2000 FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROAD RACE SERIES round 3

Marlboro Grand Prix of Japan
Suzuka 07 - 09 Apr. 2000
Practice Combined Practice Time
125cc , 250cc , 500cc

Race Classification
125cc , 250cc , 500cc

125cc Combined Practice Time
                                    Best Time
P.No. Rider                    Nat. 1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess.  Motorcycle Team

 1 41 Youichi UI               JPN  2'16.030 *2'14.975        Derbi Derbi Racing
 2  5 Noboru UEDA              JPN  2'16.097 *2'15.035        Honda Givi Honda LCR
 3  4 Roberto LOCATELLI        ITA  2'16.514 *2'15.281      Aprilia Diesel Vasco Rossi Racing
 4  9 Lucio CECCHINELLO        ITA  2'17.997 *2'15.600        Honda Givi Honda LCR
 5 23 Gino BORSOI              ITA  2'17.023 *2'15.758      Aprilia LAE - UGT 3000
 6  8 Gianluigi SCALVINI       ITA  2'16.510 *2'16.086      Aprilia Bossini Fontana Racing
 7 12 Randy DE PUNIET          FRA  2'18.257 *2'16.209      Aprilia Scrab Competition
 8 56 Yuzo FUJIOKA             JPN  2'16.880 *2'16.498        Honda Team Plus One
 9 26 Ivan GOI                 ITA  2'17.806 *2'16.698        Honda Team Fomma
10 21 Jason VINCENT            FRA  2'18.950 *2'16.712      Aprilia CC Valencia Airtel Aspar
11 55 Hideyuki NAKAJOH         JPN  2'17.792 *2'16.785        Honda JHA RACING
12  3 Masao AZUMA              JPN  2'17.056 *2'16.806        Honda Benetton Playlife
13  1 Emilio ALZAMORA          SPA  2'17.030 *2'16.885        Honda Telefonica Movistar Team
14 32 Mirko GIANSANTI          ITA  2'17.799 *2'16.993        Honda Benetton Playlife
15 16 Simone SANNA             ITA  2'17.965 *2'17.184      Aprilia Diesel Vasco Rossi Racing
16 29 Angel NIETO Jr.          SPA  2'19.051 *2'17.399        Honda Telefonica Movistar Team
17 58 Katsuji UEZU             JPN  2'17.824 *2'17.406       Yamaha JRACING Motul
18 18 Antonio ELIAS            SPA  2'21.375 *2'17.542        Honda Chupa Chups Matteoni Racing
19 39 Jaroslav HULES           CZE  2'18.832 *2'17.661      Italjet Italjet Moto
20 57 Hiroyuki KIKUCHI         JPN  2'20.207 *2'17.741        Honda Wanpaku - Team Wheelie
21 22 Pablo NIETO              SPA  2'20.203 *2'17.933        Derbi Derbi Racing
22 11 Max SABBATANI            ITA  2'18.624 *2'18.069        Honda Racing Service
23 51 Marco PETRINI            ITA  2'21.093 *2'18.261      Aprilia Semprucci Biesse Aprilia
24 15 Alex DE ANGELIS          RSM *2'18.313  2'19.127        Honda Chupa Chups Matteoni Racing
25 24 Leon HASLAM              GBR  2'19.265 *2'18.681      Italjet Italjet Moto
26 59 Shinichi SUGAYA          JPN  2'20.290 *2'18.757       Yamaha Tec - 2 BP
27 53 William DE ANGELIS       RSM  2'21.983 *2'19.378      Aprilia Semprucci Biesse Aprilia
28 17 Steve JENKNER            GER  2'19.985 *2'19.441        Honda Pev Massivhaus ADAC Sachsen
29 35 Reinhard STOLZ           GER  2'23.305 *2'19.635        Honda R.S. Adac - Esch Racing
30 10 Adrian ARAUJO            SPA  2'24.471 *2'20.658        Honda Antinucci Racing Team

Not qualified (Out of 107%)
31 54 Manuel POGGIALI          RSM *2'25.905                  Derbi Derbi Racing

250cc Combined Practice Time
                                    Best Time
P.No. Rider                    Nat. 1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess.  Motorcycle Team

 1 74 Daijiro KATOH            JPN  2'09.048 *2'07.987        Honda Axo Honda Gresini
 2 19 Olivier JACQUE           FRA  2'09.243 *2'08.624       Yamaha Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3
 3 56 Shinya NAKANO            JPN  2'09.319 *2'08.728       Yamaha Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3
 4  4 Tohru UKAWA              JPN *2'08.872  2'08.916        Honda Shell Advance Honda Team
 5 50 Nobuyuki OHSAKI          JPN  2'10.055 *2'08.915       Yamaha SP Tadao Racing Team
 6  6 Ralf WALDMANN            GER  2'10.211 *2'09.309      Aprilia Aprilia Germany
 7  8 Naoki MATSUDO            JPN  2'10.036 *2'09.322       Yamaha Petronas Sprinta Team TVK
 8 13 Marco MELANDRI           ITA  2'10.319 *2'09.458      Aprilia Aprilia Grand Prix Racing
 9 49 Osamu MIYAZAKI           JPN  2'11.322 *2'09.800       Yamaha Motorex Daytona
10 32 Taro SEKIGUCHI           JPN  2'11.261 *2'09.933       Yamaha Antena 3 Yamaha-d'Antin
11 21 Motoracing BATTAINI      ITA  2'11.308 *2'10.354      Aprilia Motoracing Battaini
12  9 Sebastian PORTO          ARG  2'11.576 *2'10.814       Yamaha Edo Racing
13 48 Shinichi NAKATOMI        JPN  2'12.133 *2'10.869        Honda Team Kotake
14 14 Anthony WEST             AUS  2'12.382 *2'11.179        Honda Shell Advance Honda Team
15 18 Sharol YUZY              MAL  2'13.359 *2'11.288       Yamaha Petronas Sprinta Team TVK
16 15 Adrian COATES            GBR  2'13.287 *2'11.302      Aprilia QUB Team Optimum
17 30 Alex DEBON               SPA  2'11.633 *2'11.338      Aprilia CC Valencia Airtel Aspar
18 37 Luca BOSCOSCURO          ITA  2'12.634 *2'11.628      Aprilia Diesel Vasco Rossi Racing
19 16 Johan STIGEFELT          SWE  2'13.022 *2'11.636    TSR-Honda Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team
20 51 Daisaku SAKAI            JPN  2'12.971 *2'11.644        Honda Endurance
21 47 Tekkyu KAYO              JPN  2'12.129 *2'11.999    TSR-Honda FCC Castrol TSR
22 24 Jason VINCENT            GBR *2'12.049  2'12.612      Aprilia Padgetts M/C Sales
23 66 Alex HOFMANN             GER  2'12.843 *2'12.060      Aprilia Racing Factory
24 25 Vincent PHILIPPE         FRA *2'12.248              TSR-Honda Axo Honda Gresini
25 11 Ivan CLEMENTI            ITA  2'14.354 *2'12.277      Aprilia Campetella Racing
26 77 Jamie ROBINSON           GBR *2'12.287  2'12.601      Aprilia QUB Team Optimum
27 10 Fonsi NIETO              SPA  2'13.877 *2'12.304       Yamaha Antena 3 Yamaha-d'Antin
28 41 Jarno JANSSEN            NED  2'14.014 *2'12.668    TSR-Honda Rizla Honda
29 26 Klaus NÖHLES             GER  2'13.027 *2'12.829      Aprilia Aprilia Germany
30 42 David CHECA              SPA  2'14.281 *2'13.112    TSR-Honda Team Fomma
31 44 Roberto ROLFO            ITA  2'14.822 *2'13.225    TSR-Honda Tino Villa Racing
32 54 David GARCIA             SPA *2'13.420                Aprilia Circuito de Almeria
33 12 Mike BALDINGER           GER *2'15.106                 Yamaha Yamaha Kurz Aral

500cc Combined Practice Time
                                    Best Time 
P.No. Rider                    Nat. 1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess.  Motorcycle Team

 1  2 Kenny ROBERTS            USA *2'06.679  2'07.354       Suzuki Telefonica Movistar Suzuki
 2  4 Max BIAGGI               ITA  2'07.754 *2'07.130       Yamaha Marlboro Yamaha Team
 3 19 Akira RYO                JPN  2'07.871 *2'07.349       Suzuki Team Suzuki
 4  5 Sete GIBERNAU            SPA  2'08.836 *2'07.677        Honda Repsol YPF Honda Team
 5 99 Jeremy McWILLIAMS        GBR  2'07.814 *2'07.687      Aprilia Aprilia Grand Prix Racing
 6 65 Loris CAPIROSSI          ITA  2'09.288 *2'07.900        Honda Emerson Honda Pons
 7  8 Tadayuki OKADA           JPN *2'07.901  2'08.087        Honda Repsol YPF Honda Team
 8  6 Norick ABE               JPN *2'07.965  2'08.247       Yamaha Antena 3 Yamaha-d'Antin
 9  7 Carlos CHECA             SPA  2'08.782 *2'07.987       Yamaha Marlboro Yamaha Team
10  1 Alex CRIVILLÉ            SPA  2'08.426 *2'08.082        Honda Repsol YPF Honda Team
11 24 Garry McCOY              AUS *2'08.104  2'08.412       Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
12  9 Nobuatsu AOKI            JPN *2'08.242  2'11.474       Suzuki Telefonica Movistar Suzuki
13 46 Valentino ROSSI          ITA  2'10.218 *2'08.404        Honda Nastro Azzurro Honda
14 10 Alex BARROS              BRA *2'08.512  2'08.718        Honda Emerson Honda Pons
15 55 Regis LACONI             FRA *2'08.716  2'09.729       Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
16 17 Jurgen VAN DEN GOORBERGH NED  2'10.795 *2'09.085    TSR-Honda Rizla Honda
17 31 Tetsuya HARADA           JPN  2'10.339 *2'09.419      Aprilia Aprilia Grand Prix Racing
18 25 Jose Luis CARDOSO        SPA  2'10.253 *2'09.475        Honda Maxon Dee Cee Jeans
19 11 David DE GEA             SPA  2'12.001 *2'09.627  MODENAS KR3 Proton TEAM KR
20 22 Sebastien GIMBERT        FRA  2'11.561 *2'09.863        Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
21 15 Yoshiteru KONISHI        JPN  2'11.318 *2'11.029    TSR-Honda F.C.C. TSR
22 12 Shane NORVAL             RSA  2'15.792 *2'13.567        Honda Sabre Sport

125cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider                    Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1 41 Youichi UI               JPN 41'04.264 154.199                Derbi Derbi Racing DERBI
 2  5 Noboru UEDA              JPN 41'12.112 153.709    7.848       Honda Givi Honda LCR
 3  3 Masao AZUMA              JPN 41'12.931 153.658    8.667       Honda Benetton Playlife
 4 23 Gino BORSOI              ITA 41'22.887 153.042   18.623     Aprilia LAE - UGT 3000
 5  1 Emilio ALZAMORA          SPA 41'25.145 152.903   20.881       Honda Telefonica Movistar Team
 6 26 Ivan GOI                 ITA 41'25.593 152.875   21.329       Honda Team Fomma
 7 55 Hideyuki NAKAJOH         JPN 41'26.971 152.791   22.707       Honda JHA RACING
 8 21 Arnaud VINCENT           FRA 41'26.995 152.789   22.731     Aprilia CC Valencia Airtel Aspar
 9 56 Yuzo FUJIOKA             JPN 41'27.222 152.775   22.958       Honda Team Plus One
10 12 Randy DE PUNIET          FRA 41'27.525 152.757   23.261     Aprilia Scrab Competition
11 22 Pablo NIETO              SPA 41'45.380 151.668   41.116       Derbi Derbi Racing
12 51 Marco PETRINI            ITA 41'45.421 151.666   41.157     Aprilia Semprucci Biesse Aprilia
13 17 Steve JENKNER            GER 41'46.216 151.617   41.952       Honda Pev Massivhaus ADAC Sachsen
14 57 Hiroyuki KIKUCHI         JPN 41'48.291 151.492   44.027       Honda Wanpaku - Team Wheelie
15 58 Katsuji UEZU             JPN 41'52.345 151.248   48.081      Yamaha JRACING Motul
16 35 Reinhard STOLZ           GER 42'02.071 150.664   57.807       Honda R.S. Adac - Esch Racing
17 18 Antonio ELIAS            SPA 42'03.056 150.605   58.792       Honda Chupa Chups Matteoni Racing
18 53 William DE ANGELIS       RSM 42'03.446 150.582   59.182     Aprilia Semprucci Biesse Aprilia
19 11 Max SABBATANI            ITA 42'03.767 150.563   59.503       Honda Racing Service
20 10 Adrian ARAUJO            SPA 42'48.379 147.948 1'44.115       Honda Antinucci Racing Team

Not Classified
   16 Simone SANNA             ITA 34'36.690 152.481   3 Laps     Aprilia Diesel Vasco Rossi Racing
    4 Roberto LOCATELLI        ITA 35'08.875 150.153   3 Laps     Aprilia Diesel Vasco Rossi Racing
   39 Jaroslav HULES           CZE 28'18.677 149.130   6 Laps     Italjet Italjet Moto
    9 Lucio CECCHINELLO        ITA 18'29.259 152.248  10 Laps       Honda Givi Honda LCR
   59 Shinichi SUGAYA          JPN 18'46.628 149.901  10 Laps      Yamaha Tec - 2 BP
   24 Leon HASLAM              GBR  7'08.890 147.663  15 Laps     Italjet Italjet Moto
    8 Gianluigi SCALVINI       ITA  4'42.821 149.284  16 Laps     Aprilia Bossini Fontana Racing
   32 Mirko GIANSANTI          ITA  4'45.707 147.776  16 Laps       Honda Benetton Playlife
   29 Angel NIETO Jr.          SPA  3'08.593 111.936  17 Laps       Honda Telefonica Movistar Team

Not finished first lap
   15 Alex DE ANGELIS          RSM                                  Honda Chupa Chups Matteoni Raci

250cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider                    Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1 74 Daijiro KATOH            JPN 41'00.361 163.023                Honda Axo Honda Gresini
 2  4 Tohru UKAWA              JPN 41'00.490 163.015    0.129       Honda Shell Advance Honda Team
 3 56 Shinya NAKANO            JPN 41'00.592 163.008    0.231      Yamaha Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3
 4 19 Olivier JACQUE           FRA 41'15.370 162.035   15.009      Yamaha Chesterfield Yamaha Tech 3
 5 13 Marco MELANDRI           ITA 41'41.686 160.330   41.325     Aprilia Aprilia Grand Prix Racing
 6 14 Anthony WEST             AUS 41'53.622 159.569   53.261       Honda Shell Advance Honda Team
 7 21 Franco BATTAINI          ITA 41'53.988 159.546   53.627     Aprilia Motoracing Battaini
 8 49 Osamu MIYAZAKI           JPN 41'54.107 159.538   53.746      Yamaha Motorex Daytona
 9 48 Shinichi NAKATOMI        JPN 42'00.098 159.159   59.737       Honda Team Kotake
10 50 Nobuyuki OHSAKI          JPN 42'00.610 159.127 1'00.249      Yamaha SP Tadao Racing Team
11 37 Luca BOSCOSCURO          ITA 42'00.705 159.121 1'00.344     Aprilia Diesel Vasco Rossi Racing
12  9 Sebastian PORTO          ARG 42'04.699 158.869 1'04.338      Yamaha Edo Racing
13 26 Klaus NÖHLES             GER 42'13.021 158.347 1'12.660     Aprilia Aprilia Germany
14 32 Taro SEKIGUCHI           JPN 42'13.260 158.332 1'12.899      Yamaha Antena 3 Yamaha-d'Antin
15 66 Alex HOFMANN             GER 42'13.795 158.299 1'13.434     Aprilia Racing Factory
16 24 Jason VINCENT            GBR 42'15.039 158.221 1'14.678     Aprilia Padgetts M/C Sales
17 47 Tekkyu KAYO              JPN 42'17.857 158.045 1'17.496   TSR-Honda FCC Castrol TSR
18 16 Johan STIGEFELT          SWE 42'24.492 157.633 1'24.131   TSR-Honda Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team
19 18 Shahrol YUZY             MAL 42'26.190 157.528 1'25.829      Yamaha Petronas Sprinta Team TVK
20 51 Daisaku SAKAI            JPN 42'37.478 156.833 1'37.117       Honda Endurance
21 41 Jarno JANSSEN            NED 42'46.048 156.309 1'45.687   TSR-Honda Rizla Honda
22 10 Fonsi NIETO              SPA 42'46.118 156.305 1'45.757      Yamaha Antena 3 Yamaha-d'Antin
23 42 David CHECA              SPA 43'09.193 154.912 2'08.832   TSR-Honda Team Fomma

Not Classified
   44 Roberto ROLFO            ITA 20'29.512 154.527  10 Laps   TSR-Honda Tino Villa Racing
   11 Ivan CLEMENTI            ITA 15'42.355 156.812  12 Laps     Aprilia Campetella Racing
    6 Ralf WALDMANN            GER  8'53.918 158.154  15 Laps     Aprilia Aprilia Germany
   77 Jamie ROBINSON           GBR  7'06.064 148.642  16 Laps     Aprilia QUB Team Optimum
   15 Adrian COATES            GBR  4'40.772 150.373  17 Laps     Aprilia QUB Team Optimum

Not finished first lap
   30 Alex DEBON               SPA                                Aprilia CC Valencia Airtel Aspar


Decision of the Race Direction (FIM Press Release on 28th April 2000)

Following the fuel controls carried out after the 250cc Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, the fuel
sample taken from the motorcycle of Japanese rider Naoki Matsudo was found not in accordance with
Art. 2.10.2 of the 2000 Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations. The rider did not
request a counter-test with the B sample.

For this reason, the Race Direction decided to exclude the rider from the 250cc Japanese Grand
Prix (in which he had finished in the 6th place), according to Art. 2.10.4.2.13 of the 2000 Road
Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations.

No appeal was lodged. The decision of the Race Direction is final.

The results of the race and the 250cc Championship classification
are corrected accordingly.

500cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider                    Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1  6 Norick ABE               JPN 45'16.657 163.185               Yamaha Antena 3 Yamaha-d'Antin
 2  2 Kenny ROBERTS            USA 45'16.936 163.168    0.279      Suzuki Telefonica Movistar Suzuki
 3  8 Tadayuki OKADA           JPN 45'18.569 163.070    1.912       Honda Repsol YPF Honda Team
 4  9 Nobuatsu AOKI            JPN 45'18.659 163.065    2.002      Suzuki Telefonica Movistar Suzuki
 5  7 Carlos CHECA             SPA 45'19.187 163.033    2.530      Yamaha Marlboro Yamaha Team
 6  1 Alex CRIVILLÉ            SPA 45'19.335 163.024    2.678       Honda Repsol YPF Honda Team
 7 10 Alex BARROS              BRA 45'20.870 162.932    4.213       Honda Emerson Honda Pons
 8 99 Jeremy McWILLIAMS        GBR 45'21.559 162.891    4.902     Aprilia Aprilia Grand Prix Racing
 9 24 Garry McCOY              AUS 45'32.128 162.261   15.471      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
10 19 Akira RYO                JPN 45'32.319 162.249   15.662      Suzuki Team Suzuki
11 46 Valentino ROSSI          ITA 45'46.442 161.415   29.785       Honda Nastro Azzurro Honda
12 65 Loris CAPIROSSI          ITA 45'58.726 160.696   42.069       Honda Emerson Honda Pons
13 17 Jurgen VAN DEN GOORBERGH NED 46'05.431 160.307   48.774   TSR-Honda Rizla Honda
14 55 Regis LACONI             FRA 46'14.679 159.772   58.022      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
15 11 David DE GEA             SPA 46'38.798 158.395 1'22.141 Modenas KR3 Proton TEAM KR
16 15 Yoshiteru KONISHI        JPN 46'38.904 158.389 1'22.247   TSR-Honda F.C.C. TSR
17 22 Sebastien GIMBERT        FRA 46'39.180 158.374 1'22.523       Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
18 12 Shane NORVAL             RSA 45'29.067 154.707    1 Lap       Honda Sabre Sport

Not Classified
    5 Sete GIBERNAU            SPA 43'21.998 162.262    1 Lap       Honda Repsol YPF Honda Team
    4 Max BIAGGI               ITA 21'36.661 162.805  11 Laps      Yamaha Marlboro Yamaha Team
   31 Tetsuya HARADA           JPN 19'58.741 140.883  13 Laps     Aprilia Aprilia Grand Prix Racing
   25 Jose Luis CARDOSO        SPA  9'19.821 150.836  17 Laps       Honda Maxon Dee Cee Jeans

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