- Title: FRANCE: ALEX CRIVILLE WINS 500CC GRAND PRIX/ OTHER RACE HIGHLIGHTS.
- Date: 14th May 2000
- Summary: LE MANS, FRANCE (MAY 14, 2000) (DORNA - SCHEDULED NEWS ONLY. NO INTERNET USE) 500CC 1. START OF RACE AS MAX BIAGGI (1) TAKES LEAD 2. BIAGGI FALLS 3. KENNY ROBERTS (2) AHEAD OF ALEX CRIVILLE (1) AND CARLOS CHECA (7) 4. AERIAL OF RACE 5. CRIVILLE CHASES AND OVERTAKES ROBERTS 6. TOP SHOT CRIVILLE AHEAD OF ROBERTS 7. CRIVILLE IN FRONT, NORICK ABE (6) OVERTAKES ROBERTS FOR SECOND 8. ABE CHASES CRIVILLE 9. VALENTINO ROSSI (46) OVERTAKES ROBERTS FOR THIRD PLACE 10. ABE STEAKS LEAD FROM CRIVILLE 11. VIEW OF PITLANE 12. CRIVILLE RETAKES LEAD FROM ABE 13. REAR VIEW OF ABE 14. CRIVILLE WINS 15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ALEX CRIVILLE SAYS: "I was riding good. I didn't make mistakes like in Japan, where did I make a big mistake, also in Jerez. I had big problem with the clutch but here now the bike seems better, seems ok, it looks like last year and now I am riding like I know." 17. CRIVILLE ON PODIUM 250CC 17. START OF RACE 18. DAIJIRO KATOH (74) LEADS FROM TOHRU UKAWA (4) AND ANTHONY WEST (14) 19. KATOH FALLS BUT MOVES TO REMOUNT BIKE 20. UKAWA GOES ACROSS GRAVEL BUT KEEPS BIKE ON LINE TO REJOIN TRACK 21. WEST AND SHINYA NAKANO (56) BATLLING FOR POSITION 22. UKAWA OVERTAKES OLIVIER JACQUE (19) FOR THE LEAD 23. REAR VIEW RALF WALDMAN (6) FALLS (HE FINISHES EIGHTH) 24. NAKANO OVERTAKES JACQUE 25. UKAWA WINS FROM NAKANO 26. UKAWA ON PODIUM 125CC 25. LEADER NOBURU UEDA (5) FALLS AND ABANDONS RACE ON LAP NUMBER 20 26. YOUCHI UI (41) OVERTAKES ARNAUD VINCENT (21) 27. UI WINS 28. UI ON PODIU Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: LE MANS, FRANCE
- Country: France
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