The 2000 German Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2000) was a Formula One motor race held on 30 July 2000, at the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany before a crowd of 102,000 spectators. It was the eleventh round of the 2000 Formula One World Championship and the 62nd German Grand Prix. Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello won the 45-lap race starting from 18th position. Mika Häkkinen finished second for the McLaren team with teammate David Coulthard third. Before the event, Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship and his team Ferrari led the World Constructors' Championship. Coulthard started from pole position alongside Michael Schumacher after lapping fastest in qualifying. Coulthard's teammate Häkkinen began from third. At the first corner Michael Schumacher moved to the left and Giancarlo Fisichella collided with him and both drivers retired. Häkkinen took the lead of the race which he held until an intruder penetrated circuit limits on lap 25 causing drivers to make pit stops under safety car conditions. Barrichello, meanwhile, had gained thirteen positions to run fifth until the first safety car period. Häkkinen retook the lead after Coulthard pitted on lap 27. Barrichello stayed out on dry slick tyres, taking the lead which he held to achieve the first victory of his Formula One career. It was also the first Formula One victory for a Brazilian driver since Ayrton Senna won the 1993 Australian Grand Prix. Barrichello's victory was considered popular amongst the Formula One paddock as it came after a setback during his career. The race result meant Häkkinen and Coulthard were tied for second but the points lead of Schumacher in the World Drivers' Championship was reduced to two points. Barrichello remained a further eight points behind the McLaren drivers. In the World Constructors' Championship, McLaren remained four points behind Ferrari, who were 80 points ahead of Williams with six races of the season remaining. The track intruder, named as 47-year-old Frenchman Robert Sehli, later apologised for his actions and was fined by the track's management. Background The 2000 German Grand Prix was the eleventh of the seventeen rounds in the 2000 Formula One World Championship and took place at the clockwise Hockenheimring near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 30 July 2000. There were eleven teams (each representing a different constructor) each fielding two drivers. The drivers and teams were the same as