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Williams switched to BMW engines, replacing the Supertec units of the previous season.

The Ford name, ever-present on the Formula One grid since the debut of the Ford Cosworth DFV in 1967, was therefore absent for the 2000 season, although it would make a brief return in 20. The Ford V10s used by Minardi were rebadged as Fondmetal engines, in deference to Gabriele Rumi's financial input to the team, and the car's main colour was changed from white to a fluorescent yellow.

After being bought by Ford, the Stewart team was renamed Jaguar Racing, with the team's engines rebadged as Cosworths.

† All engines were 3.0 litre, V10 configuration.

All teams competed with tyres supplied by Bridgestone.

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship. This record stood until 2008, where there were no driver changes, although the Super Aguri F1 team withdrew in the middle of that season. The season held the record for the smallest number of drivers competing in a single season with only one driver change ( Luciano Burti deputising for an ill Eddie Irvine in Austria) putting the total at 23 (similar to 2002 season). The title was sealed in Japan on 8 October, after a classic straight fight between Schumacher and Häkkinen, with Schumacher passing Häkkinen at the final pit stop and then holding out in front. Schumacher fought back winning the final four races of the season in convincing fashion, recording pole position on all those occasions. Häkkinen then surged to win two races in a row, leaving him six points clear of Schumacher who faced a fifth consecutive season at Ferrari without titles since 1996. Then misfortune struck Schumacher, who retired from three consecutive races with both Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard scoring big. Schumacher won the first three races and dominated the first part of the season as McLaren had reliability issues. This season marked the first for future world champion Jenson Button.įor the third year in succession, the season featured a close battle between Ferrari and McLaren.

Ferrari successfully defended its Constructors' title. Michael Schumacher became Ferrari's first World Drivers' Champion in 21 years, having clinched the Drivers' title at the penultimate race of the season. It commenced on 12 March and ended on 22 October after seventeen races. The 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 54th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. Häkkinen's teammate, David Coulthard (pictured in 1995), finished the season ranked third.