2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented the Iowa State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was Dan McCarney's sixth season as head coach. The team captains were Chris Anthony, Ryan Harklau, Reggie Hayward, and Sage Rosenfels. The Cyclones were quarterbacked by Sage Rosenfels. Sage is among many former Cyclones from the 2000 team to make it to the NFL. Others were J. J. Moses, Reggie Hayward, Ennis Haywood, Tony Yelk, Mike Banks, Jordan Carstens, Tyson Smith and James Reed. It was Iowa State's first appearance in a bowl game since the 1978 Peach Bowl.


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The Insight.com Bowl victory was the programs first victory ever in bowl game. Iowa State was picked by the media to finish 5th in the Big 12 North Division. Two players participated in post season bowl games. Sage Rosenfels played in the Senior Bowl and Reggie Hayward played in the Hula Bowl where he won the defensive MVP. Iowa State's nine victories were the most since 1906.


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Schedule
The Ohio game's date and time was changed from August 31 at 7 p.m. to September 2 at 11:30 a.m. The Baylor game was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m., but was changed to 6:00 p.m. The Nebraska game was originally scheduled for kickoff at 1:00 p.m., it was changed to 2:30 p.m. to accommodate a broadcast on ABC. The Oklahoma State game was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m. but was changed to 7:00 p.m. The Missouri game time was changed from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to accommodate a Fox Sports Net cablecast. On December 3 Iowa State announced it would accept a bowl invitation from the Insight.com Bowl.


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Game summaries, Game 6: @ Oklahoma State Cowboys
11:55 ISU – Wagner, Michael 2 yd run (McKnight, Mike kick blockd), 6 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:02, ISU 6 – OSU 003:57 OSU – Lindsay, Gabe 9 yd pass from Pogi, Aso (Condley, Seth kick), 15 plays, 80 yards, TOP 7:58, ISU 6 – OSU 701:04 OSU – Rivers, M. 25 yd pass from Pogi, Aso (Condley, Seth kick failed), 3 plays, 42 yards, TOP 1:03, ISU 6 – OSU 13


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Game summaries, Game 6: @ Oklahoma State Cowboys
12:42 ISU – Wagner, Michael 5 yd run (McKnight, Mike kick), 9 plays, 90 yards, TOP 3:22, ISU 13 – OSU 1300:14 OSU – Condley, Seth 35 yd field goal, 11 plays, 56 yards, TOP 3:25, ISU 13 – OSU 16


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Game summaries, Game 6: @ Oklahoma State Cowboys
12:38 ISU – Wagner, Michael 13 yd pass from 8A (Billups, JaMain kick), 8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 2:22, ISU 20 – OSU 1609:32 OSU – Pogi, Aso 6 yd run (Condley, Seth kick), 8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:06, ISU 20 – OSU 23


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Game summaries, Game 6: @ Oklahoma State Cowboys
12:32 ISU – Billups, JaMain 20 yd field goal, 14 plays, 60 yards, TOP 4:42, ISU 23 – OSU 2308:15 ISU – Billups, JaMain 34 yd field goal, 7 plays, 42 yards, TOP 2:17, ISU 26 – OSU 2302:41 OSU – Condley, Seth 34 yd field goal, 16 plays, 71 yards, TOP 5:34, ISU 26 – OSU 2600:18 ISU – Danielsen, Lane 33 yd pass from 8A (Billups, JaMain kick), 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 0:59, ISU 33 – OSU 26


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Personnel, Roster
On June 30, 2000 FB Robert Lewis was dismissed from the team for violating team rules.


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Personnel, Roster
Note: No= Number; Name = Name; Pos = Position; Ht = Height; Wt = Weight; Yr = Year; Hometown = Hometown; * = Letter earned;C = Captain


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Player statistics, Passing
Note: Att= Attempts; Cmp= Completions; PCT= Percent; Yds = Yards; Tds = Touchdowns; Int = Interceptions


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Player statistics, Rushing
Note: Att= Attempts; Yds = Yards; AVG = Average; Tds = Touchdowns


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Player statistics, Receiving
Note: Rec= Receptions; Yds = Yards; AVG = Average; Tds = Touchdowns


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Player statistics, Scoring
Note: TDs = Touchdowns; Rush = Rushing; Rec = Receiving; Ret = Return; PTS = Points


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Player statistics, Kicking
Note: Pat = Point after touchdown; FG = Field goal; PTS = Points


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Rankings, AP Poll
Iowa State did not receive any points in the previous AP polls until October 1, 2000. On October 1, 2000 Iowa State received 5 points ranking them T-36th overall. On October 8, 2000 Iowa State received 8 points ranking them 34th overall. On October 15, 2000 Iowa State received 19 points ranking them 29th overall. On October 22, 2000 Iowa State received 3 points ranking them 37th overall. On October 29, 2000 Iowa State received 2 points ranking them T-36th overall. On November 5, 2000 Iowa State did not receive any points.


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Rankings, AP Poll
On November 12, 2000 Iowa State received 6 points ranking them 33rd overall. On November 19, 2000 Iowa State received 10 points ranking them 31st overall. On November 26, 2000 Iowa State received 25 points ranking them 30th overall. On December 3, 2000 Iowa State received 22 points ranking them 30th overall. In the final poll Iowa State was ranked 25th with 188 points.


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Rankings, Coaches Poll
Iowa State did not receive any points in the coaches poll until September 17, 2000. On September 17, 2000 Iowa State received 4 points ranking them T-43rd. On September 24, 2000 Iowa State received 7 points for a ranking of 39th. On October 1, 2000 Iowa State received 37 points for a ranking of 31st. On October 8, 2000 Iowa State received 22 points for a ranking of T-35th. On October 15, 2000 Iowa State received 35 points for a ranking of 29th. On October 22, 2000 Iowa State received 2 points for a ranking of T-39th.


2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Rankings, Coaches Poll
On October 29, 2000 Iowa State received 16 points for a ranking of 33rd. On November 5, 2000 Iowa State did not receive any points in the poll. On November 12, 2000 Iowa State received 14 points for a ranking of 34th. On November 19, 2000 Iowa State received 14 points for a ranking of T-31st. On November 26, 2000 Iowa State received 28 points for a ranking of 30th. On December 3, 2000 Iowa State received 29 points for a ranking of 30th. On January 4, 2001 in the final poll of the year Iowa State received 225 points for a ranking of 23rd.


2000 Ipswich Borough Council election
Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.


2000 Iran vs Asia All-Stars Game
On 21 January 2000, Iran national football team played against an Asian all-star side, in an exhibition testimonial match for Iranian captain Nader Mohammadkhani. Iran's lanky striker Ali Daei scored a Hat-trick. Asian all-star's best chances were minute 42, when Ruslan Baltiev's header hit the woodwork and other missed opportunity was Esam Salem's minute 66 penalty that was saved by Davoud Fanaei. Also Mohammed Bin Hammam was the official VIP guest.


2000 Iran vs Asia All-Stars Game, Unused Players
The following players were members of the squads but did not get any game time


2000 Iranian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 18 February 2000, with a second round on 5 May. The result was a solid victory for 2nd of Khordad Front and its allies, the reformist supporters of President Mohammad Khatami.


2000 Iranian legislative election, Campaign
A total of 6,083 candidates contested the elections. 225 of the 290 seats were won in the first round of voting. Registration process took place between 11 and 16 December 1999.


2000 Iranian legislative election, Campaign
Main reformist coalition lists were "2nd of Khordad Press" and "Coalition of 15 Groups Supporting 2nd of Khordad" (including 11 out of 18 members in the 2nd of Khordad Front) and main principlist coalition was Coalition of Followers of the Line of Imam and Leader. Rest of lists were issued by solitary parties. For the first time Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran issued an electoral list and was able to win two exclusive seats (Alireza Rajaei in Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr and Rahman Kargosha in Arak, Komijan and Khondab) but the Guardian Council declared their votes "voided".


2000 Iranian legislative election, Results
Shaul Bakhash states that reformers had a comfortable majority, however estimates differed as to the size of this majority. He cites Behzad Nabavi's account (reformers 200 seats, the conservatives 58, and independents 18) as "inflated", but considers Payam-e Emruz report (which states that 150 MPs are committed to the "2nd of Khordad agenda") reliable. Bakhash additionally suggests that votes cast for the Speakers provide a better gauge of the distribution of forces, concluding that 50 to 60 deputies were affiliated with the Combatant Clergy Association, 150 with Islamic Iran Participation Front and 15 to the Executives of Construction. The most detailed results, with data down to the province level, can be found on the "Iran Data Portal".


2000 Iranian legislative election, Results
Ervand Abrahamian cites that reformist enjoyed a majority (69.25%), or 26.8 million, of the 38.7 million voters who cast ballots in the February 18, 2000 first round. Ultimately reformists won 195 of the 290 Majlis seats in that election.


2000 Iraqi Elite Cup
The Tenth Mother of all Battles Championship (Arabic: بطولة أم المعارك العاشرة), commonly referred to as the 2000 Iraqi Elite Cup (Arabic: كأس النخبة العراقي 2000), was the tenth occurrence of the Iraqi Elite Cup. The competition was organised by the Iraq Football Association and the top eight teams of the 1999–2000 Iraqi First Division competed in the tournament. The competition started on 3 December 2000 and ended on 15 December 2000 where, in the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Shorta defeated Al-Zawraa 1–0. Al-Karkh midfielder Ammar Abdul-Hussein was the player of the tournament.


2000 Iraqi Perseverance Cup
The 2000 Iraqi Perseverance Cup (Arabic: كأس المثابرة العراقي 2000) was the 5th edition of the Iraqi Super Cup. The match was contested between Baghdad rivals Al-Zawraa and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. It was played on 22 December 2000 as a curtain-raiser to the 2000–01 season. Al-Zawraa retained their title, winning the match 1–0.


2000 Iraqi parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 27 March 2000. The elections were contested by 522 candidates, including 25 women. Whilst there were a number of candidates, all independent candidates were nominally loyal to the Ba'ath Party, and the rest of the candidates were party members.


2000 Iraqi parliamentary election
The Ba'ath Party won 165 of the 250 seats. Of the 85 remaining seats, 55 were independents, and 30 were appointed by the government to represent the northern Kurdish areas of Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Dohuk, where no elections took place, and which had not been under Iraqi government control since the Gulf War.


2000 Ireland rugby union tour of The Americas
2000 Ireland rugby union tour of the Americas. The 2000 Ireland national rugby union team summer tour saw them play three Test matches against Argentina, the United States and Canada. The touring party included two sets of brothers – Simon and Guy Easterby and David and Paul Wallace. The second Test against the United States remains Ireland's biggest win to date. It also saw Ireland score their most points (83) and their most tries (13) in a single match. In the same game Mike Mullins scored a hat-trick of tries. The tour saw several Ireland players making their senior debuts.


2000 Ireland rugby union tour of The Americas
David Wallace and Peter McKenna both featured against Argentina. However, while Wallace would on go to become an established international and a British Lion, it proved to be the first and last senior cap for McKenna. Geordan Murphy, Guy Easterby, Tyrone Howe and Frankie Sheahan all made their senior Ireland debuts against the United States. Murphy and Easterby celebrated the occasion by scoring two tries each.


2000 Ireland rugby union tour of The Americas, Match details
Complete list of matches played by Ireland in the Americas:


2000 Ireland rugby union tour of The Americas, Match details, Argentina
Argentina: Ignacio Corleto; Octavio Bartolucci, Eduardo Simone (Felipe Contepomi), Juan Fernández Miranda, Diego Albanese; Gonzalo Quesada, Agustín Pichot (capt); Gonzalo Longo, Rolando Martin, Santiago Phelan, Ignacio Fernández Lobbe, Alejandro Allub, Martín Scelzo, Federico Méndez, Mauricio Reggiardo. Coach: Marcelo Loffreda Ireland: P. McKenna (36m M. Mullins); S. Horgan, R. Henderson, K. Maggs, J. Bishop; D. Humphreys, (R. O'Hara), P. Stringer; A. Foley (A. Ward), D. Wallace, S. Easterby; M. O`Kelly, M. Galwey; J. Hayes, K. Wood (capt), P. Clohessy. Coach: W. Gatland


2000 Ireland rugby union tour of The Americas, Match details, Canada
Canada: W. Stanley; M. Irvine, N. Witkowski, K. Nichols, S. Fauth; S. Stewart, M. Williams; P. Murphy, R. Banks, G. Dixon; J. Tait, E. Knaggs; J. Thiel, P. Dunkley, R. Snow. Coach: Ireland: D. Crotty; S. Horgan, M. Mullins, K. Maggs, J. Bishop; D. Humphreys, P. Stringer; A. Foley, A. Ward, S. Easterby; J. Davidson, M. Galwey; J. Hayes, K. Wood (capt), J. Fitzpatrick. Coach: W. Gatland


2000 Irish Greyhound Derby
The 2000 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August and September with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 2 September 2000.


2000 Irish Greyhound Derby
The winner Judicial Pride won £60,000 and was trained by Michael O'Donovan, owned by Pat Daly and bred by Michael Walsh. The race was sponsored for the first time by Paddy Power.


2000 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The 2000 English Greyhound Derby champion Rapid Ranger only just managed to take his place in the first round after the ferry transporting him was late, as a consequence the ante-post favourite only just qualified for the next round after finishing third in his heat. The fastest winner of the first round was Joannestown Cash in 29.92.


2000 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
In the second round Rapid Ranger bounced back to form recording 29.97, a time nearly matched by English Derby semi-finalist Judicial Pride in 29.98. Greenfield Deal now with Matt Travers recorded 30.13, as did Killiney Kingdom.


2000 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
In the opening quarter-final Greenfield Deal was fast away from the traps and broke the track record time by finishing in 29.74 (15 spots (0.15 sec) inside Frisby Flashing's former record). Official Leader claimed the second heat before Currie Kid won heat three which contained Rapid Ranger and defending champion Spring Time, the latter failed to progress. Judicial Pride completed the quarter final winners.


2000 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Rapid Ranger came good again in the semi-finals catching leader Currie Kid in 29.94, with Miss Tetley taking third place. In the second semi final Judicial Pride was away fast, easing to a seven and a quarter length win and another new track record time of 29.66. Golfing Lad and Ballyhone Cyclone were a distant second and third and Greenfield Deal not only lost his short lived record but failed to make the final.


2000 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Judicial Pride did everything right in the final, taking an early lead and then helped by the slow start of Currie Kid on his inside. The fawn dog then completed his unbeaten Derby campaign by crossing the line in a very fast 29.68, Rapid Ranger had a poor trap five draw and ran on well to take the runner-up spot.


2000 Irish Masters
The 2000 Irish Masters was the twenty-sixth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 21 to 26 March 2000. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.


2000 Irish Masters
John Higgins won the tournament for the first time, defeating Stephen Hendry 9–4 in the final.


2000 Isaacs by-election
The 2000 Isaacs by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Isaacs in Victoria on 12 August 2000. The by-election was triggered by the death of the sitting member, the Australian Labor Party's Greg Wilton on 14 June 2000. The writ for the by-election was issued on 30 June 2000.


2000 Isaacs by-election, Background
The Labor Party's member for Isaacs, Greg Wilton, committed suicide on 14 June 2000. Wilton's marriage had broken down earlier in the year, and shortly afterwards Victoria Police arrested Wilton after finding him, clearly distressed, with his children in a car in the You Yangs national park. While Wilton's intentions on the day were unclear, unrestrained media coverage of the incident was considered by his colleagues to have contributed to his eventual suicide six weeks later.


2000 Isaacs by-election, Background
The Isaacs by-election was the first election in Australia to be held after the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax on 1 July 2000, and the Liberal Party declined to run a candidate. Labor's preselection was a messy battle with the party's left faction proposing to pre-select Jill Hennessy, the former state president of the Labor Party and an advisor to Premier Steve Bracks. They were overridden by the party's federal executive, who put forward Ann Corcoran, although the change resulted in a convoluted factional deal in which pre-selection ballots were altered after their submission.


2000 Isaacs by-election, Aftermath
The Labor Party held the seat of Isaacs, with a primary vote swing of 8.11 towards them. The lack of a Liberal candidate saw positive primary vote swings towards all the minor parties, in particular the Australian Democrats, the main rival on a two-candidate preferred basis. Ann Corcoran went on to hold the seat in the 2001 and 2004 federal elections, but lost pre-selection prior to the 2007 election.


2000 Isle of Man TT
The 2000 Isle of Man TT was a motorcycle race event. The Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) Races are held annually in the Isle of Man. The 2000 races were dominated by David Jefferies and Joey Dunlop, who gained a hat-trick of wins each. They included Dunlop's 26th and final win at the TT in the Ultra-lightweight 125cc race, and he also proved he could still win a 'big bike' race, winning the Formula One TT in the opening race. This was also Michael Rutter's last TT until his return in 2007.


2000 Isle of Man TT
Rob Fisher won both sidecar races bringing his total up to eight wins.


2000 Israeli presidential election
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 31 July 2000, following Ezer Weizman's resignation.


2000 Israeli presidential election, History
Moshe Katsav, a Likud politician, ran against Shimon Peres, a previous Prime Minister of Israel. In a surprising upset, the Knesset elected Katsav, by 63 to 57. Katsav assumed office as President of Israel on 1 August 2000. He was the first Israeli president sworn in for a seven-year term, as well as the first candidate from the right-wing Likud party to be elected to the office.


2000 Italian Formula 3000 Championship
The 2000 Italian Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 8 rounds. 13 different teams, 40 different drivers competed. In this one-make formula all teams had to utilize Lola T96/50 chassis with Zytek engines.


2000 Italian Formula 3000 Championship, Results
Race 5 Pole Position originally won by  Thomas Biagi, but all his times were cancelled and he started from last grid position.


2000 Italian Grand Prix
The 2000 Italian Grand Prix (formally the LXXI Gran Premio Campari d'Italia) was a Formula One motor race held on 10 September 2000 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza near Monza, Lombardy, Italy. It was the 14th race of the 2000 Formula One World Championship and the 71st Italian Grand Prix. Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher won the 53-lap race from pole position. Mika Häkkinen finished second in a McLaren car with Ralf Schumacher third for the Williams team.


2000 Italian Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher maintained his start line advantage and withstood Häkkinen's attempts to pass him going into the first corner. Further around the lap, a collision involving four cars prompted the deployment of the safety car and a fire marshal Paolo Gislimberti was struck by a flying wheel. When the safety car pulled into the pit lane on lap eleven, Michael Schumacher began to immediately pull clear from Häkkinen and kept the lead until his pit stop on the 39th lap. When Häkkinen made his own pit stop three laps later, Michael Schumacher regained the lead which he held to clinch his sixth victory of the 2000 season; Häkkinen finished almost four seconds behind.


2000 Italian Grand Prix
As a consequence of the race, Schumacher reduced Häkkinen's lead in the Drivers' Championship to two points, with David Coulthard a further 17 points back. Rubens Barrichello who was caught up in the first lap accident was mathematically ruled out of clinching the title. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren's eight-point advantage going into the race was reduced to four, with three races of the season remaining. Gislimberti later died in hospital and his death caused safety measures in Formula One to be reviewed.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Background
The Grand Prix was contested by eleven teams, each of two drivers. The teams, also known as constructors were, McLaren, Ferrari, Jordan, Jaguar, Williams, Benetton, Prost, Sauber, Arrows, Minardi and BAR. Tyre supplier Bridgestone brought two different tyre types to the race: two dry compounds, the medium and the hard.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Background
Going into the race, McLaren driver Mika Häkkinen led the Drivers' Championship with 74 points, ahead of Michael Schumacher on 68 points and David Coulthard on 61 points. Rubens Barrichello was fourth with 49 points with Ralf Schumacher fifth on 20 points. In the Constructors' Championship McLaren were leading with 125 points, Ferrari and Williams were second and third with 117 and 30 points, respectively, while Benetton with 18 points and Jordan with 13 points contended for fourth place.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Background
At the previous race in Belgium, the gap between Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher had extended by four points. Häkkinen started from pole position and maintained the lead until he lost control of his car at Stavelot corner on the 13th lap. He later managed to lap faster than Michael Schumacher and passed the German while both drivers were lapping BAR driver Ricardo Zonta with four laps remaining and held it to win the race. The overtaking manoeuvre was heralded by the worldwide press and many people involved in Formula One as "the best ever manoeuvre in grand prix racing". Michael Schumacher remained confident about his title chances: "With only six points between Mika and I and four more races to go, I am still optimistic about our chances. One win or a retirement before the end of the season can change the whole picture either way."


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Background
Over the month of July, the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza race track's main straight was straightened and the Variante Goodyear and Seconda Variante chicanes were reconfigured by the race organisers to become a series of narrower corners with the exit away from the entry of turn one. The run-off areas around the two sections of the circuit were enlargened. Some of the drivers, however, were unhappy with the modifications, though, as there were fears of a multi-car accident on the first lap.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Background
Coulthard claimed that the new corner would make braking more difficult and was concerned over the number of penalties issued to other competitors. However, Michael Schumacher believed his and other teams would be less concerned with suspension damage. Jean Alesi who was the first driver to test the new circuit, said that it would be easier for drivers to pull off the track in the event of a technical issue.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Background
Following the Belgian Grand Prix on 27 August, the teams conducted a four-day testing session at the Monza circuit and concentrated on optimising their car set-ups for low downforce. Jos Verstappen set the quickest times on the first day, ahead of Pedro Diniz. Coulthard was quickest on the second day. Giancarlo Fisichella suffered a high speed crash going into the Ascari chicane, bringing a brief halt to testing.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Background
He visited Rome to undergo a medical examination and was diagnosed with an inflamed tendon in his right ankle, but was cleared to race having been advised to take five days of rest. Jacques Villeneuve set the quickest times on the third day as rain shortened the team's running. Minardi's Gastón Mazzacane suffered a high speed accident at the Ascari chicane, forcing testing to be stopped. Ralf Schumacher was fastest on the fourth and final day of testing. Michael Schumacher's car developed a malfunction and pulled off the race track, limiting Ferrari's testing time as the car's power unit was changed.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Practice
Four practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—two on Friday, and two on Saturday. The Friday morning and afternoon sessions each lasted an hour. The third and final practice sessions were held on Saturday morning and lasted 45 minutes. Barrichello set the first session's fastest time with a lap of 1 minute and 25.057 seconds, three-tenths of a second ahead of Jarno Trulli. Michael Schumacher was one-tenth of a second off Trulli's pace, while Coulthard set the fourth fastest time. The two Arrows drivers were fifth and sixth fastest; Pedro de la Rosa ahead of Jos Verstappen.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Practice
Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Fisichella, Villeneuve and Alexander Wurz rounded out the top ten fastest drivers of the session. In the second practice session, Barrichello was again fastest despite not improving his time from the first session; Michael Schumacher finished with the second fastest time. Trulli set the third fastest time, with the two McLaren drivers fourth and fifth, Häkkinen ahead of Coulthard. Eddie Irvine recorded the sixth quickest lap. de la Rosa, Diniz, Verstappen and Mika Salo completed the top ten drivers. Alesi's Prost was afflicted by a hydraulic leak; this restricted him to three timed laps, and he was slowest overall. Wurz suffered a similar problem and set the 18th fastest time. Mazzacane spun off and did not take any further part in the session.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Practice
The Saturday practice sessions were again held in dry and sunny conditions. Michael Schumacher set the fastest time of the third session, a 1:24.262. The Williams drivers were running quickly—Jenson Button in second and Ralf Schumacher fifth—they were separated by Coulthard and Barrichello in third and fourth. Fisichella recorded the sixth fastest lap time. Villeneuve, Häkkinen, Salo and Johnny Herbert rounded out the top ten. In the final practice session, Michael Schumacher again set the fastest time, a 1:23.904; Barrichello set the third fastest time. They were separated by Häkkinen with teammate Coulthard clinching the fourth fastest time.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Practice
The Williams drivers continued to run quickly with Ralf Schumacher fifth, ahead of Button in sixth. Fisichella, Zonta, Villeneuve and Irvine (who suffered a rear suspension failure but regained control of his car) completed the top ten ahead of qualifying. Mazzacane again suffered problems with his car when his engine ran out of air pressure and was forced to stop on the track while Wurz did not record any laps because of a fuel pick-up issue.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying
Saturday's afternoon one hour qualifying session saw each driver limited to twelve laps, with the starting order decided by their fastest laps. During this session, the 107% rule was in effect, which necessitated each driver set a time within 107 per cent of the quickest lap to qualify for the race. The session was held in dry weather. Michael Schumacher achieved his sixth pole position of the season, his second at Monza, with a time of 1:23.770.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying
Although he was happy with his car and tyres, he said that he did not make the best of session because of making a mistake at the first chicane during his first run. Michael Schumacher was joined on the front row by Barrichello who recorded a lap time 0.027 seconds slower and was happy to start alongside his teammate. Häkkinen qualified third, though he believed he could have set a faster time as he struggled with the handling on his car and his McLaren misfired on his final two timed laps.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying
Villeneuve qualified fourth, nearly half a second behind Michael Schumacher, and stated that he was happy with his performance. Häkkinen's teammate Coulthard qualified fifth and was disappointed with his starting position because he encountered traffic during the session and was blocked by Frentzen. Trulli and Frentzen set the sixth and eighth fastest times respectively for Jordan; Trulli reported no problems while Frentzen was impeded by de la Rosa. Ralf Schumacher recorded the seventh quickest time and was disappointed in his performance. De la Rosa completed the top ten fastest qualifiers.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying
His teammate Verstappen qualified eleventh having been forced to use two of his team's cars when they developed hydraulic and engine problems. Button qualified twelfth and said he overheated his tyres after running insufficient amounts of downforce. Wurz, who qualified in 13th, used the session to familiarise himself with Benetton's spare car. He was ahead of Irvine in the faster of the two Jaguar's, who set a best time that was one-tenth of a second faster than his own teammate Johnny Herbert in 18th; both were disadvantaged at the lack of straightline speed.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying
Salo was 15th quickest for the Sauber team, ahead of his own teammate Diniz whose car handled badly under braking. The pair were marginally quicker than Zonta who encountered gear selection problems in his race car, and switched to his team's spare monocoque. The grid was completed by Alesi and Nick Heidfeld in the Prosts who qualified in front of the Minardis of Marc Gené and Gastón Mazzacane.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Warm-up
The drivers took to the track at 09:30 Central European Summer Time (UTC +1) for a 30-minute warm-up session. It took place in dry weather conditions. Zonta set the fastest time of the session, a 1:26.448, six hundredths of a second faster than Häkkinen, in second place. Michael Schumacher had the third fastest time, ahead of Coulthard in fourth and Verstappen in fifth, with Salo rounding out the top six.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race
The race started with 110,000 people in attendance at 14:00 local time. The conditions for the race were dry with the air temperature 25 °C (77 °F) and the track temperature 34 and 37 °C (93 and 99 °F). Heidfeld's car was being worked on by mechanics who managed to get to the side of the track before the formation lap begun to avoid incurring a penalty. Michael Schumacher maintained his lead going into the first corner withstanding Häkkinen's attempts to pass. Barrichello dropped to third position.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race
Heading into the first corner, Salo and Irvine made contact, with the Finn suffering a puncture and Irvine retired from the race. Going into the chicane, Frentzen collided with Trulli and collected Barrichello and Coulthard. Frentzen's car lost its right front tyre which struck fire marshal Paolo Gislimberti. Behind them, de la Rosa collided with Herbert and was sent airborne. The accidents prompted the deployment of the safety car at the end of the first lap for marshals to clear up strands of carbon fibre on the circuit and the cars in the gravel trap.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race
Both Sauber drivers, Herbert and Zonta all made pit stops for repairs. Gislimberti suffered from head and chest injuries and was given a heart massage before being taken to Monza Hospital. Salo became the fifth driver to pit on lap eight and his mechanics fitted a new engine cover and sidepods to repair handling problems. During the end of the safety car period, Button swerved to avoid teammate Ralf Schumacher and collided with the barriers on the back straight, sustaining damage to his car. He later went off at the Parabolica corner and became the race's seventh retirement on lap eleven.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race
When the race restarted on lap twelve, Michael Schumacher led, while Häkkinen and Villeneuve were running second and third. Behind them were Ralf Schumacher, Fisichella, Wurz, Gene, Heidfeld, Zonta, Mazzacane, Diniz, Salo and Alesi. Michael Schumacher began to immediately pull away from Häkkinen as he set consecutive fastest laps. Further down the field, Wurz overtook Diniz and Mazzacane for tenth position. By the start of lap 13, Michael Schumacher led Häkkinen by 2.1 seconds. Further back, Zonta passed Heidfeld to take ninth. On lap 14, Zonta moved up into seventh position after passing Gené and Wurz.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race
Villeneuve became the third retirement of the race when he pulled over to the side of the track with gearbox problems on the same lap. Meanwhile, Verstappen overtook Fisichella to take fourth position. Heidfeld retired after his engine failed and spun off at Variante della Roggia chicane on lap 15. One lap later, Ralf Schumacher lost two positions after being passed by Verstappen and Zonta. Salo passed Mazzacane to claim ninth position on lap 17.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race
At the start of the 19th lap, Zonta tried to pass Verstappen heading into the Variante Goodyear chicane, but Verstappen moved onto an early defensive line to prevent Zonta from moving ahead. Zonta attempted to overtake Verstappen into the Variante della Rogia chicane to take third place four laps later, but was unable to complete it as he ran wide. He managed to get ahead after exiting the chicane on the same lap.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race
Michael Schumacher lapped consistently in the 1:26 range, setting the new fastest lap of the race on lap 22, a 1:26.428, to extend his lead over Häkkinen to 5.4 seconds, who in turn was 9.9 seconds in front of Zonta. Verstappen in fourth was a further 2.9 seconds behind, but was drawing ahead of Ralf Schumacher in fifth. On lap 23, Zonta became the first front runner to make a scheduled pit stop and emerged in eleventh position. Salo continued to move up the field when he passed Wurz for sixth on lap 25.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race
Three laps later, Zonta moved into ninth position after he overtook Mazzacane and Diniz. Salo made a pit stop for the second time on lap 29 and emerged in tenth place. Verstappen took his pit stop three laps later and came out in seventh position. Zonta made his third and final pit stop of the race on lap 36 and dropped to eighth position. Michael Schumacher took his pit stop on lap 39 and rejoined 13.6 seconds behind Häkkinen, who now led the race.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race
Three laps later, Häkkinen made a pit stop and rejoined behind Michael Schumacher with a deficit on eleven seconds. Fisichella was the final driver to make a scheduled stop on lap 44. Fisichella's pit stop was problematic: he stalled when he encountered a problem with his clutch system and his mechanics push-started his Benetton and he rejoined in eleventh.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race
At the completion of lap 45, with the scheduled pit stops completed, the race order was Michael Schumacher, Häkkinen, Ralf Schumacher, Verstappen, Wurz, Zonta, Salo, Diniz, Gené, Mazzacane, Fisichella and Alesi. Zonta went straight down the escape road near the Variante Goodyear chicane but retained sixth position. Häkkinen was able to close the gap to Michael Schumacher on lap 50 to five seconds, but it appeared that the German would be unchallenged.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race
Michael Schumacher crossed the finish line on lap 53 to clinch his sixth victory of the season in a time of 1'27:31.368, at an average speed of 130.260 miles per hour (209.633 km/h). Häkkinen finished in second position 3.8 seconds behind, ahead of Ralf Schumacher in third, Verstappen in fourth, Wurz in fifth and Zonta rounding out the points scoring positions in sixth. Salo, Diniz, Gené, Mazzacane and Fisichella completed the next five positions and were one lap behind the winner, with Alesi the last of the classified finishers.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and in the subsequent press conference. Michael Schumacher broke into tears when asked if matching Ayrton Senna's number of victories meant a lot to him. He later regained his composure and spoke about how important it was to maintain the life of the engine at the circuit.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Michael Schumacher revealed that the cause of his emotion was of him thinking about Senna's death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix and said that he was surprised at how the media reacted to the moment which said that Schumacher "was human after all". Häkkinen revealed that his team made modifications to his car at his pit stop which contributed to him setting the fastest lap of the race. He also admitted that he was unable to catch Michael Schumacher due to the presence of the two Minardis which cost him time. Ralf Schumacher said he was not worried from being challenged by Verstappen and Zonta during the event because of the Williams's quick pace. He also was confident that Williams had confirmed itself as the third strongest team in Formula One.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Barrichello placed blame upon Frentzen for starting the lap one accident at the Variante della Roggia corner. He demanded that Frentzen be banned for ten races. Barrichello also added that his helmet was damaged from his collision with de la Rosa. Frentzen reacted by suggesting that Barrichello braked earlier which forced him to make contact with teammate Trulli. FIA Race Director Charlie Whiting defended his decision not to stop the race saying that the safety car was deployed as all cars involved were in the run-off areas and that he believed stopping the race would be dangerous. However, he admitted that he was not aware about Gislimberti's condition when making the decision. Jordan team principal Eddie Jordan believed that Whiting had made the right decision and praised the safety of the modern Formula One car for protecting drivers.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Bernie Ecclestone, the owner of Formula One's commercial rights, called for the removal of chicanes from racing circuits labelling them "silly and unnecessary". FIA president Max Mosley subsequently announced that safety measures would be reviewed and stated a review of the Monza track would take place. Mosley believed that no driver was responsible for causing the accident but stressed to competitors that it was their responsibility for being aware when bunched up at the start of a Grand Prix. Former driver Jacques Laffite advocated an electronic warning system for marshals and believed that a review of chicanes should have taken place.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Gislimberti was later pronounced dead at Monza Hospital. His autopsy was released two days later and determined that the cause of death was head trauma. On 15 September, he was given a funeral at the San Ulderico church, Lavis and attended by several drivers, friends and colleagues. Hours after the race, five cars involved in the accident were impounded by Italian authorities. Race stewards concluded the incident was a "racing accident" with no further action being taken. Magistrate Salvatore Bellomo opened a formal investigation into the crash and interviewed drivers.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
The investigating body examined all five cars which were released back to the teams on 12 September. The investigation was closed in June 2001 following a technical examination which concluded that Gislimberti was killed instantly. As a result of Gislimberti's death, the strength of the wheel tethers was doubled to stop flying tyres being a danger to the drivers, safety officials and fans. The chassis would be strengthened and enhanced crash resistance would be tested.


2000 Italian Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
With his win, Michael Schumacher reduced Häkkinen's advantage in the Drivers' Championship to just two points. Coulthard remained in third with 61 points. Barrichello's retirement at the Grand Prix ruled out any chance of him claiming the title and Ralf Schumacher retained fifth place with 24 points. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari's victory allowed them to reduce McLaren's lead to four points. Williams remained in third place with 34 points. Benetton increased the gap over Jordan in fifth place to a seven-point advantage, with three races of the season remaining.


2000 Italian Open (tennis)
The 2000 Italian Open also known as 2000 Rome Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 57th edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2000 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2000 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was played from May 8 through May 14, 2000 and the women's tournament was played from May 15 through May 21, 2000.


2000 Italian Open (tennis), Finals, Men's Doubles
Martin Damm /  Dominik Hrbatý defeated  Wayne Ferreira /  Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 3–6, 6–4


2000 Italian Open (tennis), Finals, Women's Doubles
Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario /  Magüi Serna 6–3, 4–6, 6–2


2000 Italian Open – Men's Doubles
Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach were the defending champions, but lost in second round to Simon Aspelin and Jaime Oncins


2000 Italian Open – Men's Doubles
Martin Damm and Dominik Hrbatý won the title by defeating Wayne Ferreira and Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in the final. It was the 17th title for Damm and the 1st title for Hrbatý in their respective doubles careers.


2000 Italian Open – Men's Singles
Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but Magnus Norman defeated him 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2000 Italian Open – Women's Doubles
Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova were the defending champions, but none of them competed this year.


2000 Italian Open – Women's Doubles
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won the title by defeating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Magüi Serna 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 in the final. It was the 16th title for Raymond and the 22nd title for Stubbs in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 2nd title for the pair during the season, after their win in the Australian Open.


2000 Italian Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2000 Italian Open – Women's Singles
Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in third round to Jelena Dokic.


2000 Italian Open – Women's Singles
Monica Seles won the title by defeating Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 7–6(7–4) in the final. It was the 3rd title of the year for Seles and the 47th of her career.


2000 Italian Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2000 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2000 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth race of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 28 May 2000 at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello.


2000 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round six has concluded.


2000 Italian referendum
A seven-part abrogative referendum was held in Italy on 21 May 2000. Voters were asked whether they approved of the repealing of laws on topics including election funding, the electoral system, the judiciary, employment and union dues. Although all but one of the seven proposals were approved by voters, the voter turnout of 32% was well below the 50% threshold and the results were invalidated.


2000 Italian regional elections
The Italian regional elections of 16 April 2000 were won by the House of Freedoms coalition, led by Silvio Berlusconi.


2000 Italian regional elections
Due to the electoral defeat suffered by The Olive Tree coalition, D'Alema resigned as Prime Minister of Italy.


2000 Italy rugby union tour of Oceania
The 2000 Italy rugby union tour was a series of matches played in July 2000 in Samoa and Fiji by the Italy national rugby union team. It was the first tour after their debut in the Six Nations Championship, and with the new coach Brad Johnstone it was a bad tour with four loss. The team was very renewed due the international retirement by Diego Dominguez and Alessandro Troncon, that came back only in November.


2000 Ivorian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Ivory Coast on 23 and 24 July 2000. The changes to the constitution would require both parents of presidential candidates to have been born in the country. as well as giving immunity from prosecution from those involved in the coup the previous year. It was approved by 86.53% of voters with a 56% turnout.


2000 Ivorian constitutional referendum
The changes barred Rally of the Republicans leader Alassane Ouattara from standing in the presidential elections, and was one of the catalysts for the Ivorian Civil War.


2000 Ivorian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Ivory Coast on 22 October 2000. Robert Guéï, who headed a transitional military regime following the December 1999 coup d'état, stood as a candidate in the election. All of the major opposition candidates except for Laurent Gbagbo of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) were barred from standing. The Rally of the Republicans (RDR) and Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RCA) boycotted the election in response to the exclusion of their candidates (respectively, Alassane Ouattara and Emile Constant Bombet) by the Supreme Court.


2000 Ivorian presidential election
Guéï initially claimed to have won the presidency in a single round. However, it soon emerged that Gbagbo had actually won 59 percent of the vote—enough to win in a single round. When Guéï continued to insist he had won, a wave of protests drove him from power, and Gbagbo was sworn in as President.


2000 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series
The 2000 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series took place at Bill Clarke Field in Princeton, New Jersey on May 6, 2000. The series matched the regular season champions of each of the league's two divisions. Princeton, the winner of the series, claimed their second title and the Ivy League's automatic berth in the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was Princeton's fifth appearance in the Championship Series, all of which were consecutive.


2000 J.League Cup, Overview
It was contested by 27 teams, and Kashima Antlers won the championship.


2000 J.League Cup Final
2000 J.League Cup Final was the 8th final of the J.League Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on November 4, 2000. Kashima Antlers won the championship.


2000 J.League Division 1
The 2000 season was the eighth season of the J-League Division 1. The league began on March 11 and ended on November 26. At the end of the season the second stage winner Kashima Antlers won the Suntory Championship against Yokohama F-Marinos who won the first stage.


2000 J.League Division 1, Clubs
Following sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 2000 season. Of these clubs, Kawasaki Frontale and FC Tokyo were promoted from Division 2.


2000 J.League Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 11 teams, and Consadole Sapporo won the championship.


2000 Jacksonville Jaguars season
The 2000 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 6th in the National Football League and their sixth under head coach Tom Coughlin.


2000 Jacksonville Jaguars season
The Jaguars in 1999 had obtained an NFL-best record of 14–2 and thrashed the Miami Dolphins 62–7 in their divisional-round game. However, they were helped to this by an extremely easy regular-season schedule. In 2000, the Jaguars were severely hit by the loss of safety Carnell Lake for the entire season to foot surgery, and by an ultimately career-ending knee injury to right tackle Leon Searcy.


2000 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Further offensive line injuries, notably to left tackle Zach Wiegert and center John Wade, crippled the Jaguars all season, with the result that after a fair start the Jaguars fell in Week 4 to five consecutive losses and were out of the running for a postseason berth by December, and thus knocking them out of the playoffs for the first time since 1995 when the franchise was first established. Ultimately the team’s tally of wins was halved vis-à-vis 1999. At the close of the season, the Jaguars also had problems with being $31 million over the salary cap.


2000 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation
The 2000 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation (Chinese: 2000年度十大勁歌金曲頒獎典禮) was held on 14 January 2001. It is part of the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation series held in Hong Kong.


2000 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation, Top 10 song awards
The top 10 songs (十大勁歌金曲) of 2000 are as follows.


2000 Jahre Christentum
2000 Jahre Christentum (2000 Years of Christianity) is a German documentary series on the history of Christianity prior to the year 1999.


2000 Jahre Christentum, Plot
The historical series begins with the rise of Christianity, as it spread across the world over the course of 2,000 years. Werner Herzog wrote and directed the ninth episodes which shows the piety of people today, especially the descendants of the original Christian followers in Latin America. The last part of the series deals with questions of the future, which Christians often pose today.


2000 Jahre Christentum, Production
The series was produced by ARD in collaboration with the Munich Tellux production company. The project was funded by the Bavarian Film and Television Fund. The individual episodes were directed by different people. Bernd Grote produced the series and won a 2000 Bavarian Television Award.


2000 Jahre Christentum, Production
Some computer animation was used in the documentary, but most of the actual footage was filmed on location. Production costs of the series amounted to EUR 3.4 million.


2000 Jahre Christentum, Production
The series originally aired from 7 November 1999 to 20 February 2000. It was released in 2000 on VHS and DVD in 2004. The DVD version was released with additional English and Dutch-language versions.


2000 Japan Football League
The 2000 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第2回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Ni-kai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the second season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.


2000 Japan Football League, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Yokohama FC defended their champions title.


2000 Japan Football League, Attendances
Source:Notes:† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.‡ Team played previous season in College Leagues.


2000 Japan Football League, Promotion and relegation
No relegation has occurred as league continued to expand. At the end of the season, the winner and runner-up of the Regional League promotion series, Sagawa Express Tokyo and YKK FC were promoted automatically. In addition, NTT West Kumamoto, SC Tottori and Ehime FC were included by JFA recommendation.


2000 Japan Golf Tour
The 2000 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 9 March to 10 December. The season consisted of 33 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships.


2000 Japan Golf Tour, Schedule
The following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 2000 season. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.


2000 Japan Series
The 2000 Japan Series matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion and defending Japan Series champion Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. The press called it the ON series because of the managers on both sides: Sadaharu Oh for the Hawks and Shigeo Nagashima for the Giants. The two were teammates in the 1960s and 1970s, and their combined hitting prowess gave them the nickname, "O-N Cannon."


2000 Japan Series, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
The defending Japan Series Champions were largely the same team that had taken the field in 1999, with one major exception: left-handed starter Kimiyasu Kudoh had departed as a free agent over the winter and signed with the Giants. The core of the team was still intact, with Kenji Johjima anchoring a strong lineup that also featured stars Nobuhiko Matsunaka and Hiroki Kokubo. Pitching-wise, the Hawks saw the big-stage debut of future right-handed ace Kazumi Saitoh, who would make three appearances in relief without giving up a run.


2000 Japan Series, Yomiuri Giants
For the first time in four years, the Giants had reached the Japan Series. They had not won the series since 1994, when they faced the Seibu Lions. A lot had changed in the six years since they had won, but the plethora of stars that they had been building since the mid-1990s was finally enough to get back to the Japan Series. Yomiuri had a powerful middle of the order between aging slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara and Hideki Matsui. The pitching staff featured established stars such as Kudoh and Hiromi Makihara.


2000 Japan national football team
This page records the details of the Japan national football team in 2000.


2000 Japan rugby union tour of Europe
The 2000 Japan rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2000 in France and Ireland by Japan national rugby union team.


2000 Japan women's national football team
This page records the details of the Japan women's national football team in 2000.


2000 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
The 2000 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 22nd edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It began on 26 March at Suzuka and ended on 5 November at the same place. French driver Sébastien Philippe took the championship title, winning three from ten races.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix
The 2000 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXVI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 8 October 2000, at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. It was the 16th and penultimate round of the 2000 Formula One World Championship, as well as, the 26th Japanese Grand Prix. Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher won the 53-lap race from pole position. Mika Häkkinen finished second in a McLaren with teammate David Coulthard finishing third. Schumacher's win confirmed him as 2000 Drivers' Champion, as Häkkinen could not overtake Schumacher's points total with only one race remaining.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix
Häkkinen started the race alongside Michael Schumacher on the front row of the grid. Michael Schumacher attempted to defend his lead off the line by moving into Häkkinen's path, but Häkkinen passed Michael Schumacher heading into the first corner, with Coulthard withstanding Williams driver Ralf Schumacher attempts to pass him to maintain third position. Michael Schumacher managed to close the gap to his title rival by lap 31 and passed Häkkinen during the second round of pit stops. This allowed him to maintain a 1.9-second gap between himself and Häkkinen towards the end of the race to secure his eighth victory of the season.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher received praise from many within the Formula One community, including former Champion Jody Scheckter and Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, though he was criticised by former Italian president Francesco Cossiga for his conduct when the Italian National Anthem was played on the podium. The Ferrari driver also received predominant congratulations from the European press. Häkkinen's second-place finish secured him second position in the Drivers' Championship, while Ferrari extended the gap to McLaren in the Constructors' Championship to thirteen points, with one race remaining in the season.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Background
The Grand Prix was contested by eleven teams, each of two drivers. The teams, also known as constructors, were McLaren, Ferrari, Jordan, Jaguar, Williams, Benetton, Prost, Sauber, Arrows, Minardi and BAR. Tyre supplier Bridgestone brought three different tyre types to the race: the Medium dry compound and two wet-weather compounds, the intermediate and full wet. The Suzuka Circuit underwent a minor circuit change ahead of the Grand Prix. The pit lane entry was moved from the end of the 130R left-hand corner to the exit of the Casio chicane in an effort to improve safety.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Background
Going into the race, Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher led the Drivers' Championship with 88 points, ahead of Mika Häkkinen on 80 points and David Coulthard on 63. Rubens Barrichello was fourth on 55 points, with Ralf Schumacher fifth on 24 points. A maximum of 20 points were available for the final two races, which meant Häkkinen could still win the title. Michael Schumacher only needed to clinch victory in the race, regardless of where Häkkinen finished, Schumacher would be more than ten points ahead of Häkkinen with one race remaining.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Background
Otherwise, Häkkinen could win the Championship in the final race of the season in Malaysia by out-scoring his rival. In the event of a points tie, Michael Schumacher would win the Championship on count-back, having more wins. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari were leading on 143 points, McLaren and Williams were second and third on 133 and 34 points respectively, while Benetton with 20 and Jordan with 17 contended for fourth place.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Background
A pneumatic value failure in the preceding race, the United States Grand Prix, had forced Häkkinen to retire from the race. With two races of the season remaining and an eight-point deficit after losing the lead in the Drivers' Championship, Häkkinen remained confident about his title chances: "I know that what happened to me in the last Grand Prix, when I had to retire, can happen to anyone, It could happen to Michael. So I am very optimistic. I have come here prepared and thinking about these two races together. Not one, two."


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Background
Michael Schumacher emphasised the pressure of leading the championship going into Japan: "It hasn't been a relaxing time at all and I still haven't completely got over the jetlag from the States. But I'm prepared to sacrifice this and a lot more to bring the title back to Maranello. And the same can be said of the entire team." Ferrari team principal Jean Todt and former World Champion Jody Scheckter called for Barrichello and Coulthard to race fairly as both drivers were ordered by their teams to assist their teammates in the Championship battle.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Background
Following the United States Grand Prix on 24 September, the teams conducted testing sessions at various racing circuits across Europe between 26–29 September to prepare for the Grand Prix. McLaren's test driver Olivier Panis flew to the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours to undertake preparations for Suzuka and development work on their 2001 car. Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer spent two days at the Fiorano Circuit testing mechanical components and ran on an artificially wet track for testing of Bridgestone's wet weather tyre compounds.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Background
Williams, with rookie competitor Jenson Button, went to the Autódromo do Estoril for two days and tried wet weather tyres and different aerodynamic configurations. Prost travelled to Magny-Cours and their test driver Stéphane Sarrazin collected three days of chassis design data for the upcoming AP04 chassis. Benetton opted to miss testing prior to the event but their test driver Mark Webber tried developments at the Circuit de Catalunya that were incorporated into their 2001 car.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Background
At the drivers meeting held the Friday before the event, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Race Director Charlie Whiting announced that any potential blocking manoeuvres that interfered with the World Championship battle would result in a driver being shown a waved black and white flag, before giving a black flag to signal disqualification from the race. The penalty also had a potential ban for up to three Formula One World Championship events for any driver found to have breached the new ruling. Ralf Schumacher agreed with the penalties.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Background
However, McLaren team principal Ron Dennis was more vocal in opposing the new rules as he believed they were arbitrary and were against choosing team tactics. He was also unhappy with the inclusion of Italian lawyer Roberto Causo as a race steward because Dennis held the view that any decision would be biased towards Ferrari.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Background
Some teams had made modifications to their cars in preparation for the event. Honda introduced a more powerful version of its V10 engine for Saturday's qualifying session and the race. Sauber brought lighter components to reduce the weight of their cars and the Williams team arrived with a revised rear wing. Williams engine suppliers BMW confirmed that they would be running the same specification of engine introduced in Belgium.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Practice
Four practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—two on Friday, and two on Saturday. The Friday morning and afternoon sessions each lasted an hour. The third and final practice sessions were held on Saturday morning and lasted 45 minutes. The Friday morning and afternoon sessions were held in dry and warm weather conditions. Michael Schumacher was fastest in the first practice session with a time of 1 minute and 38.474 seconds, ahead of Häkkinen and Coulthard.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Practice
Barrichello set the fourth quickest time and caused the session to be yellow flagged when he lost control of his car and spun at the hairpin between turns ten and eleven and crashed into the perimeter fencing. Ralf Schumacher was fifth fastest, ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella. Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jarno Trulli set the seventh and ninth fastest times respectively for Jordan; they were separated by Jaguar's Eddie Irvine. Jacques Villeneuve in the BAR completed the top ten despite spinning off the circuit which caused grass to penetrate his radiators.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Practice
In the second practice session, Michael Schumacher set the fastest lap of the day, a 1:37.728, six-tenths of a second faster than Häkkinen. Barrichello had trouble selecting first gear on his final run although he set the third quickest time. Coulthard was fourth fastest, ahead of Button. Frentzen and Trulli continued their good form setting the sixth and seventh fastest times. Arrows driver Pedro de la Rosa, Villeneuve and Ricardo Zonta completed the top ten fastest drivers. During the session, an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the richter scale was felt at Suzuka, although no structural damage was reported around the circuit despite mild alarm.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Practice
The weather remained dry and warm for the Saturday morning practice sessions. Michael Schumacher again set the fastest time for the third session, a 1:37.176, quicker than his best on Friday. The Williams drivers were running quicker; Ralf Schumacher in second and Button in fourth. They were separated by Coulthard. Fisichella set the fifth quickest time, ahead of Villeneuve, who spun into the gravel late in the session. Barrichello, Irvine, Johnny Herbert and de la Rosa completed the top ten. In the final practice session, Häkkinen set the quickest time, a 1:37.037, one-tenth of a second faster than Michael Schumacher.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Practice
Button was happy with the performance of his car and was third fastest. Barrichello maintained his consistent performance and set the fourth fastest time despite again spinning into the gravel traps. He was ahead of Ralf Schumacher who had his fastest time revoked after exceeding track limits. Coulthard was sixth, two-tenths of a second faster than Fisichella. Irvine, Alexander Wurz and Villeneuve completed the top ten ahead of qualifying.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Qualifying
Pole position provides the best opportunity to win the race. That has been our target all weekend, but the job is not finished yet. Obviously this is the best start and we have a good car to get the job done. I only did nine laps because I felt the track was not in the best condition early in the session and I did not see the point in wasting a set of tyres. The team did a good job to get me out at the right time. Today we had a very high quality fight for pole. I knew it would be tight and either one of us could have been on pole.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Qualifying
Saturday's afternoon one hour qualifying session saw each driver was limited to twelve laps, with the starting order decided by their fastest laps. During this session, the 107% rule was in effect, which necessitated each driver set a time within 107 per cent of the quickest lap to qualify for the race. The session was held in dry weather. Michael Schumacher clinched his eighth pole position of the season, his fifth at the circuit, in a time of 1:35.825.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Qualifying
He was joined on the front row of the grid by Häkkinen, who was nine thousands of a second slower than his championship rival and battled him for grid position throughout the session. Häkkinen's teammate Coulthard qualified third, and conceded that he was not quick enough to challenge for pole position. The two Williams drivers qualified on the third row of the grid; Button ahead of Ralf Schumacher although both drivers had mixed feelings over their performance. Both Jaguar drivers took seventh and tenth and were satisfied with their pace.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Qualifying
Frentzen reported that his car was difficult to handle but was happy to manage a qualifying position of eighth. Villeneuve took ninth despite suffering from excessive oversteer and was unable to improve his time because he changed his car in the opposite direction. Herbert who rounded out the top ten felt he could have qualified on the fourth row despite changes to his set-up. Wurz qualified eleventh and missed on qualifying in the top ten by nearly two thousands of a second. His teammate Fisichella started from twelfth position and reported his car lost performance after the morning practice sessions.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Qualifying
Both Arrows drivers filled the seventh row of the grid–de la Rosa was faster than Verstappen–and were affected with problems on the cars limiting their running. Trulli had car handling issues and qualified 15th. Heidfeld qualified 16th, ahead of teammate Jean Alesi. Zonta had limited qualifying time because of an engine change and managed 18th overall. The tenth row of the grid was filled by both Sauber drivers; Mika Salo in front of Pedro Diniz. Salo used the spare Sauber because his race car had alternator issues. Both of Diniz's two fastest qualifying times were disallowed because of him laying oil on the circuit in the morning practice sessions. The two Minardi drivers qualified at the rear of the grid with Marc Gené ahead of Gastón Mazzacane.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Warm-up
The drivers took to the track at 10:00 Japan Standard Time (UTC +9) for a 30-minute warm-up session. It took place in dry weather conditions. Both Ferrari cars maintained their good performance from qualifying; Michael Schumacher set the fastest time of 1:38.005. Barrichello was third in the other Ferrari car. They were split by the McLaren drivers—Häkkinen was second and Coulthard rounded out the top four.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race
The race started at 14:30 local time. The conditions for the race were dry and overcast for the race. The air temperature was at 22 °C (72 °F) and the track temperature at 23 °C (73 °F). Approximately 151,000 people attended the race. During the final parade lap, Häkkinen's car developed an leak in the hydraulic system which caused smoke to depart but managed to take the start. Frentzen started the race using Jordan's spare monocoque.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race
Häkkinen accelerated faster than Michael Schumacher off the line, withstanding the German's attempts to maintain his position to clinch the lead heading into the first corner. Behind the leading three in the run down into the first corner, Ralf Schumacher moved ahead of Barrichello and Coulthard withstood his attempts to pass for third position. Verstappen made the best start in the field, moving from 14th to tenth at the end of the first lap, while Fisichella made a poor start and lost eight places over the same distance; the result of his anti-stall system activating. At the completion of the first lap, Häkkinen led from Michael Schumacher, Coulthard, Ralf Schumacher, Irvine, Barrichello, Button, Herbert, Villeneuve, Verstappen, Frentzen, Trulli, de la Rosa, Wurz, Salo, Alesi, Heidfeld, Zonta, Diniz, Fisichella, Gené and Mazzacane.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race
Häkkinen set the fastest lap of the race on lap two and began to maintain the gap between himself and Michael Schumacher while both drivers pulled away from the rest of the field. Villeneuve moved into eighth position when he passed Herbert on lap seven, while Trulli clinched 11th from teammate Frentzen. Verstappen became the first retirement of the race when he coasted across the circuit with gearbox problems on lap nine and drove to his garage. Diniz made his first pit stop on lap 13, starting the first round of pit stops.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race
At the front of the field, Häkkinen increased the gap between himself and Michael Schumacher to two seconds, who in turn was a further ten seconds ahead of Coulthard in third. Ralf Schumacher was a further 8.8 seconds behind the second McLaren driver, but was drawing ahead of Irvine in fifth. Further back, Trulli made a pit stop from tenth on lap 15 and emerged in 18th position. Irvine became the first of the front runners to pit the following lap and emerged behind Frentzen.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race
Wurz, Herbert, Salo and Heidfeld all made pit stops on lap 18, while Trulli lost time after going off the track. On the 19th lap, Ralf Schumacher, Villeneuve, Frentzen, Pedro de la Rosa and Fisichella made their first pit stops. Barrichello and Button made pit stops on the following lap, and rejoined ahead of Irvine. Alesi retired from the race with an engine failure and spun off onto the circuit on lap 21. Häkkinen made a pit stop on lap 22.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race
Michael Schumacher took over the lead for one lap before his pit stop on lap 23 giving it to Coulthard. The Scot took his pit stop on lap 24 handing back the lead to teammate Häkkinen. On the same lap, Villeneuve passed Irvine into turn 16 for seventh position. All of the drivers had made pit stops by the end of lap 25. The race order was Häkkinen, Michael Schumacher, Coulthard, Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher, Button, Irvine, Herbert, Frentzen, Trulli, Diniz, Zonta, Salo, de la Rosa, Heidfeld, Fisichella, Gené, Wurz and Mazzacane. Häkkinen set a new fastest lap of the race on lap 26, a 1:39.189, as he built a gap between himself and Michael Schumacher to 2.9 seconds.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race
Trulli became the first driver to make a second pit stop on lap 28. Light rain began to fall on lap 29 and track started to become slippery. The gap between Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher fell by one second after the McLaren driver encountered lapped traffic on lap 30. Ralf Schumacher lost sixth position to teammate Button after making a mistake on the same lap, while Frentzen pulled off the track at the entry of First Curve to retire from a hydraulic pump issue which caused his gearbox to fail.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race
Michael Schumacher closed the gap to Häkkinen by 0.7 seconds by lap 31, although he made minor contact with Zonta two laps later. Further down the order, Heidfeld overtook Trulli for 13th position on lap 34. The second round of pit stops began on the same lap when Irvine made a pit stop. Häkkinen made his second stop on lap 37, and came out of the pit lane 25.8 seconds behind rival Michael Schumacher but ahead of Coulthard. Michael Schumacher began to immediately pull away from Häkkinen.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race
Coulthard, Barrichello and Button remained in third, fourth and fifth positions respectively, during their second stops on lap 38 and 39. Wurz went into retirement when he spun sideways near the entry of the pit lane on lap 40. Michael Schumacher took his final pit stop on the same lap, and emerged 4.1 seconds in front of Häkkinen.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race
Ralf Schumacher became the sixth retirement of the race when he lost the rear-end and spun into the gravel trap when trying to lap Gené at turn two on lap 42. This allowed Villeneuve to enter the points-scoring positions in sixth. Heidfeld became the final driver to make a scheduled pit stop on the same lap. At the conclusion of lap 42, with the scheduled pit stops completed, the order was Michael Schumacher, Häkkinen, Coulthard, Barrichello, Button, Villeneuve, Herbert, Irvine, Zonta, Salo, Diniz, Trulli, Fisichella, de la Rosa, Gené, Heidfeld and Mazzacane.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race
Heidfeld retired from a suspension failure on lap 43 as de la Rosa passed Fisichella for 13th position on the same lap, and Fisichella was forced onto the gravel to avoid contact. de la Rosa made up a further position overtaking Trulli five laps later. Gené became the race's final retirement with an expired engine on lap 49.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race
Michael Schumacher maintained his lead throughout the remaining four laps and crossed the finish line on lap 53 to win his eighth race of the 2000 season in a time of 1'29:53.435, at an average speed of 128.902 miles per hour (207.448 km/h). Michael Schumacher was crowned 2000 Drivers' Champion as Häkkinen could not catch his points total in the one remaining race. He also became the first driver to clinch the title with Ferrari since Jody Scheckter in 1979.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race
Häkkinen finished second in his McLaren, 1.8 seconds behind, ahead of teammate Coulthard in third, Barrichello in fourth, Button in fifth, and Villeneuve rounding out the points scoring positions in sixth. Herbert, Irvine, Zonta, Salo and Diniz rounded out the next five positions. de la Rosa, Trulli, Fisichella and Mazzacane were the last of the classified finishers.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
The conditions, the circumstances of this one and 1994 are very different. But 1995 and 2000 are very similar because they both happened in Japan; they happened after a very close battle. Also, in the second last race at Aida, I think I also only got up front after the second pit stop, and I made the championship through a victory. But here (at Ferrari) we have been working for five years, getting very close three times and not making it three times. That obviously adds certain emotions. Therefore it is not comparable to any of them. It is simply outstanding. Sorry to say this, but also the history of Benetton is not as great as the history of Ferrari. Therefore it has much more meaning to me.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and in the subsequent press conference. Michael Schumacher revealed that he took a cautious approach when the track became slippery due to rain in the second stint. He also added his team made adjustments during the first stop which helped to contribute to his quick pace. Häkkinen congratulated Michael Schumacher on clinching the Drivers' Championship and said that although he felt naturally disappointed, he admitted that "to be a good winner, sometimes you also have to be a good loser".


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
He also confirmed that Ferrari's strategy lost him the chance of victory and acknowledged that Schumacher was at an advantage after his second pit stop. Coulthard described his race as "quiet" because of the lack of action he encountered. He also admitted that he struggled to handle the car in the wet conditions.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Michael Schumacher's title triumph was well received in the Formula One paddock and in the media. German national newspaper Die Welt said: "A dream has been fulfilled and it will have far-reaching consequences. Ferrari and Formula One are alive again in this season and a new monument has been created ...Hard work and self-sacrifice have been rewarded." In Italy, events were held across the country to celebrate Michael Schumacher's championship victory. Candido Cannavò, director of the Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport described the moment as: "On the dawn of a luminous autumn Sunday Ferrari reconciled itself with history."


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo described Michael Schumacher's title victory as the "most beautiful day of my life". He further dedicated the championship to the Ferrari team, their worldwide fan base, Ferrari's majority owner FIAT, and the team's sponsors and suppliers for their continued support. Former World Champion Scheckter praised both Ferrari and Michael Schumacher, though he expressed disappointment at losing his status as the final World Champion for Ferrari. However, the former President of Italy Francesco Cossiga criticised Michael Schumacher's conduct during the Italian National Anthem where the German traditionally imitated a conductor when it was heard. Michael Schumacher responded by saying that he did not mean to cause offence and insisted that he was respectful to the national anthem.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
Off track, the argument over the new rules implemented at the Grand Prix and the inclusion of lawyer Roberto Causo as a race steward was renewed. FIA president Max Mosley published a letter dated from 19 October to Ron Dennis which accused him of damaging the image of Formula One with his recent stream of comments over the issues. Mosley also defended Race Director Charlie Whiting's announcement that marshals could use racing flags to caution drivers over unsportsmanlike behaviour. Dennis responded by apologising for his comments, saying that he did not intend to bring Formula One into disrepute and cause disrespect to Causo. "It certainly has not ever been my intention to damage a sport to which I have devoted most of my working life." he said.


2000 Japanese Grand Prix, Race, Post-race
As a consequence of the race, Michael Schumacher won the Drivers' Championship with a twelve-point gap over championship rival Häkkinen, who in turn was confirmed as the runner-up in the Championship. Coulthard maintained third with 67 points, nine points ahead of Barrichello, and 43 in front of Ralf Schumacher. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari increased their lead to thirteen points. Williams, with 36 points, increased the gap to their rivals Benetton by 16 points, while BAR passed Jordan for fifth place on 18 points, with one race of the season remaining.


2000 Japanese Super Cup
2000 Japanese Super Cup was the Japanese Super Cup competition. The match was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 4, 2000. Júbilo Iwata won the championship.


2000 Japanese general election
General elections were held in Japan on 25 June 2000 to elect the 480 members of the House of Representatives.


2000 Japanese general election
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) maintained a majority in the House of Representatives, but its total percentage of seats shrank from 65% to 56%, and its two coalition partners also lost several seats. Two cabinet members, Takashi Fukaya and Tokuichiro Tamazawa, lost their seats. The Democratic Party made major gains under the leadership of Yukio Hatoyama.


2000 Japanese general election, Background
Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi suffered a stroke in April 2000 and was replaced by Yoshiro Mori. Although the term limit for the House of Representatives would have been reached in October 2000, Mori dissolved the House on June 2 in what became popularly known as the Divine Nation Dissolution (神の国解散) due to a controversial statement by Mori prior to the election, which preceded a slump in government approval ratings from 40% to 20%. The LDP government advocated continued public works spending while the opposition advocated less spending and more governmental reforms.


2000 Japanese general election, Background
The Social Democratic Party left the coalition in 1998 and re-join the opposition after years of coalition with the ideologically contrasting LDP.


2000 Japanese general election, Background
Meanwhile, the Komeito Party, a centrist party with roots from the Soka Gakkai based on the Nichiren Buddhist movement and despite almost decades of opposition against the LDP, shifted from centre towards conservatism. An electoral alliance between the once rivals of the Komeito and the LDP has been in effect since the Japanese General election in 2000. For the LDP, despite not being able to win an absolute majority of votes by itself in further elections (especially for the House of Councillors which the LDP lost majority since 1989), the Komeito party has been counted on since then to ensure a stable governing majority rule.


2000 Japanese general election, Results
The House of Representatives consisted of 480 members, 300 elected from single-member constituencies and 180 elected on a proportional basis from eleven multi-member constituencies known as Block constituencies.


2000 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2000 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 9 April 2000 at the Suzuka Circuit.


2000 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round three has concluded.


2000 Jarafa mosque massacre
The 2000 Jarafa mosque massacre was an attack on members of Ansar al-Sunna praying at a mosque in Jarafa, a village in the outskirts of Omdurman, Sudan on December 8, 2000. A lone gunman, Abbas al-Baqir Abbas ( عباس الباقر عباس ), a member of Takfir wal-Hijra, opened fire with a Kalashnikov assault rifle during evening prayers, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 30 others, before he was shot dead by police.


2000 Jarafa mosque massacre, Shooting
During evening prayers, at about 9:00 p.m., 33-year-old Abbas al-Baqir Abbas, using a Kalashnikov assault rifle, began shooting through a window at the people in the al-Sunna al-Mohammediyya Mosque in Jarafa, instantly killing 20 worshipers. According to witnesses, he avoided the women's section of the mosque and reassured a fleeing woman that he would only shoot males. When he refused to surrender to responding police units, Abbas was killed after a brief shootout with officers. Thirty-three were wounded in the attack, among them a police officer. At least two of the injured later died of their wounds.


2000 Jarafa mosque massacre, Shooting
Although Abbas acted alone, according to police, witnesses stated that shots were fired from three directions and that there had been at least three attackers dressed in jellabiyas, all but one fleeing before police arrived. There were also reports that not only worshipers at the mosque were attacked, but that the gunman had rampaged through the village, killing at least two boys. Various higher death tolls were reported, ranging from 23 and 24 to 27 people killed and 49 wounded.


2000 Jarafa mosque massacre, Background, Takfir wal-Hijra
Takfir wal-Hijra is a Muslim extremist group, originating in Egypt, that had a history of differences with the pacifist Ansar al-Sunna. While the former believes the Sharia should be implemented by force, the latter does not. This conflict has resulted in similar incidents previously. On February 4, 1994, three assailants, Mohammed Abdullah al-Khilaifi, a Libyan Islamist, along with two Sudanese, attacked a mosque of Ansar al-Sunna in Al Thawra with assault rifles, killing 19 people and injuring 15. al-Khilaifi was later sentenced to death and executed on September 19, 1994.


2000 Jarafa mosque massacre, Background, Takfir wal-Hijra
On January 1, 1996, eight assailants and a police officer were killed in a fight between members of the group and police in Kambo Ashara when the former tried to force villagers to convert. An attack on the same mosque in Jarafa in 1996 left 12 people dead. On November 1, 1997, two members of Takfir wal-Hijra attacked people leaving a mosque in Arkawit with knives, killing two and wounding a further ten.


2000 Jarafa mosque massacre, Background, Abbas al-Baqir Abbas
Abbas al-Baqir Abbas (1967-December 8, 2000) was from Al-Dasis in the northern part of Al Jazirah. It was reported that his mother had left their home due to his religious fanaticism and that he beat his sister, accusing her of infidelity. He studied economics at Tripoli University, but was forced to leave Libya because of leading Islamist groups and thus threatening security. He was a former member of the Popular Defense Forces, fighting rebels in the southern part of Sudan.


2000 Jarafa mosque massacre, Background, Abbas al-Baqir Abbas
Initially being a member of Ansar al-Sunna, Abbas left due to religious differences and joined Takfir wal-Hijra. It was said that he had repeatedly threatened members of Ansar al-Sunna with an attack similar to the one in 1994. Because of these threats, he was arrested in 1998 for four months, and again a few months prior to the shooting, along with 20 other people suspected of being members of Takfir wal-Hijra. However, he repented and claimed to have abandoned the group and its ideas, and as a result, he was released.


2000 Jarafa mosque massacre, Aftermath
The following day, President Omar al-Bashir visited the mosque, paying his condolences to relatives of the victims and assured that a legislation would be passed to control fanatical religious groups, vowing "to rectify laws in order to protect society from destructive and harmful ideas.". In the wake of the massacre, police and security forces were deployed in Khartoum State in a large scale inspection campaign to prevent further violence, leading to the arresting of 65 leading members of Takfir wal-Hijra and security laws were tightened, allowing law enforcement to detain suspects for up to six months. The amendments were criticized by opposition parties for curtailing liberties and they accused President Bashir of abusing the incident to increase his power.


2000 Jersey by-elections
The following by elections for Deputy took place in 2000 in Jersey.


2000 Johan Cruyff Shield
The fifth edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal) was held on 13 August 2000 between 1999–2000 Eredivisie champions PSV Eindhoven and 1999–2000 KNVB Cup winners Roda JC. PSV won the match 2–0.


2000 Jordan League
The 2000 Jordan League was the 49th season of Jordan Premier League, the top-flight league for Jordanian association football clubs. The championship was won by Al-Faisaly, while Al Fahis and Sahab were relegated. A total of 10 teams participated.


2000 Ju-Jitsu World Championships
The 2000 Ju-Jitsu World Championship were the 4th edition of the Ju-Jitsu World Championships, and were held in Copenhagen, Denmark from November 25 to November 26, 2000.


2000 Junior League World Series
The 2000 Junior League World Series took place from August 14–19 in Taylor, Michigan, United States. Aiea, Hawaii defeated Langley, Canada in the championship game.


2000 Junior Oceania Cup
The 2000 Junior Oceania Cup was an international field hockey tournament hosted by Australia. The quadrennial tournament serves as the Junior Championship of Oceania, organized by the Oceania Hockey Federation. It was held in Canberra, Australia, between 30 March and 2 April 2000.


2000 Junior Oceania Cup
Australia won the tournament, finishing the pool stage with two wins and one draw. The win guaranteed the team qualification to the 2001 FIH Junior World Cup in Buenos Aires.


2000 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2000 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Curitiba, Brazil, November 25–26, 2000.


2000 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The 2000 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships was held in San Felipe, Venezuela, October 9–15, 2000.


2000 K League
The 2000 K League was the 18th season of K League.


2000 K League Championship
The 2000 K League Championship was the seventh competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 18th champions of the K League. It was contested between the top four clubs of the regular season. The first round was played as a single match between third place and fourth place of the regular season. The winners of the first round advanced to the semi-final, and played against runners-up of the regular season over two legs. The winners of the regular season directly qualified for the best-of-three final.


2000 KNVB Cup Final
The 2000 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between NEC and Roda JC on 21 May 2000 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 1999–2000 KNVB Cup competition. Roda JC won 2–0 after goals from Bob Peeters and Eric van der Luer. It was their second KNVB Cup win.


2000 Kaduna riots
The 2000 Kaduna riots were religious riots in Kaduna involving Christians and Muslims over the introduction of sharia law in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It is unclear how many people were killed in the fighting between Muslims and Christians, that lasted with peaceful intervals from 21 February until 23 May 2000; estimates vary from 1,000 to 5,000 deaths.


2000 Kaduna riots
When in February 2000, the governor of Kaduna announced the introduction of sharia to Kaduna State, of which non-Muslims form almost half of the population, the Kaduna branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) organised a public protest against it in Kaduna city. Muslim youths then clashed with them and the situation spiraled out of control, with massive violence and destruction on both sides.


2000 Kaduna riots
The violence happened in two main waves (sometimes referred to as "Sharia 1" and "Sharia 2"): a first wave from 21 to 25 February, with further killings in March, followed by a second wave from 22 to 23 May. The initial violence left more than 1,000 people dead; a judicial commission set up by the Kaduna state government reported the official death toll to be 1,295. However, Human Rights Watch estimated the total number fatalities, including those from March and May and many from February the commission had not counted, to be much higher, somewhere between 2,000 and 5,000. Several media reported a number of about or more than 2,000 deaths (and 2 to 300 deaths in May). Eventually, the army interfered to end the bloody clashes when it became clear the police could not control them.


2000 Kaduna riots
These became the first so-called "Sharia clashes", the start of the religious riots phase of the Sharia Conflict (1999–present).


2000 Kakkonen – Finnish League Division 2
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2000 Kakkonen – Finnish League Division 2
League Tables for teams participating in Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2000.


2000 Kakkonen – Finnish League Division 2, League Tables 2000, Promotion Playoffs
Rakuunat won 2–0 on aggregate and retained their place in the Ykkönen.


2000 Kakkonen – Finnish League Division 2, League Tables 2000, Promotion Playoffs
Närpes Kraft won 3–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the Ykkönen


2000 Kansas City Chiefs season
The 2000 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League, the 41st overall and the second and final season led by head coach Gunther Cunningham. They failed to improve on their 9–7 record from 1999 and finished the season 7–9, marked by a series of on and off-field struggles and incidents.


2000 Kansas City Chiefs season
The beginning of the season was marked on a somber note, as 9 time Pro Bowl Linebacker, team captain, and fan favorite Derrick Thomas did not play as he died during the offseason. He was paralyzed in a January 23 automobile accident in which Thomas was speeding on an icy Kansas City interstate and was thrown from his vehicle because he was not wearing a seat belt. He died the morning of February 8 of a pulmonary embolism.


2000 Kansas City Chiefs season
In the Week 10 game against the Oakland Raiders, Chiefs quarterback Elvis Grbac set a franchise record for passing yards in a single game with 504.


2000 Kansas City Chiefs season
The on-field low came November 26, when the Chiefs were embarrassed by the San Diego Chargers, who finished 1–15. The 2000 Chargers became the third 1–15 team to win their lone game by one point, joining the 1980 New Orleans Saints and 1991 Indianapolis Colts.


2000 Kansas City Royals season
The 2000 season was the 32nd in the history of the Kansas City Royals, and their 28th at Kauffman Stadium. They had a record of 77 wins and 85 losses, finishing 4th in the American League Central.


2000 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2000 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2000 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2000 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2000 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2000 Kansas City Wizards season
In 2000 the Kansas City Wizards earned their first ever honor winning the MLS Supporters' Shield by finishing atop the regular season point total (57). The Wizards continued good play took them through the playoffs and into MLS Cup 2000 versus the Chicago Fire where they finished their season in a 1-0 victory earning the club the MLS Double. 2000 was the first season that MLS games could finish in a draw, but to do so tied matches had an additional ten-minute overtime.


2000 Kansas City Wizards season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2000 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 2000 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Terry Allen and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.


2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 2000 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–3, and a 6–2 record in Big 12 Conference play, including a 29–28 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and winning Big 12 North division. The season culminated with a win over Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl Classic.


2000 Karl Schäfer Memorial
The 2000 Karl Schäfer Memorial (also known as the Vienna Cup) took place from October 4 through 7th, 2000. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating.


2000 Kawartha Lakes municipal election
The 2000 Kawartha Lakes municipal election was held on November 13, 2000, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.


2000 Kawartha Lakes municipal election, Results
Source: "Election Results," Lindsay Daily Post, 15 November 2000, p. 3.


2000 Kazakhstan Cup Final
The 1999–2000 Kazakhstan Cup Final was the 8th final of the Kazakhstan Cup. The match was contested by Kairat and Access-Golden Grain at Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. The match was played on 6 July 2000 and was the final match of the competition.


2000 Kazakhstan Cup Final, Background
Kairat played the third Kazakhstan Cup Final. In both finals they beat rivals (Fosfor, 1992 final, 5-1; Vostok-Adil, 1996-97 final, 2-0)


2000 Kazakhstan Cup Final, Background
Kairat and Access-Golden Grain played twice during the season of league. Access-Golden Grain have won both matches with the score 2-0 of Kairat.


2000 Kazakhstan Premier League
The 2000 Kazakhstan Top Division was the ninth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.


2000 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams
Following the conclusion of the previous season, no teams were relegated or promoted. Prior to the start of the season, Sintez became Tomiris, Access-Esil became Access-Golden Grain whilst Akmola moved back to Kokshetau.


2000 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams
During the middle of the season, Batyr withdrew due to financial problems, and Tomiris and Zhiger merged to form Dostyk. Dostyk were awarded the points that Tomiris had accumulated, whilst Zhiger were treated as having technical losses (0:3) in all remaining games.


2000 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The 2000 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University  in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Dean Pees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–10 record (1–7 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 359 to 128.