The 2000 Australian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 2000 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, 12 March 2000. Mika Häkkinen started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and Michael Schumacher was the race winner for Ferrari. Jenson Button made his F1 debut at this Grand Prix in the Williams BMW.
2000 Qantas Australian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:01.987 | - | - | 1:31.752 | 28 | 196.254 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:13.402 | +11.415 | +11.415 | 1:31.481 | 41 | 195.858 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Williams BMW | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:21.996 | +20.009 | +8.594 | 1:32.525 | 50 | 195.561 | 4 |
| 4 | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | BAR Honda | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:46.434 | +44.447 | +24.438 | 1:33.185 | 35 | 194.720 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:47.152 | +45.165 | +0.718 | 1:33.449 | 34 | 194.696 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | Ricardo Zonta | Brazil | BAR Honda | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:48.455 | +46.468 | +1.303 | 1:33.435 | 34 | 194.651 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:48.902 | +46.915 | +0.447 | 1:33.459 | 33 | 194.636 | |
| 8 | 20 | Marc Gené | Spain | Minardi Fondmetal | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:35:13.022 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:33.231 | 54 | 190.472 | |
| 9 | 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Germany | Prost Peugeot | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:34:10.100 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:34.111 | 53 | 189.215 | |
| DSQ | 17 | Mika Salo | Finland | Sauber Petronas | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:47.611 | 1:33.471 | 51 | 194.680 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Jenson Button | Great Britain | Williams BMW | Bridgestone | 46 | 1:15:56.157 | 1:33.351 | 36 | 192.745 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Sauber Petronas | Bridgestone | 41 | 1:10:09.629 | 1:32.977 | 38 | 185.936 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Gaston Mazzacane | Argentina | Minardi Fondmetal | Bridgestone | 40 | 1:08:30.108 | 1:35.241 | 33 | 185.793 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | Bridgestone | 39 | 1:04:51.269 | 1:32.110 | 34 | 191.336 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Jordan Mugen Honda | Bridgestone | 35 | 57:49.944 | 1:33.223 | 28 | 192.561 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Jean Alesi | France | Prost Peugeot | Bridgestone | 27 | 46:10.753 | 1:35.088 | 18 | 186.033 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 18 | 30:48.776 | 1:32.433 | 18 | 185.871 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Arrows Supertec | Bridgestone | 16 | 31:27.906 | 1:34.834 | 16 | 161.794 | |||
| DNF | 2 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 11 | 21:04.549 | 1:33.653 | 7 | 166.066 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | Spain | Arrows Supertec | Bridgestone | 6 | 9:51.800 | 1:35.663 | 6 | 193.553 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Jaguar Cosworth | Bridgestone | 6 | 9:52.800 | 1:35.789 | 6 | 193.226 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Jaguar Cosworth | Bridgestone | 1 | 2:12.970 | 143.572 |