2000 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Rio de Janeiro
Flag:Brazil
Official Name:Cinzano Rio Grand Prix[1]
Location:Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Course Mi:3.065
Course Km:4.933
Race No:14
Season No:16
Date:7 October
Year:2000
Pole Rider 500:Max Biaggi
Pole Rider 500 Country:Italy
Pole Time 500:1:51.058
Fast Rider 500:Valentino Rossi
Fast Rider 500 Country:Italy
Fast Time 500:1:52.667 on lap 22
First Rider 500:Valentino Rossi
First Rider 500 Country:Italy
Second Rider 500:Alex Barros
Second Rider 500 Country:Brazil
Third Rider 500:Garry McCoy
Third Rider 500 Country:Australia
Pole Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Pole Rider 250 Country:Italy
Pole Time 250:1:53.464
Fast Rider 250:Olivier Jacque
Fast Rider 250 Country:France
Fast Time 250:1:54.394 on lap 2
First Rider 250:Daijiro Kato
First Rider 250 Country:Japan
Second Rider 250:Tohru Ukawa
Second Rider 250 Country:Japan
Third Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Third Rider 250 Country:Italy
Pole Rider 125:Roberto Locatelli
Pole Rider 125 Country:Italy
Pole Time 125:1:59.011
Fast Rider 125:Mirko Giansanti
Fast Rider 125 Country:Italy
Fast Time 125:1:59.368 on lap 3
First Rider 125:Simone Sanna
First Rider 125 Country:Italy
Second Rider 125:Masao Azuma
Second Rider 125 Country:Japan
Third Rider 125:Youichi Ui
Third Rider 125 Country:Japan

The 2000 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 7 October 2000 at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.Kenny Roberts Jr sealed the world title at this race by finishing in 6th place.Suzuki's last world championship until the 2020 season with Joan Mir.

500 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiNastro Azzurro HondaHonda2445:22.624425
210 Alex BarrosEmerson Honda PonsHonda24+0.970220
324 Garry McCoyRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha24+3.4461316
46 Norick AbeAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha24+3.568613
54 Max BiaggiMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha24+3.709111
62 Kenny Roberts Jr.Telefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki24+7.778710
75 Sete GibernauRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda24+8.260119
855 Régis LaconiRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha24+8.51898
98 Tadayuki OkadaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda24+17.50687
1017 Jurgen van den GoorberghRizla HondaTSR-Honda24+23.254106
111 Àlex CrivilléRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda24+28.802125
129 Nobuatsu AokiTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki24+34.134154
1331 Tetsuya HaradaBlu Aprilia TeamAprilia24+54.359163
1468 Mark WillisProton Team KRModenas KR324+1:03.182172
157 Carlos ChecaMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha24+1:03.50631
1625 José Luis CardosoMaxon Dee Cee JeansHonda24+1:21.94118
1733 David TomásSabre SportHonda23+1 lap19
1815 Yoshiteru KonishiFCC TSRTSR-Honda23+1 lap20
Ret65 Loris CapirossiEmerson Honda PonsHonda2Accident5
Ret99 Jeremy McWilliamsBlu Aprilia TeamAprilia2Retirement14
DNQ18 Sébastien Le GrelleTecmas Honda ElfHondaDid not qualify
Sources: [2] [3] [4]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
174 Daijiro KatoHonda2242:14.822325
24 Tohru UkawaHonda22+0.064620
335 Marco MelandriAprilia22+0.190116
456 Shinya NakanoYamaha22+13.788513
514 Anthony WestHonda22+19.0871311
66 Ralf WaldmannAprilia22+19.236710
721 Franco BattainiAprilia22+24.78649
89 Sebastián PortoYamaha22+31.874128
924 Jason VincentAprilia22+41.546107
1037 Luca BoscoscuroAprilia22+45.90496
1110 Fonsi NietoYamaha22+55.630155
128 Naoki MatsudoYamaha22+55.670164
1311 Ivan ClementiAprilia22+55.980183
1422 Sébastien GimbertTSR-Honda22+56.327202
1523 Julien AllemandYamaha22+56.491241
1625 Vincent PhilippeTSR-Honda22+56.71321
1726 Klaus NöhlesAprilia22+1:08.06614
1815 Adrian CoatesAprilia22+1:12.78427
1941 Jarno JanssenTSR-Honda22+1:23.49123
2031 Lucas OliverYamaha22+1:39.17225
2120 Jerónimo VidalAprilia22+1:41.49317
Ret19 Olivier JacqueYamaha16Accident2
Ret18 Shahrol YuzyYamaha11Accident19
Ret42 David ChecaTSR-Honda7Retirement11
Ret68 Cristiano VieiraHonda5Retirement29
Ret77 Jamie RobinsonAprilia4Retirement22
Ret67 César BarrosHonda1Accident28
Ret16 Johan StigefeltTSR-Honda0Retirement26
Ret30 Alex DebónAprilia0Accident8
DNS66 Alex HofmannApriliaDid not start
Source: [5]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
116 Simone SannaAprilia2142:14.265325
23 Masao AzumaHonda21+0.034920
341 Youichi UiDerbi21+5.680216
48 Gianluigi ScalviniAprilia21+14.597613
59 Lucio CecchinelloHonda21+14.8901411
65 Noboru UedaHonda21+15.0561010
723 Gino BorsoiAprilia21+16.67779
81 Emilio AlzamoraHonda21+17.033158
912 Randy de PunietAprilia21+17.566117
1022 Pablo NietoDerbi21+18.043136
1115 Alex de AngelisHonda21+20.52685
1226 Ivan GoiHonda21+20.695204
1317 Steve JenknerHonda21+26.309163
1418 Antonio ElíasHonda21+50.820222
1534 Eric BatailleHonda21+1:04.998211
1651 Marco PetriniAprilia21+1:05.29017
1711 Max SabbataniHonda21+1:05.75318
1835 Reinhard StolzHonda21+1:27.52824
Ret32 Mirko GiansantiHonda20Retirement4
Ret21 Arnaud VincentAprilia16Retirement12
Ret24 Leon HaslamItaljet15Retirement23
Ret39 Jaroslav HulešItaljet11Retirement19
Ret4 Roberto LocatelliAprilia7Retirement1
Ret54 Manuel PoggialiDerbi6Retirement5
DNS29 Ángel Nieto Jr.HondaDid not start
DNS53 William de AngelisApriliaDid not start
DNQ90 Leandro PanadésHondaDid not qualify
DNQ89 Renato VelludoHondaDid not qualify
DNQ52 Gian CalabrezziHondaDid not qualify
DNQ87 Wesley GutierrezHondaDid not qualify
Source: [6]

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fourteen has concluded.[7]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Kenny Roberts Jr.224
2173
3 Garry McCoy150
4 Carlos Checa142
5 Alex Barros141
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Yamaha277
2 Honda271
3 Suzuki230
4 Aprilia83
5 TSR-Honda80

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2000 Brazilian MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 16 May 2018.
  2. Web site: 2000 Brazilian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Cinzano Rio Grand Prix – 500cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 October 2000. 24 July 2018.
  4. Web site: motogp.com · RIO GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 2000. www.motogp.com. 2018-07-21. 2018-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192313/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2000/RIO/500cc/RAC. dead.
  5. Web site: Cinzano Rio Grand Prix – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 October 2000. 24 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Cinzano Rio Grand Prix – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 October 2000. 24 July 2018.
  7. Web site: Standings . 2000 . resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-21.

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