Monaco Grand Prix - Race Monte Carlo - 4 June 2000
5 June 2000
Monaco Grand Prix - Race Monte Carlo - 4 June 2000
MONTE CARLO, Monaco, June 5 The 2000 Monaco Grand Prix saw
the Jaguar Racing team score its first World Championship points after Eddie
Irvine secured fourth place. The result also chalks up the first World
Championship points in the history of the Jaguar marque. Team-mate Johnny
Herbert finished in ninth place after an unexpectedly long pit-stop. The
original race was red flagged on the first lap and had to be restarted. Both
jaguar Racing drivers stayed out of trouble in an incident-packed race which
featured numerous accidents and mechanical failures.
Eddie Irvine
Chassis: R1-04
T-Car chassis: R1-05
Position: 4th (3 points)
"There have been races this year when we deserved points - today we got
them. I'm really pleased for the guys. Together we've all been slogging away
and not getting any payback but the car has been good all weekend and I had a
good feeling about the race if I kept it clean. It was a big struggle, one of
the hardest races of my life. The steering was getting very heavy towards the
end. I was suffering from dehydration because my drink bottle wasn't working
and my foot is badly blistered but I'll worry about that tomorrow! It's great
to put Jaguar's name on the scoreboard. If we continue to put all the jigsaw
pieces in place on a regular basis, the points will come our way again for
sure."
Johnny Herbert
Chassis: R 1-03
T-Car chassis: R1-0l
Position: 9th
"I'm very disappointed as we could have had both cars in the top six
today. I made a good start both times, the car felt good at the beginning of
the race and I was able to keep the pace without any problem. After about ten
laps the steering started getting heavy and the car was getting harder and
harder to drive. I radioed to the pits that I was coming in because I needed
tyres but there was a problem with the radio which gave the pit crew a bit of
a surprise and lost me a lot of time. I stopped a second time to get my power
steering reset to try to get the handling problem sorted out but it didn't
help. It's a shame because things could have been a lot different if it hadn't
been for that first costly stop."
Neil Ressler - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jaguar Racing
"It's very gratifying for all our efforts to be rewarded with the team's
first world championship points. Eddie drove a smart race and didn't put a
wheel wrong on a circuit that is widely acknowledged as the ultimate challenge
for a driver. Due to a radio miscommunication Johnny came in for his first
stop unexpectedly which resulted in a big loss of time. He came in a second
time to have the power steering reset and for new tyres in the hope that we
could send him out and capitalize on what was ultimately a high-attrition
race. While it's a big relief to put points on the board we will continue to
work hard and hope that this is the beginning of a trend."
FIA FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Provisional Race Classification after 78 Laps - 262.860 Kms
POS NO DRIVER NAT ENTRANT LAPS TIME
1 2 D. COULTHARD GBR West McLaren Mercedes 78 1:49.28.213
2 4 R. BARICHELLO BRA Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 78 1:49:44.102
3 11 G. FISICHELLA ITA Mild Seven Benetton Playlife 78 1:49:46.735
4 7 E. IRIVINE GBR Jaguar Racing 78 1:50:34.137
5 17 M. SALO FIN Red Bull Sauber Petronas 78 1:50:48.988
6 1 M. HAKKINEN FIN West McLaren Mercedes 77 1:49:32.819
7 22 J. VILLENEUVE CAN Lucky Strike BAR Honda 77 1:50;08.074
8 15 N. HEIDFELD GER Gauloises Prost Peugeot 77 1:50:39.719
9 8 J. HERBERT GBR Jaguar Racing 76 1:50:43.147
10 5 H. FRENTZEN GER Benson & Hedges Jordan 70 1:38:30.235
FIA FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
(CONTINUED)
POS NO DRIVER NAT ENTRANT GAP KPH BEST LAP
1 2 D. COULTHARD GBR West McLaren 144.072 1.21.787 54
Mercedes
2 4 R. BARICHELLO BRA Scuderia 15.889 143.724 1.21.910 73
Ferrari 2.633
Marlboro
3 11 G. FISICHELLA ITA Mild Seven 18.522 143.666 1:21.905 58
Benetton 47.402
Playlife
4 7 E. IRIVINE GBR Jaguar Racing 65.924 142.640 1:22.424 67
14.850
5 17 M. SALO FIN Red Bull 80.774 142.321 1:22.634 58
Sauber Petronas 1 LAP
6 1 M. HAKKINEN FIN West McLaren 1 LAP 142.125 1:21.571 57
Mercedes 35.255
7 22 J. VILLENEUVE CAN Lucky Strike 1 LAP 141.367 1:23.393 73
BAR Honda 31.645
8 15 N. HEIDFELD GER Gauloises 1 LAP 140.693 1:23.261 67
Prost Peugeot 1 LAP
9 8 J. HERBERT GBR Jaguar Racing 2 LAPS 138.794 1:23.245 32
10 5 H. FRENTZEN GER Benson & DNF 143.689 1:22.123 68
Hedges Jordan
NOT CLASSIFIED
POS NO DRIVER NAT ENTRANT LAPS TIME GAP
19 J. VERSTAPPEN NED Arrows 60 1:26:38.080 DNF
3 M. SCHUMACHER GER Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 55 1:17:04.191 DNF
23 R. ZONTA BRA Lucky Strike BAR Honda 48 1:09:22.500 DNF
9 R. SCHUMACHER GER BMW WilliamsF1 Team 37 50:55.680 DNF
6 J. TRULLI ITA Benson & Hedges Jordan 36 50:55.680 DNF
16 P. DINIZ BRA Red Bull Sauber Petronas 30 43:19.447 DNF
14 J. ALESI FRA Gauloises Prost Peugeot 29 41:13.947 DNF
21 G. MAZZACANE ARG Telefonica Minardi Fondmetal 22 32:00.286 DNF
20 M. GENE ESP Telefonica Minardi Fondmetal 21 30:36.346 DNF
12 A. WURZ AUT Mild Seven Benetton Playlife 18 26:16.800 DNF
10 J. BUTTON GBR BMW WilliamsF1 Team 16 23:28.720 DNF
NOT CLASSIFIED (CONTINUED)
POS NO DRIVER NAT ENTRANT KPH BEST LAP
19 J. VERSTAPPEN NED Arrows 140.036 1:24.486 30
3 M. SCHUMACHER GER Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 144.297 1:21.912 45
23 R. ZONTA BRA Lucky Strike BAR Honda 139.900 1:23.514 48
9 R. SCHUMACHER GER BMW WilliamsF1 Team 142.732 1:23.769 35
6 J. TRULLI ITA Benson & Hedges Jordan 142.466 1:23.466 35
16 P. DINIZ BRA Red Bull Sauber Petronas 140.014 1:24.590 30
14 J. ALESI FRA Gauloises Prost Peugeot 142.213 1:23.949 27
21 G. MAZZACANE ARG Telefonica Minardi Fondmetal 138.991 1:25.039 21
20 M. GENE ESP Telefonica Minardi Fondmetal 138.738 1:24.351 18
12 A. WURZ AUT Mild Seven Benetton Playlife 138.493 1:25.484 18
10 J. BUTTON GBR BMW WilliamsF1 Team 137.793 1:25.740 14
FASTEST LAP
1 M. HAKKINEN FIN West McLaren Mercedes 1:21.571 on lap 57 148.729
Grand Prix de Monaco 2000 - Monte Carlo