The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and spoke to the media in a later press conference. Barrichello spoke of his pride at helping Ferrari securing the World Constructors' Championship and admitted to having mixed feelings over falling behind Coulthard after the first round of pit stops, "The first time I was so disappointed and the second time I was so happy, I couldn't believe it myself. I think it was probably the same with DC but just the opposite. Fortunately for me, it worked out. I had a wonderful start." Gianni Agnelli, the head of the FIAT Group, said he was overjoyed with the result, and the president of Ferrari Luca di Montezemolo praised the team for their work over the season. Button predicted Ferrari would continue to be Formula One's dominant team and Schumacher its best driver in the long-term. Mansell echoed Button's belief, adding, "If Ferrari maintain the impetus they currently have and given the personnel... then I can't see anyone stopping them for the next few years, not unless someone comes up with the perfect package." Around 2,000 people watched the event on a large television screen in Michael Schumacher's hometown of Kerpen in the Lower Rhine region with the town decorated in the colours of Ferrari. Church bells in Maranello, the Emilia-Romagna town where Ferrari's headquarters are based, rang with several of the marque's road cars driving slowly and fans of the team celebrating Schumacher's accomplishment.
Ralf Schumacher, who finished fourth, called it "the toughest race of the year" because his vehicle had understeer and oversteer, "I had to work very hard to defend my position against Mika Hakkinen, which I managed to do." Häkkinen apportioned blame onto Trulli for his fifth-place result and said that him setting a new track record was of little consolation, "During the first 29 laps of the race, I was stuck behind Trulli, who was about 1.5 seconds slower per lap than me. It was only after his first pit stop that I could start to make inroads on Ralf Schumacher, who by then was about 30 seconds ahead." Irvine said he accepted responsibility for his first lap accident that ended his running, "I made a big charge at the beginning but maybe I carried too much into the corner and paid the price. With so few races left and only four points earned from the season so far, we've got to address the issues before Spa."
The race result left Michael Schumacher as the World Drivers' Champion with 94 championship points. Coulthard remained in second with 51 championship points. Third-placed Barrichello was five championship points behind Coulthard. Ralf Schumacher in fourth was a further two championship points behind Barrichello. With 21 championship points, Häkkinen was fifth.
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Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
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! scope="col" |
! scope="col" |
! scope="col" | Driver
! scope="col" | Points
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|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Michael Schumacher*
| 94
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|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2
| David Coulthard
| 51
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|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 3
| Rubens Barrichello
| 46
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|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 4
| Ralf Schumacher
| 44
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5
| Mika Häkkinen
| 21
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;Constructors' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! scope="col" |
! scope="col" |
! scope="col" | Constructor
! scope="col" | Points
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|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Ferrari*
| 140
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2
| McLaren-Mercedes
| 72
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3
| Williams-BMW
| 59
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4
| Sauber-Petronas
| 20
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5
| BAR-Honda
| 16
|-
!colspan=4|Sources: