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

The 2000 FedEx Championship Series 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.

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No	Drivers	Races
Chip Ganassi Racing	Lola B2K/00	Toyota RVA	F	1	Juan Pablo Montoya	All
Chip Ganassi Racing	Lola B2K/00	Toyota RVA	F	12	Jimmy Vasser	All
Team Penske	Reynard 2KI	Honda HRK	F	2	Gil de Ferran	All
Team Penske	Reynard 2KI	Honda HRK	F	3	Hélio Castroneves	All
Walker Motorsport	Reynard 2KI	Honda HRK	F	5	Shinji Nakano (R)	1, 4-20
Walker Motorsport	Reynard 2KI	Honda HRK	F	5	Bryan Herta	2-3
Newman/Haas Racing	Lola B2K/00	Ford-Cosworth XF	F	6	Michael Andretti	All
Newman/Haas Racing	Lola B2K/00	Ford-Cosworth XF	F	11	Christian Fittipaldi	All
Team Rahal	Reynard 2KI	Ford-Cosworth XF	F	7	Max Papis	All
				8	Kenny Bräck (R)	All
				91	Casey Mears (R)	20
Della Penna Motorsports	Reynard 2KI	Toyota RVA	F	10	Norberto Fontana (R)	1-10
					Memo Gidley	11-18, 20
					Jason Bright (R)	19
Bettenhausen Racing	Lola B2K/00	Mercedes IC 108E	F	16	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	All
PacWest Racing	Reynard 2KI	Mercedes IC 108E	F	17	Maurício Gugelmin	All
PacWest Racing	Reynard 2KI	Mercedes IC 108E	F	18	Mark Blundell	All
Dale Coyne Racing	Lola B2K/00	Ford-Cosworth XF	F	19	Takuya Kurosawa (R)	1-11
					Gualter Salles	12-14
					Alex Barron	15-20
				34	Gualter Salles	1-3
	Swift 011.c			34	Tarso Marques	4-20
Patrick Racing	Reynard 2KI	Ford-Cosworth XF	F	20	Roberto Moreno	All
Patrick Racing	Reynard 2KI	Ford-Cosworth XF	F	40	Adrián Fernández	All
Arciero Racing	Reynard 2KI	Mercedes IC 108E	F	25	Luiz Garcia, Jr.	All
Team Green	Reynard 2KI	Honda HRK	F	26	Paul Tracy	All
Team Green	Reynard 2KI	Honda HRK	F	27	Dario Franchitti	All
Forsythe Racing	Reynard 2KI	Ford-Cosworth XF	F	32	Patrick Carpentier	1, 5-20
				32	Memo Gidley	2-4
				33	Alex Tagliani (R)	All
				77	Bryan Herta	16
Mo Nunn Racing	Reynard 2KI	Mercedes IC 108E	F	55	Tony Kanaan	1-7, 11-20
Mo Nunn Racing	Reynard 2KI	Mercedes IC 108E	F	55	Bryan Herta	8-10
PPI Motorsports	Reynard 2KI	Toyota RVA	F	96	Oriol Servià (R)	All
PPI Motorsports	Reynard 2KI	Toyota RVA	F	97	Cristiano da Matta	All

Races

Rnd	Race Name	Circuit	City/Location	Date
1	Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota	Homestead-Miami Speedway (O)	Homestead, Florida	March 26
2	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Streets of Long Beach (R)	Long Beach, California	April 16
3	Rio 200	Autódromo de Jacarepaguá (O)	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	April 30
4	Firestone Firehawk 500	Twin Ring Motegi (O)	Motegi, Japan	May 14
5	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota	Nazareth Speedway (O)	Nazareth, Pennsylvania	May 27^†
6	Miller Lite 225 Presented by Kmart	Milwaukee Mile (O)	West Allis, Wisconsin	June 5
7	Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit	The Raceway on Belle Isle Park (R)	Detroit, Michigan	June 18
8	Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco	Portland International Raceway (R)	Portland, Oregon	June 25
9	Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar	Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (R)	Cleveland, Ohio	July 2
10	Molson Indy Toronto	Exhibition Place (R)	Toronto, Ontario	July 16
11	Michigan 500 Presented by Toyota	Michigan International Speedway (O)	Brooklyn, Michigan	July 23
12	Target Grand Prix Presented by Energizer	Chicago Motor Speedway (O)	Cicero, Illinois	July 30
13	Miller Lite 200	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (R)	Lexington, Ohio	August 13
14	Motorola 220	Road America (R)	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 20
15	Molson Indy Vancouver	Streets of Vancouver (R)	Vancouver, British Columbia	September 3
16	Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring The Shell 300	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (R)	Monterey, California	September 10
17	Motorola 300	Gateway International Raceway (O)	Madison, Illinois	September 17
18	Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston	Streets of Houston (R)	Houston, Texas	October 1
19	Honda Indy 300	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (R)	Surfers Paradise, Australia	October 15
20	Marlboro 500 Presented By Toyota	California Speedway (O)	Fontana, California	October 30

(R) Road course/Street circuit, (O) Oval/Speedway

^† The Nazareth round was initially scheduled to be the second round on April 9, 2000, but snow caused a delay.

Season Summary

Race Results

Rnd	Race Name	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota	Gil de Ferran	Juan Pablo Montoya	Max Papis	Team Rahal	Report
2	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Gil de Ferran	Gil de Ferran	Paul Tracy	Team Green	Report
3	Rio 200	Alex Tagliani	Alex Tagliani	Adrián Fernández	Patrick Racing	Report
4	Firestone Firehawk 500	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Michael Andretti	Newman/Haas Racing	Report
5	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota	Juan Pablo Montoya	Hélio Castroneves	Gil de Ferran	Team Penske	Report
6	Miller Lite 225	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chip Ganassi Racing	Report
7	Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit	Juan Pablo Montoya	Hélio Castroneves	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	Report
8	Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco	Hélio Castroneves	Kenny Bräck	Gil de Ferran	Team Penske	Report
9	The Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar	Roberto Moreno	Juan Pablo Montoya	Roberto Moreno	Patrick Racing	Report
10	Molson Indy Toronto	Hélio Castroneves	Michael Andretti	Michael Andretti	Newman/Haas Racing	Report
11	Michigan 500 Presented by Toyota	Paul Tracy	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chip Ganassi Racing	Report
12	Target Grand Prix Presented by Energizer	Juan Pablo Montoya	Adrián Fernández	Cristiano da Matta	PPI Motorsports	Report
13	Miller Lite 200	Gil de Ferran	Dario Franchitti	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	Report
14	Motorola 220	Dario Franchitti	Paul Tracy	Paul Tracy	Team Green	Report
15	Molson Indy Vancouver	Dario Franchitti	Juan Pablo Montoya	Paul Tracy	Team Green	Report
16	Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring The Shell 300	Hélio Castroneves	Gil de Ferran	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	Report
17	Motorola 300	Juan Pablo Montoya	Patrick Carpentier	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chip Ganassi Racing	Report
18	Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston	Gil de Ferran	Michael Andretti	Jimmy Vasser	Chip Ganassi Racing	Report
19	Honda Indy 300	Juan Pablo Montoya	Jimmy Vasser	Adrián Fernández	Patrick Racing	Report
20	Marlboro 500 Presented By Toyota	Gil de Ferran	Hélio Castroneves	Christian Fittipaldi	Newman/Haas Racing	Report

Final driver standings

Pos	Driver	MIA	LBH	RIO	MOT	NAZ	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MIC	CHI	MDO	ROA	VAN	LAG	GAT	HOU	SUR	FON	Pts
1	Gil de Ferran	6*	7*	17	9	1	12	9	1	14	6	18	3	2	25	5	2	8	3*	23	3	168
2	Adrián Fernández	21	24	1	10	5	8	21	12	7	2	6	5	6	2	3	12	10	7	1*	5	158
3	Roberto Moreno	2	9	6	3	14	5	17	2	1*	13	23	6	11	4	10	25	3	11	19	2	147
4	Kenny Bräck (RY)	18	17	10	5	3	4	24	6	2	10	22	4	5	3	9	5	11	15	2	13*	135
5	Paul Tracy	3	1	3	6	10	15	20	18	19	3	7	19	16	1	1	11	18	4	17	24	134
6	Jimmy Vasser	4	3	2	21	7	13	7	24	8	9	21	8	21	5	6	8	7	1	3	22	131
7	Hélio Castroneves	25	2	24	13	16	16	1	7*	21	16	5*	21	1*	9	20	1*	9	5	6	9	129
8	Michael Andretti	22	14	9	1	6	2	13	4	4	1	2	2	8	19	12	14	20*	13	20	19	127
9	Juan Pablo Montoya	23	19	22	7*	4*	1*	18*	17	6	24	1	12*	24	16	17	6	1	2	24	10	126
10	Cristiano da Matta	12	25	4	4	13	14	23	5	3	4*	17	1	17	13	7	15	4	14	4	25	112
11	Patrick Carpentier	5				21	3	5	10	5	7	4	14	7	21	24	9	2	19	5	14	101
12	Christian Fittipaldi	7	18	5	11	11	9	19	3	17	17	14	DNS	3	15	4	10	12	6	15	1	96
13	Dario Franchitti	11	23	11	2	23	6	4	9	13	25	3	20	22	12	2*	3	24	25	25	23	92
14	Max Papis	1	20	16	8	22	7	2	25	18	8	9	24	4	7	8	16	6	24	16	12	88
15	Oriol Servià (R)	19	6	25	24	9	19	3	8	23	11	8	15	10	10	11	17	5	9	9¹	20	60
16	Alex Tagliani (R)	9	4	13*	15	19	22	6	13	16	5	16	9	9	14*	18	23	14	16	22	6	53
17	Maurício Gugelmin	16	10	21	22	2	11	16	19	10	15	13	7	20	17	21	7	19	23	10	17	39
18	Bryan Herta		5	20					16	9	18						4					26
19	Tony Kanaan	10	16	18	16	8	10	DNS				24	16	13	8	14	22	13	10	8	18	24
20	Memo Gidley		21	8	18							10	10	12	6	16	19	22	21		21	20
21	Mark Blundell	13	8	7	19	17	17	11	20	12	22	19	23	14	11	25	13	23	20	11	15	18
22	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	14	11	15	12	18	18	8	23	22	19	15	11	15	18	23	24	16	18	7	11	18
23	Casey Mears (R)																				4	12
24	Shinji Nakano (R)	8			14		23	15	11	15	14	20	13	19	22	19	26	21	8	21	16	12
25	Tarso Marques		Wth		17	12	20	10	15	24	21	12	18	18	23	22	18	15	17	13	7	11
26	Alex Barron															13	21	17	12	14	8	6
27	Luiz Garcia, Jr.	17	12	12	23	15	21	22	14	20	12	11	17	25	24	15	20	25	22	12	DNS	6
28	Norberto Fontana (R)	15	15	23	Wth	20	Wth	14	21	11	20											2
29	Takuya Kurosawa (R)	24	13	19	20	DNS	Wth	12	22	25	23	Wth										1
30	Gualter Salles	20	22	14									22	23	20							0
31	Jason Bright (R)																			18		0
Pos	Driver	MIA	LBH	RIO	MOT	NAZ	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MIC	CHI	MDO	ROA	VAN	LAG	GAT	HOU	SUR	FON	Pts

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th-6th place
Light Blue	7th-12th place
Dark Blue	Finished (Outside Top 12)
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)
Blank	Not competing

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Ran fastest race lap
*	Led most race laps
(RY): Rookie of the Year
(R): Rookie

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.

Pos	Country	MIA	LBH	RIO	MOT	NAZ	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MIC	CHI	MDO	ROA	VAN	LAG	GAT	HOU	SUR	FON	Pts
1	Brazil	2	2	4	3	1	5	1	1	1	4	5	1	1	4	5	1	3	3	4	1	332
2	United States	4	3	2	1	6	2	7	4	4	1	2	2	8	5	6	8	7	1	3	4	256
3	Canada	3	1	3	6	10	3	5	10	5	3	4	9	7	1	1	9	2	4	5	6	226
4	Mexico	14	11	1	10	5	8	8	12	7	2	6	5	6	2	3	12	10	7	1	5	165
5	Sweden	18	17	10	5	3	4	24	6	2	10	22	4	5	3	9	5	11	15	2	13	135
6	Colombia	23	19	22	7	4	1	18	17	6	24	1	12	24	16	17	6	1	2	24	10	126
7	Scotland	11	23	11	2	23	6	4	9	13	25	3	20	22	12	2	3	24	25	25	23	92
8	Italy	1	20	16	8	22	7	2	25	18	8	9	24	4	7	8	16	8	24	16	12	88
9	Spain	19	6	25	24	9	19	3	8	23	11	8	15	10	10	11	17	5	9	9	20	64
10	England	13	8	7	19	17	17	11	20	12	22	19	23	14	11	25	13	23	20	11	15	18
11	Japan	8	13	19	14	DNS	23	12	11	15	14	20	13	19	22	19	26	21	8	21	16	13
12	Argentina	15	15	23	Wth	20	Wth	14	21	11	20											2
13	Australia																			18		0
Pos	Country	MIA	LBH	RIO	MOT	NAZ	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MIC	CHI	MDO	ROA	VAN	LAG	GAT	HOU	SUR	FON	Pts

Chassis Constructor's Cup

Pos	Chassis	Pts
1	Reynard	393
2	Lola	313
Pos	Chassis	Pts

Engine Manufacturer's Cup

Pos	Engine	Pts
1	Ford-Cosworth	334
2	Honda	314
3	Toyota	275
4	Mercedes	66
Pos	Engine	Pts

External links

Official site & results
"Standings after Fontana". Champ Car World Series. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
Entrant List

American Championship car racing (IndyCar) seasons
AAA	1905 1906–1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
NASCAR	1952 1953
USAC	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
CART / CCWS	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ~~2008~~
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