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Schumacher Restores Ferrari’s Drivers’ World Championship

8 October 2000 — Japanese Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on 8 October 2000 and secured the Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship for Ferrari. It was Ferrari’s first drivers’ world title since Jody Scheckter in 1979.

Ferrari F1-2000 displayed with the trophy from Michael Schumacher’s 2000 Japanese Grand Prix victory.

Morio — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0

Ferrari F1-2000 with the Japanese Grand Prix winner’s trophy from Suzuka 2000, where Schumacher secured Ferrari’s first Drivers’ title since 1979. · Morio — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0

Automotive significance

The title completed the competitive rebuilding begun during the 1990s under Luca di Montezemolo and Jean Todt. Schumacher, Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne and the wider Scuderia organisation had already delivered the 1999 Constructors’ Championship; Suzuka 2000 added the drivers’ crown after a 21-year gap. Ferrari then secured the 2000 Constructors’ Championship at the following race in Malaysia, establishing the foundation for an unprecedented run of team success through 2004.

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