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2000 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

Motorcycle race

Motorcycle race

FieldValue
Grand PrixMalaysian
flagMalaysia
LocationSepang International Circuit
Official_NameMalaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix
Course_mi3.444
Course_km5.543
Race_No2
Season_No16
Date2 April
Year2000
ImageSepang.svg
Pole_Rider_500Kenny Roberts Jr.
Pole_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Pole_Time_5002:06.053
Fast_Rider_500Kenny Roberts Jr.
Fast_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Fast_Time_5002:06.839 on lap 2
First_Rider_500Kenny Roberts Jr.
First_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Second_Rider_500Carlos Checa
Second_Rider_500_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_500Garry McCoy
Third_Rider_500_CountryAustralia
Pole_Rider_250Tohru Ukawa
Pole_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Pole_Time_2502:08.225
Fast_Rider_250Shinya Nakano
Fast_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Fast_Time_2502:09.116 on lap 3
First_Rider_250Shinya Nakano
First_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Second_Rider_250Olivier Jacque
Second_Rider_250_CountryFrance
Third_Rider_250Daijiro Kato
Third_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Pole_Rider_125Noboru Ueda
Pole_Rider_125_CountryJapan
Pole_Time_1252:15.886
Fast_Rider_125Mirko Giansanti
Fast_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Fast_Time_1252:16.138 on lap 14
First_Rider_125Roberto Locatelli
First_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_125Youichi Ui
Second_Rider_125_CountryJapan
Third_Rider_125Mirko Giansanti
Third_Rider_125_CountryItaly

The 2000 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 2 April 2000 at the Sepang International Circuit.

500cc race report

The race was won by Kenny Roberts Jr., after he had already qualified for pole position on Saturday.

At the start, Kenny Roberts Jr. lost ground to the Yamaha's of Carlos Checa and Norick Abe, with Loris Capirossi also making up ground to go up into third place, with Valentino Rossi right behind in 4th place. Kenny Roberts Jr. dropped down to 11th position.

After a few corners, both Àlex Crivillé and Capirossi fell and retired on the opening lap. Capirossi highsighted whilst accelerating out of the corner, taking out Crivillé in the process and almost taking out Roberts as well.

On lap 2, Roberts had moved up into 6th position, thanks to the crash from both Capirossi and Crivillé

On lap 3, Norick Abe crashed out of the race. He lowsided when coming out of corner 9 and slid into the grass.

On lap 4, Checa still led, with Rossi in second, McCoy in third, Roberts in 4th and Max Biaggi in 5th place. Rossi also crashed out of the race at turn 1, making this his second retirement of the season. He lost the front end, highsighted and slid into the grass with his Honda.

After a few laps, Roberts overtook McCoy and went up into second place, after Rossi retired. Checa still led the race, but Roberts' Suzuki was now closing in on the Yamaha of Checa with 14 laps to go.

On lap 7, Roberts overtook Checa to take a lead he would never surrender.

On lap 11, McCoy overtook Biaggi for third place after Biaggi ran wide on the first corner. He tried to gain it back, but ultimately conceded.

On lap 15, Roberts waved his hand, indicating that it was raining. The race was red-flagged, Roberts won and full points were given because two-thirds of the race distance was traversed by the riders.

500 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617RetRetRetRetSources:
2USA **Kenny Roberts Jr.****Telefónica Movistar Suzuki****Suzuki**1531:58.1021**25**
7ESP **Carlos Checa****Marlboro Yamaha Team****Yamaha**15+1.8704**20**
24AUS **Garry McCoy****Red Bull Yamaha WCM****Yamaha**15+7.1906**16**
4ITA **Max Biaggi****Marlboro Yamaha Team****Yamaha**15+13.2023**13**
9JPN **Nobuatsu Aoki****Telefónica Movistar Suzuki****Suzuki**15+22.21411**11**
8JPN **Tadayuki Okada****Repsol YPF Honda Team****Honda**15+22.85812**10**
5ESP **Sete Gibernau****Repsol YPF Honda Team****Honda**15+25.08114**9**
10BRA **Alex Barros****Emerson Honda Pons****Honda**15+25.2299**8**
55FRA **Régis Laconi****Red Bull Yamaha WCM****Yamaha**15+25.52213**7**
99GBR **Jeremy McWilliams****Aprilia Grand Prix Racing****Aprilia**15+35.87415**6**
17NLD **Jurgen van den Goorbergh****Rizla Honda****TSR-Honda**15+46.15010**5**
31JPN **Tetsuya Harada****Aprilia Grand Prix Racing****Aprilia**15+46.61516**4**
25ESP **José Luis Cardoso****Maxon Dee Cee Jeans****Honda**15+1:03.25517**3**
11ESP **José David de Gea****Proton Team KR****Modenas KR3**15+1:05.61618**2**
22FRA **Sébastien Gimbert****Tecmas Honda Elf****Honda**15+1:08.22619**1**
12RSA Shane NorvalSabre SportHonda15+1:42.19021
6JPN Norick AbeAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha14+1 lap5
46ITA Valentino RossiNastro Azzurro HondaHonda4Accident7
15JPN Yoshiteru KonishiF.C.C. TSRTSR-Honda3Accident20
1ESP Àlex CrivilléRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda0Accident8
65ITA Loris CapirossiEmerson Honda PonsHonda0Accident2

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetSource:
56JPN **Shinya Nakano****Yamaha**2043:20.9285**25**
19FRA **Olivier Jacque****Yamaha**20+4.0424**20**
74JPN **Daijiro Kato****Honda**20+6.2702**16**
6DEU **Ralf Waldmann****Aprilia**20+17.1723**13**
13ITA **Marco Melandri****Aprilia**20+41.6799**11**
14AUS **Anthony West****Honda**20+43.5778**10**
37ITA **Luca Boscoscuro****Aprilia**20+46.5896**9**
9ARG **Sebastián Porto****Yamaha**20+50.73016**8**
30ESP **Alex Debón****Aprilia**20+57.95519**7**
66DEU **Alex Hofmann****Aprilia**20+58.47712**6**
8JPN **Naoki Matsudo****Yamaha**20+58.65911**5**
24GBR **Jason Vincent****Aprilia**20+59.38023**4**
21ITA **Franco Battaini****Aprilia**20+1:05.1807**3**
44ITA **Roberto Rolfo****TSR-Honda**20+1:15.62124**2**
16SWE **Johan Stigefelt****TSR-Honda**20+1:19.99425**1**
41NLD Jarno JanssenTSR-Honda20+1:31.08017
25FRA Vincent PhilippeTSR-Honda20+1:33.08327
18MYS Shahrol YuzyYamaha20+1:45.66218
12DEU Mike BaldingerYamaha20+1:46.34626
31ESP Lucas OliverYamaha13Retirement28
54ESP David GarcíaAprilia12Accident14
10ESP Fonsi NietoYamaha10Retirement22
77GBR Jamie RobinsonAprilia7Retirement15
15GBR Adrian CoatesAprilia4Retirement13
11ITA Ivan ClementiAprilia0Accident21
26DEU Klaus NöhlesAprilia0Accident10
4JPN Tohru UkawaHonda0Accident1
42ESP David ChecaTSR-Honda0Accident20

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920RetRetRetRetRetRetRetSource:
4ITA **Roberto Locatelli****Aprilia**1943:30.9453**25**
41JPN **Youichi Ui****Derbi**19+0.1615**20**
32ITA **Mirko Giansanti****Honda**19+0.1639**16**
1ESP **Emilio Alzamora****Honda**19+1.2994**13**
5JPN **Noboru Ueda****Honda**19+6.2461**11**
23ITA **Gino Borsoi****Aprilia**19+6.31512**10**
8ITA **Gianluigi Scalvini****Aprilia**19+11.09815**9**
3JPN **Masao Azuma****Honda**19+11.3297**8**
17DEU **Steve Jenkner****Honda**19+11.54014**7**
26ITA **Ivan Goi****Honda**19+15.91711**6**
22ESP **Pablo Nieto****Derbi**19+23.49617**5**
29ESP **Ángel Nieto Jr.****Honda**19+26.22616**4**
11ITA **Max Sabbatani****Honda**19+30.1266**3**
16ITA **Simone Sanna****Aprilia**19+34.56410**2**
35DEU **Reinhard Stolz****Honda**19+56.99120**1**
15SMR Alex de AngelisHonda19+1:02.79419
18ESP Antonio ElíasHonda19+1:03.41118
9ITA Lucio CecchinelloHonda19+1:04.6488
24GBR Leon HaslamItaljet19+1:25.42324
48THA Decha KraisartYamaha19+2:14.74027
51ITA Marco PetriniAprilia14Retirement23
39CZE Jaroslav HulešItaljet14Retirement22
10ESP Adrián AraujoHonda12Retirement25
53SMR William de AngelisAprilia11Retirement21
21FRA Arnaud VincentAprilia10Retirement2
12FRA Randy de PunietAprilia10Accident13
49THA Suhathai ChaemsapHonda1Accident26

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

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

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1AUS Garry McCoy41
2SPA Carlos Checa40
3USA Kenny Roberts Jr.35
4BRA Alex Barros21
5JPN Nobuatsu Aoki19

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Yamaha45
2JPN Suzuki35
3JPN Honda26
4JPN TSR-Honda11
5ITA Aprilia6
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "2000 Malaysian MotoGP".
  2. "Kenny Roberts on Pole for Malaysian Grand Prix « MotorcycleDaily.com – Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews".
  3. "Yamaha leads in both 250 and 500 championships - Yamaha Racing".
  4. "Roberts Victorious in Rain-Interrupted Malaysian 500 GP « MotorcycleDaily.com – Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews".
  5. (13 June 2017). "2000 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  6. (2 April 2000). "Malaysian Grand Prix – 500cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  7. "MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 2000".
  8. (2 April 2000). "Malaysian Grand Prix – 250cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  9. (2 April 2000). "Malaysian Grand Prix – 125cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  10. (2000). "Standings".
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