2000 CART season
2000 CART season |
|
FedEx Championship Series |
Season |
Races |
20 |
Start date |
March 26 |
End date |
October 30 |
Awards |
Drivers' champion |
Gil de Ferran |
Constructors' Cup |
Reynard |
Manufacturers' Cup |
/ Ford-Cosworth |
Nations' Cup |
Brazil |
Rookie of the Year |
Kenny Bräck |
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Chronology |
Previous season |
Next season |
1999 |
2001 |
The 2000 CART season was the twenty-second in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 20 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 26, 2000 and concluding in Fontana, California on October 30, 2000. The FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion was Gil de Ferran. Rookie of the Year was Kenny Bräck.
Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2000 CART Championship Series season. Five years after the return of Firestone, rival tire manufacturer Goodyear retired from CART.
Races
Rnd |
Race Name |
Circuit |
City/Location |
Date |
1 |
Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota |
Homestead-Miami Speedway |
Homestead, Florida |
March 26 |
2 |
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |
Streets of Long Beach |
Long Beach, California |
April 16 |
3 |
Rio 200 |
Autódromo de Jacarepaguá |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
April 30 |
4 |
Firestone Firehawk 500 |
Twin Ring Motegi |
Motegi, Japan |
May 14 |
5 |
Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota |
Nazareth Speedway |
Nazareth, Pennsylvania |
May 27† |
6 |
Miller Lite 225 |
Milwaukee Mile |
West Allis, Wisconsin |
June 5 |
7 |
Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit |
The Raceway on Belle Isle Park |
Detroit, Michigan |
June 18 |
8 |
Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco |
Portland International Raceway |
Portland, Oregon |
June 25 |
9 |
The Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar |
Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport |
Cleveland, Ohio |
July 2 |
10 |
Molson Indy Toronto |
Exhibition Place |
Toronto, Ontario |
July 16 |
11 |
Michigan 500 Presented by Toyota |
Michigan International Speedway |
Brooklyn, Michigan |
July 23 |
12 |
Target Grand Prix Presented by Energizer |
Chicago Motor Speedway |
Cicero, Illinois |
July 30 |
13 |
Miller Lite 200 |
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course |
Lexington, Ohio |
August 13 |
14 |
Motorola 220 |
Road America |
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
August 20 |
15 |
Molson Indy Vancouver |
Streets of Vancouver |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
September 3 |
16 |
Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring The Shell 300 |
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca |
Monterey, California |
September 10 |
17 |
Motorola 300 |
Gateway International Raceway |
Madison, Illinois |
September 17 |
18 |
Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston |
Streets of Houston |
Houston, Texas |
October 1 |
19 |
Honda Indy 300 |
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit |
Surfers Paradise, Australia |
October 15 |
20 |
Marlboro 500 Presented By Toyota |
California Speedway |
Fontana, California |
October 30 |
Oval/Speedway
Road Course/Street Circuit
† The Nazareth round was initially scheduled to be the second round on April 9th, 2000, but snow caused a delay.
Full Series Results
Race Results
Oval/Speedway
Road Course/Street Circuit
Final driver standings
|
Color |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
4th & 5th place |
Light Blue |
6th-10th place |
Dark Blue |
Finished
(Outside Top 10) |
Purple |
Did not finish |
Red |
Did not qualify
(DNQ) |
Brown |
Withdrawn
(Wth) |
Black |
Disqualified
(DSQ) |
White |
Did not start
(DNS) |
Blank |
Did not
participate
(DNP) |
Not competing |
|
In-line notation |
Bold |
Pole position |
Italics |
Ran fastest race lap |
* |
Led most race laps |
Rookie of the Year |
Rookie |
|
|
Point Scoring System:
- Points are awarded based on each driver's resulting place (regardless of whether the car is running at the end of the race):
Position |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Points |
20 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Bonus Points:
- 1 For Pole Position
- 1 For Leading The Most Laps Of The Race
Note
1 Oriol Servià was penalized 4 points for rough driving in Surfers Paradise.
Nation's Cup
- Top result per race counts towards Nation's Cup.
Chassis Constructor's Cup
Pos |
Chassis |
Pts |
1 |
Reynard |
393 |
2 |
Lola |
313 |
Pos |
Chassis |
Pts |
Engine Manufacturer's Cup
External links
See also