2000 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

Motorcycle race

2000 Japanese Grand PrixRace details

Race 3 of 16 races in the
2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date| 9 April 2000
Official name| Marlboro Grand Prix of Japan[1][2][3]
Location| Suzuka Circuit
Course|

* Permanent racing facility
* 5.864 km (3.644 mi)

500cc
| Pole position

Rider|  Kenny Roberts Jr.
Time|  2:06.679
Fastest lap
Rider|  Kenny Roberts Jr.
Time|  2:08.304 on lap 19
Podium
First|  Norick Abe
Second|  Kenny Roberts Jr.
Third|  Tadayuki Okada
250cc
| Pole position

Rider|  Daijiro Kato
Time|  2:07.987
Fastest lap
Rider|  Shinya Nakano
Time|  2:08.581 on lap 19
Podium
First|  Daijiro Kato
Second|  Tohru Ukawa
Third|  Shinya Nakano
125cc
| Pole position

Rider|  Youichi Ui
Time|  2:14.975
Fastest lap
Rider|  Roberto Locatelli
Time|  2:15.406 on lap 5
Podium
First|  Youichi Ui
Second|  Noboru Ueda
Third|  Masao Azuma

The 2000 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 9 April 2000 at the Suzuka Circuit.

## 500 cc classification

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Pos.  | No.  | Rider  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 6  |  Norick Abe | Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | 21  | 45:16.657  | 8  | 25
2  | 2  |  Kenny Roberts Jr. | Telefónica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 21  | +0.279  | 1  | 20
3  | 8  |  Tadayuki Okada | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 21  | +1.912  | 7  | 16
4  | 9  |  Nobuatsu Aoki | Telefónica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 21  | +2.002  | 12  | 13
5  | 7  |  Carlos Checa | Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 21  | +2.530  | 9  | 11
6  | 1  |  Àlex Crivillé | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 21  | +2.678  | 10  | 10
7  | 10  |  Alex Barros | Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 21  | +4.213  | 14  | 9
8  | 99  |  Jeremy McWilliams | Aprilia Grand Prix Racing | Aprilia | 21  | +4.902  | 5  | 8
9  | 24  |  Garry McCoy | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 21  | +15.471  | 11  | 7
10  | 19  |  Akira Ryo | Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 21  | +15.662  | 3  | 6
11  | 46  |  Valentino Rossi | Nastro Azzurro Honda | Honda | 21  | +29.785  | 13  | 5
12  | 65  |  Loris Capirossi | Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 21  | +42.069  | 6  | 4
13  | 17  |  Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Rizla Honda | TSR-Honda | 21  | +48.774  | 16  | 3
14  | 55  |  Régis Laconi | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 21  | +58.022  | 15  | 2
15  | 11  |  José David de Gea | Proton Team KR | Modenas KR3 | 21  | +1:22.141  | 19  | 1
16  | 15  |  Yoshiteru Konishi  | F.C.C. TSR  | TSR-Honda | 21  | +1:22.247  | 21  |
17  | 22  |  Sébastien Gimbert | Tecmas Honda Elf  | Honda | 21  | +1:22.523  | 20  |
18  | 12  |  Shane Norval  | Sabre Sport  | Honda | 20  | +1 lap  | 22  |
Ret  | 5  |  Sete Gibernau | Repsol YPF Honda Team  | Honda | 20  | Accident  | 4  |
Ret  | 4  |  Max Biaggi | Marlboro Yamaha Team  | Yamaha | 10  | Accident  | 2  |
Ret  | 31  |  Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia Grand Prix Racing  | Aprilia | 8  | Retirement  | 17  |
Ret  | 25  |  José Luis Cardoso | Maxon Dee Cee Jeans  | Honda | 4  | Retirement  | 18  |
Sources: [4][5][6]

## 250 cc classification

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Pos.  | No.  | Rider  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 74  |  Daijiro Kato | Honda | 19  | 41:00.361  | 1  | 25
2  | 4  |  Tohru Ukawa | Honda | 19  | +0.129  | 4  | 20
3  | 56  |  Shinya Nakano | Yamaha | 19  | +0.231  | 3  | 16
4  | 19  |  Olivier Jacque | Yamaha | 19  | +15.009  | 2  | 13
5  | 13  |  Marco Melandri | Aprilia | 19  | +41.325  | 8  | 11
6  | 14  |  Anthony West | Honda | 19  | +53.261  | 14  | 10
7  | 21  |  Franco Battaini | Aprilia | 19  | +53.627  | 11  | 9
8  | 49  |  Osamu Miyazaki | Yamaha | 19  | +53.746  | 9  | 8
9  | 48  |  Shinichi Nakatomi | Honda | 19  | +59.737  | 13  | 7
10  | 50  |  Nobuyuki Ohsaki | Yamaha | 19  | +1:00.249  | 5  | 6
11  | 37  |  Luca Boscoscuro | Aprilia | 19  | +1:00.344  | 18  | 5
12  | 9  |  Sebastián Porto | Yamaha | 19  | +1:04.338  | 12  | 4
13  | 26  |  Klaus Nöhles | Aprilia | 19  | +1:12.660  | 28  | 3
14  | 32  |  Taro Sekiguchi | Yamaha | 19  | +1:12.899  | 10  | 2
15  | 66  |  Alex Hofmann | Aprilia | 19  | +1:13.434  | 23  | 1
16  | 24  |  Jason Vincent | Aprilia | 19  | +1:14.678  | 22  |
17  | 47  |  Tekkyu Kayoh | TSR-Honda | 19  | +1:17.496  | 21  |
18  | 16  |  Johan Stigefelt | TSR-Honda | 19  | +1:24.131  | 19  |
19  | 18  |  Shahrol Yuzy | Yamaha | 19  | +1:25.829  | 15  |
20  | 51  |  Daisaku Sakai | Honda | 19  | +1:37.117  | 20  |
21  | 41  |  Jarno Janssen | TSR-Honda | 19  | +1:45.687  | 27  |
22  | 10  |  Fonsi Nieto | Yamaha | 19  | +1:45.757  | 26  |
23  | 42  |  David Checa | TSR-Honda | 19  | +2:08.832  | 29  |
Ret  | 44  |  Roberto Rolfo | TSR-Honda | 9  | Retirement  | 30  |
Ret  | 11  |  Ivan Clementi | Aprilia | 7  | Accident  | 24  |
Ret  | 6  |  Ralf Waldmann | Aprilia | 4  | Accident  | 6  |
Ret  | 77  |  Jamie Robinson | Aprilia | 3  | Retirement  | 25  |
Ret  | 15  |  Adrian Coates | Aprilia | 2  | Accident  | 16  |
Ret  | 30  |  Alex Debón | Aprilia | 0  | Accident  | 17  |
DSQ  | 8  |  Naoki Matsudo | Yamaha | 19  | (+49.477)  | 7  |
DNS  | 25  |  Vincent Philippe | TSR-Honda |  | Did not start  |  |
DNS  | 54  |  David García | Aprilia |  | Did not start  |  |
DNS  | 12  |  Mike Baldinger | Yamaha |  | Did not start  |  |
Source: [7]

## 125 cc classification

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Pos.  | No.  | Rider  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 41  |  Youichi Ui | Derbi | 18  | 41:04.264  | 1  | 25
2  | 5  |  Noboru Ueda | Honda | 18  | +7.848  | 2  | 20
3  | 3  |  Masao Azuma | Honda | 18  | +8.667  | 12  | 16
4  | 23  |  Gino Borsoi | Aprilia | 18  | +18.623  | 5  | 13
5  | 1  |  Emilio Alzamora | Honda | 18  | +20.881  | 13  | 11
6  | 26  |  Ivan Goi | Honda | 18  | +21.329  | 9  | 10
7  | 55  |  Hideyuki Nakajoh | Honda | 18  | +22.707  | 11  | 9
8  | 21  |  Arnaud Vincent | Aprilia | 18  | +22.731  | 10  | 8
9  | 56  |  Yuzo Fujioka | Honda | 18  | +22.958  | 8  | 7
10  | 12  |  Randy de Puniet | Aprilia | 18  | +23.261  | 7  | 6
11  | 22  |  Pablo Nieto | Derbi | 18  | +41.116  | 21  | 5
12  | 51  |  Marco Petrini | Aprilia | 18  | +41.157  | 23  | 4
13  | 17  |  Steve Jenkner | Honda | 18  | +41.952  | 28  | 3
14  | 57  |  Hiroyuki Kikuchi | Honda | 18  | +44.027  | 20  | 2
15  | 58  |  Katsuji Uezu | Yamaha | 18  | +48.081  | 17  | 1
16  | 35  |  Reinhard Stolz | Honda | 18  | +57.807  | 29  |
17  | 18  |  Antonio Elías | Honda | 18  | +58.792  | 18  |
18  | 53  |  William de Angelis | Aprilia | 18  | +59.182  | 27  |
19  | 11  |  Max Sabbatani | Honda | 18  | +59.503  | 22  |
20  | 10  |  Adrián Araujo | Honda | 18  | +1:44.115  | 30  |
Ret  | 16  |  Simone Sanna | Aprilia | 15  | Accident  | 15  |
Ret  | 4  |  Roberto Locatelli | Aprilia | 15  | Accident  | 3  |
Ret  | 39  |  Jaroslav Huleš | Italjet | 12  | Retirement  | 19  |
Ret  | 9  |  Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | 8  | Accident  | 4  |
Ret  | 59  |  Shinichi Sugaya | Yamaha | 8  | Retirement  | 26  |
Ret  | 24  |  Leon Haslam | Italjet | 3  | Accident  | 25  |
Ret  | 8  |  Gianluigi Scalvini | Aprilia | 2  | Accident  | 6  |
Ret  | 32  |  Mirko Giansanti | Honda | 2  | Retirement  | 14  |
Ret  | 29  |  Ángel Nieto Jr. | Honda | 1  | Retirement  | 16  |
Ret  | 15  |  Alex de Angelis | Honda | 0  | Accident  | 24  |
DNQ  | 54  |  Manuel Poggiali | Derbi |  | Did not qualify  |  |
Source: [8]

## Championship standings after the race (500cc)

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Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round three has concluded.[9]

Riders' Championship standings
| Pos. | Rider  | Points

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1  |  Kenny Roberts Jr. | 55
2  |  Carlos Checa | 51
3  |  Garry McCoy | 48
4  |  Norifumi Abe | 34
5  |  Nobuatsu Aoki | 32

Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos. | Constructor  | Points

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1  |  Yamaha | 70
2  |  Suzuki | 55
3  |  Honda | 42
4  |  Aprilia | 14
5  |  TSR-Honda | 14

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

## References

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1. ^ "2000 Japanese MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
2. ^ "2000 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
3. ^ "Suzuka Circuit | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
4. ^ "2000 Japanese MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
5. ^ "Marlboro Grand Prix of Japan – 500cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 April 2000. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
6. ^ "motogp.com · JAPANESE GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 2000". Motogp.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
7. ^ "Marlboro Grand Prix of Japan – 250cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 April 2000. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
8. ^ "Marlboro Grand Prix of Japan – 125cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 April 2000. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
9. ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2000. Retrieved 2019-08-20.

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