2001 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Flag:BRA
Grand Prix:Rio de Janeiro
Official Name:Cinzano Rio Grand Prix[1]
Location:Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Course Mi:3.065
Course Km:4.933
Race No:16
Season No:16
Date:3 November
Year:2001
Pole Rider 500 Country:JPN
Pole Rider 500:Tohru Ukawa
Pole Time 500:1:51.431
Fast Rider 500 Country:ITA
Fast Rider 500:Valentino Rossi
Fast Time 500:1:53.258 on lap 16
First Rider 500 Country:ITA
First Rider 500:Valentino Rossi
Second Rider 500 Country:ESP
Second Rider 500:Carlos Checa
Third Rider 500 Country:ITA
Third Rider 500:Max Biaggi
Pole Rider 250 Country:ESP
Pole Rider 250:Fonsi Nieto
Pole Time 250:1:53.819
Fast Rider 250 Country:ITA
Fast Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Fast Time 250:1:55.315 on lap 22
First Rider 250 Country:JPN
First Rider 250:Daijiro Kato
Second Rider 250 Country:ITA
Second Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Third Rider 250 Country:ITA
Third Rider 250:Roberto Locatelli
Pole Rider 125 Country:JPN
Pole Rider 125:Youichi Ui
Pole Time 125:1:58.676
Fast Rider 125 Country:ITA
Fast Rider 125:Simone Sanna
Fast Time 125:2:11.067 on lap 6
First Rider 125 Country:JPN
First Rider 125:Youichi Ui
Second Rider 125 Country:ITA
Second Rider 125:Simone Sanna
Third Rider 125 Country:FRA
Third Rider 125:Arnaud Vincent

The 2001 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixteenth and latest round of the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 1–3 November 2001 at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet. It was also the final 500cc race in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history. This also marked the final Grand Prix win in the career of Daijiro Kato before his death caused by a crash in the 2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix race.

500 cc classification

The race was held in two parts as rain caused its interruption; aggregate times from the two heats determined the final result.[2]

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiNastro Azzurro HondaHonda2445:57.414525
27 Carlos ChecaMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha24+0.143720
33 Max BiaggiMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha24+6.9801016
44 Alex BarrosWest Honda PonsHonda24+19.0531213
565 Loris CapirossiWest Honda PonsHonda24+20.655211
66 Norifumi AbeAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha24+20.829910
728 Àlex CrivilléRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda24+27.894149
810 José Luis CardosoAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha24+45.110158
956 Shinya NakanoGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha24+2:25.53247
105 Garry McCoyRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha23+1 lap136
119 Leon HaslamShell Advance HondaHonda23+1 lap185
1215 Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki23+1 lap64
1314 Anthony WestDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda22+2 laps163
1412 Haruchika AokiArie Molenaar RacingHonda22+2 laps172
1518 Brendan ClarkeShell Advance HondaHonda22+2 laps191
161 Kenny Roberts Jr.Telefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki22+2 laps3
1721 Barry VenemanDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda22+2 laps20
Ret11 Tohru UkawaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda7Retirement1
Ret17 Jurgen van den GoorberghProton Team KRProton KR1Retirement11
Ret19 Olivier JacqueGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha0Retirement8
DNS41 Noriyuki HagaRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamahaDid not start
Sources: [3] [4]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
174 Daijiro KatoHonda2243:38.212225
25 Marco MelandriAprilia22+0.508720
315 Roberto LocatelliAprilia22+1.382416
410 Fonsi NietoAprilia22+3.569113
599 Jeremy McWilliamsAprilia22+3.846311
631 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia22+11.032510
77 Emilio AlzamoraHonda22+14.786119
844 Roberto RolfoAprilia22+26.769128
98 Naoki MatsudoYamaha22+42.70567
1021 Franco BattainiAprilia22+45.60296
1150 Sylvain GuintoliAprilia22+46.659195
1257 Lorenzo LanziAprilia22+55.054184
1381 Randy de PunietAprilia22+1:00.21183
1411 Riccardo ChiarelloAprilia22+1:04.153142
1522 José David de GeaYamaha22+1:04.281211
166 Alex DebónAprilia22+1:04.80710
1766 Alex HofmannAprilia22+1:06.14813
1837 Luca BoscoscuroAprilia22+1:24.05915
1945 Stuart EdwardsYamaha21+1 lap29
2024 Jason VincentYamaha21+1 lap23
2136 Luis CostaYamaha21+1 lap28
2242 David ChecaHonda21+1 lap20
2318 Shahrol YuzyYamaha21+1 lap16
2423 César BarrosYamaha21+1 lap27
2527 Shaun GeronimiYamaha20+2 laps25
2614 Katja PoensgenHonda20+2 laps30
Ret9 Sebastián PortoYamaha15Retirement17
Ret55 Diego GiugovazAprilia10Retirement24
Ret41 Dámaso NácherHonda8Retirement31
Ret16 David TomásHonda3Accident22
Ret84 Cristiano VieiraYamaha3Accident26
DNQ85 Rafael da CunhaHondaDid not qualify
Source: [5]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
141 Youichi UiDerbi2146:47.181125
216 Simone SannaAprilia21+0.112920
321 Arnaud VincentHonda21+27.6471416
424 Toni ElíasHonda21+32.325413
554 Manuel PoggialiGilera21+37.646511
615 Alex de AngelisHonda21+42.0521810
74 Masao AzumaHonda21+42.563219
818 Jakub SmržHonda21+42.64288
98 Gianluigi ScalviniItaljet21+42.867207
1039 Jaroslav HulešHonda21+43.854156
1125 Joan OlivéHonda21+1:11.66775
1210 Jarno MüllerHonda21+1:11.675244
135 Noboru UedaTSR-Honda21+1:18.050173
1422 Pablo NietoDerbi21+1:50.142282
1519 Alessandro BrannettiAprilia21+1:56.893261
1677 Adrián AraujoHonda21+2:01.42830
1717 Steve JenknerAprilia21+2:05.35612
1812 Raúl JaraAprilia21+2:09.95623
1948 Leandro PanadésHonda21+2:10.40831
2023 Gino BorsoiAprilia20+1 lap10
Ret26 Daniel PedrosaHonda12Accident3
Ret50 Andrea BalleriniAprilia6Accident2
Ret31 Ángel RodríguezAprilia6Accident11
Ret7 Stefano PeruginiItaljet5Accident16
Ret9 Lucio CecchinelloAprilia3Accident6
Ret11 Max SabbataniAprilia3Retirement13
Ret34 Eric BatailleHonda1Accident29
Ret37 William de AngelisHonda1Accident27
Ret28 Gábor TalmácsiHonda1Retirement19
Ret29 Ángel Nieto Jr.Honda0Accident22
Ret6 Mirko GiansantiHonda0Accident25
Source: [6]

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round sixteen has concluded.[7] [8]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi325
2 Max Biaggi219
3 Loris Capirossi210
4 Alex Barros182
5 Shinya Nakano155
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda367
2 Yamaha295
3 Suzuki153
4 Proton KR65
5 Sabre V46

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Brazilian MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database. June 13, 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 21 August 2019.
  2. News: Marlboro Yamaha two & three. yamaha-racing.com. Yamaha Motor Racing. 25 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161126003343/http://www.yamaha-racing.com/motogp/articles/reports/race/118778/marlboro-yamaha-two-three. 26 November 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: The 2001 races – Brazil. Classic.autosport.com. Autosport. 25 November 2016. 26 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161126130648/http://classic.autosport.com/results.php?s=80&y=2001&r=20018016&c=2. dead.
  4. Web site: motogp.com · RIO GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 2001. Motogp.com.
  5. Web site: Cinzano Rio Grand Prix – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 3 November 2001. 25 November 2016.
  6. Web site: Cinzano Rio Grand Prix – 125cc – Race Classification. Motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 3 November 2001. 25 November 2016.
  7. Web site: 2001 Rio de Janeiro MotoGP : Classification. PDF. Resources.motogp.com. 21 August 2019.
  8. Web site: motogp.com · 500cc World Standing 2001. Motogp.com.

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