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2000 French motorcycle Grand Prix


FieldValue
Grand PrixFrench
flagFrance
Official_NameGrand Prix Polini de France
LocationBugatti Circuit
Course_mi2.597
Course_km4.305
Race_No5
Season_No16
Date14 May
Year2000
ImageBugatti Circuit.svg
Pole_Rider_500Max Biaggi
Pole_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_5001:39.342
Fast_Rider_500Valentino Rossi
Fast_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Fast_Time_5001:40.089 on lap 5
First_Rider_500Àlex Crivillé
First_Rider_500_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_500Norick Abe
Second_Rider_500_CountryJapan
Third_Rider_500Valentino Rossi
Third_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Pole_Rider_250Daijiro Kato
Pole_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Pole_Time_2501:41.635
Fast_Rider_250Tohru Ukawa
Fast_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Fast_Time_2501:42.312 on lap 11
First_Rider_250Tohru Ukawa
First_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Second_Rider_250Shinya Nakano
Second_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Third_Rider_250Olivier Jacque
Third_Rider_250_CountryFrance
Pole_Rider_125Youichi Ui
Pole_Rider_125_CountryJapan
Pole_Time_1251:49.776
Fast_Rider_125Noboru Ueda
Fast_Rider_125_CountryJapan
Fast_Time_1251:48.011 on lap 3
First_Rider_125Youichi Ui
First_Rider_125_CountryJapan
Second_Rider_125Mirko Giansanti
Second_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Third_Rider_125Emilio Alzamora
Third_Rider_125_CountrySpain

The 2000 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 14 May 2000 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.

This would prove to be 1999 500cc champion Àlex Crivillé's final grand prix victory.

500 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617RetRetDNSSources:
1ESP **Àlex Crivillé****Repsol YPF Honda Team****Honda**2847:15.3635**25**
6JPN **Norick Abe****Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin****Yamaha**28+0.3217**20**
46ITA **Valentino Rossi****Nastro Azzurro Honda****Honda**28+1.15510**16**
24AUS **Garry McCoy****Red Bull Yamaha WCM****Yamaha**28+4.3778**13**
10BRA **Alex Barros****Emerson Honda Pons****Honda**28+5.2403**11**
2USA **Kenny Roberts Jr.****Telefónica Movistar Suzuki****Suzuki**28+9.1764**10**
7ESP **Carlos Checa****Marlboro Yamaha Team****Yamaha**28+11.6002**9**
65ITA **Loris Capirossi****Emerson Honda Pons****Honda**28+12.1749**8**
55FRA **Régis Laconi****Red Bull Yamaha WCM****Yamaha**28+12.34212**7**
31JPN **Tetsuya Harada****Blu Aprilia Team****Aprilia**28+29.81815**6**
9JPN **Nobuatsu Aoki****Telefónica Movistar Suzuki****Suzuki**28+38.47714**5**
99GBR **Jeremy McWilliams****Blu Aprilia Team****Aprilia**28+42.0856**4**
17NED **Jurgen van den Goorbergh****Rizla Honda****TSR-Honda**28+44.93613**3**
8JPN **Tadayuki Okada****Repsol YPF Honda Team****Honda**28+45.85711**2**
5ESP **Sete Gibernau****Repsol YPF Honda Team****Honda**28+50.83416**1**
11ESP José David de GeaProton Team KRModenas KR328+1:18.81817
18BEL Sébastien Le GrelleTecmas Honda ElfHonda27+1 Lap19
15JPN Yoshiteru KonishiFCC TSRTSR-Honda9Accident18
4ITA Max BiaggiMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha3Accident1
21GBR Ron HaslamSabre SportHondaDid not start

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718192021222324RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetSource:
4JPN **Tohru Ukawa****Honda**2644:42.9545**25**
56JPN **Shinya Nakano****Yamaha**26+0.2793**20**
19FRA **Olivier Jacque****Yamaha**26+2.5216**16**
13ITA **Marco Melandri****Aprilia**26+20.5314**13**
14AUS **Anthony West****Honda**26+25.4748**11**
74JPN **Daijiro Kato****Honda**26+36.6811**10**
8JPN **Naoki Matsudo****Yamaha**26+42.59911**9**
6DEU **Ralf Waldmann****Aprilia**26+46.0832**8**
37ITA **Luca Boscoscuro****Aprilia**26+48.75110**7**
9ARG **Sebastián Porto****Yamaha**26+49.12819**6**
21ITA **Franco Battaini****Aprilia**26+55.5867**5**
16SWE **Johan Stigefelt****TSR-Honda**26+1:03.97314**4**
18MYS **Shahrol Yuzy****Yamaha**26+1:07.02812**3**
26DEU **Klaus Nöhles****Aprilia**26+1:09.46015**2**
30ESP **Alex Debón****Aprilia**26+1:10.6499**1**
10ESP Fonsi NietoYamaha26+1:11.70025
41NLD Jarno JanssenTSR-Honda26+1:23.67721
66DEU Alex HofmannAprilia26+1:25.02517
11ITA Ivan ClementiAprilia26+1:41.99726
31ESP Lucas OliverYamaha25+1 lap23
22FRA Sébastien GimbertTSR-Honda25+1 lap29
52FRA Julien da CostaHonda25+1 lap30
58FRA Bruno VecchioniYamaha25+1 lap33
53FRA Éric DubrayYamaha25+1 lap32
77GBR Jamie RobinsonAprilia21Retirement18
25FRA Vincent PhilippeTSR-Honda19Accident16
15GBR Adrian CoatesAprilia12Retirement24
23FRA Julien AllemandYamaha11Accident13
54ESP David GarcíaAprilia10Retirement27
24GBR Jason VincentAprilia9Accident20
42ESP David ChecaTSR-Honda9Retirement22
57FRA Hervé MoraHonda4Accident31
55FRA Sylvain GuintoliHonda1Accident28

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122RetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQSource:
41JPN **Youichi Ui****Derbi**2443:43.6901**25**
32ITA **Mirko Giansanti****Honda**24+1.65513**20**
1ESP **Emilio Alzamora****Honda**24+1.8577**16**
4ITA **Roberto Locatelli****Aprilia**24+2.0792**13**
21FRA **Arnaud Vincent****Aprilia**24+2.2316**11**
26ITA **Ivan Goi****Honda**24+5.89912**10**
9ITA **Lucio Cecchinello****Honda**24+10.1325**9**
54SMR **Manuel Poggiali****Derbi**24+13.9239**8**
23ITA **Gino Borsoi****Aprilia**24+14.26710**7**
16ITA **Simone Sanna****Aprilia**24+20.52216**6**
8ITA **Gianluigi Scalvini****Aprilia**24+23.1354**5**
12FRA **Randy de Puniet****Aprilia**24+33.57719**4**
35DEU **Reinhard Stolz****Honda**24+40.85117**3**
19ITA **Alessandro Brannetti****Honda**24+41.86215**2**
15SMR **Alex de Angelis****Honda**24+41.88322**1**
29ESP Ángel Nieto Jr.Honda24+42.84326
18ESP Antonio ElíasHonda24+1:01.19818
51ITA Marco PetriniAprilia24+1:21.87121
63FRA Jimmy PetitHonda24+1:25.40924
62FRA Erwan NigonYamaha23+1 lap29
61FRA Grégory LefortAprilia23+1 lap27
64FRA Hugo MarchandHonda23+1 lap28
11ITA Max SabbataniHonda20Retirement8
39CZE Jaroslav HulešItaljet19Retirement23
3JPN Masao AzumaHonda9Accident11
22ESP Pablo NietoDerbi7Retirement25
5JPN Noboru UedaHonda4Accident3
53SMR William de AngelisAprilia2Accident20
17DEU Steve JenknerHonda1Accident14
60FRA Lionel LecomteHondaDid not qualify
24GBR Leon HaslamItaljetDid not qualify

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1USA Kenny Roberts Jr.90
2SPA Carlos Checa80
3AUS Garry McCoy61
4SPA Àlex Crivillé59
5JPN Norifumi Abe54

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Yamaha110
2JPN Suzuki90
3JPN Honda83
4ITA Aprilia25
5JPN TSR-Honda24
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1999 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2001 French Grand Prix

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "2000 French MotoGP".
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Le Mans - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  3. "MotoGP Riders".
  4. (13 June 2017). "2000 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  5. (14 May 2000). "Grand Prix Polini de France – 500cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  6. "motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 2000".
  7. (14 May 2000). "Grand Prix Polini de France – 250cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  8. (14 May 2000). "Grand Prix Polini de France – 125cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  9. (2000). "Standings".
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