The 2000 Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 15 October 2000 at the Twin Ring Motegi.
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| Race 15 of 16 races in the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 15 October 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Twin Ring Motegi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500 cc classification
edit| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 2 |  Kenny Roberts Jr. | Telefónica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 25 | 46:23.327 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 46 |  Valentino Rossi | Nastro Azzurro Honda | Honda | 25 | +6.175 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | 4 | Max Biaggi | Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 25 | +6.360 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 7 |  Carlos Checa | Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 25 | +19.727 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 6 |  Norick Abe | Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | 25 | +21.994 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | Àlex Crivillé | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 25 | +22.237 | 12 | 10 |
| 7 | 10 |  Alex Barros | Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 25 | +23.963 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 65 | Loris Capirossi | Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 25 | +26.051 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Telefónica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 25 | +26.388 | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | 8 | Tadayuki Okada | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 25 | +32.508 | 9 | 6 |
| 11 | 55 |  Régis Laconi | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 25 | +36.078 | 13 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | Sete Gibernau | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 25 | +37.760 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | 31 | Tetsuya Harada | Blu Aprilia Team | Aprilia | 25 | +38.014 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | 99 |  Jeremy McWilliams | Blu Aprilia Team | Aprilia | 25 | +55.657 | 14 | 2 |
| 15 | 17 |  Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Rizla Honda | TSR-Honda | 25 | +1:06.664 | 15 | 1 |
| 16 | 56 | Tekkyu Kayoh | Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | 25 | +1:28.554 | 17 | |
| 17 | 33 | David Tomás | Sabre Sport | Honda | 24 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| 18 | 15 | Yoshiteru Konishi | FCC TSR | TSR-Honda | 24 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Garry McCoy | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 17 | Retirement | 8 | |
| DNS | 68 | Mark Willis | Proton Team KR | Modenas KR3 | 0 | Did not start | 18 | |
| DNQ | 36 |  Stephen Briggs | BSL | BSL | Did not qualify | |||
| WD | 25 | José Luis Cardoso | Maxon Dee Cee Jeans | Honda | Withdrew | |||
| Sources: [3][4][5] | ||||||||
250cc classification
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125 cc classification
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Championship standings after the race (500cc)
editBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fifteen has concluded.[8]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "2000 Pacific MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Twin Ring Motegi - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
- ^ "2000 Pacific MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi – 500cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 15 October 2000. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "motogp.com · PACIFIC GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 2000". www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi – 250cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 15 October 2000. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi – 125cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 15 October 2000. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2000. Retrieved 2019-08-21.