on the same lap. He fell to fifth. Button then passed De La Rosa for sixth. At the completion of lap 39, with the pit stops completed, the top six were Barrichello, Häkkinen, Frentzen, Salo, Coulthard, and Button. Frentzen retired with gearbox failure at the start/finish straight on lap 40 as Coulthard overtook Salo for third. Heidfeld became the race's final retirement as a result of alternator failure on lap 40. Rain returned two laps later. On lap 43 Button caught Salo and made an aggressive overtake on him for fourth position. It began to rain more heavily by lap 44 but Barrichello maintained the race lead to achieve his maiden Formula One victory and the first for a Brazilian driver since Ayrton Senna at the 1993 Australian Grand Prix in a time of 1'25:34.418, at an average speed of . Häkkinen finished second in his McLaren 7.4 seconds behind Barrichello, with teammate Coulthard third. Button achieved his best result of the 2000 season with fourth, ahead of Salo in fifth and De La Rosa the final points-scorer in sixth. Ralf Schumacher, Villeneuve, Trulli, Irvine and Mazzacane filled the next five positions, with Heidfeld the final classified driver despite his alternator failure. Of the other race retirement, Verstappen spun into the gravel trap in the stadium section and stalled after completing 39 laps. Post-race The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and in the subsequent press conference. Barrichello's maiden Formula One victory was very popular amongst spectators and team personnel, because it came after a setback earlier in his career, not least a serious accident during practice for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix that left him unconscious. Barrichello dedicated his victory to Senna who had helped him during the early phase of his career. He also revealed that it was his decision to stay out on dry tyres as he believed he would have an advantage on the straights and the chicanes, although he flat-spotted a tyre in the closing stages of the Grand Prix which reduced his visibility. Häkkinen said that he felt "in control" during the first phase of the event, although he admitted that he was conservative on the wet tyres and could have secured the win on dry tyres. Coulthard revealed that he utilised tactics performed by Michael Schumacher at the start after he sought clarification on the rules regarding