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]
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]
†† = Saturday race
2000 Grand Prix season results
†† = Saturday race
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 |
|
Colour | Result |
Gold | Winner |
Silver | 2nd place |
Bronze | 3rd 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 participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap |
500cc manufacturers' standings
250cc riders' standings
[5]
- 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 |
|
Colour | Result |
Gold | Winner |
Silver | 2nd place |
Bronze | 3rd 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 participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap |
250cc manufacturers' standings
125cc riders' standings
[6]
- 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 |
|
Colour | Result |
Gold | Winner |
Silver | 2nd place |
Bronze | 3rd 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 participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap |
125cc manufacturers' standings
Participants
500cc participants
|
Key |
Regular Rider |
Wildcard Rider |
Replacement Rider |
|
250cc participants[7]
No |
Rider |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Rounds |
4 |
Tohru Ukawa |
Shell Advance Honda Team |
Honda |
All |
6 |
Ralf Waldmann |
Aprila Germany |
Aprilia |
All |
8 |
Naoki Matsudo |
Petronas Sprinta Team TVK |
Yamaha |
All |
9 |
Sebastián Porto |
Edo Racing |
Yamaha |
All |
10 |
Fonsi Nieto |
Antenna 3 Yamaha d'Antin |
Yamaha |
All |
11 |
Ivan Clementi |
Campetella Racing |
Aprilia |
1-14, 16 |
12 |
Mike Baldinger |
Yamaha Kurz Aral |
Yamaha |
1-2 |
13 |
Marco Melandri |
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing Blu Aprilia Team |
Aprilia |
All |
14 |
Anthony West |
Shell Advance Honda Team |
Honda |
All |
15 |
Adrian Coates |
QUB Team Optimum |
Aprilia |
1-14, 16 |
16 |
Johan Stigefelt |
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team |
TSR-Honda |
1-10, 13-16 |
18 |
Shahrol Yuzy |
Petronas Sprinta Team TVK |
Yamaha |
All |
19 |
Olivier Jacque |
Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3 |
Yamaha |
All |
20 |
Jerónimo Vidal |
CC Valencia Airtel Aspar |
Aprilia |
4, 7 |
PR2 - Circuito de Almería |
Aprilia |
10-14, 16 |
21 |
Franco Battaini |
Motoracing Battaini |
Aprilia |
All |
22 |
Sébastien Gimbert |
Tino Villa Racing |
TSR-Honda |
5-16 |
23 |
Julien Allemand |
Yamaha Kurz Aral |
Yamaha |
4-16 |
24 |
Jason Vincent |
Padgetts M/C Sales |
Aprilia |
All |
25 |
Vincent Philippe |
AXO Honda Gresini |
TSR-Honda |
1-2, 4-5, 8-16 |
26 |
Klaus Nöhles |
Aprila Germany |
Aprilia |
1-15 |
27 |
Fabrizio de Marco |
AXO Honda Gresini |
TSR-Honda |
7 |
30 |
Álex Debón |
CC Valencia Airtel Aspar |
Aprilia |
All |
31 |
Lucas Oliver Bultó |
Antenna 3 Yamaha d'Antin |
Yamaha |
1-2, 4-16 |
32 |
Taro Sekiguchi |
Antenna 3 Yamaha d'Antin |
Yamaha |
3 |
33 |
David Tomás |
PR2 Circuito de Almeria |
Aprilia |
7-9 |
34 |
Marcellino Lucchi |
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing |
Aprilia |
4, 6-7 |
34 |
Gary Haslam |
D&B Bradgate |
Honda |
9 |
37 |
Luca Boscoscuro |
Diesel Vasco Rossi Racing |
Aprilia |
All |
41 |
Jarno Janssen |
Rizla Honda |
TSR-Honda |
All |
42 |
David Checa |
Team Fomma |
TSR-Honda |
All |
44 |
Roberto Rolfo |
Tino Villa Racing |
TSR-Honda |
1-4 |
Racing Factory |
Aprilia |
7-10, 15-16 |
48 |
Shinichi Nakatomi |
Team Kotake |
Honda |
3 |
49 |
Osamu Miyazaki |
Motorex Daytona |
Yamaha |
3 |
50 |
Nobuyuki Ohsaki |
SP Tadao Racing Team |
Yamaha |
3 |
54 |
David García |
PR2 Circuito de Almeria |
Aprilia |
1-2, 4-7 |
56 |
Shinya Nakano |
Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3 |
Yamaha |
All |
66 |
Alex Hofmann |
Racing Factory |
Aprilia |
1-6, 11-13 |
74 |
Daijiro Kato |
AXO Honda Gresini |
Honda |
All |
77 |
Jamie Robinson |
QUB Team Optimum |
Aprilia |
1-15 |
78 |
Dirk Reissmann |
Yamaha Kurz Aral |
Yamaha |
10 |
88 |
Yasumasa Hatakeyama |
Team 2000 Penguin |
Honda |
15 |
89 |
Hiroshi Aoyama |
Harc-Pro Honda |
Honda |
15 |
|
Key |
Regular Rider |
Wildcard Rider |
Replacement Rider |
|
125cc participants[8]
No |
Rider |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Rounds |
1 |
Emilio Alzamora |
Telefónica movistar Honda |
Honda |
All |
3 |
Masao Azuma |
Benetton Playlife Honda |
Honda |
All |
4 |
Roberto Locatelli |
Diesel Vasco Rossi Racing Aprilia |
Aprilia |
All |
5 |
Noboru Ueda |
GiVi Honda LCR |
Honda |
All |
8 |
Gianluigi Scalvini |
Bossini Fontana Racing Aprilia |
Aprilia |
All |
9 |
Lucio Cecchinello |
GiVi Honda LCR |
Honda |
All |
10 |
Adrián Araujo |
Antinucci Racing Team Aprilia |
Aprilia |
1-3, 6-8, 12-13 |
11 |
Max Sabbatani |
Racing Service Honda |
Honda |
All |
12 |
Randy de Puniet |
SCRAB Compétition Aprilia |
Aprilia |
All |
15 |
Alex De Angelis |
Chupa Chups Matteoni Rg. Honda |
Honda |
All |
16 |
Simone Sanna |
Diesel Vasco Rossi Racing Aprilia |
Aprilia |
All |
17 |
Steve Jenkner |
ADAC Sachsen Honda |
Honda |
All |
18 |
Toni Elías |
Chupa Chups Matteoni Rg. Honda |
Honda |
All |
19 |
Alessandro Brannetti |
Antinucci Racing Team Honda |
Honda |
4-6 |
21 |
Arnaud Vincent |
Circuito Valencia Aspar Aprilia |
Aprilia |
All |
22 |
Pablo Nieto |
Festina Derbi |
Derbi |
All |
23 |
Gino Borsoi |
LAE UGT 3000 Aprilia |
Aprilia |
All |
24 |
Leon Haslam |
Italjet Moto |
Italjet |
1-4, 6-16 |
26 |
Ivan Goi |
Fomma Honda |
Honda |
All |
29 |
Angel Nieto Jr |
Telefónica movistar Honda |
Honda |
1-13, 15-16 |
32 |
Mirko Giansanti |
Benetton Playlife Honda |
Honda |
1-6, 9-14 |
33 |
Stefano Bianco |
Benetton Playlife Honda |
Honda |
16 |
34 |
Eric Bataille |
Queroseno Racing Team Honda |
Honda |
7-9, 12-13 |
Antinucci Racing Team |
Aprilia |
10, 14-16 |
35 |
Reinhard Stolz |
RS ADAC Esch Racing Honda |
Honda |
1-8,10-16 |
39 |
Jaroslav Hules |
Italjet Moto |
Italjet |
1-14 |
Semprucci - Biesse Aprilia |
Aprilia |
16 |
41 |
Youichi Ui |
Festina Derbi |
Derbi |
All |
44 |
Héctor Faubel |
Circuito Valencia Aspar Aprilia |
Aprilia |
4, 13 |
45 |
Ivan Martínez |
Team Boydis-Beatriz Hoteles |
Aprilia |
4, 7 |
51 |
Marco Petrini |
Semprucci Biesse Aprilia Aprilia |
Aprilia |
1-15 |
53 |
William De Angelis |
Semprucci Biesse Aprilia |
Aprilia |
1-13, 16 |
54 |
Manuel Poggiali |
Festina Derbi |
Derbi |
1, 3-16 |
55 |
Hideyuki Nakajoh |
JHA Racing |
Honda |
3 |
56 |
Yuzo Fujioka |
Team Plus One |
Honda |
3, 15 |
57 |
Hiroyuki Kikuchi |
ACT Corp - Team Wheelie |
Honda |
3 |
58 |
Katsuji Uezu |
JRacing Motul |
Yamaha |
3 |
66 |
Alex Baldolini |
Chupa Chups Matteoni Rg. Honda |
Honda |
6 |
67 |
Marco Tresoldi |
Italjet Moto |
Italjet |
6, 15-16 |
74 |
Jarno Müller |
ADAC Junior Team Germany |
Honda |
10 |
78 |
Jakub Smrz |
Budweiser Budvar Elit Team Hanusch |
Honda |
10-11 |
|
Key |
Regular Rider |
Wildcard Rider |
Replacement Rider |
|
Bibliography
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A.
ISBN 2-940125-32-5