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Formula One: FIA Approves September 24, 2000 as Inaugural Date for U.S. Grand Prix at Indy

2 November 1999

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis is 15th of 17 races on 2000 schedule

INDIANAPOLIS- The date of the inaugural United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis is officially set for Sept. 24, 2000, according to the 2000 Formula One schedule released recently by the FIA, the world governing body of motorsports.

The United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis will be the 15th of 17 races on the 2000 schedule, creating a good chance that the World Drivers Championship could be decided on the 2.61-mile (4.2-kilometer) circuit at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race will be the first Grand Prix in the United States since 1991.

The season will start March 12 with the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne and end Oct. 22 with the Malaysian Grand Prix at Kuala Lumpur.

The 2000 schedule:

Date Event Venue

March 12 Australian GP Melbourne
March 26 Brazilian GP Sao Paulo
April 9 San Marino GP Imola
April 23 British GP Silverstone
May 7 Spanish GP Barcelona
May 21 European GP Nurburgring
June 4 Monaco GP Monaco
June 18 Canadian GP Montreal
July 2 French GP Magny-Cours
July 16 Austrian GP Spielberg
July 30 German GP Hockenheim
Aug. 13 Hungarian GP Budapest
Aug. 27 Belgian GP Spa-Francorchamps
Sept. 10 Italian GP Monza
Sept. 24 United States GP Indianapolis
Oct. 8 Japanese GP Suzuka
Oct. 22 Malaysian GP Kuala Lumpur

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