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Mika Hakkinen wins the 2000 Belgium Grand Prix
Mika Hakkinen won the Belgium Grand Prix on 27 August 2000 for McLaren Mercedes.
2000-08-27 · Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
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The story
Mika Hakkinen won the Belgium Grand Prix on 27 August 2000 for McLaren Mercedes. He completed 44 laps in 1:28:14.494, with Michael Schumacher second and Ralf Schumacher third in the official final classification.
How it unfolded
Michael Schumacher, driving for Ferrari, was classified +1.103s behind the winner. Ralf Schumacher took the remaining podium position for Williams BMW, with a recorded gap of +38.096s. The race awarded 10, 6 and 4 championship points to the first three drivers.
The wider picture
The other points-scoring places went to David Coulthard (4th, 3 points), Jenson Button (5th, 2 points), Heinz-Harald Frentzen (6th, 1 points). These are the published race classifications, rather than qualifying positions: the result table also distinguishes lapped finishers from drivers who did not finish. The round took place at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.
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