italian grand prix italian grand prix formally formula motor race held september italy fourteenth race formula season italian grand prix lap race won ferrari driver starting pole position finished second car williams team maintained start line advantage attempts pass going corner lap collision involving cars prompted deployment safety car fire marshal struck flying wheel safety car pulled pit lane lap began immediately pull clear kept lead pit stop 39th lap pit stop laps later regained lead held clinch sixth victory season finished seconds consequence race reduced lead drivers championship points points caught lap accident ruled title championship point advantage going race reduced races season remaining later died hospital death caused safety measures formula reviewed report background grand prix contested teams drivers teams known ferrari jordan jaguar williams arrows bar tyre supplier brought different tyre types race dry compounds medium hard going race driver led drivers championship points ahead points points fourth points fifth points championship leading points ferrari williams second points respectively points jordan points contended fourth place ferrari far dominated championship winning previous thirteen races driver gained second place podium finish achieved place podium finishes previous race belgium gap extended points started pole position maintained lead lost control car corner 13th lap later managed lap faster passed german drivers bar driver laps remaining held win race overtaking manoeuvre worldwide press people involved formula best manoeuvre grand prix racing remained confident title chances points races optimistic chances win retirement end season change picture way month july race track main straight straightened race organisers series narrower corners exit away entry turn run areas sections circuit drivers unhappy modifications fears multi car accident lap claimed new corner braking difficult concerned penalties issued competitors believed teams concerned suspension damage driver test new circuit said easier drivers pull track event technical issue following august teams conducted day testing session circuit concentrated car set ups low set quickest times day ahead quickest second day suffered high speed crash going bringing brief halt testing visited rome undergo medical examination diagnosed right ankle cleared race having advised days rest set quickest times day rain shortened team running suffered high speed accident forcing testing stopped fastest fourth final day testing car developed malfunction pulled race track limiting ferrari testing time car power unit changed practice qualifying practice sessions held sunday race friday saturday friday morning afternoon sessions lasted hour final practice sessions held saturday morning lasted minutes set session fastest time lap tenths second ahead tenth second pace set fourth fastest time arrows drivers fifth sixth fastest ahead rounded fastest drivers session second practice session fastest despite improving time session finished second fastest time set fastest time drivers fourth fifth ahead recorded sixth quickest lap completed drivers afflicted hydraulic leak restricted timed laps slowest overall suffered similar problem set 18th fastest time spun session saturday practice sessions held dry sunny conditions set fastest time session williams drivers running quickly second fifth separated fourth recorded sixth fastest lap time rounded final practice session set fastest time set fastest time separated teammate fourth fastest time williams drivers continued run quickly fifth ahead button sixth suffered rear suspension failure regained control car completed ahead qualifying suffered problems car engine ran air pressure forced stop track record laps fuel pick issue saturday afternoon qualifying session lasted hour driver limited laps grid order decided drivers fastest laps session rule effect necessitated driver set time quickest lap qualify race session held dry conditions air temperature track temperature achieved sixth pole position season second time happy car tyres said best session making mistake run joined row recorded lap time seconds slower happy start alongside teammate qualified believed set faster time struggled handling car final timed laps qualified fourth nearly half second stated happy performance teammate qualified fifth disappointed starting position encountered traffic session blocked set sixth eighth fastest times respectively jordan reported problems recorded seventh quickest time disappointed performance completed fastest teammate qualified eleventh having forced use team cars developed hydraulic engine problems button qualified twelfth said tyres running insufficient amounts qualified 13th session spare car ahead faster jaguar set best time tenth second faster teammate 18th lack speed 15th quickest team ahead teammate car handled badly braking pair marginally quicker encountered gear selection problems race car switched team spare grid completed qualified race drivers took track utc minute warm session took place dry weather conditions set fastest time session second faster second place fastest time ahead fourth fifth rounding race started local time conditions race dry air temperature track temperature car worked mechanics managed track formation lap begun avoid penalty maintained lead going corner attempts pass dropped position heading corner contact finn suffering jaguar driver retired race going collided collected car lost left rear tyre struck fire marshal collided sent airborne accidents prompted deployment safety car end lap clear strands carbon circuit cars gravel trap drivers pit stops repairs suffered head chest injuries given heart taken fifth driver pit lap mechanics fitted new engine cover repair handling problems end safety car period button avoid teammate collided barriers straight sustaining damage car later went corner race seventh retirement lap race restarted lap led running second gene began immediately pull away set consecutive fastest laps field overtook tenth position start lap led seconds passed ninth lap moved seventh position passing retirement race pulled track gearbox problems lap overtook fourth position retired engine failed spun lap lap later lost positions passed passed claim ninth position lap start 19th lap tried pass heading moved early defensive line prevent moving ahead attempted overtake place laps later unable complete ran wide managed ahead exiting lap consistently range setting new fastest lap race lap extend lead seconds turn seconds fourth seconds drawing ahead fifth lap runner scheduled pit stop emerged eleventh position continued field passed sixth lap laps later moved ninth position overtook pit stop second time lap emerged tenth place took pit stop laps later came seventh position final pit stop race lap dropped eighth position took pit stop lap rejoined seconds led race laps later pit stop rejoined deficit seconds final driver scheduled stop lap pit stop problematic stalled encountered problem clutch system mechanics push started rejoined eleventh lap scheduled pit stops completed race order went straight escape road near retained sixth position able close gap lap seconds appeared german crossed finish line lap clinch sixth victory season time average speed miles hour finished second position seconds ahead fourth fifth rounding points scoring positions sixth completed positions lap winner classified finishers post race drivers appeared podium collect trophies subsequent press conference broke tears asked matching number victories meant lot later regained spoke important maintain life engine circuit revealed cause emotion thinking death san grand prix said surprised media reacted moment said human revealed team modifications car pit stop contributed setting fastest lap race admitted unable catch presence cost time said worried challenged event williams quick pace confident williams confirmed strongest team formula placed blame starting lap accident corner demanded jordan driver banned races added helmet damaged collision reacted suggesting earlier forced contact teammate race director defended decision stop race saying safety car deployed cars involved run areas believed stopping race dangerous admitted aware condition making decision jordan team principal believed right decision praised safety modern formula car protecting drivers owner formula commercial rights called removal racing circuits silly unnecessary president subsequently announced safety measures reviewed stated review track place believed driver responsible causing accident stressed competitors responsibility aware start grand prix driver advocated electronic warning system believed review taken place later pronounced dead autopsy released days later determined cause death head trauma september given funeral church attended drivers friends colleagues hours race cars involved accident italian authorities race concluded incident racing accident action taken opened formal investigation crash interviewed drivers investigating body examined cars released teams september investigation closed june following technical examination concluded killed instantly result death strength wheel doubled stop flying tyres danger drivers safety officials fans chassis strengthened enhanced crash resistance tested consequence race reduced advantage drivers championship reduced points remained points retirement grand prix ruled chance claiming title retained fifth place points championship ferrari victory allowed reduce lead points williams remained place points increased gap jordan fifth place seven point advantage races season remaining classification qualifying race championship standings race bold text indicates theoretical chance note positions included sets standings
2000 Italian Grand Prix