2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 52nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Season summary

Kenny Roberts Jr. fulfilled the promise of his 2nd place in 1999 by winning the championship for 2000 with 2 races to spare. The season also saw the premier class-debut of Valentino Rossi, who began the year with crashes in the first two rounds and also had a third at Valencia; nonetheless, he came in second as a rookie in the class with 2 wins and 8 podiums. Garry McCoy achieved 3 wins with his spectacular 2-wheel sliding style, and his use of 16.5-inch (420 mm) tires began a general transition to that size,[1] though it had been used previously in 500 cc by Kevin Schwantz.[2] It was the last time a Suzuki rider clinched the title until Joan Mir secured his maiden title in 2020 edition.

Defending champion Àlex Crivillé had a disappointing season, bothered by an undetermined illness and a new NSR engine with a power curve that was difficult to manage. Said Jeremy Burgess: "In the middle of the corner, in the transition of getting back onto the power, the engine was weak, because all the power had gone to the top. You couldn't transfer the weight with the throttle from the front to the rear without feeling this weakness. That led to a tendency to over-open the throttle... and things would happen." By the third round, Honda started going back to much of the 1999 parts, though Rossi and Burgess decided to use the 2000 chassis with the 1999 engine.[3]

2000 Grand Prix season calendar

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2000:[4]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 19 March South Africa Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix Phakisa Freeway
2 2 April Malaysia Malaysian Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit
3 9 April Japan Marlboro Grand Prix of Japan Suzuka Circuit
4 30 April Spain Gran Premio Marlboro de España Circuito Permanente de Jerez
5 14 May France Grand Prix Polini de France Bugatti Circuit
6 28 May Italy Gran Premio Cinzano d'Italia Mugello Circuit
7 11 June Catalonia Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya Circuit de Catalunya
8 24 June †† Netherlands Rizla Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen
9 9 July United Kingdom Cinzano British Grand Prix Donington Park
10 23 July Germany Cinzano Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring
11 20 August Czech Republic Gauloises Grand Prix České Republiky Brno Circuit
12 3 September Portugal Grande Prémio Marlboro de Portugal Autódromo do Estoril
13 17 September Valencian Community Grand Prix Marlboro de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit de Valencia
14 7 October †† Rio de Janeiro (state) Cinzano Rio Grand Prix Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
15 15 October Tochigi Prefecture Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi Twin Ring Motegi
16 29 October Australia Qantas Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island
†† = Saturday race

Calendar changes

2000 Grand Prix season results

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 125cc winner 250cc winner 500cc winner Report
1 19 March South Africa South African motorcycle Grand Prix Phakisa France Arnaud Vincent Japan Shinya Nakano Australia Garry McCoy Report
2 2 April Malaysia Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang Italy Roberto Locatelli Japan Shinya Nakano United States Kenny Roberts Jr. Report
3 9 April Japan Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Suzuka Japan Youichi Ui Japan Daijiro Kato Japan Norick Abe Report
4 30 April Spain Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Jerez Spain Emilio Alzamora Germany Ralf Waldmann United States Kenny Roberts Jr. Report
5 14 May France French motorcycle Grand Prix Le Mans Japan Youichi Ui Japan Tohru Ukawa Spain Àlex Crivillé Report
6 28 May Italy Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Mugello Italy Roberto Locatelli Japan Shinya Nakano Italy Loris Capirossi Report
7 11 June Catalonia Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Catalunya Italy Simone Sanna France Olivier Jacque United States Kenny Roberts Jr. Report
8 24 June †† Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Japan Youichi Ui Japan Tohru Ukawa Brazil Alex Barros Report
9 9 July United Kingdom British motorcycle Grand Prix Donington Japan Youichi Ui Germany Ralf Waldmann Italy Valentino Rossi Report
10 23 July Germany German motorcycle Grand Prix Sachsenring Japan Youichi Ui France Olivier Jacque Brazil Alex Barros Report
11 20 August Czech Republic Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Brno Italy Roberto Locatelli Japan Shinya Nakano Italy Max Biaggi Report
12 3 September Portugal Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Estoril Spain Emilio Alzamora Japan Daijiro Kato Australia Garry McCoy Report
13 17 September Valencian Community Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Valencia Italy Roberto Locatelli Japan Shinya Nakano Australia Garry McCoy Report
14 7 October †† Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix Rio de Janeiro Italy Simone Sanna Japan Daijiro Kato Italy Valentino Rossi Report
15 15 October Tochigi Prefecture Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix Motegi Italy Roberto Locatelli Japan Daijiro Kato United States Kenny Roberts Jr. Report
16 29 October Australia Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Japan Masao Azuma France Olivier Jacque Italy Max Biaggi Report
†† = Saturday race

Participants

500cc participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle Tyres No. Rider Rounds
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing
Blu Aprilia Team
Aprilia RSW-2 500 M 31 Japan Tetsuya Harada All
99 United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams All
BSL BSL BSL 500 V3 36 New Zealand Stephen Briggs 15–16
Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda NSR500 1 Spain Àlex Crivillé All
5 Spain Sete Gibernau All
8 Japan Tadayuki Okada All
Emerson Honda Pons 10 Brazil Alex Barros All
65 Italy Loris Capirossi All
Nastro Azzurro Honda 46 Italy Valentino Rossi All
Tecmas Honda Elf NSR500V 22 France Sébastien Gimbert 1–4
18 Belgium Sebastien Le Grelle 5–14
56 Japan Tekkyu Kayoh 15–16
Sabre Sport 12 South Africa Shane Norval 1–4, 7
21 United Kingdom Ron Haslam 5
23 United Kingdom Callum Ramsay 6
20 United Kingdom Phil Giles 8–13
33 Spain David Tomas 14–16
Maxon Dee Cee Jeans 25 Spain José Luis Cardoso 1–4, 6–7, 9–16
Demon Vimto Honda 26 United Kingdom John McGuinness 9
Queroseno Racing Team 33 Spain David Tomás 13
Proton Team KR Modenas KR3 KR3 D 11 Spain José David de Gea 1–8, 13
30 Australia Anthony Gobert 9
27 Italy Luca Cadalora 10–11
M 68 Australia Mark Willis 12, 14–16
Team Paton Paton PG500RC M 43 Italy Paolo Tessari 6, 10–13
Telefónica Movistar Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 (XRB0) 2 United States Kenny Roberts Jr. All
9 Japan Nobuatsu Aoki All
Team Suzuki 19 Japan Akira Ryō 3
Technical Sports Racing
F.C.C. TSR
TSR-Honda AC50M 15 Japan Yoshiteru Konishi 1–9, 11–16
56 Japan Tekkyu Kayoh 10
Rizla Honda 17 Netherlands Jurgen van den Goorbergh All
Marlboro Yamaha Team Yamaha YZR500 (OWK6) 4 Italy Max Biaggi All
7 Spain Carlos Checa All
Red Bull Yamaha WCM 24 Australia Garry McCoy All
55 France Régis Laconi All
Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin 6 Japan Norifumi Abe All
Source:[5]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

250cc participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Shell Advance Honda Team Honda Honda NSR250 4 Japan Tohru Ukawa All
14 Australia Anthony West All
Aprilia Germany Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 6 Germany Ralf Waldmann All
26 Germany Klaus Nöhles 1–15
Petronas Sprinta Team TVK Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 8 Japan Naoki Matsudo All
18 Malaysia Shahrol Yuzy All
Edo Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 9 Argentina Sebastián Porto All
Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 10 Spain Fonsi Nieto All
31 Spain Lucas Oliver Bultó 1–2, 4–16
32 Japan Taro Sekiguchi 3
Campetella Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 11 Italy Ivan Clementi 1–14, 16
Yamaha Kurz Aral Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 12 Germany Mike Baldinger 1–2
23 France Julien Allemand 4–16
78 Germany Dirk Reissmann 10
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing
Blu Aprilia Team
Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 13/35 Italy Marco Melandri All
34 Italy Marcellino Lucchi 4, 6–7
QUB Team Optimum Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 15 United Kingdom Adrian Coates 1–14, 16
77 United Kingdom Jamie Robinson 1–15
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team TSR-Honda Honda NSR250 16 Sweden Johan Stigefelt 1–10, 13–16
Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 19 France Olivier Jacque All
56 Japan Shinya Nakano All
CC Valencia Airtel Aspar Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 20 Spain Jerónimo Vidal 4, 7
30 Spain Alex Debón All
Motoracing Battaini Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 21 Italy Franco Battaini All
Tino Villa Racing TSR-Honda Honda NSR250 22 France Sébastien Gimbert 5–16
44 Italy Roberto Rolfo 1–4
Padgetts M/C Sales Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 24 United Kingdom Jason Vincent All
AXO Honda Gresini TSR-Honda Honda NSR250 25 France Vincent Philippe 1–2, 4–5, 8–16
27 Italy Fabrizio de Marco 7
74 Japan Daijiro Kato All
PR2 - Circuito de Almería Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 20 Spain Jerónimo Vidal 10–14, 16
33 Spain David Tomás 7–9
54 Spain David García 1–2, 4–7
D&B Bradgate Honda Honda NSR250 34 United Kingdom Gary Haslam 9
Diesel Vasco Rossi Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 37 Italy Luca Boscoscuro All
Rizla Honda TSR-Honda Honda NSR250 41 Netherlands Jarno Janssen All
Team Fomma TSR-Honda Honda NSR250 42 Spain David Checa All
Racing Factory Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 44 Italy Roberto Rolfo 7–10, 15–16
66 Germany Alex Hofmann 1–6, 11–13
Team Kotake Honda Honda NSR250 48 Japan Shinichi Nakatomi 3
Motorex Daytona Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 49 Japan Osamu Miyazaki 3
SP Tadao Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 50 Japan Nobuyuki Ohsaki 3
Team 2000 Penguin Honda Honda NSR250 88 Japan Yasumasa Hatakeyama 15
Harc-Pro Honda Honda Honda NSR250 89 Japan Hiroshi Aoyama 15
Source:[6]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

125cc participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Telefónica Movistar Honda Honda Honda RS125R 1 Spain Emilio Alzamora All
29 Spain Ángel Nieto Jr. 1–13, 15–16
Benetton Playlife Honda Honda Honda RS125R 3 Japan Masao Azuma All
32 Italy Mirko Giansanti 1–6, 9–14
33 Italy Stefano Bianco 16
Diesel Vasco Rossi Racing Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 4 Italy Roberto Locatelli All
16 Italy Simone Sanna All
GiVi Honda LCR Honda Honda RS125R 5 Japan Noboru Ueda All
9 Italy Lucio Cecchinello All
Bossini Fontana Racing Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 8 Italy Gianluigi Scalvini All
Antinucci Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 10 Spain Adrián Araujo 1–3, 6–8, 12–13
19 Italy Alessandro Brannetti 4–6
34 Andorra Eric Bataille 10, 14–16
Racing Service Honda Honda Honda RS125R 11 Italy Max Sabbatani All
SCRAB Compétition Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 12 France Randy de Puniet All
Chupa Chups Matteoni Rg. Honda Honda Honda RS125R 15 San Marino Alex de Angelis All
18 Spain Antonio Elías All
66 Italy Alex Baldolini 6
ADAC Sachsen Honda Honda Honda RS125R 17 Germany Steve Jenkner All
Circuito Valencia Aspar Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 21 France Arnaud Vincent All
44 Spain Héctor Faubel 4, 13
Festina Derbi Derbi Derbi 125 GP 22 Spain Pablo Nieto All
41 Japan Youichi Ui All
54 San Marino Manuel Poggiali 1, 3–16
LAE UGT 3000 Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 23 Italy Gino Borsoi All
Italjet Moto Italjet Italjet F125 24 United Kingdom Leon Haslam 1–4, 6–16
39 Czech Republic Jaroslav Huleš 1–14
67 Switzerland Marco Tresoldi 6, 15–16
Fomma Honda Honda Honda RS125R 26 Italy Ivan Goi All
Queroseno Racing Team Honda Honda Honda RS125R 34 Andorra Eric Bataille 7–9, 12–13
RS ADAC Esch Racing Honda Honda Honda RS125R 35 Germany Reinhard Stolz 1–8, 10–16
Semprucci Biesse Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 39 Czech Republic Jaroslav Huleš 16
51 Italy Marco Petrini 1–15
53 San Marino William De Angelis 1–13, 16
Team Boydis-Beatriz Hoteles Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 45 Spain Ivan Martínez 4, 7
JHA Racing Honda Honda RS125R 55 Japan Hideyuki Nakajoh 3
Team Plus One Honda Honda RS125R 56 Japan Yuzo Fujioka 3, 15
ACT Corp - Team Wheelie Honda Honda RS125R 57 Japan Hiroyuki Kikuchi 3
JRacing Motul Yamaha Yamaha TZ125 58 Japan Katsuji Uezu 3
ADAC Junior Team Germany Honda Honda RS125R 74 Germany Jarno Müller 10
Budweiser Budvar Elit Team Hanusch Honda Honda RS125R 78 Czech Republic Jakub Smrž 10–11
Source:[7]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

Standings

500cc riders' standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Bike RSA
South Africa
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
Pts
1 United States Kenny Roberts Jr. Suzuki 6 1 2 1 6 6 1 Ret 2 3 4 2 2 6 1 7 258
2 Italy Valentino Rossi Honda Ret Ret 11 3 3 12 3 6 1 2 2 3 Ret 1 2 3 209
3 Italy Max Biaggi Yamaha Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 9 5 4 9 4 1 4 3 5 3 1 170
4 Brazil Alex Barros Honda 4 8 7 5 5 Ret Ret 1 14 1 Ret 10 5 2 7 4 163
5 Australia Garry McCoy Yamaha 1 3 9 Ret 4 Ret 16 15 17 10 3 1 1 3 Ret 5 161
6 Spain Carlos Checa Yamaha 2 2 5 2 7 2 Ret 5 11 9 11 12 7 15 4 Ret 155
7 Italy Loris Capirossi Honda 3 Ret 12 6 8 1 6 3 4 6 5 13 Ret Ret 8 2 154
8 Japan Norifumi Abe Yamaha 7 17 1 Ret 2 5 2 10 6 11 Ret 9 Ret 4 5 6 147
9 Spain Àlex Crivillé Honda 5 Ret 6 4 1 Ret Ret 2 7 Ret 7 6 Ret 11 6 Ret 122
10 Japan Nobuatsu Aoki Suzuki 8 5 4 7 11 4 4 13 16 13 8 Ret 4 12 9 10 116
11 Japan Tadayuki Okada Honda Ret 6 3 10 14 8 15 11 10 5 10 7 9 9 10 9 107
12 France Régis Laconi Yamaha 9 9 14 8 9 7 13 8 12 7 13 5 6 8 11 11 106
13 Netherlands Jurgen van den Goorbergh TSR-Honda 10 11 13 9 13 11 7 9 5 Ret 12 8 10 10 15 12 85
14 United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams Aprilia Ret 10 8 Ret 12 3 12 Ret 3 Ret 9 11 Ret Ret 14 8 76
15 Spain Sete Gibernau Honda Ret 7 Ret Ret 15 10 Ret 7 8 8 6 Ret 8 7 12 Ret 72
16 Japan Tetsuya Harada Aprilia Ret 12 Ret 11 10 Ret 9 12 Ret Ret 14 14 Ret 13 13 14 38
17 Spain José David de Gea Modenas KR3 15 14 15 12 16 Ret 8 14 11 23
18 Spain José Luis Cardoso Honda 11 13 Ret Ret 13 DNS Ret 12 16 16 12 16 DNQ DNQ 19
19 Japan Yoshiteru Konishi TSR-Honda 13 Ret 16 13 Ret 15 10 Ret DNQ 20 17 14 18 18 15 16
20 Belgium Sébastien Le Grelle Honda 17 14 11 Ret 18 DNQ 18 18 Ret DNQ 7
21 Japan Akira Ryō Suzuki 10 6
22 France Sébastien Gimbert Honda 12 15 17 Ret 5
23 South Africa Shane Norval Honda 14 16 18 Ret 14 4
24 United Kingdom John McGuinness Honda 13 3
25 Spain David Tomás Honda 13 17 17 Ret 3
26 Japan Tekkyu Kayo TSR-Honda DNS 3
Honda 16 13
27 Italy Luca Cadalora Modenas KR3 14 15 3
28 Australia Mark Willis Modenas KR3 15 14 DNS Ret 3
29 Australia Anthony Gobert Modenas KR3 15 1
30 Italy Paolo Tessari Paton Ret 15 17 Ret Ret 1
31 United Kingdom Phil Giles Honda Ret Ret DNQ 19 19 15 1
United Kingdom Callum Ramsay Honda Ret 0
United Kingdom Ron Haslam Honda DNS 0
New Zealand Stephen Briggs BSL DNQ DNQ 0
Pos Rider Team RSA
South Africa
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

500cc manufacturers' standings

Pos Manufacturer RSA
South Africa
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
Pts
1 Japan Yamaha 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 4 6 4 1 1 1 3 3 1 318
2 Japan Honda 3 6 3 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 5 1 2 2 311
3 Japan Suzuki 6 1 2 1 6 4 1 13 2 3 4 2 2 6 1 7 264
4 Italy Aprilia Ret 10 8 11 10 3 9 12 3 Ret 9 11 Ret 13 13 8 94
5 Japan TSR-Honda 10 11 13 9 13 11 7 9 5 Ret 12 8 10 10 15 12 85
6 Malaysia Modenas KR3 15 14 15 12 16 Ret 8 14 15 14 15 15 11 14 DNS Ret 30
7 Italy Paton Ret 15 17 Ret Ret 1
New Zealand BSL DNQ DNQ 0
Pos Manufacturer RSA
South Africa
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
Pts

250cc riders' standings

[8]

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Bike RSA
South Africa
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
Pts
1 France Olivier Jacque Yamaha 4 2 4 4 3 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 Ret 4 1 279
2 Japan Shinya Nakano Yamaha 1 1 3 15 2 1 3 3 7 3 1 Ret 1 4 2 2 272
3 Japan Daijiro Kato Honda 2 3 1 2 6 3 4 8 10 4 6 1 5 1 1 3 259
4 Japan Tohru Ukawa Honda 3 Ret 2 3 1 6 2 1 4 2 2 Ret 4 2 5 6 239
5 Italy Marco Melandri Aprilia 13 5 5 6 4 4 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 3 3 3 3 5 159
6 Australia Anthony West Honda 5 6 6 5 5 7 9 4 Ret 10 10 4 7 5 6 7 146
7 Germany Ralf Waldmann Aprilia 7 4 Ret 1 8 Ret 7 24 1 8 5 Ret 13 6 7 4 143
8 Italy Franco Battaini Aprilia 6 13 7 10 11 5 5 20 Ret 7 7 12 6 7 Ret DNS 96
9 Argentina Sebastián Porto Yamaha 8 8 12 9 10 Ret Ret 7 11 9 8 Ret 8 8 Ret 11 83
10 Japan Naoki Matsudo Yamaha 10 11 DSQ Ret 7 8 8 5 3 14 11 Ret 15 12 16 12 79
11 United Kingdom Jason Vincent Aprilia 9 12 16 12 Ret Ret 19 19 5 21 Ret 7 9 9 9 8 64
12 Germany Klaus Nöhles Aprilia 14 Ret 13 8 14 Ret 15 18 16 5 9 5 Ret 17 Ret DNS 45
13 Italy Luca Boscoscuro Aprilia Ret 7 11 11 9 Ret Ret 22 Ret 15 15 14 12 10 13 15 45
14 Spain Fonsi Nieto Yamaha Ret Ret 22 16 16 9 18 16 18 12 Ret 6 17 11 14 9 35
15 Spain Álex Debón Aprilia 12 9 Ret 14 15 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 12 18 32
16 Italy Roberto Rolfo TSR-Honda 15 14 Ret 19 26
Aprilia Ret 9 Ret 6 Ret 10
17 Sweden Johan Stigefelt TSR-Honda Ret 15 18 13 12 Ret 11 21 8 11 DNS DNS Ret Ret 19 17 26
18 Malaysia Shahrol Yuzy Yamaha Ret 18 19 Ret 13 11 20 Ret Ret 18 12 10 14 Ret 11 19 24
19 Spain David Checa TSR-Honda 16 Ret 23 18 Ret 13 13 15 9 19 13 Ret 10 Ret 15 20 23
20 United Kingdom Jamie Robinson Aprilia 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 6 Ret Ret 15 15 19 Ret Ret DNS 23
21 Italy Ivan Clementi Aprilia Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 10 Ret 23 Ret 16 17 8 21 13 DNS 16 17
22 France Sébastien Gimbert TSR-Honda 21 Ret 16 12 Ret 13 18 9 Ret 14 18 Ret 16
23 France Vincent Philippe TSR-Honda Ret 17 DNS Ret Ret WD 10 14 Ret 16 13 16 16 Ret 13 14
24 France Julien Allemand Yamaha 24 Ret 12 22 11 15 17 21 16 20 15 Ret 14 13
25 Germany Alex Hofmann Aprilia Ret 10 15 17 18 Ret 19 11 18 DNS 12
26 Italy Marcellino Lucchi Aprilia 7 Ret Ret 9
27 Japan Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha 8 Ret 8
28 Japan Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 8 8
29 Japan Shinichi Nakatomi Honda 9 Ret 7
30 Spain Lucas Oliver Bultó Yamaha Ret Ret 23 20 Ret 17 13 12 22 20 17 22 20 Ret 21 7
31 Japan Yasumasa Hatakeyama Honda 10 6
32 Japan Nobuyuki Ohsaki Yamaha 10 6
33 Netherlands Jarno Janssen TSR-Honda 17 16 21 Ret 17 Ret 12 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret 24 19 Ret 22 4
34 United Kingdom Gary Haslam Honda 13 3
35 Japan Taro Sekiguchi Yamaha 14 2
36 United Kingdom Adrian Coates Aprilia Ret Ret Ret 21 Ret 14 21 Ret Ret 24 22 Ret 23 18 DNS Ret 2
37 Spain Jerónimo Vidal Aprilia 22 14 26 Ret Ret Ret 21 DNS Ret 2
38 Spain David Tomás Honda Ret 14 Ret 2
Spain David García Aprilia Ret Ret DNS 20 Ret Ret Ret 0
Germany Mike Baldinger Yamaha 18 19 0
Italy Fabrizio De Marco Honda DNQ 0
Germany Dirk Reissmann Yamaha 23 0
Pos Rider Team RSA
South Africa
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

250cc manufacturers' standings

Pos Manufacturer RSA
South Africa
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
Pts
1 Japan Yamaha 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 342
2 Japan Honda 2 3 1 2 1 3 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 1 1 3 324
3 Italy Aprilia 6 4 5 1 4 4 5 6 1 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 232
4 Japan TSR-Honda 15 14 17 13 12 13 11 10 8 11 13 9 10 14 15 13 59
Pos Manufacturer RSA
South Africa
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
Pts

125cc riders' standings

[9]

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Bike RSA
South Africa
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
Pts
1 Italy Roberto Locatelli Aprilia 4 1 Ret 3 4 1 Ret 6 4 2 1 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 230
2 Japan Youichi Ui Derbi Ret 2 1 21 1 Ret Ret 1 1 1 2 Ret 3 3 Ret 2 217
3 Spain Emilio Alzamora Honda 3 4 5 1 3 7 Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 1 5 8 2 4 203
4 Japan Masao Azuma Honda 9 8 3 4 Ret 3 2 9 5 Ret Ret Ret 2 2 4 1 176
5 Japan Noboru Ueda Honda 5 5 2 5 Ret 6 Ret 2 3 13 5 Ret 11 6 7 3 153
6 Italy Simone Sanna Aprilia 12 14 Ret Ret 10 Ret 1 5 Ret 3 Ret 5 6 1 3 10 132
7 France Arnaud Vincent Aprilia 1 Ret 8 8 5 8 4 13 13 4 6 3 10 Ret 8 Ret 132
8 Italy Mirko Giansanti Honda 2 3 Ret 2 2 2 WD 6 5 7 Ret 13 Ret DNS 129
9 Italy Gino Borsoi Aprilia 10 6 4 12 9 5 3 11 Ret Ret 8 8 9 7 14 9 113
10 Italy Ivan Goi Honda 8 10 6 7 6 13 11 8 Ret 6 10 6 Ret 12 5 8 108
11 Italy Lucio Cecchinello Honda 11 18 Ret 6 7 Ret Ret 4 7 Ret 4 4 8 5 DSQ Ret 91
12 Germany Steve Jenkner Honda 6 9 13 10 Ret 4 Ret 7 18 10 Ret 11 16 13 13 7 74
13 Spain Pablo Nieto Derbi 15 11 11 Ret Ret 11 6 19 15 7 16 12 4 10 9 14 68
14 Italy Gianluigi Scalvini Aprilia 7 7 Ret Ret 11 10 Ret Ret 11 8 Ret Ret 7 4 17 Ret 64
15 Spain Ángel Nieto Jr. Honda 13 12 Ret 11 16 16 9 10 9 9 Ret 9 17 DNS 10 11 57
16 San Marino Manuel Poggiali Derbi DNS DNQ 9 8 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 12 Ret 14 Ret 11 5 53
17 France Randy de Puniet Aprilia 14 Ret 10 13 12 9 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret 7 18 9 Ret 13 50
18 San Marino Alex De Angelis Honda 16 16 Ret 15 15 12 Ret 14 12 Ret Ret Ret 12 11 6 6 41
19 Czech Republic Jaroslav Huleš Italjet Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 14 DNS Ret 8 Ret 9 10 21 Ret 26
Aprilia 15
20 Spain Antonio Elías Honda 23 17 17 16 17 15 8 Ret 14 Ret 14 17 15 14 12 12 24
21 Germany Reinhard Stolz Honda 17 15 16 19 13 19 5 12 DNS 15 15 Ret 23 18 21 16 21
22 Italy Max Sabbatani Honda 20 13 19 Ret Ret 20 7 15 16 Ret Ret 13 26 17 18 Ret 16
23 Italy Marco Petrini Aprilia 21 Ret 12 20 18 21 Ret 16 17 12 13 Ret 20 16 19 11
24 Andorra Eric Bataille Honda 12 Ret 21 11 16 Ret 15 Ret 19 10
25 Japan Hideyuki Nakajoh Honda 7 9
26 Japan Yuzo Fujioka Honda 9 8
NER Honda 15
27 United Kingdom Leon Haslam Italjet 22 19 Ret 17 DNQ 22 10 18 19 Ret 17 Ret 22 Ret Ret 17 6
28 Czech Republic Jakub Smrž Honda 18 11 5
29 Japan Hiroyuki Kikuchi Honda 14 2
30 Italy Alessandro Brannetti Honda Ret 14 17 2
31 Spain Iván Martínez Aprilia Ret 14 2
32 Germany Jarno Müller Honda 14 2
33 Spain Adrián Araujo Aprilia 18 Ret 20 23 Ret Ret DNS 14 Ret 2
34 Japan Katsuji Uezu Yamaha 15 1
35 San Marino William De Angelis Aprilia 19 Ret 18 18 Ret 18 Ret Ret 22 Ret Ret 15 25 DNS DNS Ret 1
Spain Héctor Faubel Aprilia 22 19 0
Switzerland Marco Tresoldi Honda Ret 0
Italjet 22 Ret
Italy Alex Baldolini Honda 24 0
Italy Stefano Bianco Honda 20 0
Pos Rider Team RSA
South Africa
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

125cc manufacturers' standings

Pos Manufacturer RSA
South Africa
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
Pts
1 Japan Honda 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 5 3 1 2 2 2 1 318
2 Italy Aprilia 1 1 4 3 4 1 1 5 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 9 313
3 Spain Derbi 15 2 1 9 1 11 6 1 1 1 2 12 3 3 9 2 251
4 Italy Italjet 22 19 Ret 14 Ret 14 10 18 8 Ret 9 10 21 Ret 22 17 31
5 Japan Yamaha 15 1
6 Japan NER Honda 15 1
Pos Manufacturer RSA
South Africa
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
Pts

Bibliography

  • Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5

References

  1. ^ "Michelin Australian GP preview". Motorsport.com. 2000-10-18. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
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  4. ^ "MotoGP Calendar". Yamaha-racing.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. ^ "500cc Grand Prix entry list for 2000". Motorcycle Racing Online.
  6. ^ "250cc Grand Prix entry list for 2000". Motorcycle Racing Online.
  7. ^ "125cc Grand Prix entry list for 2000". Motorcycle Racing Online.
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External links

  • "The Official MotoGP website". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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