Michael Schumacher won the Japanese Grand Prix 2000 at Suzuka Circuit on 8 October 2000, starting from pole position. Mika Häkkinen finished second for McLaren, with David Coulthard completing the podium for McLaren.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 53 | 1:29:53.435 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 53 | +1.837 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 53 | +1:09.914 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Ferrari | 53 | +1:19.191 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Williams | 53 | +1:25.694 | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | BAR | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | Johnny HerbertHER | Jaguar | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Jaguar | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | Ricardo ZontaZON | BAR | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 19 | Mika SaloSAL | Sauber | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | Pedro DinizDIN | Sauber | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 13 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | Arrows | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 15 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Jordan | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Benetton | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 22 | Gastón MazzacaneMAZ | Minardi | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Marc GenéGEN | Minardi | 46 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Williams | 41 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | Prost | 41 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Alexander WurzWUR | Benetton | 37 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Jordan | 29 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jean AlesiALE | Prost | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Jos VerstappenVER | Arrows | 9 | Electrical | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:35.825 | - | - |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:35.834 | - | - |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:36.236 | - | - |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:36.330 | - | - |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Williams | 1:36.628 | - | - |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:36.788 | - | - |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:36.899 | - | - |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:37.243 | - | - |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:37.267 | - | - |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 1:37.329 | - | - |
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:37.348 | - | - |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:37.479 | - | - |
| 13 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:37.652 | - | - |
| 14 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:37.674 | - | - |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 1:37.679 | - | - |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 1:38.141 | - | - |
| 17 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 1:38.209 | - | - |
| 18 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:38.269 | - | - |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 1:38.490 | - | - |
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:38.576 | - | - |
| 21 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 1:39.972 | - | - |
| 22 | Gastón Mazzacane | Minardi | 1:40.462 | - | - |