2000 Formula One World Championship
The 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 54th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It commenced on 12 March and ended on 22 October after seventeen races. Michael Schumacher became Ferrari's first World Drivers' Champion in 21 years, having clinched the Drivers' title at the penultimate race of the season. Ferrari successfully defended its Constructors' title. This season marked the first for future world champion Jenson Button.
Michael Schumacher (pictured in 1998) won his third championship, and his first for Ferrari, in 2000. This title started the streak of his five championships in a row.
Defending double world champion Mika Häkkinen finished runner-up 19 points behind Schumacher.
Häkkinen's teammate, David Coulthard (pictured in 1995), finished the season ranked third.
Jaguar Racing's first car, the R1
Michael Schumacher is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, and Mercedes. Schumacher has a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles ; at the time of his retirement from the sport in 2012, he also held the records for the most wins (91), pole positions (68), and podium finishes (155)—which have since been broken by Hamilton—while he maintains the record for consecutive Drivers' Championships and number of total fastest laps (77), among others.
Schumacher in 2005
Schumacher's title-winning German Formula Three car from 1990
Schumacher (left) in 1991, the year he joined Formula One
Schumacher driving for Benetton in at the Monaco Grand Prix. In 1992, he achieved the first of his 91 wins.