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| Race 17 of 17 in the 2000 Formula One season | ||
| Date | October 22, 2000 | |
| Official name | II Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix | |
| Location | Sepang International Circuit Sepang |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.543 km (3.44 mi) |
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| Distance | 56 laps, 310.352 km (192.64 mi) | |
| Weather | Overcast, Very hot, Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| Time | 1:37.397 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| Time | 1:38.543 on lap 34 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| Second | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| Third | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
The 2000 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Sepang on October 22, 2000. It was the final race of the 2000 Formula One season.
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At the start in a very hot and humid race, Michael Schumacher was again beaten away by Mika Häkkinen as at the previous race, however later it was proved that Häkkinen had moved before the lights went out.
At the first corner there were problems when Nick Heidfeld, Pedro Diniz and Pedro de la Rosa collided putting all three out on the spot, with debris on the track the safety car was deployed, with Häkkinen out in front.
However soon after the safety car came in, Häkkinen was given a stop and go penalty leaving his team mate David Coulthard out in the lead. Häkkinen would in the end fight back up to 4th place.
Coulthard had to pit earlier than planned due to running off track and collecting dirt in the radiators. This left Michael Schumacher out in front, with Coulthard now second ahead of the flu-ridden Barrichello in third place.
Johnny Herbert's last race ended with him being helped out of the car when his suspension failed, causing him to have a big accident.
Michael Schumacher cruised home first for his 9th win of the season, equalling a record he jointly held with Nigel Mansell (1992)
During the press conference David Coulthard apologised for some of his comments about the German throughout the season.
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Classification
"2000 Malysian GP: Classification". ChicaneF1.com. http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2000&gp=Malaysian%20GP&r=1. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
| Previous race: 2000 Japanese Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 2000 season |
Next race: 2001 Australian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix |
Malaysian Grand Prix | Next race: 2001 Malaysian Grand Prix |
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