The 2000 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on April 23, 2000 at Silverstone in Northamptonshire, Great Britain. It was the fourth race of the 2000 Formula One season. The race was the 55th British Grand Prix and the 35th to be held at the Silverstone. The race was held over 60 laps of the 5.1-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 308 kilometres.
The race was won by British driver David Coulthard in front of his home crowd driving a McLaren MP4/15. The win was Coulthard and McLaren's first win of the season and the first race not won by eventual 2000 world champion Michael Schumacher. Coulthard's Finnish team-mate Mika Häkkinen was second, 1.4 seconds behind. Schumacher, driving a Ferrari F1-2000 finished third.
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