2001 Superbike World Championship

none Superbike World Championship 2001 Support series:Supersport World ChampionshipSuperstock European Championship The 2001 Superbike World Championship was the fourteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 11 March at Valencia and finished on 30 September at Imola after 13 rounds. Troy Bayliss won the riders' championship and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship. Race calendar and results 2001 Superbike World Championship CalendarResults & Standings https://www.worldsbk.com/en/results/2001/esp/sbk/l1a 2026-10-14 WorldSBK Round Circuit Date Superpole Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report 1 R1 ESP Valencia 11 March AUS Troy Corser AUS Troy Corser AUS Troy Corser Aprilia Axo Report R2 AUS Troy Corser AUS Troy Corser Aprilia Axo 2 R1 ZAF Kyalami 1 April USA Ben Bostrom USA Colin Edwards USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report R2 USA Ben Bostrom USA Ben Bostrom Ducati L&M 3 R1 AUS Phillip Island 22 April AUS Troy Corser ESP Rubén Xaus USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report R2 Cancelled due to rain 4 R1 JPN Sugo 29 April JPN Makoto Tamada JPN Makoto Tamada JPN Makoto Tamada Cabin Honda Report R2 JPN Makoto Tamada JPN Makoto Tamada Cabin Honda 5 R1 ITA Monza 13 May AUS Troy Bayliss USA Colin Edwards AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report R2 AUS Troy Bayliss AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada 6 R1 GBR Donington Park 27 May GBR Steve Hislop GBR Steve Hislop GBR Neil Hodgson GSE Ducati Report R2 ITA Pierfrancesco Chili ITA Pierfrancesco Chili Suzuki Alstare Corona 7 R1 DEU Lausitzring 10 June GBR Neil Hodgson AUS Troy Bayliss USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report R2 ITA Mauro Sanchini AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada 8 R1 SMR Misano 24 June GBR Neil Hodgson AUS Troy Bayliss AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report R2 GBR Neil Hodgson USA Ben Bostrom Ducati L&M 9 R1 USA Laguna Seca 8 July USA Ben Bostrom AUS Troy Corser USA Ben Bostrom Ducati L&M Report R2 USA Ben Bostrom USA Ben Bostrom Ducati L&M 10 R1 EUR Brands Hatch 29 July GBR Neil Hodgson ITA Pierfrancesco Chili USA Ben Bostrom Ducati L&M Report R2 USA Ben Bostrom USA Ben Bostrom Ducati L&M 11 R1 DEU Oschersleben 2 September GBR Neil Hodgson USA Colin Edwards USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report R2 ESP Rubén Xaus ESP Rubén Xaus Ducati Infostrada 12 R1 NLD Assen 9 September AUS Troy Bayliss ESP Rubén Xaus AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report R2 ESP Rubén Xaus AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada 13 R1 ITA Imola 30 September AUS Troy Corser USA Colin Edwards ESP Rubén Xaus Ducati Infostrada Report R2 AUS Troy Corser FRA Régis Laconi Virgilio Aprilia Axo Championship standings Riders' standings 2001 final riders' standingshttp://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=2001&p_Manifestazione=13&p_Gara=01&p_Sessione=002&p_Stampa=STD Imola 28–29–30 September, 2001 – Championship Standings & Ranking Progression sbk.perugiatiming.com Perugia Timing 30 September 2001 20 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141220180453/http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=2001&p_Manifestazione=13&p_Gara=01&p_Sessione=002&p_Stampa=STD 2014-12-20 dead Pos. Rider Bike ESPESP RSAZAF AUSAUS JPNJPN ITAITA GBRGBR GERDEU SMRSMR USAUSA EUREUR GERDEU NEDNLD ITAITA Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati 2 2 2 2 3 C 13 15 1 1 13 9 2 1 1 2 4 4 5 3 Ret 3 1 1 Ret DNS 369 2 USA Colin Edwards Honda 6 4 1 Ret 1 C 12 13 2 2 5 6 1 3 3 11 6 6 3 5 1 2 3 10 3 Ret 333 3 USA Ben Bostrom Ducati 3 Ret 4 1 Ret C 9 4 Ret DNS 6 4 11 20 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 11 11 4 4 312 4 AUS Troy Corser Aprilia 1 1 3 3 6 C 2 6 Ret Ret 11 3 5 7 7 9 3 2 8 13 9 11 6 3 2 Ret 284 5 GBR Neil Hodgson Ducati Ret 5 Ret 4 11 C 7 5 Ret 7 1 2 8 2 6 16 2 3 2 2 7 10 5 5 10 7 269 6 ESP Rubén Xaus Ducati Ret 8 9 5 Ret C 18 22 Ret 6 7 10 19 6 10 6 7 10 6 12 2 1 2 2 1 2 236 7 ITA Pierfrancesco Chili Suzuki 7 7 6 8 7 C 8 8 14 5 2 1 4 5 12 10 Ret Ret 4 4 6 6 4 4 Ret 9 232 8 JPN Tadayuki Okada Honda Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 C 20 12 Ret 4 4 7 3 9 9 5 8 11 12 15 5 8 7 13 5 3 176 9 JPN Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki 8 6 5 Ret 4 C Ret 11 3 3 14 8 12 10 5 Ret Ret 8 10 8 4 9 8 6 DNS DNS 170 10 ESP Gregorio Lavilla Kawasaki 5 3 7 7 Ret C 6 19 4 Ret 10 13 6 16 4 3 12 Ret Ret 14 11 7 12 9 7 6 166 11 FRA Régis Laconi Aprilia 4 Ret 8 6 Ret C 14 14 5 8 12 11 7 13 Ret Ret 11 9 Ret 11 8 5 9 7 Ret 1 152 12 FRA Stéphane Chambon Suzuki 10 10 10 10 8 C 15 18 6 9 9 12 10 8 14 13 Ret 12 7 9 12 13 13 12 8 Ret 122 13 GBR James Toseland Ducati Ret 9 14 Ret 14 C 11 16 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 17 11 8 10 7 11 6 10 12 10 8 Ret DNS 91 14 JPN Hitoyasu Izutsu Kawasaki 9 Ret Ret C 3 2 9 4 24 16 63 15 JPN Makoto Tamada Honda 1 1 50 16 AUS Broc Parkes Ducati Ret 13 12 11 5 C 16 17 DNS DNS 20 14 14 Ret Ret 7 13 14 Ret DNS Ret 18 22 Ret Ret 8 49 17 AUS Steve Martin Ducati 11 Ret 19 17 12 C 19 20 Ret 14 17 18 15 14 13 Ret 14 13 14 18 Ret 14 20 20 6 5 47 18 ITA Giovanni Bussei Ducati Ret Ret 11 9 Ret C Ret 21 8 11 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 14 15 Ret 17 Ret 14 Ret 16 14 11 10 44 19 ITA Lucio Pedercini Ducati 12 15 16 14 Ret C 21 Ret 7 13 18 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 15 15 9 12 32 20 AUT Robert Ulm Ducati DSQ 12 13 12 9 C 17 Ret Ret 12 Ret 19 Ret 11 Ret Ret 17 16 Ret 19 Ret 15 28 Kawasaki NC 21 Ret 18 21 USA Eric Bostrom Kawasaki 5 5 22 22 ITA Alessandro Antonello Aprilia Ret Ret 8 4 Ret Ret 21 23 ITA Alessandro Gramigni Yamaha 12 10 15 12 15 11 21 24 JPN Shinichi Ito Honda 4 9 20 25 GBR John Reynolds Ducati Ret 5 Ret 7 20 26 JPN Akira Ryo Suzuki 5 7 20 27 ITA Marco Borciani Ducati 13 11 15 Ret Ret C 22 23 10 Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret 17 Ret 20 17 15 17 Ret Ret 21 18 Ret 15 17 28 GBR Steve Hislop Ducati 3 Ret Ret Ret 16 29 JPN Tamaki Serizawa Kawasaki Ret 3 16 30 ITA Mauro Sanchini Ducati Ret 17 20 16 Ret C 27 26 9 15 19 Ret 17 12 Ret 15 19 18 16 Ret 17 19 19 17 13 16 16 31 AUS Martin Craggill Ducati 18 22 21 Ret 10 C 26 28 Ret Ret 15 16 13 Ret 19 Ret Ret 19 19 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 12 14 16 32 GBR Sean Emmett Ducati 9 10 13 33 ESP Juan Borja Yamaha 14 14 Ret DNS Ret C 24 25 13 16 16 17 Ret 18 21 19 20 Ret 13 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 12 34 FRA Bertrand Stey Honda Ret 19 17 15 Ret C 23 24 11 Ret Ret 21 16 15 16 18 21 20 18 20 15 20 Ret 22 16 17 8 35 USA Doug Chandler Kawasaki 9 Ret 7 36 AUS Peter Goddard Benelli Ret Ret 18 15 13 16 16 17 17 19 Ret 13 7 37 JPN Yukio Kagayama Suzuki Ret 10 6 38 JPN Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha 10 Ret 6 39 AUS Alistair Maxwell Kawasaki 13 C 3 40 ITA Michele Malatesta Kawasaki Ret Ret 18 13 Ret C 25 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 18 21 18 Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret 3 41 ITA Paolo Blora Ducati Ret Ret Ret 17 14 Ret 2 42 FRA Ludovic Holon Kawasaki Ret Ret 22 Ret DNS C NC 27 15 17 21 22 22 22 Ret DNS 1 43 CZE Jiří Mrkývka Ducati 17 20 24 Ret 15 C Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret 21 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 1 44 ESP Javier Rodríguez Honda 15 16 23 Ret 22 Ret Ret 22 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 1 Pos. Rider Bike ESPESP RSAZAF AUSAUS JPNJPN ITAITA GBRGBR GERDEU SMRSMR USAUSA EUREUR GERDEU NEDNLD ITAITA PtsBold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap Manufacturers' standings 2001 final manufacturers' standingshttp://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=2001&p_Manifestazione=13&p_Gara=01&p_Sessione=002&p_Stampa=MAK Imola 28–29–30 September, 2001 – Manufacturers Standings & Ranking Progression sbk.perugiatiming.com Perugia Timing 30 September 2001 20 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141220172309/http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=2001&p_Manifestazione=13&p_Gara=01&p_Sessione=002&p_Stampa=MAK 2014-12-20 dead Pos. Manufacturer ESPESP RSAZAF AUSAUS JPNJPN ITAITA GBRGBR GERDEU SMRSMR USAUSA EUREUR GERDEU NEDNLD ITAITA Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 ITA Ducati 2 2 2 1 3 C 7 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2553 2 JPN Honda 6 4 1 15 1 C 1 1 2 2 4 6 1 3 3 5 6 6 3 5 1 2 3 10 3 3401 3 ITA Aprilia 1 1 3 3 6 C 2 6 5 8 11 3 5 7 7 4 3 2 8 11 8 5 6 3 2 1343 4 JPN Kawasaki 5 3 5 7 4 C 3 2 3 3 10 8 6 4 4 3 5 5 10 8 4 7 8 6 7 6289 5 JPN Suzuki 7 7 6 8 7 C 5 7 6 5 2 1 4 5 12 10 Ret 12 4 4 6 6 4 4 8 9256 6 JPN Yamaha 14 14 Ret DNS Ret C 10 25 12 10 16 17 Ret 18 15 12 20 Ret 13 21 14 Ret 15 1136 7 ITA Benelli Ret Ret 18 15 13 16 16 17 17 19 Ret 137 Pos. Manufacturer ESPESP RSAZAF AUSAUS JPNJPN ITAITA GBRGBR GERDEU SMRSMR USAUSA EUREUR GERDEU NEDNLD ITAITA Pts Entry list 2001 entry listTeamConstructorMotorcycleNo Bike numberRiderRounds Castrol Honda Honda Honda VTR 1000 SP 1 USA Colin Edwards 1–13 8 JPN Tadayuki Okada 1–13 Virgilio Aprilia Axo Aprilia Aprilia RSV 1000 3 AUS Troy Corser 1–13 30 ITA Alessandro Antonello 5, 8, 13 55 FRA Régis Laconi 1–13 Suzuki Alstare Corona Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 4 ITA Pierfrancesco Chili 1–13 24 FRA Stéphane Chambon 1–13 Fuchs Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 5 JPN Akira Yanagawa 1–13 6 ESP Gregorio Lavilla 1–13 19 JPN Hitoyasu Izutsu 1, 3–4, 7, 12 Panavto Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha R7 7 ESP Juan Borja 1–8, 10–13 Kawasaki Motors C. Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 10 USA Doug Chandler 9 32 USA Eric Bostrom 9 Ducati Infostrada Ducati Ducati 996 R 11 ESP Rubén Xaus 1–13 21 AUS Troy Bayliss 1–13 Benelli Sport Benelli Benelli Tornado 900 14 AUS Peter Goddard 8–13 Pedercini Ducati Ducati 996 RS 20 ITA Marco Borciani 1–13 22 ITA Lucio Pedercini 1–13 46 ITA Mauro Sanchini 1–13 JM SBK Ducati Ducati 996 RS 23 CZE Jiří Mrkývka 1–9, 11–13 Ghelfi Art Honda Honda VTR 1000 RC 25 ESP Javier Rodríguez 1–2, 8–10, 12–13 26 AUS Warwick Nowland 3 29 JPN Arai Shuja 5 92 AUS Nigel Arnold 6 White Endurance Honda Honda SP 27 FRA Bertrand Stey 1–13 Kawasaki Bertocchi Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 31 ITA Michele Malatesta 1–9, 11 33 AUT Robert Ulm 12–13 41 FRA Ludovic Holon 1–8 69 ITA Ferdinando Di Maso 9–13 82 ITA Luca Pedersoli 13 96 AUS Kim Ashkenazi 10 Gerin WSBK Ducati Ducati 996 RS 33 AUT Robert Ulm 1–11 Albatech Giesse Ducati Ducati 996 RS 34 ITA Giuliano Sartoni 1, 8 Ducati NCR Ducati Ducati 996 RS 35 ITA Giovanni Bussei 1–13 36 AUS Broc Parkes 1–13 FP Racing Ducati Ducati 996 RS 37 FRA Frédéric Protat 1, 7 39 FRA Thierry Mulot 1, 7 Remus R.Austria Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 38 AUT Johann Wolfsteiner 1, 7 Valli Moto 391 Yamaha Yamaha R7 39 ITA Alessandro Gramigni 5, 8, 13 Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 40 AUS Scott Webster 3 Light Paths Warren & Brown Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 42 AUS Jay Normoyle 3 Sean McKay Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 43 AUS Sean McKay 3 Wallis Racing Ducati Ducati 996 R 44 AUS Roger Wallis 3 SRT Almax Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 45 AUS Alistair Maxwell 3–4 Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 48 JPN Akira Ryō 4 56 JPN Yukio Kagayama 4 Cabin Honda Honda Honda VTR 1000 SP 49 JPN Makoto Tamada 4 50 JPN Shinichi Ito 4 Pacific Ducati Ducati 996 RS 51 AUS Martin Craggill 1–13 GSE Racing Ducati Ducati 996 RS 52 GBR James Toseland 1–13 100 GBR Neil Hodgson 1–13 Yamaha Racing Yamaha Yamaha R7 53 JPN Wataru Yoshikawa 4 Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 54 JPN Tamaki Serizawa 4 World Bike Racing Ducati Ducati 996 R 57 ITA Serafino Foti 5, 13 GiBi Ducati Ducati 996 R 58 ITA Luca Pasini 5, 8, 13 Reve Red Bull Ducati Ducati Ducati 996 R 60 GBR John Reynolds 6, 10 62 GBR Sean Emmett 10 Monster Mob Ducati Ducati Ducati 996 R 61 GBR Steve Hislop 6, 10 ALG Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 67 DEU Peter Preussler 7 JTR Corse Racing Ducati Ducati 996 R 68 CZE Jiří Trčka 8 Virgin Mobil Aiwa Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha R7 70 GBR James Haydon 10 DB Racing Honda Honda VTR 1000 RC 74 GBR Dean Ellison 10 Inothem Racing Yamaha Yamaha R7 75 SVN Berto Camlek 11 Yamaha Norway Yamaha Yamaha R7 76 NOR Oddgeir Havnen 11 Stichting Wegrace P. Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 77 NLD Robert van de Molen 12 Gilex Racing Amsterdam Ducati Ducati 996 R 78 NLD Lex van Dijk 12 Polskamp bv-Ermelo Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 79 NLD Henri Minnen 12 Symittech-Hengelo Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 80 NLD Richard Fluttert 12 DCR Ducati Ducati 996 R 86 ITA Matteo Campana 7–8 113 ITA Paolo Blora 5, 8, 13 DFX Racing Ducati Ducati 996 RS 99 AUS Steve Martin 1–13 Ducati L&M Ducati Ducati 996 R 155 USA Ben Bostrom 1–13Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider References Michael Scott (2001) Motocourse 2001-2002: The World's Leading Grand Prix and Superbike Annual Hazelton Publishing 978-1903135112 Superbike World Championship Category:Superbike World Championship seasons World Championship