2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season Grand Prix motorcycle racing F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 2001 2001 World Champions500cc – Valentino Rossi (Honda)250cc – Daijiro Kato (Honda)125cc – Manuel Poggiali (Gilera) thumb|Daijiro Kato (pictured at Donington Park) became the 2001 250cc world champion The 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 53rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Season summary 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. It was the last season where an independent team rider won the rider championship title in the premier class, until 2024, which was won by Jorge Martín, riding for Pramac Racing. The 500 cc Rookie of the Year award went to Shinya Nakano.Results and Statistics MotoGP.com http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics 2010-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100619145621/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results%2BStatistics 19 June 2010 live At the 2001 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, Katja Poensgen became the first female competitor to qualify for a 250cc Grand Prix race.https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/69186/1/katja-poensgen-makes-history Katja Poensgen makes history 7 April 2001 crash.net November 19, 2019 As of 2024, it was the last year where a single constructor (Honda) won the championship in all three categories. 2001 Grand Prix season calendar In the weekend of 20 to 22 October 2000, the FIM confirmed the 2001 calendar.https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/69029/1/2001-calendar-confirmed 2001 calendar confirmed. October 23, 2000 Crash The following sixteen Grands Prix were scheduled to take place:https://www.yamaha-racing.com/motogp/calendar/all/2001 MotoGP Calendar www.yamaha-racing.com 2018-06-14 2018-06-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20180614121520/https://www.yamaha-racing.com/motogp/calendar/all/2001 deadhttps://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/motogp/2001-world-motorcycle-championship 2001 World Motorcycle Championship 12 June 2017 RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit 1 8 April JPN Grand Prix of Japan Suzuka Circuit 2 22 April ZAF Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix Phakisa Freeway 3 6 May ESP Gran Premio Marlboro de España Circuito de Jerez 4 20 May FRA Grand Prix Polini de France Bugatti Circuit 5 3 June ITA Gran Premio Cinzano d'Italia Mugello Circuit 6 17 June Catalonia Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya Circuit de Catalunya 7 30 June †† NLD Gauloises Dutch TT Assen 8 8 July GBR Cinzano British Grand Prix Donington Park 9 22 July DEU Cinzano Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring 10 26 August CZE Gauloises Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit 11 9 September PRT Grande Premio Marlboro de Portugal Autódromo do Estoril 12 23 September Valencia Gran Premio Marlboro Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo 13 7 October Tochigi Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi Twin Ring Motegi 14 14 October AUS Qantas Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Circuit 15 21 October MYS Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit 16 3 November †† Rio de Janeiro Cinzano Rio Grand Prix Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet †† = Saturday race Calendar changes The South African Grand Prix was moved back, from 19 March to 22 April. The Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix was moved back, from 7 October to 3 November. The Malaysian Grand Prix was moved back, from 2 April to 21 October. 2001 Grand Prix seasons results Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 125cc winner 250cc winner 500cc winner Report 1 8 April JPN Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Suzuka JPN Masao Azuma JPN Daijiro Kato ITA Valentino Rossi Report 2 22 April ZAF South African motorcycle Grand Prix Phakisa JPN Youichi Ui JPN Daijiro Kato ITA Valentino Rossi Report 3 6 May ESP Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Jerez JPN Masao Azuma JPN Daijiro Kato ITA Valentino Rossi Report 4 20 May FRA French motorcycle Grand Prix Le Mans SMR Manuel Poggiali JPN Daijiro Kato ITA Max Biaggi Report 5 3 June ITA Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Mugello JPN Noboru Ueda JPN Tetsuya Harada BRA Alex Barros Report 6 17 June Catalonia Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Catalunya ITA Lucio Cecchinello JPN Daijiro Kato ITA Valentino Rossi Report 7 30 June †† NLD Dutch TT Assen ESP Toni Elías GBR Jeremy McWilliams ITA Max Biaggi Report 8 8 July GBR British motorcycle Grand Prix Donington JPN Youichi Ui JPN Daijiro Kato ITA Valentino Rossi Report 9 22 July DEU German motorcycle Grand Prix Sachsenring ITA Simone Sanna ITA Marco Melandri ITA Max Biaggi Report 10 26 August CZE Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Brno ESP Toni Elías JPN Tetsuya Harada ITA Valentino Rossi Report 11 9 September PRT Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Estoril SMR Manuel Poggiali JPN Daijiro Kato ITA Valentino Rossi Report 12 23 September Valencia Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Valencia SMR Manuel Poggiali JPN Daijiro Kato ESP Sete Gibernau Report 13 7 October Tochigi Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix Motegi JPN Youichi Ui JPN Tetsuya Harada ITA Valentino Rossi Report 14 14 October AUS Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island JPN Youichi Ui JPN Daijiro Kato ITA Valentino Rossi Report 15 21 October MYS Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang JPN Youichi Ui JPN Daijiro Kato ITA Valentino Rossi Report 16 3 November †† Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix Rio de Janeiro JPN Youichi Ui JPN Daijiro Kato ITA Valentino Rossi Report †† = Saturday race Participants 500cc participants TeamConstructorMotorcycleNo.RiderRounds JPN Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda NSR500 11 JPN Tohru Ukawa All 28 ESP Àlex Crivillé All SPA West Honda Pons 4 BRA Alex Barros All 65 ITA Loris Capirossi All JPN Nastro Azzurro Honda 46 ITA Valentino Rossi All AUS Shell Advance Honda 8 GBR Chris Walker 1–8 9 GBR Leon Haslam 9–16 NSR500V 1–4, 6–8 18 AUS Brendan Clarke 9–16 NLD Arie Molenaar Racing 12 JPN Haruchika Aoki 1–3, 5–16 32 NLD Jarno Janssen 4 NLD Dee Cee Jeans Racing 14 AUS Marcus Payten 1 14 AUS Anthony West 2–16 21 NLD Barry Veneman 1–5, 7–16 SPA By Queroseno Racing 37 ESP Miguel Tey 12 ITA Paton Grand PrixSlovnaft-Paton Grand Prix Paton PG500RC 25 AUS Shaun Geronimi 10 26 SVK Vladimír Častka 3, 5 27 FRA Sébastien Gimbert 8 MAS/USA Proton Team KR Proton KR KR3 17 NLD Jurgen van den Goorbergh All 80 USA Kurtis Roberts 15 AUS Pulse GP Pulse 500 24 GBR Jason Vincent 1–7, 9 68 AUS Mark Willis 1–8 GBR Sabre Sport Sabre Sabre V4 16 SWE Johan Stigefelt 1–15 JPN Telefónica Movistar Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 (XRB1) 1 USA Kenny Roberts Jr. All 15 ESP Sete Gibernau All 33 JPN Akira Ryō 1 64 JPN Yukio Kagayama 13 JPN Marlboro Yamaha Team Yamaha YZR500 (OWL6) 3 ITA Max Biaggi All 7 ESP Carlos Checa 1, 3–16 FRA Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 19 FRA Olivier Jacque 1–4, 6–16 56 JPN Shinya Nakano All GBR Red Bull Yamaha WCM 5 AUS Garry McCoy 1–4, 6–7, 9–16 24 GBR Jason Vincent 8 41 JPN Noriyuki Haga All SPA Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin 6 JPN Norifumi Abe All 10 ESP José Luis Cardoso All Source:http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st33619.htm 500cc Grand Prix entry list for 2001 Motorcycle Racing OnlineKey Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider All entries used Michelin tyres. 250cc participants TeamConstructorMotorcycleNo.RiderRounds ITA MS Aprilia Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 5 ITA Marco Melandri All 31 JPN Tetsuya Harada All 34 ITA Marcellino Lucchi 3, 5 SPA Valência Circuit - Aspar Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 6 ESP Álex Debón All 10 ESP Fonsi Nieto All ITA Telefónica MoviStar Honda Honda Honda NSR250 7 ESP Emilio Alzamora All 74 JPN Daijiro Kato All MAS Petronas Sprinta Yamaha TVK Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 8 JPN Naoki Matsudo All 18 MYS Shahrol Yuzy All DEU Yamaha Kurz (rd 1-9)Dark Dog Yamaha Kurz (rd 10-16) Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 9 ARG Sebastián Porto All 23 BRA Cesar Barros All ITA Aprilia Grand Prix Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 11 ITA Riccardo Chiarello 1–2, 4–16 99 GBR Jeremy McWilliams 1–5 DEU/AUT MS Aprilia Racing (Germany) Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 12 DEU Klaus Nöhles 1–12 55 ITA Diego Giugovaz 13–16 99 GBR Jeremy McWilliams 6–16 SPA By Queroseno Racing Team Honda Honda NSR250 16 ESP David Tomás 1, 3–16 26 ESP Iván Silva 2 85 BRA Rafael Da Cunha 16 AUS Shell Advance Honda Honda Honda NSR250 14 DEU Katja Poensgen 11–16 ITA MS Eros Ramazzotti Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 15 ITA Roberto Locatelli All 21 ITA Franco Battaini All SPA Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 19 FRA Julien Allemand 1–4 22 ESP José David de Gea All 36 ESP Luis Costa 5–16 SPA PR2 Metrored / PR2 - Damas Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 20 ESP Jerónimo Vidal 1–15 Honda Honda NSR250 41 ESP Damaso Nacher 3, 11–12, 16 GBR QUB Team Optimum Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 24 GBR Jason Vincent 10–16 FRA Tecmas Racing Honda Honda NSR250 25 FRA Vincent Philippe 9 DEU Edo Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 55 ITA Diego Giugovaz 1–5, 7–9 27 AUS Shaun Geronimi 15–16 46 JPN Taro Sekiguchi 6, 10–14 80 SVK Vladimir Častka 10 ITA Campetella Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 37 ITA Luca Boscoscuro All 57 ITA Lorenzo Lanzi All GER Kolmer Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 38 ESP Álvaro Molina 3, 6, 12 ESP BRT Ismael Bonilla Honda Honda NSR250 39 ESP Ismael Bonilla 3 ITA Team Fomma Honda Honda NSR250 42 ESP David Checa All ESP Construcciones CM Honda Honda NSR250 43 ESP Isaac Martín 12 ITA Safilo Oxydo Race Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 44 ITA Roberto Rolfo All JPN FCC-TSR Honda Honda NSR250 45 GBR Stuart Edwards 2–11 TSR-Honda 1 47 JPN Tekkyu Kayo 1 GBR Fujitsu Siemens Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 45 GBR Stuart Edwards 12–16 JPN Club Ventis Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 46 JPN Taro Sekiguchi 1 JPN Team Kotake RSC Honda Honda NSR250 48 JPN Shinichi Nakatomi 1 JPN Hitman RC Koshien Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 49 JPN Choujun Kameya 1 FRA Équipe de France - Scrab GP Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 50 FRA Sylvain Guintoli All 81 FRA Randy de Puniet All SPA Privest Yamaha d'Antin Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 51 RSA Jonathan Van Vuuren 2 FRA Équipe de France Honda Honda NSR250 52 FRA Guillaume Dietrich 4 64 FRA Hugo Marchand 4 FRA Ouvrard Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 53 FRA Tom Ouvrard 4 FRA Bentin Motorsport Honda Honda NSR250 54 FRA Hervé Mora 4 FRA Fouloi Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 56 FRA David Fouloi 4 GBR Right Track Racing Honda Honda NSR250 58 RSA Shane Norval 8 GBR Team Jackson Honda Honda NSR250 59 GBR Gary Jackson 8 NLD Car Centre Nijmegen Honda Honda NSR250 60 NED Gert Pieper 7 NLD Performance Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 61 NED Jarno Boesveld 7 USA Cruise America Grand Prix Racing Honda Honda NSR250 62 USA Jason Di Salvo 7–8, 10 NLD M.R.T.T. Hugen Racing Honda Honda NSR250 63 NED Arnold Litjens 7 DEU Dark Dog Racing Factory (rd 1-9)Racing Factory (rd 10-16) Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 66 DEU Alex Hofmann All 98 DEU Katja Poensgen 1–9 GBR EPS Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 67 GBR Michael Herzberg 8 GBR Monster Mob Honda Honda NSR250 68 GBR Stuart Easton 8 POR TZM Sport Honda Honda NSR250 70 POR José Estrela 11 SPA Team Motorsport Racing Honda Honda NSR250 71 ESP Javier Díaz 11 SPA PS Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 72 ESP Michael García 11–12 DEU Freundenberg Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 75 GER Dirk Heidolf 9 DEU Kiefer Castrol Honda Racing Honda Honda NSR250 76 GER Christian Gemmel 9 77 GER Marcel Schneider 9 DEU ADAC Sachsen Honda Honda NSR250 78 GER Max Neukirchner 9 DEU MSC Schleizer Dreieck Honda Honda NSR250 79 GER Norman Rank 10 DEU Road Racing Team Voit Honda Honda NSR250 82 GER Henrik Voit 10 HUN Biro Racing Team Honda Honda NSR250 83 HUN Gábor Rizmayer 10, 12 SPA Vaz Yamaha d'Antin Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 84 BRA Cristiano Vieira 16 JPN Team Harc-Pro Honda Honda NSR250 87 JPN Hiroshi Aoyama 1 92 13 JPN SP Tadao Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 88 JPN Nobuyuki Ohsaki 13 JPN Motorex Daytona Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 89 JPN Osamu Miyazaki 13 JPN RT Endurance Honda Honda NSR250 90 JPN Daisaku Sakai 13 JPN Morino Kumasan Miztec. RT Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 91 JPN Takayuki Onodera 13 AUS Impact Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 93 AUS Earl Lynch 14 AUS RGV Spares Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 94 AUS Terry Carter 14 97 AUS Josh Brookes 14 AUS Allect Racing Honda Honda NSR250 95 AUS Shane Smith 14 AUS Turramurra Cyclery Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 96 AUS Mark Rowling 14 Source:http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st53344.htm 250cc Grand Prix entry list for 2001 Motorcycle Racing OnlineKey Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider 125cc participants TeamConstructorMotorcycleNo.RiderRounds Liégeois Compétition Honda Honda RS125R 4 JPN Masao Azuma All 14 DEU Philipp Hafeneger 1–5 77 ESP Adrián Araujo 6–16 F.C.C. - TSR Honda Honda RS125R 5 JPN Noboru Ueda All Axo Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 6 ITA Mirko Giansanti All 34 AND Eric Bataille All Italjet Racing Team Italjet Italjet F125 7 ITA Stefano Perugini All 8 ITA Gianluigi Scalvini All MS Aprilia LCR Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 9 ITA Lucio Cecchinello All 12 ESP Raúl Jara All PEV-Spalt-Moto ADAC Sachsen Honda Honda RS125R 10 DEU Jarno Müller 1–9, 13–16 30 GER Jascha Büch 10–12 Bossini Fontana Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 11 ITA Max Sabbatani All 20 ITA Gaspare Caffiero 1–15 50 ITA Andrea Ballerini 5, 16 Matteoni Racing Honda Honda RS125R 15 SMR Alex de Angelis All 39 CZE Jaroslav Huleš All Safilo Oxydo Race Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 16 ITA Simone Sanna All Team LAE - UGT 3000 Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 17 DEU Steve Jenkner All 23 ITA Gino Borsoi All Budweiser Budvar Hanusch Honda Honda RS125R 18 CZE Jakub Smrž All Team Crae Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 19 ITA Alessandro Brannetti 1–3, 5–16 Team Fomma Honda Honda RS125R 21 FRA Arnaud Vincent All Viceroy Team Honda Honda RS125R 29 ESP Ángel Nieto, Jr. All L&M Derbi Team Derbi Derbi 125 GP 22 ESP Pablo Nieto All 41 JPN Youichi Ui All Telefónica MoviStar Jnr. Team Honda Honda RS125R 24 ESP Toni Elías All 25 ESP Joan Olivé All 26 ESP Daniel Pedrosa All 73 AUS Casey Stoner 8, 14 Racing Service Honda Honda RS125R 27 ITA Marco Petrini 1–11 28 HUN Gábor Talmácsi All 37 SMR William de Angelis 12–16 Valência Circuit - Aspar Team Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 31 ESP Ángel Rodríguez All 44 ESP Héctor Faubel 3, 12 By Queroseno Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 43ESP Daniel Piñera 3, 6 90ESP José Luis Nión 11 CC Valencia Aspar Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 45ESP Javier Forés 12 Racing Team Panades Honda Honda RS125R 48BRA Leandro Panadés 16 RCGM Rubicone Corse Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 51ITA Andrea Dovizioso 5 BNT Racing Honda Honda RS125R 52ITA Michele Conti 5 Gilera Racing Team Gilera Gilera 125 GP 54 SMR Manuel Poggiali All JHA Racing Honda Honda RS125R 55JPN Hideyuki Nakajoh 1, 13 97JPN Naoki Katoh 1 Team Plus One ERP Honda Honda RS125R 56JPN Yuzo Fujioka 1, 13 Wanpaku - Team Wheelie Honda Honda RS125R 57JPN Hiroyuki Kikuchi 1 Emtec Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 58RSA Jason Wessels 2 Tati Team Beaujolais Racing Honda Honda RS125R 59FRA Julien Enjolras 4 MOB 77 Honda Honda RS125R 60FRA Xavier Hérouin 4 Provence Moto Sport Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 61FRA Grégory Lefort 4 AJP Team Yamaha Yamaha TZ125 62FRA Erwan Nigon 4 Racing Moto Sport Honda Honda RS125R 63FRA Jimmy Petit 4 OSL SC & Okegawa School E-NER E-NER 125 64JPN Yuki Takahashi 13 Kumamoto Racing Honda Honda RS125R 65JPN Toshihisa Kuzuhara 13 Showa Denki Team Harc-Pro Honda Honda RS125R 66JPN Shuhei Aoyama 13 Adm.Kant.Harkens/Vts Sneltr. Honda Honda RS125R 67NED Adri den Bekker 7 Luvro/Tennen V. Leeuwen Tech Honda Honda RS125R 68NED Wilhelm van Leeuwen 7 Spijkse Metaalhandel Racing Yamaha Yamaha TZ125 69NED Ronnie Timmer 7 D.S.A. Honda Honda RS125R 70NED Patrick Lakerveld 7 Paul Robinson Racing Honda Honda RS125R 71GBR Paul Robinson 8 Wilson Racing TSR Honda Honda RS125R 72GBR Chris Martin 8 Breadline Racing / TSR Honda Honda RS125R 74GBR Sam Owens Engines Engineering Rieju Rieju 125GP 75ITA Fabrizio Lai 12 ADAC Junior Team Germany Honda Honda RS125R 78GER Claudius Klein 9 Team Hahn Honda Honda RS125R 79GER Andreas Hahn 9 Ivetra-Seel Racing Honda Honda RS125R 80GER Tobias Kirmeier 9–10 HKS Racing Team Moto Meinig Yamaha Yamaha TZ125 81GER René Knöfler 9 Team Red Devil Honda Honda Honda RS125R 82FIN Mika Kallio 9, 12 BRC Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 83CZE Václav Bittman 10 ELF Revena Team Honda Honda RS125R 84CZE Igor Kaláb 10 Klub R.J.T. Honda Honda RS125R 85CZE Tomáš Mikšovský 10 AFL Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 86POR José Leite 11 TZM Sport Honda Honda RS125R 87POR José Monteiro 11 I.R.T. Honda Honda RS125R 88POR João Pinto 11 Team VP Moto Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 89POR Ricardo Tomé 11 Taylor Racing Honda Honda RS125R 91AUS Jay Taylor 14 Tech.M/C Clothing - JBD Racing Honda Honda RS125R 92AUS Peter Galvin 14 93AUS Andrew Brooks 14 Team eServ Honda Honda RS125R 94AUS Cath Thompson 14 Sonax Racing Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 96CZE Matěj Smrž 10 Team Harc-Pro Honda Honda RS125R 98JPN Masafumi Ono 1 Source:http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st53426.htm 125cc Grand Prix entry list for 2001 Motorcycle Racing OnlineKey Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider Standings 500cc riders' standings http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2001/500cc/BRA/world+standing.pdf?v1_96143780 2001 500cc Final Standings at MotoGP.com 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 JPNJPN RSAZAF ESPESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT VALValencia PACTochigi AUSAUS MALMYS RIORio de Janeiro Pts 1 ITA Valentino Rossi Honda 1 1 1 3 Ret 1 2 1 7 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 325 2 ITA Max Biaggi Yamaha 3 8 11 1 3 2 1 2 1 10 5 10 Ret 2 Ret 3 219 3 ITA Loris Capirossi Honda 8 2 8 7 2 3 3 10 8 3 2 Ret 3 3 2 5 210 4 BRA Alex Barros Honda 6 9 6 8 1 Ret 4 3 5 9 Ret 2 2 4 7 4 182 5 JPN Shinya Nakano Yamaha 5 4 4 11 8 4 5 6 3 DNS 9 7 6 7 4 9 155 6 ESP Carlos Checa Yamaha 10 14 2 Ret 8 Ret 5 2 7 4 4 7 16 10 2 137 7 JPN Norifumi Abe Yamaha 4 5 2 4 9 6 Ret Ret 4 4 Ret 8 4 13 13 6 137 8 ESP Àlex Crivillé Honda 9 6 3 5 4 11 Ret 7 DNS 2 Ret Ret 11 11 6 7 120 9 ESP Sete Gibernau Suzuki Ret 10 10 9 6 5 7 11 10 8 Ret 1 9 9 8 12 119 10 JPN Tohru Ukawa Honda Ret 3 5 Ret 7 7 8 16 Ret 5 Ret 6 5 5 5 Ret 107 11 USA Kenny Roberts Jr. Suzuki 7 7 7 6 Ret Ret 6 8 9 Ret 6 3 8 15 Ret 16 97 12 AUS Garry McCoy Yamaha 2 Ret 9 DNS DNS DNS 11 6 3 12 12 Ret 3 10 88 13 NLD Jurgen van den Goorbergh Proton KR 11 11 13 10 12 9 9 12 14 Ret 7 9 Ret 10 DNS Ret 65 14 JPN Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 10 10 4 12 11 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 DNS 59 15 FRA Olivier Jacque Yamaha Ret 16 DNS WD 12 11 9 6 12 8 5 Ret 6 Ret Ret 59 16 ESP José Luis Cardoso Yamaha Ret 13 Ret 13 11 14 12 Ret 13 13 10 17 13 Ret 11 8 45 17 JPN Haruchika Aoki Honda 12 12 DNS 5 15 14 Ret Ret 14 11 Ret Ret 14 Ret 14 33 18 AUS Anthony West Honda 14 15 DNS Ret Ret 15 14 15 Ret 12 13 14 12 12 13 27 19 GBR Leon Haslam Honda 13 17 16 DNS WD 13 17 Ret Ret Ret 16 15 19 15 11 13 20 GBR Chris Walker Honda Ret 15 Ret 12 Ret 13 DNS 15 9 21 JPN Yukio Kagayama Suzuki 10 6 22 SWE Johan Stigefelt Sabre V4 Ret 18 17 Ret Ret 17 18 18 Ret 15 13 14 Ret 17 Ret 6 23 AUS Brendan Clarke Honda Ret Ret 14 Ret 17 20 14 15 5 24 NLD Barry Veneman Honda Ret 19 Ret 14 DSQ 17 Ret Ret 16 15 15 16 18 Ret 17 4 25 AUS Mark Willis Pulse Ret 20 19 Ret 13 18 16 19 3 26 GBR Jason Vincent Pulse Ret DNS 18 Ret Ret 16 Ret 16 3 Yamaha 13 27 NLD Jarno Janssen Honda 15 1 JPN Akira Ryō Suzuki Ret 0 AUS Shaun Geronimi Paton Ret 0 USA Kurtis Roberts Proton KR Ret 0 SVK Vladimír Častka Paton DNQ DNQ 0 AUS Marcus Payten Honda DNQ 0 ESP Miguel Tey Honda DNQ 0 FRA Sébastien Gimbert Paton WD 0 Pos Rider Bike JPNJPN RSAZAF ESPESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT VALValencia PACTochigi AUSAUS MALMYS RIORio de Janeiro PtsBold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap 250cc riders' standings http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2001/250cc/BRA/world+standing.pdf 250cc Final Standings at MotoGP.com 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 JPNJPN RSAZAF ESPESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT VALValencia PACTochigi AUSAUS MALMYS RIORio de Janeiro Pts 1 JPN Daijiro Kato Honda 1 1 1 1 10 1 11 1 2 3 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 322 2 JPN Tetsuya Harada Aprilia 2 3 2 2 1 2 24 18 3 1 3 2 1 2 2 6 273 3 ITA Marco Melandri Aprilia 6 2 3 3 3 Ret 6 3 1 2 2 Ret Ret DNS 11 2 194 4 ITA Roberto Rolfo Aprilia 5 8 7 9 2 3 Ret 2 4 5 4 8 5 3 10 8 177 5 ESP Fonsi Nieto Aprilia 11 5 5 5 5 5 DNS 6 10 4 7 3 4 5 3 4 167 6 GBR Jeremy McWilliams Aprilia 8 6 10 7 Ret 6 1 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 3 4 5 5 141 7 ESP Emilio Alzamora Honda Ret 19 6 4 6 7 2 4 Ret 7 Ret 4 2 6 Ret 7 136 8 ITA Roberto Locatelli Aprilia 3 4 8 6 4 4 17 DNS Ret 12 Ret 7 6 7 4 3 134 9 JPN Naoki Matsudo Yamaha 4 9 12 Ret 12 10 19 5 8 9 6 6 7 9 7 9 112 10 ITA Franco Battaini Aprilia 7 20 9 13 Ret 20 5 13 9 14 9 14 8 Ret 6 10 75 11 ESP Álex Debón Aprilia Ret 15 13 10 8 11 20 8 6 10 12 9 18 Ret 14 16 60 12 DEU Alex Hofmann Aprilia 12 10 11 11 18 9 12 9 7 DNS Ret Ret 17 Ret 8 17 55 13 FRA Randy de Puniet Aprilia Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret 8 13 Ret 5 6 17 10 11 Ret 12 13 50 14 FRA Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia 15 12 Ret 14 Ret 18 4 7 Ret 13 Ret 16 16 Ret 9 11 44 15 MYS Shahrol Yuzy Yamaha Ret 11 Ret 15 9 12 26 10 11 Ret 10 12 19 10 Ret 23 44 16 ARG Sebastián Porto Yamaha 9 7 Ret 8 Ret 14 14 Ret Ret 8 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 39 17 ESP David Checa Honda 16 13 16 16 7 16 Ret 11 Ret 18 8 11 12 Ret 15 22 35 18 DEU Klaus Nöhles Aprilia 14 14 14 12 16 15 18 12 Ret 11 11 DNQ 25 19 ESP José David de Gea Yamaha Ret Ret Ret 18 13 21 3 17 Ret 19 13 15 Ret Ret 20 15 24 20 ITA Lorenzo Lanzi Aprilia 17 17 15 Ret 11 19 16 14 12 15 Ret Ret 15 11 Ret 12 23 21 ITA Luca Boscoscuro Aprilia Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 17 7 15 Ret 17 18 Ret Ret 8 13 18 21 22 JPN Taro Sekiguchi Yamaha 10 13 16 Ret 17 9 12 20 23 ITA Riccardo Chiarello Aprilia Ret Ret 20 Ret 23 8 Ret 14 20 Ret 19 23 13 17 14 15 24 ITA Marcellino Lucchi Aprilia 4 Ret 13 25 ESP Jerónimo Vidal Aprilia 18 16 17 Ret 15 Ret 9 Ret 13 22 15 18 Ret 15 19 13 26 ESP David Tomás Honda DNQ 25 19 17 22 10 16 15 21 16 22 14 14 16 Ret 11 27 JPN Nobuyuki Ohsaki Yamaha 10 6 28 JPN Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 13 21 3 29 JPN Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha 13 3 30 DEU Katja Poensgen Aprilia 22 24 23 DNS 14 26 Ret 23 20 2 Honda 20 24 26 19 Ret 26 31 GBR Jason Vincent Yamaha 23 14 Ret 22 Ret 18 20 2 32 NLD Jarno Boesveld Yamaha 15 1 GER Dirk Heidolf Yamaha 16 0 BRA César Barros Yamaha DNQ 21 24 25 Ret DNS 25 25 Ret 28 Ret 21 Ret 16 DNS 24 0 GER Christian Gemmel Honda 17 0 ITA Diego Giugovaz Yamaha 21 22 20 Ret DSQ Ret 20 Ret 0 Aprilia 25 17 21 Ret GER Max Neukirchner Honda 18 0 ESP Luis Costa Yamaha 19 25 22 21 19 24 19 Ret 24 18 22 21 0 FRA Julien Allemand Yamaha Ret 18 19 DNS 0 JPN Shinichi Nakatomi Honda 19 0 GBR Stuart Edwards TSR-Honda Ret 0 Honda Ret 26 22 DNQ Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret Yamaha DNS 23 Ret 20 DNQ 19 JPN Daisuke Sakai Honda 20 0 JPN Tekkyu Kayo TSR-Honda 20 0 ESP Álvaro Molina Yamaha 22 24 20 0 ESP Javier Díaz Honda 21 0 NED Gert Pieper Honda 21 0 FRA Hervé Mora Honda 21 0 ESP Ismael Bonilla Honda 21 0 USA Jason DiSalvo Honda Ret 22 26 0 ESP Michael Garcia Aprilia 22 DNQ 0 NED Arnold Litjens Honda 23 0 FRA Guillaume Dietrich Honda 23 0 RSA Jonathan Van Vuuren Yamaha 23 0 AUS Shaun Geronimi Yamaha 23 25 0 GBR Michael Herzberg Yamaha 24 0 FRA David Fouloi Yamaha 24 0 HUN Gábor Rizmayer Honda 25 Ret 0 FRA Tom Ouvrard Yamaha 26 0 GER Norman Rank Honda 27 0 ESP Dámaso Nácher Honda 27 DNQ DNQ Ret 0 BRA Cristiano Vieira Yamaha Ret 0 AUS Mark Rowling Yamaha Ret 0 AUS Shane Smith Honda Ret 0 JPN Takayuki Onodera Yamaha Ret 0 SVK Vladimír Častka Yamaha Ret 0 GER Marcel Schneider Honda Ret 0 GBR Gary Jackson Honda Ret 0 GBR Stuart Easton Honda Ret 0 FRA Hugo Marchand Honda Ret 0 ESP Iván Silva Honda DSQ 0 AUS Josh Brookes Yamaha DNS 0 FRA Vincent Philippe Honda DNS 0 RSA Shane Norval Honda DNS 0 JPN Choujun Kameya Yamaha DNS 0 BRA Rafael Da Cunha Honda DNQ AUS Earl Lynch Yamaha DNQ AUS Terry Carter Yamaha DNQ ESP Isaac Martín Honda DNQ POR José Estrela Honda DNQ GER Henrik Voit Honda DNQ Pos Rider Bike JPNJPN RSAZAF ESPESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT VALValencia PACTochigi AUSAUS MALMYS RIORio de Janeiro PtsBold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap 125cc riders' standings http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2001/125cc/BRA/world+standing.pdf?v1_f873a253 2001 125cc Final Standings at MotoGP.com 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 JPNJPN RSAZAF ESPESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT VALValencia PACTochigi AUSAUS MALMYS RIORio de Janeiro Pts 1 SMR Manuel Poggiali Gilera 5 2 Ret 1 3 3 Ret 3 3 Ret 1 1 2 2 2 5 241 2 JPN Youichi Ui Derbi 2 1 Ret 11 18 5 Ret 1 19 4 2 4 1 1 1 1 232 3 ESP Toni Elías Honda 16 18 13 3 4 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 Ret 3 6 4 217 4 ITA Lucio Cecchinello Aprilia 6 19 2 5 Ret 1 Ret 5 5 2 16 8 4 5 3 Ret 156 5 JPN Masao Azuma Honda 1 10 1 8 8 Ret Ret 4 4 13 Ret 23 5 4 8 7 142 6 ITA Gino Borsoi Aprilia 4 4 3 4 2 18 6 8 Ret 23 15 5 8 10 5 20 130 7 ITA Simone Sanna Aprilia 3 DNS Ret 13 5 10 11 6 1 10 4 6 Ret Ret 16 2 125 8 ESP Daniel Pedrosa Honda 18 13 10 17 23 7 Ret 12 11 8 5 3 3 7 4 Ret 100 9 JPN Noboru Ueda TSR-Honda Ret 3 4 7 1 Ret 4 23 DNS 11 Ret Ret Ret 11 11 13 94 10 FRA Arnaud Vincent Honda 9 6 11 6 7 14 2 18 Ret Ret 10 18 Ret 21 7 3 94 11 DEU Steve Jenkner Aprilia 7 8 Ret 12 12 4 3 7 10 3 Ret 7 Ret 17 Ret 17 94 12 ITA Mirko Giansanti Honda 8 12 Ret 2 DNS 16 7 11 14 16 8 13 7 Ret 9 Ret 75 13 ITA Max Sabbatani Honda 12 7 8 15 Ret 21 15 15 7 5 9 9 Ret 8 10 Ret 72 14 SMR Alex de Angelis Honda 14 9 7 14 10 9 Ret Ret 12 12 Ret Ret Ret 6 14 6 63 15 CZE Jaroslav Huleš Honda 17 22 9 9 15 Ret 8 Ret 6 7 7 Ret 14 14 15 10 62 16 ESP Ángel Nieto Jr. Honda 11 5 5 10 6 12 Ret Ret 13 19 Ret 16 13 13 Ret Ret 56 17 CZE Jakub Smrž Honda 21 Ret 15 18 Ret 19 5 13 9 6 6 21 Ret 19 Ret 8 50 18 HUN Gábor Talmácsi Honda 23 21 17 16 14 17 Ret 10 18 9 12 11 6 28 20 Ret 34 19 ESP Joan Olivé Honda 19 16 14 Ret 16 8 Ret 14 15 14 Ret 10 12 27 12 11 34 20 ESP Ángel Rodríguez Aprilia Ret Ret 6 DNS 20 Ret Ret 9 8 17 Ret 15 15 23 17 Ret 27 21 ITA Stefano Perugini Italjet Ret 11 12 Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 16 Ret Ret 12 Ret 16 13 Ret 25 22 ITA Gianluigi Scalvini Italjet 13 14 Ret DNS Ret 13 Ret Ret 22 Ret 18 22 9 18 Ret 9 22 23 ITA Alessandro Brannetti Aprilia Ret 17 Ret 13 20 9 Ret 17 20 11 20 10 22 Ret 15 22 24 ESP Pablo Nieto Derbi 10 15 Ret DNS Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 14 16 20 Ret 14 21 25 DEU Jarno Müller Honda 24 23 18 19 9 15 10 DNS WD 19 25 21 12 18 26 ESP Raúl Jara Aprilia Ret 24 19 Ret 17 23 14 22 23 Ret 14 25 11 24 18 18 9 27 AND Eric Bataille Honda Ret 20 20 20 Ret DNS 17 19 20 15 DNS 17 Ret 9 Ret Ret 8 28 ITA Andrea Ballerini Aprilia 11 Ret 5 29 AUS Casey Stoner Honda 17 12 4 30 ITA Gaspare Caffiero Aprilia Ret Ret Ret 23 19 22 Ret 16 DNS 21 13 19 17 15 19 4 31 ESP Adrián Araujo Honda 24 13 21 Ret 22 17 24 21 Ret 23 16 3 32 JPN Hiroyuki Kikuchi Honda 15 1 ITA Marco Petrini Honda Ret Ret Ret 21 21 Ret 16 20 21 Ret Ret 0 JPN Toshihisa Kuzuhara Honda 18 0 NED Wilhelm van Leeuwen Honda 18 0 BRA Leandro Panadés Honda 19 0 NED Ronnie Timmer Yamaha 19 0 DEU Jascha Büch Honda 24 19 26 0 POR José Leite Honda 20 0 JPN Masafumi Ono Honda 20 0 SMR William de Angelis Honda Ret 20 29 22 Ret 0 ITA Michele Conti Honda 22 0 FRA Jimmy Petit Honda 22 0 JPN Yuzo Fujioka ERP Honda 22 Ret 0 GER Andreas Hahn Honda 24 0 FRA Erwan Nigon Yamaha 24 0 GER Claudius Klein Honda 25 0 FRA Xavier Hérouin Honda 25 0 GER Tobias Kirmeier Honda 26 25 0 DEU Philipp Hafeneger Honda 25 Ret Ret 26 DNS 0 AUS Jay Taylor Honda 26 0 CZE Igor Kaláb Honda 26 0 ESP Héctor Faubel Aprilia 26 Ret 0 CZE Matěj Smrž Aprilia 27 0 GER René Knöfler Yamaha 27 0 FRA Julien Enjolras Honda 27 0 CZE Václav Bittman Honda 28 0 CZE Tomáš Mikšovský Honda 29 0 AUS Cath Thompson Honda Ret 0 AUS Peter Galvin Honda Ret 0 JPN Hideyuki Nakajoh Honda Ret Ret 0 JPN Shuhei Aoyama Honda Ret 0 JPN Yuki Takahashi E-NER Ret 0 ITA Fabrizio Lai Rieju Ret 0 ESP Javier Forés Aprilia Ret 0 FIN Mika Kallio Honda Ret Ret 0 ESP José Luis Nión Honda Ret 0 GBR Chris Martin Honda Ret 0 GBR Paul Robinson Honda Ret 0 NED Adri den Bekker Honda Ret 0 NED Patrick Lakerveld Honda Ret 0 ESP Daniel Piñera Honda Ret Ret 0 ITA Andrea Dovizioso Aprilia Ret 0 FRA Grégory Lefort Aprilia Ret 0 JPN Naoki Katoh Honda Ret 0 AUS Andrew Brooks Honda DNQ POR João Pinto Honda DNQ POR José Monteiro Honda DNQ POR Ricardo Tomé Aprilia DNQ RSA Jason Wessels Aprilia DNQ GBR Sam Owens Honda WD Pos Rider Bike JPNJPN RSAZAF ESPESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT VALValencia PACTochigi AUSAUS MALMYS RIORio de Janeiro PtsBold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap 500cc manufacturers' standings Pos Manufacturer JPNJPN RSAZAF ESPESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT VALValencia PACTochigi AUSAUS MALMYS RIORio de Janeiro Pts 1 JPN Honda 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 367 2 JPN Yamaha 2 4 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 4 2 3 2 295 3 JPN Suzuki 7 7 7 6 6 5 6 8 9 8 6 1 8 9 8 12 153 4 MYS Proton KR 11 11 13 10 12 9 9 12 14 Ret 7 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 65 5 GBR Sabre V4 Ret 18 17 Ret Ret 17 18 18 Ret 15 13 14 Ret 17 Ret 6 6 NZL Pulse Ret 20 18 Ret 13 16 16 19 16 3 ITA Paton DNQ DNQ WD Ret 0 Pos Manufacturer JPNJPN RSAZAF ESPESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT VALValencia PACTochigi AUSAUS MALMYS RIORio de Janeiro Pts 250cc manufacturers' standings Pos Manufacturer JPNJPN RSAZAF ESPESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT VALValencia PACTochigi AUSAUS MALMYS RIORio de Janeiro Pts 1JPN Honda 1 1 1 1 6 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 361 2ITA Aprilia 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 345 3JPN Yamaha 4 7 12 8 9 10 3 5 8 8 6 6 7 9 7 9 142 JPN TSR-Honda 20 0 Pos Manufacturer JPNJPN RSAZAF ESPESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT VALValencia PACTochigi AUSAUS MALMYS RIORio de Janeiro Pts 125cc manufacturers' standings Pos Manufacturer JPNJPN RSAZAF ESPESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT VALValencia PACTochigi AUSAUS MALMYS RIORio de Janeiro Pts 1JPN Honda 1 5 1 2 4 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 3 4 3 301 2ITA Aprilia 3 4 2 4 2 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 4 5 3 2 263 3ITA Gilera 5 2 Ret 1 3 3 Ret 3 3 Ret 1 1 2 2 2 5 241 4ESP Derbi 2 1 Ret 11 18 5 Ret 1 19 4 2 4 1 1 1 1 232 5JPN TSR-Honda Ret 3 4 7 1 Ret 4 23 DNS 12 Ret Ret Ret 11 11 13 94 6 ITA Italjet 13 11 12 Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 16 Ret 18 12 9 16 13 9 42 JPN Yamaha 24 19 27 0 JPN ERP Honda 22 0 ESP Rieju Ret 0 JPN E-NER Ret 0 Pos Manufacturer JPNJPN RSAZAF ESPESP FRAFRA ITAITA CATCatalonia NEDNLD GBRGBR GERDEU CZECZE PORPRT VALValencia PACTochigi AUSAUS MALMYS RIORio de Janeiro Pts References Michael Scott (2001) Motocourse 2001-2002: The World's Leading Grand Prix and Superbike Annual Hazelton Publishing 978-1903135112 The Official MotoGP website http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2001/NAT/500cc/World+Standing 2010-07-07 2021-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20210418050413/https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2001/NAT/500cc/World+Standing dead Category:Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons MotoGP racing season