The 2000 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XVI Marlboro Magyar Nagydj) was a Formula One motor race held on 13 August 2000, at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary, attended by 120,000 spectators.

On 13 August 2000, the 3.975 km (2.470 mi) clockwise Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary hosted the twelfth race of the 2000 Formula One World Championship, the 2000 Hungarian Grand Prix.

[7] Following the German Grand Prix on 30 July, teams prepared for the event by testing on circuits similar to the Hungaroring.

[17] The event featured eleven teams (each representing a different constructor) and two drivers, with no changes from the season entry list.

[18] Following tests, Prost's Jean Alesi was declared fit by his doctors and then by FIA medical delegate Sid Watkins in the days before the race.

[19][20] At the previous race, Alesi was involved in a high-speed accident with Sauber driver Diniz, suffering from abdominal pains, dizziness and vomiting.

[27] Ferrari debuted an aerodynamic setup similar to that used at the Monaco Grand Prix,[28] as well as a modified version of the F1-2000's chimneys.

[20] The track was dirty due to a lack of activity for several months, and race organisers were unable to completely clean it.

Fisichella, BAR's Jacques Villeneuve, Jordan's Jarno Trulli, Diniz, Mika Salo of Sauber and Williams' Jenson Button completed the top ten.

[36] Several drivers lost control of their cars during the session due to the low grip racing surface appearing to be problematic for racers.

[40] Three minutes in, De La Rosa almost lost control of his car at the final corner and Gastón Mazzacane's Minardi engine failed due to a differential fault.

For his fourth run, Nick Heidfeld switched to the spare Prost AP03 car and reported excessive oversteer en route to qualifying 19th.

[49][51] The drivers took to the track in hot, sunny weather at 09:30 Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) for a 30-minute warm-up session.

[55] To clean his starting spot on the track's right-hand side, Coulthard completed one installation lap in the spare McLaren on the start-finish straight.

[61] It was warmer than the morning warm-up session, and drivers needed to drink a lot of water to cope up with the physical demands of cockpit temperatures and the circuit.

[15][50] His teammate Häkkinen had more momentum than Michael Schumacher and turned right to pass him on the inside for the lead at the 180-degree first corner while near the right-hand side kerb.

[50] Villeneuve and De La Rosa collided into the chicane and both cars (which lacked mechanical grip) sustained damage.

Villeneuve made a pit stop for a new front wing assembly followed by De La Rosa for a new set of tyres since he sustained a left rear puncture.

[15][65] Fisichella in seventh had poor brake balance and slid wide onto the grass at the first corner on lap eight due to a lack of grip.

[63] On that lap, Alesi became the race's first retirement after a series of pit stops by mechanics failed to repair a broken left-rear suspension that had been exacerbated by a change in wheel alignment.

[6][65] Heidfeld became the race's second retirement when his car failed due to a drop in battery voltage after a pit stop after completing 22 laps.

[63] At the end of lap 27, Brawn asked Michael Schumacher to enter the pit lane for the first of two scheduled stops, which lasted 7.3 seconds.

[64] He returned to the circuit in sixth, ahead of Ralf Schumacher,[65][66] whose own pit stop was hampered by a jammed wheel nut.

[66][67] Mazzacane retired on track on lap 73 with an engine failure after a visor became caught inside a radiator, causing water temperatures to rise too high.

[63] A cracked engine exhaust or a throttle control issue slowing Button in the last laps, giving him less available horsepower.

[48][69] Häkkinen slowed his pace to lap within the 1:24 minute range,[62][64] finishing first for his third victory of the season and 17th of his career in a time of 1'45:33.869, at an average speed of 173.964 km/h (108.096 mph).

He also said that time spent behind backmarkers during the second stint hampered his attempts to overtake Michael Schumacher, but that third was the best possible result he could have achieved.

",[75] while Di Montezemolo urged Ferrari's mechanics and engineers to focus on resolving the issue of wheel-spin and praised Häkkinen for his recent trend of good starts.

[72] Gené blamed his stop-go penalty on faulty radio communication with his team, saying that he was not shown the blue flag until the last moment.

[72] Gary Anderson, Jaguar's technical director, was furious with Gené after the race, believing the Spaniard's driving cost Irvine the chance to score points.