconds followed by Barrichello, Fisichella, Irvine and Salo.

Jos Verstappen retires after spinning and hitting the barrier.

Race order at lap 65: David Coulthard leads Frentzen by 17.4 seconds followed by Barrichello, Fisichella, Irvine and Salo.

Mika Hakkinen in 7th closes in on Mika Salo in 6th. Interesting fight. Heinz Harald Frentzen retires after hitting the barrier.

Race order at lap 70: David Coulthard leads Barrichello by 22.1 seconds followed by Fisichella, Irvine, Salo and Hakkinen.

Race order remains the same until the finish with only 9 cars classified as finishers.

Race results: David Coulthard ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Giancarlo Fisichella, Eddie Irvine, Mika Salo and Mika Hakkinen make the top 6. Jacques Villeneuve, Nick Heidfeld and Johnny Herbert make up the rest of the field.

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