2001 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Flag:Spain
Grand Prix:Catalan
Official Name:Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya[1]
Location:Circuit de Catalunya
Course Mi:2.937
Course Km:4.727
Race No:6
Season No:16
Date:17 June
Year:2001
Pole Rider 500 Country:ITA
Pole Rider 500:Valentino Rossi
Pole Time 500:1:45.507
Fast Rider 500 Country:ITA
Fast Rider 500:Valentino Rossi
Fast Time 500:1:46.619 on lap 5
First Rider 500 Country:ITA
First Rider 500:Valentino Rossi
Second Rider 500 Country:ITA
Second Rider 500:Max Biaggi
Third Rider 500 Country:ITA
Third Rider 500:Loris Capirossi
Pole Rider 250 Country:JPN
Pole Rider 250:Daijiro Kato
Pole Time 250:1:47.261
Fast Rider 250 Country:JPN
Fast Rider 250:Daijiro Kato
Fast Time 250:1:48.014 on lap 21
First Rider 250 Country:JPN
First Rider 250:Daijiro Kato
Second Rider 250 Country:JPN
Second Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Third Rider 250 Country:ITA
Third Rider 250:Roberto Rolfo
Pole Rider 125 Country:ITA
Pole Rider 125:Lucio Cecchinello
Pole Time 125:1:51.368
Fast Rider 125 Country:ITA
Fast Rider 125:Stefano Perugini
Fast Time 125:1:51.811 on lap 8
First Rider 125 Country:ITA
First Rider 125:Lucio Cecchinello
Second Rider 125 Country:ESP
Second Rider 125:Toni Elías
Third Rider 125 Country:SMR
Third Rider 125:Manuel Poggiali

The 2001 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 15–17 June 2001 at the Circuit de Catalunya. 84,000 people attended the race.[2]

500 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiNastro Azzurro HondaHonda2544:57.142125
23 Max BiaggiMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha25+2.579420
365 Loris CapirossiWest Honda PonsHonda25+3.216316
456 Shinya NakanoGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha25+3.257213
515 Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki25+3.9891011
66 Norick AbeAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha25+4.705810
711 Tohru UkawaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda25+4.76999
87 Carlos ChecaMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha25+13.459128
917 Jurgen van den GoorberghProton Team KRProton KR25+13.90367
1041 Noriyuki HagaRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha25+19.616136
1128 Àlex CrivilléRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda25+26.378115
1219 Olivier JacqueGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha25+37.301154
138 Chris WalkerShell Advance HondaHonda25+1:01.010163
1410 José Luis CardosoAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha25+1:13.371142
1512 Haruchika AokiArie Molenaar RacingHonda25+1:19.363171
1624 Jason VincentPulse GPPulse25+1:19.75619
1716 Johan StigefeltSabre SportSabre V425+1:24.08921
1868 Mark WillisPulse GPPulse23+2 laps20
Ret14 Anthony WestDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda6Retirement18
Ret4 Alex BarrosWest Honda PonsHonda6Retirement5
Ret1 Kenny Roberts Jr.Telefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki3Accident7
DNS5 Garry McCoyRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamahaDid not start
WD9 Leon HaslamShell Advance HondaHondaWithdrew
Sources: [3] [4]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
174 Daijiro KatoHonda2341:40.347125
231 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia23+0.114220
344 Roberto RolfoAprilia23+12.573616
415 Roberto LocatelliAprilia23+19.077813
510 Fonsi NietoAprilia23+22.776311
699 Jeremy McWilliamsAprilia23+22.853510
77 Emilio AlzamoraHonda23+22.87679
881 Randy de PunietAprilia23+31.22498
966 Alex HofmannAprilia23+33.567147
108 Naoki MatsudoYamaha23+37.754116
116 Alex DebónAprilia23+38.039105
1218 Shahrol YuzyYamaha23+38.100214
1346 Taro SekiguchiYamaha23+38.182183
149 Sebastián PortoYamaha23+38.312152
1512 Klaus NöhlesAprilia23+38.701121
1642 David ChecaHonda23+42.64317
1737 Luca BoscoscuroAprilia23+42.64720
1850 Sylvain GuintoliAprilia23+49.23616
1957 Lorenzo LanziAprilia23+50.79819
2021 Franco BattainiAprilia23+56.07313
2122 José David de GeaYamaha23+1:30.36423
2216 David TomásHonda23+1:30.43224
2311 Riccardo ChiarelloAprilia23+1:53.44126
2438 Álvaro MolinaYamaha23+1:53.58427
2536 Luis CostaYamaha22+1 lap28
2698 Katja PoensgenAprilia22+1 lap25
Ret5 Marco MelandriAprilia10Accident4
Ret20 Jerónimo VidalAprilia6Retirement22
Ret45 Stuart EdwardsHonda5Retirement29
DNS23 César BarrosYamahaDid not start
Source: [5]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
19 Lucio CecchinelloAprilia2241:31.696125
224 Toni ElíasHonda22+0.573520
354 Manuel PoggialiGilera22+6.764716
417 Steve JenknerAprilia22+6.854613
541 Youichi UiDerbi22+7.029311
622 Pablo NietoDerbi22+7.5581510
726 Daniel PedrosaHonda22+7.788139
825 Joan OlivéHonda22+18.438198
915 Alex de AngelisHonda22+18.602207
1016 Simone SannaAprilia22+23.109126
117 Stefano PeruginiItaljet22+23.23245
1229 Ángel Nieto Jr.Honda22+23.291234
138 Gianluigi ScalviniItaljet22+23.652163
1421 Arnaud VincentHonda22+24.308212
1510 Jarno MüllerHonda22+24.46591
166 Mirko GiansantiHonda22+31.92717
1728 Gábor TalmácsiHonda22+31.95524
1823 Gino BorsoiAprilia22+33.27414
1918 Jakub SmržHonda22+42.90422
2019 Alessandro BrannettiAprilia22+53.22626
2111 Max SabbataniAprilia22+1:09.85511
2220 Gaspare CaffieroAprilia22+1:30.46829
2312 Raúl JaraAprilia21+1 lap27
2477 Adrián AraujoHonda21+1 lap30
Ret4 Masao AzumaHonda21Accident18
Ret27 Marco PetriniHonda12Retirement25
Ret5 Noboru UedaTSR-Honda9Accident2
Ret39 Jaroslav HulešHonda8Retirement10
Ret43 Daniel PiñeraHonda2Retirement28
Ret31 Ángel RodríguezAprilia0Accident8
DNS34 Eric BatailleHondaDid not start
Source: [6]

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

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

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi116
2 Max Biaggi90
3 Loris Capirossi81
4 Norifumi Abe74
5 Shinya Nakano63
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda141
2 Yamaha114
3 Suzuki58
4 Proton KR30
5 Pulse3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Catalan MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 27 July 2018.
  2. News: Los italianos copan la gloria y la miseria en Montmeló. Latorre. Francisco. 18 June 2001. El País. 27 February 2019. Spanish.
  3. Web site: Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya – 500cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 17 June 2001. 22 October 2016.
  4. Web site: CATALUNYA GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 2001. Motogp.com. 27 July 2018. 27 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727181019/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2001/CAT/500cc/RAC. dead.
  5. Web site: Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 17 June 2001. 22 October 2016.
  6. Web site: Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 17 June 2001. 22 October 2016.
  7. Web site: Standings . 2001. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-21.

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