As a result of the race, Michael Schumacher maintained his lead in the World Drivers' Championship with 34 points, while Coulthard's win moved him from eighth to second.

[5] Going into the race, Ferrari's Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship with 30 points, followed by his teammate Rubens Barrichello on nine and Benetton's Giancarlo Fisichella on eight.

British American Racing (BAR) driver Jacques Villeneuve hit a fox at the back of the circuit, limiting his testing time.

[11] Ricardo Zonta, Villeneuve's teammate, crashed into a spectator enclosure at Stowe corner after his front-right suspension failed and suffered a cut to his right middle finger.

[15][16][17] Despite his start to the season, Michael Schumacher declared he would not relax until he had won the championship and would not underestimate Häkkinen, "We have the momentum, but we know how quick and lively Formula One can be.

"[19] The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; Formula One's governing body) controversially moved the event from mid-July to April, when average temperatures in Britain are lower,[20] and the race took place on Easter Sunday 2000.

[29][30] Schumacher and FIA chief safety delegate Charlie Whiting ordered that the gravel trap around the area be smoothed to prevent cars becoming airborne.

[39][40][41] Almost halfway through the session,[36] Coulthard's McLaren pulled out to the edge of the tarmac surface on the Hangar Straight at the exit of Chapel corner with an hydraulic problem,[40][42] necessitating a 14-minute red flag stoppage.

[51] Diniz spun off the track at Club corner, damaging his car's front suspension triangle and nose cone in a crash with the tyre barrier.

[54] In the final practice session, which took place on a gradually drying track after the rain had ceased,[54][55] Häkkinen set the fastest lap time of 1:33.132 with one minute remaining.

[54][55] The engine of Prost's Jean Alesi failed halfway around the track, causing flames to emerge from the rear of his car on the way to the pit lane after 25 minutes of the session.

[61][63] On his final quick lap, he qualified third after having to slow down due to a driver error, and a understeer on his race car was remedied by fixing a setup fault.

[60] Coulthard was the highest-placed British driver in fourth,[22] after encountering traffic on his final qualifying attempts and failing to set a clean lap.

[48] Herbert encountered yellow flags during qualifying and forced to end his final quick lap because of engine problems and Häkkinen slowing put his line at Becketts turn narrower.

[69] The Minardi team sent both drivers out late in the session after working on their cars' setups and Gené and Gastón Mazzacane (who lost six-tenths of a second encountering traffic on his final run) took 21st and 22nd places.

[62][64] The rain had stopped by Sunday morning,[68] and a half-hour warm-up session was scheduled to begin at 08:30 BST (UTC+1), but Whiting delayed it by 100 minutes due to persistent heavy fog that prevented the medical helicopter from arriving at the track or flying to nearby hospitals.

[75] Following one slow lap,[76] Häkkinen's race car had a pneumatic engine valve sensor failure, forcing him to drive the spare McLaren until the problem was addressed.

[42][72] Heidfeld's engine cover detached from his car and landed in the middle of the track, prompting the waving of yellow flags to clear the carbon fibre debris.

[88][89] Villeneuve oversteered through the Maggots, Becketts, and Chapel turns, and Ralf Schumacher slipstreamed past him on the inside entering Stowe corner on the Hangar Straight for sixth by braking later on lap two.

[84][87] Due to an unstable engine, Barrichello lost control of his Ferrari's rear in the middle of the entry to Luffield turn leading to the pit lane entrance.

[83] Herbert was the final driver to make a planned pit stop on lap 48, allowing his crew to re-pressurise his car's hydraulic pressure system.

[82] Villeneuve was passed by Trulli for sixth into Priory corner on lap 57,[87][89] before retiring from the event with a gearbox selection issue caused by the hydraulic system.

[84][86] Coulthard slowed in the last laps to preserve his car, and he held off Häkkinen to win his second consecutive British Grand Prix and seventh in Formula One.

[79] The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and, in the subsequent press conference,[35] Coulthard stated that passing Barrichello gave him an advantage during the pit stops.

Coulthard additionally revealed that was inspired by 1992 World Drivers' Champion Nigel Mansell's overtake on Nelson Piquet at the 1987 British Grand Prix to execute his pass on Barrichello.

"[95] Button was ecstatic to score two championship points for finishing fifth at Silverstone, saying, "To think that a year ago I was camped out in a motorhome in the middle of the circuit and only went down to Stowe to watch the last couple of laps – it is pretty amazing.

"[97] Barrichello expressed disappointment at losing the opportunity to win his first Grand Prix due to his retirement, adding that his clutch and throttle troubles allowed Coulthard to pass him.

[17] Frentzen felt his Jordan team should have been able to finish in the first four places because their two-stop strategy was allowing them to be close to McLaren and Ferrari, "We were competitive all weekend, so it is frustrating to come away without points.

"[17] Villeneuve was surprised at how easy it was to stay ahead of Michael Schumacher, but disappointed that unreliability stopped him from scoring a point that could have been significant at the season's end.

[98] FIA president Max Mosley said Formula One's governing body would move the event back to July if they could, refuting the suggestion that disagreements between Silverstone and Ecclestone forced the race to be held in April, "We have not gone looking for problems.