austrian austrian formally formula motor race held july ring near austria tenth round formula season 24th austrian grand prix lap race won driver starting pole position teammate finished second ferrari team eventual led championship going race started fourth position alongside corner bar ran rear incident forced german retire caused safety car deployment safety car pulled lap extended comfortable lead rest field pit stop lap rejoined ahead pit stop lap allowing lead held clinch second victory season consequence race second place narrowed gap drivers championship points win meant closed points grand prix docked points post race technical infringement resulting ferrari maintaining lead championship point gap seven races season remaining report background grand prix contested teams drivers teams known ferrari jordan jaguar williams arrows bar tyre supplier brought different tyre compounds race soft medium dry compound tyres ring underwent minor safety changes run race modifications new placed track inside prevent dust accumulating circuit additional row tyres erected corners designed increase absorption event collision going race ferrari driver led drivers championship points ahead points teammate points fourth points fifth points championship ferrari leading points points ahead rivals second points williams points contended place jordan fifth points ferrari far dominated championship winning previous races championship participants gained second place podium finishes achieved place podium finishes following french grand prix july teams conducted testing sessions july prepare austrian ring fastest day testing ahead car afflicted gearbox issue resulting repairs limited team testing time jaguar driver fastest second day arrows quickest final day testing car wing damaged engine cover shed chassis ferrari opted test teams concentrated efforts aerodynamic suspension set ups july ferrari spent day performing runs cars test driver williams bar tested july testing consisted tyre engine aerodynamic set jordan team plan introduce new car race postponed required undergo safety tests decision jordan team develop car create spare parts race competed début race practice qualifying practice sessions held sunday race friday saturday friday morning afternoon sessions lasted hour fourth sessions saturday morning lasted minutes conditions dry friday practice sessions set session fastest time tenths second quicker finished fastest time filled positions rounded positions car afflicted mechanical fuel pump issue restricted lap slowest overall second practice session set fastest lap day trouble free season ended second fastest time ran quicker session fastest fourth seventh fastest times respectively separated completed positions second session participated practice session withdrew felt arrival circuit diagnosed infield medical centre replaced jaguar test driver saturday morning sessions held dry conditions later wet track grip poor drivers forced grass sliding track fastest practice session time second fastest time ferrari drivers fourth ahead continued quick form set fifth fastest time ahead rounded fastest drivers session final practice session set fastest time despite spinning gravel late session teammate remained second quickest fastest ahead teammate fifth fastest ahead arrows driver completed ahead qualifying saturday afternoon qualifying session lasted hour driver limited laps grid order decided drivers fastest laps session rule effect requiring driver remain fastest lap time qualify race session held overcast conditions air temperature track temperature clinched fourth pole position season time joined row grid teammate tenths second pace felt challenged pole position going final run cost time drivers satisfied car balance qualified said changed car set help achieve better lap time qualified fourth tenths second reported car handling uneven circuit high speed spin session aborted final run mistake exit corner qualified fifth having soft compound tyres set fastest lap time set sixth seventh fastest times respectively bar drivers spun session recorded eighth quickest time lost went circuit felt secured fifth yellow flag caused reduce pace completed positions missed qualifying thousands second spun setting lap times triggering yellow flag managed twelfth having struggled conditions session qualified ahead driver fifteenth ran hard compound tyres lap times set early session track conditions improved said felt rain hit circuit end qualifying started sixteenth stopping run broken left rear suspension caused loose suspension rear car qualified seventeenth spare williams car set button race car engine issues qualified eighteenth button additionally struggled driving spare car teammate qualified nineteenth williams team worst qualifying performance season drivers qualified rear field covering positions race drivers took track utc minute warm session took place dry weather conditions ferrari drivers maintained consistent performance qualifying fastest time fifth ferrari car split position ahead completed seconds race started local time conditions grid dry cloudy race air temperature ranged track temperature weather forecasts indicated chance rain reconnaissance lap car developed water leak forced start team spare car pit lane opted use team spare car pole position grid held lead going corner started alongside maintained second position order avoid contact resulting manoeuvre resulted ahead drove contact minor contact teammate bar drivers forced wide avoidance incidents resulted safety car deployed safety car period drove garage gearbox problem safety car withdrawn end second lap race got underway lead button immediately overtaken sixth position completion lap race order button drivers began pull away rest field exchanged fastest laps passed start lap jordan fourth retirement race engine failure lap spun car oil passed fifth position lap passed 13th set new fastest lap race lap immediately closed 17th overtook teammate tenth position following lap continued set fastest laps opened gap seconds lap claimed fourth position passing lap pit stop new wing williams driver pit stop repairs following lap lap gap seconds turn seconds damage car seconds arrows driver drawing ahead fifth suffered gearbox failure fifth retirement race lap lap given second stop penalties roles lap accidents took penalties immediately emerged garage rejoin race lap extended comfortable lead seconds lap stop strategy driver scheduled pit stop lap exited thirteenth place lap involved collision attempted overtake driver turn allowed fourteenth position pit stop position retire race mechanical issues lap result allowed button points scoring positions dropped tenth running eighth lap took pit stop lap emerging fourteenth final pit stop attempted pass teammate cars collided corner drivers retired race took pit stop lap emerging button pit stops laps conclusion lap scheduled pit stops completed running order button spun track brake failure retired lap teammate button ran wide challenging fourth position lap remained final retirement race engine failed lap lap issued second stop penalty took penalty lap set fastest lap race lap closed second gap running slower lap appeared finn win race comfortably overtook ninth position laps later crossed finish line lap second win season time average speed miles hour finished second seconds ahead fourth button fifth rounded points scoring positions sixth filled positions lap winner classified drivers post race drivers appeared podium collect trophies subsequent press conference said happy race victory believed help confidence remainder season added team showed pit boards instructed engine half race said satisfied outcome lap allowed drive conservative race added strong finish mean think potential clinch drivers championship explained car loose contact race early stages prevented challenging pleased fourth place finish saying despite making bad start strategy allowed run quicker markers holding button fifth position race williams team principal said performance excelled driving difficult circumstances end race lot pressure scored points time season having scored fifth said happy struggled excessive high speed corners involved lap incident believed race stopped praised work assisted recover cars involved believed estimated ability said quiet word bar driver believed incident fault harder apologised retirement race agreed race stopped saying protagonists stupid red flag technical director highly critical driver actions believed lost valuable points championship driving antics competitors corner ruined race drivers spectators said race announced investigating irregularities electronic box car formula governing body discovering mandatory seal missing samples electronic box taken race software downloaded discover issues spokesman team said changed software reason worried hearing july ruled gain advantage missing seal victory stand docked points fined article formula sporting regulations stated competitors maintain conditions safety eligibility event managing director announced team appeal penalty vice president later criticised decision believed seal car said action matter consequence race lead drivers championship reduced points finished second second points points ahead teammate ahead despite finishing maintained fifth place points championship ferrari maintained lead points point penalty meant remained second points williams jumped points pushing fourth points bar points moved ahead jordan fifth seven rounds season remaining classification qualifying race championship standings race note positions included sets standings
2000 Austrian Grand Prix