2001 British motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Flag:GBR
Grand Prix:British
Official Name:Cinzano British Grand Prix[1] [2]
Location:Donington Park
Course Mi:2.500
Course Km:4.023
Race No:8
Season No:16
Date:8 July
Year:2001
Pole Rider 500 Country:ITA
Pole Rider 500:Max Biaggi
Pole Time 500:1:31.964
Fast Rider 500 Country:ITA
Fast Rider 500:Valentino Rossi
Fast Time 500:1:33.056 on lap 26
First Rider 500 Country:ITA
First Rider 500:Valentino Rossi
Second Rider 500 Country:ITA
Second Rider 500:Max Biaggi
Third Rider 500 Country:BRA
Third Rider 500:Alex Barros
Pole Rider 250 Country:JPN
Pole Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Pole Time 250:1:33.651
Fast Rider 250 Country:JPN
Fast Rider 250:Daijiro Kato
Fast Time 250:1:34.096 on lap 18
First Rider 250 Country:JPN
First Rider 250:Daijiro Kato
Second Rider 250 Country:ITA
Second Rider 250:Roberto Rolfo
Third Rider 250 Country:ITA
Third Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Pole Rider 125 Country:ESP
Pole Rider 125:Toni Elías
Pole Time 125:1:38.844
Fast Rider 125 Country:JPN
Fast Rider 125:Youichi Ui
Fast Time 125:1:38.626 on lap 11
First Rider 125 Country:JPN
First Rider 125:Youichi Ui
Second Rider 125 Country:ESP
Second Rider 125:Toni Elías
Third Rider 125 Country:SMR
Third Rider 125:Manuel Poggiali

The 2001 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 6 - 8 July 2001 at Donington Park.

500 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiNastro Azzurro HondaHonda3046:53.3491125
23 Max BiaggiMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha30+1.794120
34 Alex BarrosWest Honda PonsHonda30+2.011316
441 Noriyuki HagaRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha30+7.6101213
57 Carlos ChecaMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha30+12.526911
656 Shinya NakanoGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha30+12.766410
728 Àlex CrivilléRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda30+16.225139
81 Kenny Roberts Jr.Telefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki30+16.69968
919 Olivier JacqueGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha30+16.78087
1065 Loris CapirossiWest Honda PonsHonda30+24.78126
1115 Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki30+29.20575
1217 Jurgen van den GoorberghProton Team KRProton KR30+44.98454
1324 Jason VincentRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha30+49.907193
1414 Anthony WestDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda30+50.033182
158 Chris WalkerShell Advance HondaHonda30+59.116141
1611 Tohru UkawaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda30+1:04.87616
179 Leon HaslamShell Advance HondaHonda30+1:10.74820
1816 Johan StigefeltSabre SportSabre V429+1 lap22
1968 Mark WillisPulse GPPulse29+1 lap21
Ret12 Haruchika AokiArie Molenaar RacingHonda21Retirement17
Ret21 Barry VenemanDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda21Retirement21
Ret6 Norick AbeAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha18Retirement15
Ret10 José Luis CardosoAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha14Retirement10
WD27 Sébastien GimbertPaton Grand PrixPatonWithdrew
Sources:[3] [4] [5]

250 cc race classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
174 Daijiro KatoHonda2742:46.466225
244 Roberto RolfoAprilia27+10.173720
35 Marco MelandriAprilia27+10.401316
47 Emilio AlzamoraHonda27+25.100413
58 Naoki MatsudoYamaha27+46.668611
610 Fonsi NietoAprilia27+51.130910
750 Sylvain GuintoliAprilia27+51.926139
86 Alex DebónAprilia27+52.491118
966 Alex HofmannAprilia27+53.797127
1018 Shahrol YuzyYamaha27+57.984146
1142 David ChecaHonda27+58.117155
1212 Klaus NöhlesAprilia27+1:02.663164
1321 Franco BattainiAprilia27+1:06.628183
1457 Lorenzo LanziAprilia27+1:14.493202
1537 Luca BoscoscuroAprilia27+1:16.335191
1616 David TomásHonda27+1:21.48723
1722 José David de GeaYamaha27+1:25.05717
1831 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia27+1:26.2541
1945 Stuart EdwardsHonda26+1 lap27
2055 Diego GiugovazYamaha26+1 lap30
2136 Luis CostaYamaha26+1 lap29
2262 Jason DiSalvoHonda26+1 lap28
2398 Katja PoensgenAprilia26+1 lap32
2467 Michael HerzbergYamaha26+1 lap33
2523 César BarrosYamaha25+2 laps31
Ret68 Stuart EastonHonda24Retirement26
Ret9 Sebastián PortoYamaha23Retirement10
Ret11 Riccardo ChiarelloAprilia21Retirement24
Ret20 Jerónimo VidalAprilia17Retirement22
Ret99 Jeremy McWilliamsAprilia15Accident5
Ret59 Gary JacksonHonda7Retirement25
Ret81 Randy de PunietAprilia2Accident8
DNS58 Shane NorvalHonda0Did not start21
DNS15 Roberto LocatelliApriliaDid not start
Source:[6]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
141 Youichi UiDerbi2643:17.675225
224 Toni ElíasHonda26+3.129120
354 Manuel PoggialiGilera26+3.869316
44 Masao AzumaHonda26+3.966413
59 Lucio CecchinelloAprilia26+17.386911
616 Simone SannaAprilia26+23.6471510
717 Steve JenknerAprilia26+24.201149
823 Gino BorsoiAprilia26+24.422108
931 Ángel RodríguezAprilia26+28.039287
1028 Gábor TalmácsiHonda26+28.612226
116 Mirko GiansantiHonda26+28.620165
1226 Daniel PedrosaHonda26+33.089264
1318 Jakub SmržHonda26+36.125203
1425 Joan OlivéHonda26+36.583242
1511 Max SabbataniAprilia26+36.948191
1620 Gaspare CaffieroAprilia26+43.84923
1773 Casey StonerHonda26+50.84218
1821 Arnaud VincentHonda26+1:01.11417
1934 Eric BatailleHonda26+1:06.14021
2027 Marco PetriniHonda26+1:11.50525
2177 Adrián AraujoHonda26+1:32.71232
2212 Raúl JaraAprilia26+1:33.14630
235 Noboru UedaTSR-Honda25+1 lap8
Ret7 Stefano PeruginiItaljet16Retirement5
Ret72 Chris MartinHonda13Retirement29
Ret15 Alex de AngelisHonda11Accident13
Ret29 Ángel Nieto Jr.Honda11Accident12
Ret71 Paul RobinsonHonda10Retirement31
Ret8 Gianluigi ScalviniItaljet9Retirement11
Ret19 Alessandro BrannettiAprilia6Accident27
Ret22 Pablo NietoDerbi5Accident7
Ret39 Jaroslav HulešHonda1Accident6
DNS10 Jarno MüllerHondaDid not start
WD74 Sam OwensHondaWithdrew
Source:[7]

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

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

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi161
2 Max Biaggi135
3 Loris Capirossi103
4 Alex Barros89
5 Shinya Nakano84
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda186
2 Yamaha159
3 Suzuki76
4 Proton KR41
5 Pulse3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 British MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Donington Park - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 15 May 2018.
  3. Web site: 2001 British MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 27 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Cinzano British Grand Prix – 500cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 July 2001. 22 October 2016.
  5. Web site: DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 2001. Motogp.com. 27 July 2018. 18 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201118111059/https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2001/NED/500cc/RAC. dead.
  6. Web site: Cinzano British Grand Prix – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 July 2001. 22 October 2016.
  7. Web site: Cinzano British Grand Prix – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 July 2001. 22 October 2016.
  8. Web site: Standings . 2001. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-21.

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