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2000 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix


FieldValue
Grand PrixRio de Janeiro
flagBrazil
Official NameCinzano Rio Grand Prix
LocationAutódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Course_mi3.065
Course_km4.933
Race_No14
Season_No16
Date7 October
Year2000
ImageJacarepaguá.svg
Pole_Rider_500Max Biaggi
Pole_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_5001:51.058
Fast_Rider_500Valentino Rossi
Fast_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Fast_Time_5001:52.667 on lap 22
First_Rider_500Valentino Rossi
First_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_500Alex Barros
Second_Rider_500_CountryBrazil
Third_Rider_500Garry McCoy
Third_Rider_500_CountryAustralia
Pole_Rider_250Marco Melandri
Pole_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_2501:53.464
Fast_Rider_250Olivier Jacque
Fast_Rider_250_CountryFrance
Fast_Time_2501:54.394 on lap 2
First_Rider_250Daijiro Kato
First_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Second_Rider_250Tohru Ukawa
Second_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Third_Rider_250Marco Melandri
Third_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Pole_Rider_125Roberto Locatelli
Pole_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_1251:59.011
Fast_Rider_125Mirko Giansanti
Fast_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Fast_Time_1251:59.368 on lap 3
First_Rider_125Simone Sanna
First_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_125Masao Azuma
Second_Rider_125_CountryJapan
Third_Rider_125Youichi Ui
Third_Rider_125_CountryJapan

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/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718RetRetDNQSources:
46ITA **Valentino Rossi****Nastro Azzurro Honda****Honda**2445:22.6244**25**
10BRA **Alex Barros****Emerson Honda Pons****Honda**24+0.9702**20**
24AUS **Garry McCoy****Red Bull Yamaha WCM****Yamaha**24+3.44613**16**
6JPN **Norick Abe****Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin****Yamaha**24+3.5686**13**
4ITA **Max Biaggi****Marlboro Yamaha Team****Yamaha**24+3.7091**11**
2USA **Kenny Roberts Jr.****Telefónica Movistar Suzuki****Suzuki**24+7.7787**10**
5ESP **Sete Gibernau****Repsol YPF Honda Team****Honda**24+8.26011**9**
55FRA **Régis Laconi****Red Bull Yamaha WCM****Yamaha**24+8.5189**8**
8JPN **Tadayuki Okada****Repsol YPF Honda Team****Honda**24+17.5068**7**
17NED **Jurgen van den Goorbergh****Rizla Honda****TSR-Honda**24+23.25410**6**
1ESP **Àlex Crivillé****Repsol YPF Honda Team****Honda**24+28.80212**5**
9JPN **Nobuatsu Aoki****Telefónica Movistar Suzuki****Suzuki**24+34.13415**4**
31JPN **Tetsuya Harada****Blu Aprilia Team****Aprilia**24+54.35916**3**
68AUS **Mark Willis****Proton Team KR****Modenas KR3**24+1:03.18217**2**
7ESP **Carlos Checa****Marlboro Yamaha Team****Yamaha**24+1:03.5063**1**
25ESP José Luis CardosoMaxon Dee Cee JeansHonda24+1:21.94118
33ESP David TomásSabre SportHonda23+1 lap19
15JPN Yoshiteru KonishiFCC TSRTSR-Honda23+1 lap20
65ITA Loris CapirossiEmerson Honda PonsHonda2Accident5
99GBR Jeremy McWilliamsBlu Aprilia TeamAprilia2Retirement14
18BEL Sébastien Le GrelleTecmas Honda ElfHondaDid not qualify

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718192021RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSSource:
74JPN **Daijiro Kato****Honda**2242:14.8223**25**
4JPN **Tohru Ukawa****Honda**22+0.0646**20**
35ITA **Marco Melandri****Aprilia**22+0.1901**16**
56JPN **Shinya Nakano****Yamaha**22+13.7885**13**
14AUS **Anthony West****Honda**22+19.08713**11**
6DEU **Ralf Waldmann****Aprilia**22+19.2367**10**
21ITA **Franco Battaini****Aprilia**22+24.7864**9**
9ARG **Sebastián Porto****Yamaha**22+31.87412**8**
24GBR **Jason Vincent****Aprilia**22+41.54610**7**
37ITA **Luca Boscoscuro****Aprilia**22+45.9049**6**
10ESP **Fonsi Nieto****Yamaha**22+55.63015**5**
8JPN **Naoki Matsudo****Yamaha**22+55.67016**4**
11ITA **Ivan Clementi****Aprilia**22+55.98018**3**
22FRA **Sébastien Gimbert****TSR-Honda**22+56.32720**2**
23FRA **Julien Allemand****Yamaha**22+56.49124**1**
25FRA Vincent PhilippeTSR-Honda22+56.71321
26DEU Klaus NöhlesAprilia22+1:08.06614
15GBR Adrian CoatesAprilia22+1:12.78427
41NLD Jarno JanssenTSR-Honda22+1:23.49123
31ESP Lucas OliverYamaha22+1:39.17225
20ESP Jerónimo VidalAprilia22+1:41.49317
19FRA Olivier JacqueYamaha16Accident2
18MYS Shahrol YuzyYamaha11Accident19
42ESP David ChecaTSR-Honda7Retirement11
68BRA Cristiano VieiraHonda5Retirement29
77GBR Jamie RobinsonAprilia4Retirement22
67BRA César BarrosHonda1Accident28
16SWE Johan StigefeltTSR-Honda0Retirement26
30ESP Alex DebónAprilia0Accident8
66DEU Alex HofmannApriliaDid not start

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718RetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNSDNQDNQDNQDNQSource:
16ITA **Simone Sanna****Aprilia**2142:14.2653**25**
3JPN **Masao Azuma****Honda**21+0.0349**20**
41JPN **Youichi Ui****Derbi**21+5.6802**16**
8ITA **Gianluigi Scalvini****Aprilia**21+14.5976**13**
9ITA **Lucio Cecchinello****Honda**21+14.89014**11**
5JPN **Noboru Ueda****Honda**21+15.05610**10**
23ITA **Gino Borsoi****Aprilia**21+16.6777**9**
1ESP **Emilio Alzamora****Honda**21+17.03315**8**
12FRA **Randy de Puniet****Aprilia**21+17.56611**7**
22ESP **Pablo Nieto****Derbi**21+18.04313**6**
15SMR **Alex de Angelis****Honda**21+20.5268**5**
26ITA **Ivan Goi****Honda**21+20.69520**4**
17DEU **Steve Jenkner****Honda**21+26.30916**3**
18ESP **Antonio Elías****Honda**21+50.82022**2**
34AND **Eric Bataille****Honda**21+1:04.99821**1**
51ITA Marco PetriniAprilia21+1:05.29017
11ITA Max SabbataniHonda21+1:05.75318
35DEU Reinhard StolzHonda21+1:27.52824
32ITA Mirko GiansantiHonda20Retirement4
21FRA Arnaud VincentAprilia16Retirement12
24GBR Leon HaslamItaljet15Retirement23
39CZE Jaroslav HulešItaljet11Retirement19
4ITA Roberto LocatelliAprilia7Retirement1
54SMR Manuel PoggialiDerbi6Retirement5
29ESP Ángel Nieto Jr.HondaDid not start
53SMR William de AngelisApriliaDid not start
90BRA Leandro PanadésHondaDid not qualify
89BRA Renato VelludoHondaDid not qualify
52BRA Gian CalabrezziHondaDid not qualify
87BRA Wesley GutierrezHondaDid not qualify

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

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

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1USA Kenny Roberts Jr.224
2ITA Valentino Rossi173
3AUS Garry McCoy150
4SPA Carlos Checa142
5BRA Alex Barros141

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Yamaha277
2JPN Honda271
3JPN Suzuki230
4ITA Aprilia83
5JPN TSR-Honda80
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1999 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2001 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "2000 Brazilian MotoGP".
  2. (13 June 2017). "2000 Brazilian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  3. (7 October 2000). "Cinzano Rio Grand Prix – 500cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  4. "motogp.com · RIO GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 2000".
  5. (7 October 2000). "Cinzano Rio Grand Prix – 250cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  6. (7 October 2000). "Cinzano Rio Grand Prix – 125cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  7. (2000). "Standings".
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