retirement due to a broken wheel. Verstappen and Wurz went off the track on lap 52 while duelling for sixth place. Verstappen was able to overtake Wurz five laps later. On lap 61, Verstappen continued to move up the field with an overtake on Trulli for fifth. Gené lost control of the rear of his car on the middle of a straight while in the act of braking and spun onto the grass on lap 65. He retired from the Grand Prix when his car stalled. Villeneuve overshot an attempted overtake on Coulthard for eighth into turn 10 on the 64th lap. On the next lap, the rain began increasing in intensity as Villeneuve performed the same pass although he hit Ralf Schumacher, causing both drivers to retire. Coulthard made contact with Wurz at turn one, sending both drivers into the grass on lap 68. Wurz made a pit stop for repairs. Barrichello began to decrease the gap to Michael Schumacher in the final laps of the Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher slowed due to an issue at the rear of his car he had for most of the race; he held off Barrichello to achieve his fifth victory of the 2000 season and the 40th of his career, in a time of 1'41:12.313, at an average speed of . Barrichello finished second 0.174 seconds behind his teammate in a formation finish, with Fisichella taking the final podium position in third because his pit stop for wet-weather tyres (following a quick decision not to install dry grooved tyres) came just as the rain fell. Häkkinen followed in fourth after passing the pit lane entry just as rainfall arrived. Verstappen was fifth and Trulli completed the points scorers in sixth. Coulthard, Zonta, Wurz and Diniz filled the next four positions, with Button, Mazzacane and Irvine finishing at least one lap behind the race winner. Ralf Schumacher, Villeneuve and Gené were the final classified runners despite not finishing the Grand Prix. Post-race The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and in the subsequent press conference. Ferrari team member Ignazio Lunetta appeared on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer's award. Michael Schumacher revealed that his early pit stop was down to a possible sensor failure which caused his team to receive misinformation. He also added that the wet-weather conditions forced him to change the entire brake balance towards