2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 53rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Daijiro Kato (pictured at Donington Park) became the 2001 250cc world champion

Season summary edit

2001 was the end of the 500 cc era in Grand Prix motorcycle racing; in 2002 the premier class would be renamed MotoGP and dominated by 4-stroke 990 cc machines. However, 2001 was the beginning of another era, that of Valentino Rossi's run of championships in the top class. His learning year past him, he won 11 races in 2001, far outdistancing his nearest competitor, Max Biaggi. Rossi and Biaggi began the season with a controversial incident at Suzuka, where Biaggi seemed to have tried to push Rossi into the dirt at 150 mph and Rossi responded two laps later with an aggressive pass and an extended middle finger. Rossi would win that race and sew-up the championship with two rounds to go. As of 2022, it was the last season where an independent team rider won the rider championship title in the premier class.

The 500 cc Rookie of the Year award went to Shinya Nakano.[1] At the 2001 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, Katja Poensgen became the first female competitor to qualify for a 250cc Grand Prix race.[2]

As of 2023, it was the last year where a single constructor (Honda) won the championship in all three categories.

2001 Grand Prix season calendar edit

In the weekend of 20 to 22 October 2000, the FIM confirmed the 2001 calendar.[3] The following sixteen Grands Prix were scheduled to take place:[4][5]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 8 April   Grand Prix of Japan Suzuka Circuit
2 22 April   Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix Phakisa Freeway
3 6 May   Gran Premio Marlboro de España Circuito de Jerez
4 20 May   Grand Prix Polini de France Bugatti Circuit
5 3 June   Gran Premio Cinzano d'Italia Mugello Circuit
6 17 June   Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya Circuit de Catalunya
7 30 June ††   Gauloises Dutch TT Assen
8 8 July   Cinzano British Grand Prix Donington Park
9 22 July   Cinzano Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring
10 26 August   Gauloises Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit
11 9 September   Grande Premio Marlboro de Portugal Autódromo do Estoril
12 23 September   Gran Premio Marlboro Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo
13 7 October   Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi Twin Ring Motegi
14 14 October   Qantas Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Circuit
15 21 October   Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit
16 3 November ††   Cinzano Rio Grand Prix Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
†† = Saturday race

Calendar changes edit

2001 Grand Prix seasons results edit

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 125cc winner 250cc winner 500cc winner Report
1 8 April   Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Suzuka   Masao Azuma   Daijiro Kato   Valentino Rossi Report
2 22 April   South African motorcycle Grand Prix Phakisa   Youichi Ui   Daijiro Kato   Valentino Rossi Report
3 6 May   Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Jerez   Masao Azuma   Daijiro Kato   Valentino Rossi Report
4 20 May   French motorcycle Grand Prix Le Mans   Manuel Poggiali   Daijiro Kato   Max Biaggi Report
5 3 June   Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Mugello   Noboru Ueda   Tetsuya Harada   Alex Barros Report
6 17 June   Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Catalunya   Lucio Cecchinello   Daijiro Kato   Valentino Rossi Report
7 30 June ††   Dutch TT Assen   Toni Elías   Jeremy McWilliams   Max Biaggi Report
8 8 July   British motorcycle Grand Prix Donington   Youichi Ui   Daijiro Kato   Valentino Rossi Report
9 22 July   German motorcycle Grand Prix Sachsenring   Simone Sanna   Marco Melandri   Max Biaggi Report
10 26 August   Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Brno   Toni Elías   Tetsuya Harada   Valentino Rossi Report
11 9 September   Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Estoril   Manuel Poggiali   Daijiro Kato   Valentino Rossi Report
12 23 September   Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Valencia   Manuel Poggiali   Daijiro Kato   Sete Gibernau Report
13 7 October   Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix Motegi   Youichi Ui   Tetsuya Harada   Valentino Rossi Report
14 14 October   Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island   Youichi Ui   Daijiro Kato   Valentino Rossi Report
15 21 October   Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang   Youichi Ui   Daijiro Kato   Valentino Rossi Report
16 3 November ††   Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix Rio de Janeiro   Youichi Ui   Daijiro Kato   Valentino Rossi Report

†† = Saturday race

Participants edit

500cc participants edit

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda NSR500 11   Tohru Ukawa All
28   Àlex Crivillé All
West Honda Pons 4   Alex Barros All
65   Loris Capirossi All
Nastro Azzurro Honda 46   Valentino Rossi All
Shell Advance Honda 8   Chris Walker 1–8
9   Leon Haslam 9–16
NSR500V 1–4, 6–8
18   Brendan Clarke 9–16
Arie Molenaar Racing 12   Haruchika Aoki 1–3, 5–16
32   Jarno Janssen 4
Dee Cee Jeans Racing 14   Marcus Payten 1
14   Anthony West 2–16
21   Barry Veneman 1–5, 7–16
By Queroseno Racing 37   Miguel Tey 12
Paton Grand Prix
Slovnaft-Paton Grand Prix
Paton PG500RC 25   Shaun Geronimi 10
26   Vladimír Častka 3, 5
27   Sébastien Gimbert 8
Proton Team KR Proton KR KR3 17   Jurgen van den Goorbergh All
80   Kurtis Roberts 15
Pulse GP Pulse 500 24   Jason Vincent 1–7, 9
68   Mark Willis 1–8
Sabre Sport Sabre Sabre V4 16   Johan Stigefelt 1–15
Telefónica Movistar Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 (XRB1) 1   Kenny Roberts Jr. All
15   Sete Gibernau All
33   Akira Ryō 1
64   Yukio Kagayama 13
Marlboro Yamaha Team Yamaha YZR500 (OWL6) 3   Max Biaggi All
7   Carlos Checa 1, 3–16
Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 19   Olivier Jacque 1–4, 6–16
56   Shinya Nakano All
Red Bull Yamaha WCM 5   Garry McCoy 1–4, 6–7, 9–16
24   Jason Vincent 8
41   Noriyuki Haga All
Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin 6   Norifumi Abe All
10   José Luis Cardoso All
Source: [6]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider
  • All entries used Michelin tyres.

250cc participants edit

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
MS Aprilia Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 5   Marco Melandri All
31   Tetsuya Harada All
34   Marcellino Lucchi 3, 5
Valência Circuit - Aspar Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 6   Álex Debón All
10   Fonsi Nieto All
Telefónica MoviStar Honda Honda Honda NSR250 7   Emilio Alzamora All
74   Daijiro Kato All
Petronas Sprinta Yamaha TVK Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 8   Naoki Matsudo All
18   Shahrol Yuzy All
Yamaha Kurz (rd 1-9)
Dark Dog Yamaha Kurz (rd 10-16)
Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 9   Sebastián Porto All
23   Cesar Barros All
Aprilia Grand Prix Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 11   Riccardo Chiarello 1–2, 4–16
99   Jeremy McWilliams 1–5
MS Aprilia Racing (Germany) Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 12   Klaus Nöhles 1–12
55   Diego Giugovaz 13–16
99   Jeremy McWilliams 6–16
By Queroseno Racing Team Honda Honda NSR250 13   David Tomás 1, 3–16
26   Iván Silva 2
85   Rafael Da Cunha 16
Shell Advance Honda Honda Honda NSR250 14   Katja Poensgen 11–16
MS Eros Ramazzotti Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 15   Roberto Locatelli All
21   Franco Battaini All
Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 19   Julien Allemand 1–4
22   José David de Gea All
36   Luis Costa 5–16
PR2 Metrored / PR2 - Damas Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 20   Jerónimo Vidal 1–15
Honda Honda NSR250 41   Damaso Nacher 3, 11–12, 16
QUB Team Optimum Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 24   Jason Vincent 10–16
Tecmas Racing Honda Honda NSR250 25   Vincent Philippe 9
Edo Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 55   Diego Giugovaz 1–5, 7–9
27   Shaun Geronimi 15–16
46   Taro Sekiguchi 6, 10–14
80   Vladimir Častka 10
Campetella Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 37   Luca Boscoscuro All
57   Lorenzo Lanzi All
Kolmer Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 38   Álvaro Molina 3, 6, 12
BRT Ismael Bonilla Honda Honda NSR250 39   Ismael Bonilla 3
Team Fomma Honda Honda NSR250 42   David Checa All
Construcciones CM Honda Honda NSR250 43   Isaac Martín 12
Safilo Oxydo Race Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 44   Roberto Rolfo All
FCC-TSR Honda Honda NSR250 45   Stuart Edwards 2–11
TSR-Honda 1
47   Tekkyu Kayo 1
Fujitsu Siemens Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 45   Stuart Edwards 12–16
Club Ventis Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 46   Taro Sekiguchi 1
Team Kotake RSC Honda Honda NSR250 48   Shinichi Nakatomi 1
Hitman RC Koshien Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 49   Choujun Kameya 1
Équipe de France - Scrab GP Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 50   Sylvain Guintoli All
81   Randy de Puniet All
Privest Yamaha d'Antin Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 51   Jonathan Van Vuuren 2
Équipe de France Honda Honda NSR250 52   Guillaume Dietrich 4
64   Hugo Marchand 4
Ouvrard Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 53   Tom Ouvrard 4
Bentin Motorsport Honda Honda NSR250 54   Hervé Mora 4
Fouloi Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 56   David Fouloi 4
Right Track Racing Honda Honda NSR250 58   Shane Norval 8
Team Jackson Honda Honda NSR250 59   Gary Jackson 8
Car Centre Nijmegen Honda Honda NSR250 60   Gert Pieper 7
Performance Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 61   Jarno Boesveld 7
Cruise America Grand Prix Racing Honda Honda NSR250 62   Jason Di Salvo 7–8, 10
M.R.T.T. Hugen Racing Honda Honda NSR250 63   Arnold Litjens 7
Dark Dog Racing Factory (rd 1-9)
Racing Factory (rd 10-16)
Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 66   Alex Hofmann All
98   Katja Poensgen 1–9
EPS Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 67   Michael Herzberg 8
Monster Mob Honda Honda NSR250 68   Stuart Easton 8
TZM Sport Honda Honda NSR250 70   José Estrela 11
Team Motorsport Racing Honda Honda NSR250 71   Javier Díaz 11
PS Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 72   Michael García 11–12
Freundenberg Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 75   Dirk Heidolf 9
Kiefer Castrol Honda Racing Honda Honda NSR250 76   Christian Gemmel 9
77   Marcel Schneider 9
ADAC Sachsen Honda Honda NSR250 78   Max Neukirchner 9
MSC Schleizer Dreieck Honda Honda NSR250 79   Norman Rank 10
Road Racing Team Voit Honda Honda NSR250 82   Henrik Voit 10
Biro Racing Team Honda Honda NSR250 83   Gábor Rizmayer 10, 12
Vaz Yamaha d'Antin Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 84   Cristiano Vieira 16
Team Harc-Pro Honda Honda NSR250 87   Hiroshi Aoyama 1
92 13
SP Tadao Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 88   Nobuyuki Ohsaki 13
Motorex Daytona Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 89   Osamu Miyazaki 13
Endurance Honda Honda NSR250 90   Daisaku Sakai 13
Morino Kumasan Miztec. RT Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 91   Takayuki Onodera 13
Impact Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 93   Earl Lynch 14
RGV Spares Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 94   Terry Carter 14
97   Josh Brookes 14
Allect Racing Honda Honda NSR250 95   Shane Smith 14
Turramurra Cyclery Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 96   Mark Rowling 14
Source: [7]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

125cc participants edit

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Liégeois Compétition Honda Honda RS125R 4   Masao Azuma All
14   Philipp Hafeneger 1–5
77   Adrián Araujo 6–16
F.C.C. - TSR Honda Honda RS125R 5   Noboru Ueda All
Axo Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 6   Mirko Giansanti All
34   Eric Bataille All
Italjet Racing Team Italjet Italjet F125 7   Stefano Perugini All
8   Gianluigi Scalvini All
MS Aprilia LCR Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 9   Lucio Cecchinello All
12   Raúl Jara All
PEV-Spalt-Moto ADAC Sachsen Honda Honda RS125R 10   Jarno Müller 1–9, 13–16
30   Jascha Büch 10–12
Bossini Fontana Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 11   Max Sabbatani All
20   Gaspare Caffiero 1–15
50   Andrea Ballerini 5, 16
Matteoni Racing Honda Honda RS125R 15   Alex de Angelis All
39   Jaroslav Huleš All
Safilo Oxydo Race Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 16   Simone Sanna All
Team LAE - UGT 3000 Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 17   Steve Jenkner All
23   Gino Borsoi All
Budweiser Budvar Hanusch Honda Honda RS125R 18   Jakub Smrž All
Team Crae Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 19   Alessandro Brannetti 1–3, 5–16
Team Fomma Honda Honda RS125R 21   Arnaud Vincent All
Viceroy Team Honda Honda RS125R 29   Ángel Nieto, Jr. All
L&M Derbi Team Derbi Derbi 125 GP 22   Pablo Nieto All
41   Youichi Ui All
Telefónica MoviStar Jnr. Team Honda Honda RS125R 24   Toni Elías All
25   Joan Olivé All
26   Daniel Pedrosa All
73   Casey Stoner 8, 14
Racing Service Honda Honda RS125R 27   Marco Petrini 1–11
28   Gábor Talmácsi All
37   William de Angelis 12–16
Valência Circuit - Aspar Team Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 31   Ángel Rodríguez All
44   Héctor Faubel 3, 12
Gilera Racing Team Gilera Gilera 125 GP 54   Manuel Poggiali All
Source: [8]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

Standings edit

500cc riders' standings edit

[9]

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Bike JPN
 
RSA
 
ESP
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GBR
 
GER
 
CZE
 
POR
 
VAL
 
PAC
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
RIO
 
Pts
1   Valentino Rossi Honda 1 1 1 3 Ret 1 2 1 7 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 325
2   Max Biaggi Yamaha 3 8 11 1 3 2 1 2 1 10 5 10 Ret 2 Ret 3 219
3   Loris Capirossi Honda 8 2 8 7 2 3 3 10 8 3 2 Ret 3 3 2 5 210
4   Alex Barros Honda 6 9 6 8 1 Ret 4 3 5 9 Ret 2 2 4 7 4 182
5   Shinya Nakano Yamaha 5 4 4 11 8 4 5 6 3 DNS 9 7 6 7 4 9 155
6   Carlos Checa Yamaha 10 14 2 Ret 8 Ret 5 2 7 4 4 7 16 10 2 137
7   Norifumi Abe Yamaha 4 5 2 4 9 6 Ret Ret 4 4 Ret 8 4 13 13 6 137
8   Àlex Crivillé Honda 9 6 3 5 4 11 Ret 7 DNS 2 Ret Ret 11 11 6 7 120
9   Sete Gibernau Suzuki Ret 10 10 9 6 5 7 11 10 8 Ret 1 9 9 8 12 119
10   Tohru Ukawa Honda Ret 3 5 Ret 7 7 8 16 Ret 5 Ret 6 5 5 5 Ret 107
11   Kenny Roberts Jr. Suzuki 7 7 7 6 Ret Ret 6 8 9 Ret 6 3 8 15 Ret 16 97
12   Garry McCoy Yamaha 2 Ret 9 DNS DNS DNS 11 6 3 12 12 Ret 3 10 88
13   Jurgen van den Goorbergh Proton KR 11 11 13 10 12 9 9 12 14 Ret 7 9 Ret 10 DNS Ret 65
14   Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 10 10 4 12 11 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 DNS 59
15   Olivier Jacque Yamaha Ret 16 DNS WD 12 11 9 6 12 8 5 Ret 6 Ret Ret 59
16   José Luis Cardoso Yamaha Ret 13 Ret 13 11 14 12 Ret 13 13 10 17 13 Ret 11 8 45
17   Haruchika Aoki Honda 12 12 DNS 5 15 14 Ret Ret 14 11 Ret Ret 14 Ret 14 33
18   Anthony West Honda 14 15 DNS Ret Ret 15 14 15 Ret 12 13 14 12 12 13 27
19   Leon Haslam Honda 13 17 16 DNS WD 13 17 Ret Ret Ret 16 15 19 15 11 13
20   Chris Walker Honda Ret 15 Ret 12 Ret 13 DNS 15 9
21   Yukio Kagayama Suzuki 10 6
22   Johan Stigefelt Sabre V4 Ret 18 17 Ret Ret 17 18 18 Ret 15 13 14 Ret 17 Ret 6
23   Brendan Clarke Honda Ret Ret 14 Ret 17 20 14 15 5
24   Barry Veneman Honda Ret 19 Ret 14 DSQ 17 Ret Ret 16 15 15 16 18 Ret 17 4
25   Mark Willis Pulse Ret 20 19 Ret 13 18 16 19 3
26   Jason Vincent Pulse Ret DNS 18 Ret Ret 16 Ret 16 3
Yamaha 13
27   Jarno Janssen Honda 15 1
  Akira Ryō Suzuki Ret 0
  Shaun Geronimi Paton Ret 0
  Kurtis Roberts Proton KR Ret 0
  Vladimír Častka Paton DNQ DNQ 0
  Marcus Payten Honda DNQ 0
  Miguel Tey Honda DNQ 0
  Sébastien Gimbert Paton WD 0
Pos Rider Bike JPN
 
RSA
 
ESP
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GBR
 
GER
 
CZE
 
POR
 
VAL
 
PAC
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
RIO
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

250cc riders' standings edit

[10]

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Bike JPN
 
RSA
 
ESP
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GBR
 
GER
 
CZE
 
POR
 
VAL
 
PAC
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
RIO
 
Pts
1   Daijiro Kato Honda 1 1 1 1 10 1 11 1 2 3 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 322
2   Tetsuya Harada Aprilia 2 3 2 2 1 2 24 18 3 1 3 2 1 2 2 6 273
3   Marco Melandri Aprilia 6 2 3 3 3 Ret 6 3 1 2 2 Ret Ret DNS 11 2 194
4   Roberto Rolfo Aprilia 5 8 7 9 2 3 Ret 2 4 5 4 8 5 3 10 8 177
5   Fonsi Nieto Aprilia 11 5 5 5 5 5 DNS 6 10 4 7 3 4 5 3 4 167
6   Jeremy McWilliams Aprilia 8 6 10 7 Ret 6 1 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 3 4 5 5 141
7   Emilio Alzamora Honda Ret 19 6 4 6 7 2 4 Ret 7 Ret 4 2 6 Ret 7 136
8   Roberto Locatelli Aprilia 3 4 8 6 4 4 17 DNS Ret 12 Ret 7 6 7 4 3 134
9   Naoki Matsudo Yamaha 4 9 12 Ret 12 10 19 5 8 9 6 6 7 9 7 9 112
10   Franco Battaini Aprilia 7 20 9 13 Ret 20 5 13 9 14 9 14 8 Ret 6 10 75
11   Álex Debón Aprilia Ret 15 13 10 8 11 20 8 6 10 12 9 18 Ret 14 16 60
12   Alex Hofmann Aprilia 12 10 11 11 18 9 12 9 7 DNS Ret Ret 17 Ret 8 17 55
13   Randy de Puniet Aprilia Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret 8 13 Ret 5 6 17 10 11 Ret 12 13 50
14   Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia 15 12 Ret 14 Ret 18 4 7 Ret 13 Ret 16 16 Ret 9 11 44
15   Shahrol Yuzy Yamaha Ret 11 Ret 15 9 12 26 10 11 Ret 10 12 19 10 Ret 23 44
16   Sebastián Porto Yamaha 9 7 Ret 8 Ret 14 14 Ret Ret 8 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 39
17   David Checa Honda 16 13 16 16 7 16 Ret 11 Ret 18 8 11 12 Ret 15 22 35
18   Klaus Nöhles Aprilia 14 14 14 12 16 15 18 12 Ret 11 11 DNQ 25
19   José David de Gea Yamaha Ret Ret Ret 18 13 21 3 17 Ret 19 13 15 Ret Ret 20 15 24
20   Lorenzo Lanzi Aprilia 17 17 15 Ret 11 19 16 14 12 15 Ret Ret 15 11 Ret 12 23
21   Luca Boscoscuro Aprilia Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 17 7 15 Ret 17 18 Ret Ret 8 13 18 21
22   Taro Sekiguchi Yamaha 10 13 16 Ret 17 9 12 20
23   Riccardo Chiarello Aprilia Ret Ret 20 Ret 23 8 Ret 14 20 Ret 19 23 13 17 14 15
24   Marcellino Lucchi Aprilia 4 Ret 13
25   Jerónimo Vidal Aprilia 18 16 17 Ret 15 Ret 9 Ret 13 22 15 18 Ret 15 19 13
26   David Tomás Honda DNQ 25 19 17 22 10 16 15 21 16 22 14 14 16 Ret 11
27   Nobuyuki Ohsaki Yamaha 10 6
28   Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 13 21 3
29   Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha 13 3
30   Katja Poensgen Aprilia 22 24 23 DNS 14 26 Ret 23 20 2
Honda 20 24 26 19 Ret 26
31   Jason Vincent Yamaha 23 14 Ret 22 Ret 18 20 2
32   Jarno Boesveld Yamaha 15 1
  César Barros Yamaha DNQ 21 24 25 Ret DNS 25 25 Ret 28 Ret 21 Ret 16 DNS 24 0
  Diego Giugovaz Yamaha 21 22 20 Ret DSQ Ret 20 Ret 0
Aprilia 25 17 21 Ret
  Luis Costa Yamaha 19 25 22 21 19 24 19 Ret 24 18 22 21 0
  Julien Allemand Yamaha Ret 18 19 DNS 0
  Stuart Edwards TSR-Honda Ret 0
Honda Ret 26 22 DNQ Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret
Yamaha DNS 23 Ret 20 DNQ 19
  Tekkyu Kayo TSR-Honda 20 0
  Shaun Geronimi Yamaha 23 25 0
  Dámaso Nácher Honda 27 DNQ DNQ Ret 0
  Iván Silva Honda DSQ 0
Pos Rider Bike JPN
 
RSA
 
ESP
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GBR
 
GER
 
CZE
 
POR
 
VAL
 
PAC
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
RIO
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

125cc riders' standings edit

[11]

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Bike JPN
 
RSA
 
ESP
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GBR
 
GER
 
CZE
 
POR
 
VAL
 
PAC
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
RIO
 
Pts
1   Manuel Poggiali Gilera 5 2 Ret 1 3 3 Ret 3 3 Ret 1 1 2 2 2 5 241
2   Youichi Ui Derbi 2 1 Ret 11 18 5 Ret 1 19 4 2 4 1 1 1 1 232
3   Toni Elías Honda 16 18 13 3 4 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 Ret 3 6 4 217
4   Lucio Cecchinello Aprilia 6 19 2 5 Ret 1 Ret 5 5 2 16 8 4 5 3 Ret 156
5   Masao Azuma Honda 1 10 1 8 8 Ret Ret 4 4 13 Ret 23 5 4 8 7 142
6   Gino Borsoi Aprilia 4 4 3 4 2 18 6 8 Ret 23 15 5 8 10 5 20 130
7   Simone Sanna Aprilia 3 DNS Ret 13 5 10 11 6 1 10 4 6 Ret Ret 16 2 125
8   Daniel Pedrosa Honda 18 13 10 17 23 7 Ret 12 11 8 5 3 3 7 4 Ret 100
9   Noboru Ueda TSR-Honda Ret 3 4 7 1 Ret 4 23 DNS 11 Ret Ret Ret 11 11 13 94
10   Arnaud Vincent Honda 9 6 11 6 7 14 2 18 Ret Ret 10 18 Ret 21 7 3 94
11   Steve Jenkner Aprilia 7 8 Ret 12 12 4 3 7 10 3 Ret 7 Ret 17 Ret 17 94
12   Mirko Giansanti Honda 8 12 Ret 2 DNS 16 7 11 14 16 8 13 7 Ret 9 Ret 75
13   Max Sabbatani Honda 12 7 8 15 Ret 21 15 15 7 5 9 9 Ret 8 10 Ret 72
14   Alex de Angelis Honda 14 9 7 14 10 9 Ret Ret 12 12 Ret Ret Ret 6 14 6 63
15   Jaroslav Huleš Honda 17 22 9 9 15 Ret 8 Ret 6 7 7 Ret 14 14 15 10 62
16   Ángel Nieto Jr. Honda 11 5 5 10 6 12 Ret Ret 13 19 Ret 16 13 13 Ret Ret 56
17   Jakub Smrž Honda 21 Ret 15 18 Ret 19 5 13 9 6 6 21 Ret 19 Ret 8 50
18   Gábor Talmácsi Honda 23 21 17 16 14 17 Ret 10 18 9 12 11 6 28 20 Ret 34
19   Joan Olivé Honda 19 16 14 Ret 16 8 Ret 14 15 14 Ret 10 12 27 12 11 34
20   Ángel Rodríguez Aprilia Ret Ret 6 DNS 20 Ret Ret 9 8 17 Ret 15 15 23 17 Ret 27
21   Stefano Perugini Italjet Ret 11 12 Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 16 Ret Ret 12 Ret 16 13 Ret 25
22   Gianluigi Scalvini Italjet 13 14 Ret DNS Ret 13 Ret Ret 22 Ret 18 22 9 18 Ret 9 22
23   Alessandro Brannetti Aprilia Ret 17 Ret 13 20 9 Ret 17 20 11 20 10 22 Ret 15 22
24   Pablo Nieto Derbi 10 15 Ret DNS Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 14 16 20 Ret 14 21
25   Jarno Müller Honda 24 23 18 19 9 15 10 DNS WD 19 25 21 12 18
26   Raúl Jara Aprilia Ret 24 19 Ret 17 23 14 22 23 Ret 14 25 11 24 18 18 9
27   Eric Bataille Honda Ret 20 20 20 Ret DNS 17 19 20 15 DNS 17 Ret 9 Ret Ret 8
28   Andrea Ballerini Aprilia 11 Ret 5
29   Casey Stoner Honda 17 12 4
30   Gaspare Caffiero Aprilia Ret Ret Ret 23 19 22 Ret 16 DNS 21 13 19 17 15 19 4
31   Adrián Araujo Honda 24 13 21 Ret 22 17 24 21 Ret 23 16 3
32   Hiroyuki Kikuchi Honda 15 1
  Marco Petrini Honda Ret Ret Ret 21 21 Ret 16 20 21 Ret Ret 0
  Jascha Büch Honda 24 19 26 0
  William de Angelis Honda Ret 20 29 22 Ret 0
  Philipp Hafeneger Honda 25 Ret Ret 26 DNS 0
  Héctor Faubel Aprilia 26 Ret 0
Pos Rider Bike JPN
 
RSA
 
ESP
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GBR
 
GER
 
CZE
 
POR
 
VAL
 
PAC
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
RIO
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

500cc manufacturers' standings edit

Pos Manufacturer JPN
 
RSA
 
ESP
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GBR
 
GER
 
CZE
 
POR
 
VAL
 
PAC
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
RIO
 
Pts
1   Honda 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 367
2   Yamaha 2 4 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 4 2 3 2 295
3   Suzuki 7 7 7 6 6 5 6 8 9 8 6 1 8 9 8 12 153
4   Proton KR 11 11 13 10 12 9 9 12 14 Ret 7 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 65
5   Sabre V4 Ret 18 17 Ret Ret 17 18 18 Ret 15 13 14 Ret 17 Ret 6
6   Pulse Ret 20 18 Ret 13 16 16 19 16 3
  Paton DNQ DNQ WD Ret 0
Pos Manufacturer JPN
 
RSA
 
ESP
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GBR
 
GER
 
CZE
 
POR
 
VAL
 
PAC
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
RIO
 
Pts

250cc manufacturers' standings edit

Pos Manufacturer JPN
 
RSA
 
ESP
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GBR
 
GER
 
CZE
 
POR
 
VAL
 
PAC
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
RIO
 
Pts
1   Honda 1 1 1 1 6 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 361
2   Aprilia 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 345
3   Yamaha 4 7 12 8 9 10 3 5 8 8 6 6 7 9 7 9 142
  TSR-Honda 20 0
Pos Manufacturer JPN
 
RSA
 
ESP
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GBR
 
GER
 
CZE
 
POR
 
VAL
 
PAC
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
RIO
 
Pts

125cc manufacturers' standings edit

Pos Manufacturer JPN
 
RSA
 
ESP
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GBR
 
GER
 
CZE
 
POR
 
VAL
 
PAC
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
RIO
 
Pts
1   Honda 1 5 1 2 4 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 3 4 3 301
2   Aprilia 3 4 2 4 2 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 4 5 3 2 263
3   Gilera 5 2 Ret 1 3 3 Ret 3 3 Ret 1 1 2 2 2 5 241
4   Derbi 2 1 Ret 11 18 5 Ret 1 19 4 2 4 1 1 1 1 232
5   TSR-Honda Ret 3 4 7 1 Ret 4 23 DNS 12 Ret Ret Ret 11 11 13 94
6   Italjet 13 11 12 Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 16 Ret 18 12 9 16 13 9 42
  ERP Honda 22 0
  Rieju Ret 0
  E-NER Ret 0
Pos Manufacturer JPN
 
RSA
 
ESP
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GBR
 
GER
 
CZE
 
POR
 
VAL
 
PAC
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
RIO
 
Pts

References edit

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  3. ^ "2001 calendar confirmed". Crash. October 23, 2000.
  4. ^ "MotoGP Calendar". www.yamaha-racing.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  5. ^ "2001 World Motorcycle Championship". 12 June 2017.
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  7. ^ "250cc Grand Prix entry list for 2001". Motorcycle Racing Online.
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  10. ^ "250cc Final Standings at MotoGP.com" (PDF).
  11. ^ "2001 125cc Final Standings at MotoGP.com" (PDF).