The 2000 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on June 18, 2000 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. It was the eighth race of the 2000 Formula One season. The race was the 38th Canadian Grand Prix and the 22nd to be held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The race was held over 69 laps of the 4.4-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 305 kilometres.
The race was won by eventual 2000 world champion, German driver Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari F1-2000. The win was Schumacher's fifth win of the season and his fourth Canadian Grand Prix victory, a new record. Schumacher won by 0.1 seconds in a formation finish with his Brazilian team mate Rubens Barrichello in Ferrari's second 1-2 of the year. Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella finished third driving a Benetton B200.
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