The 2000 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on July 2, 2000 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours at Magny-Cours, France. It was the ninth race of the 2000 Formula One season. The race was the 78th French Grand Prix and the tenth to be held at Magny-Cours. The race was held over 72 laps of the 4.3-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 306 kilometres.
The race was won by British driver David Coulthard driving a McLaren MP4/15. The win was Coulthard's third win of the season. Coulthard won by 14 seconds over his Finnish team mate Mika Häkkinen in McLaren's third 1-2 of the year. Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello finished third driving a Ferrari F1-2000.
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