U.S. GRAND PRIX

THE RACE

* Site--Indianapolis.

* When--Today (Fox Sports Net,

11 a.m.)

* Track--Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course, 2.606 miles, 13 turns).

* Race distance--190.294 miles, 73 laps.

* Last year--Inaugural race.

* Last race--Michael Schumacher revived his title hopes by winning the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, a race in which a chain collision on the first lap knocked out seven cars and killed a course worker. Title contenders Rubens Barrichello and David Coulthard were among the drivers in the crash.

* Next race--Japanese Grand Prix, Oct. 8, Suzuka.

* On the net--https://www.f1.on.net

2000 RESULTS

* March 12--Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne (Michael Schumacher)

* March 26--Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paolo (Michael Schumacher)

* April 9--San Marino Grand Prix, Imola (Michael Schumacher)

* April 23--British Grand Prix, Silverstone (David Coulthard)

* May 7--Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona (Mika Hakkinen)

* May 21--European Grand Prix, Nuerburgring (Michael Schumacher)

* June 4--Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo (David Coulthard)

* June 18--Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal (Michael Schumacher)

* July 2--French Grand Prix, Magny-Cours (David Coulthard)

* July 16--Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg (Mika Hakkinen)

* July 30--German Grand Prix, Hockenheim (Rubens Barrichello)

* Aug. 13--Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest (Mika Hakkinen)

* Aug. 27--Belgian Grand Prix, Spa Francorchamps (Mika Hakkinen)

* Sept. 10--Italian Grand Prix, Monza (Michael Schumacher)

DRIVER STANDINGS

1. Mika Hakkinen

McLaren-Mercedes 80 points

2. Michael Schumacher

Ferrari 78 points

3. David Coulthard

McLaren-Mercedes 61 points

4. Rubens Barrichello

Ferrari 49 points

5. Ralf Schumacher

BMW Williams 24 points

6. Giancarlo Fisichella

Benetton Playlife 18 points

7. Jacques Villeneuve

BAR Honda 11 points

8. Jenson Button

BMW Williams 10 points

9. Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Jordan 7 points

10. Jarno Trulli

Jordan 6 points

10. Mika Salo

Sauber Petronas 6 points

12. Jos Verstappen

Arrows 5 points

13. Eddie Irvine

Jaguar 3 points

CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS

1. McLaren-Mercedes 131 points

2. Ferrari: 127 points

3. BMW Williams: 34 points

4. Benetton Playlife: 20 points

5. Jordan: 13 points

5. Bar Honda: 13 points

7. Arrows: 7 points

8. Sauber Petronas: 6 points

9. Jaguar: 3 points

FAST FACTS

* Mika Hakkinen made his F1 debut in the last U.S. Grand Prix held in 1991. Of the current drivers only Hakkinen, Jean Alesi and Johnny Herbert have previously raced F1 in the U.S.

* The new road course is only one tenth of a mile longer than the famous 2.5-mile oval circuit.

* Today’s race will be the 27th F1 World Championship-qualifying U.S. Grand Prix.

* The most recent F1 event to take place on a part-road course, part-oval circuit was the non-championship 1971 Questor Grand Prix run at the now defunct Ontario Motor Speedway.

* McLarens have won the last four U.S. Grand Prix races.

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