UNITED KINGDOM: ITALY'S VALENTINO ROSSI WINS THE FIRST 500CC GRAND PRIX MOTOR BIKE RACE OF HIS CAREER.

Record ID: 974330

  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM: ITALY'S VALENTINO ROSSI WINS THE FIRST 500CC GRAND PRIX MOTOR BIKE RACE OF HIS CAREER.
  • Date: 9th July 2000
  • Summary: DONINGTON, UK (JULY 9, 2000) 500CC 1. START OF RACE 2. ON BOARD CAMERA SHOWS WET CONDITIONS 3. KENNY ROBERTS (2) LEADS BUT IS OVERTAKEN BY JEREMY MCWILLIAMS (99) WITH EVENTUAL RACE WINNER VALENTINO ROSSI (46) THIRD 4. ROSSI PASSES ROBERTS FOR SECOND PLACE 5. ROSSI PASSES MCWILLIAMS TO TAKE THE LEAD 6. AERIAL SHOT AS ROBERTS PASSES MCWILLIAMS FOR SECOND PLACE 7. ROUND THE FINAL BEND AND ROSSI WINS FROM ROBERTS AND MCWILLIAMS 8. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) ROSSI SAYS: "I think it was very hard to beat Jeremy but I tried for two or three laps today and I tried to make my rhythm and it's OK and I am very happy." 9. CHAMPAGNE CELEBRATIONS ON THE PODIUM 250CC 10. START OF RACE 11. JAMIE ROBINSON OF BRITAIN (77) GOES OFF AFTER BEING AMONG THE LEADERS (SLOWMOTION) 12. OLIVIER JACQUE LEADS/ PAN BACK TO RALF WALDMANN (6) CARVING HIS WAY TOWARDS THE FRONT 13. FINAL CORNER, JACQUE STILL LEADS BUT WALDMANN CUTS PAST HIM TO TAKE THE CHEQUERED FLAG 14. CHAMPAGNE CELEBRATIONS 125 CC 15. RACE START 16 EVENTUAL WINNER YOUICHI UI (41) LEADS EMILIO ALZAMORA (1) AND ROBERTO LOCATELLI (4) 17. RIDERS SIGNAL TO STOP THE RACE BECAUSE OF RAIN 18. RED FLAG 19. RACE RESTART 20. MASAO AZUMA (3) AND NOBORU UEDA (5) LEAD FROM UI AND ALZAMORA 21. SECOND RACE LEADERS CROSS THE LINE FOLLOWED BY OVERALL WINNER UI AND ALZAMORA 22. MORE CHAMPAGNE Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 23rd July 2000 13:00
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  • Location: DONINGTON PARK, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
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  • Country: United Kingdom
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