2000 South African motorcycle Grand Prix

  2000 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 16 races in the
2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date19 March 2000
Official nameGauloises Africa's Grand Prix
LocationPhakisa Freeway, Welkom
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.242 km (2.636 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Sete Gibernau
Time 1:36.273
Fastest lap
Rider Valentino Rossi
Time 1:36.933 on lap 5
Podium
First Garry McCoy
Second Carlos Checa
Third Loris Capirossi
250cc
Pole position
Rider Shinya Nakano
Time 1:37.705
Fastest lap
Rider Daijiro Kato
Time 1:37.440 on lap 15
Podium
First Shinya Nakano
Second Daijiro Kato
Third Tohru Ukawa
125cc
Pole position
Rider Roberto Locatelli
Time 1:43.464
Fastest lap
Rider Arnaud Vincent
Time 1:42.782 on lap 22
Podium
First Arnaud Vincent
Second Mirko Giansanti
Third Emilio Alzamora

The 2000 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 March 2000 at Phakisa Freeway.