2001 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Flag:CZE
Grand Prix:Czech Republic
Official Name:Gauloises Grand Prix České republiky[1] [2]
Location:Brno Circuit
Course Mi:3.357
Course Km:5.403
Race No:10
Season No:16
Date:26 August
Year:2001
Pole Rider 500 Country:ITA
Pole Rider 500:Max Biaggi
Pole Time 500:2:00.347
Fast Rider 500 Country:ITA
Fast Rider 500:Valentino Rossi
Fast Time 500:2:01.461 on lap 7
First Rider 500 Country:ITA
First Rider 500:Valentino Rossi
Second Rider 500 Country:ESP
Second Rider 500:Àlex Crivillé
Third Rider 500 Country:ITA
Third Rider 500:Loris Capirossi
Pole Rider 250 Country:JPN
Pole Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Pole Time 250:2:02.953
Fast Rider 250 Country:ITA
Fast Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Fast Time 250:2:03.836 on lap 5
First Rider 250 Country:JPN
First Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Second Rider 250 Country:ITA
Second Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Third Rider 250 Country:JPN
Third Rider 250:Daijiro Kato
Pole Rider 125 Country:ESP
Pole Rider 125:Toni Elías
Pole Time 125:2:09.062
Fast Rider 125 Country:CZE
Fast Rider 125:Jaroslav Huleš
Fast Time 125:2:09.648 on lap 8
First Rider 125 Country:ESP
First Rider 125:Toni Elías
Second Rider 125 Country:ITA
Second Rider 125:Lucio Cecchinello
Third Rider 125 Country:DEU
Third Rider 125:Steve Jenkner

The 2001 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 24–26 August 2001 at the Masaryk Circuit.

This race was the final podium for 1999 500cc world champion Àlex Crivillé.[3]

500 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiNastro Azzurro HondaHonda2245:01.044225
228 Àlex CrivilléRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda22+3.374820
365 Loris CapirossiWest Honda PonsHonda22+3.767316
46 Norifumi AbeAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha22+4.0571113
511 Tohru UkawaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda22+6.5741311
65 Garry McCoyRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha22+7.344510
77 Carlos ChecaMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha22+10.68979
815 Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki22+15.201108
94 Alex BarrosWest Honda PonsHonda22+24.73297
103 Max BiaggiMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha22+29.75816
1141 Noriyuki HagaRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha22+42.667155
1219 Olivier JacqueGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha22+43.063124
1310 José Luis CardosoAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha22+56.432143
1412 Haruchika AokiArie Molenaar RacingHonda22+1:13.315172
1516 Johan StigefeltSabre SportSabre V422+2:03.200191
1621 Barry VenemanDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda22+2:07.06521
Ret1 Kenny Roberts Jr.Telefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki15Retirement6
Ret14 Anthony WestDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda14Retirement18
Ret9 Leon HaslamShell Advance HondaHonda9Accident16
Ret17 Jurgen van den GoorberghProton Team KRProton KR8Retirement4
Ret18 Brendan ClarkeShell Advance HondaHonda5Retirement20
Ret25 Shaun GeronimiPaton Grand PrixPaton5Retirement22
DNS56 Shinya NakanoGauloises Yamaha Tech 3YamahaDid not start
Sources:[4] [5]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
131 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia2041:32.599125
25 Marco MelandriAprilia20+2.743420
374 Daijiro KatoHonda20+2.797216
410 Fonsi NietoAprilia20+31.315513
544 Roberto RolfoAprilia20+32.5691111
681 Randy de PunietAprilia20+33.8231010
77 Emilio AlzamoraHonda20+35.17169
89 Sebastián PortoYamaha20+35.38688
98 Naoki MatsudoYamaha20+35.663137
106 Alex DebónAprilia20+41.55976
1112 Klaus NöhlesAprilia20+46.303185
1215 Roberto LocatelliAprilia20+46.61394
1350 Sylvain GuintoliAprilia20+49.736193
1421 Franco BattainiAprilia20+50.375122
1557 Lorenzo LanziAprilia20+51.492221
1646 Taro SekiguchiYamaha20+56.55315
1737 Luca BoscoscuroAprilia20+56.60514
1842 David ChecaHonda20+1:02.33716
1922 José David de GeaYamaha20+1:17.39524
2011 Riccardo ChiarelloAprilia20+1:17.51226
2116 David TomásHonda20+1:17.73425
2220 Jerónimo VidalAprilia20+1:17.84023
2324 Jason VincentYamaha20+1:18.15720
2436 Luis CostaYamaha20+1:34.55527
2583 Gábor RizmayerHonda20+1:59.29628
2662 Jason DiSalvoHonda19+1 lap31
2779 Norman RankHonda19+1 lap33
2823 César BarrosYamaha19+1 lap29
Ret18 Shahrol YuzyYamaha14Accident21
Ret99 Jeremy McWilliamsAprilia13Retirement3
Ret80 Vladimír ČastkaYamaha7Accident30
Ret45 Stuart EdwardsHonda5Retirement32
DNS66 Alex HofmannAprilia0Did not start17
DNQ82 Henrik VoitHondaDid not qualify
Source:[6]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
124 Toni ElíasHonda1941:27.703125
29 Lucio CecchinelloAprilia19+0.689320
317 Steve JenknerAprilia19+1.086616
441 Youichi UiDerbi19+1.156213
511 Max SabbataniAprilia19+3.668911
618 Jakub SmržHonda19+7.804510
739 Jaroslav HulešHonda19+7.817109
826 Daniel PedrosaHonda19+7.985138
928 Gábor TalmácsiHonda19+8.52887
1016 Simone SannaAprilia19+13.87546
115 Noboru UedaTSR-Honda19+20.49075
1215 Alex de AngelisHonda19+25.982214
134 Masao AzumaHonda19+26.127123
1425 Joan OlivéHonda19+30.135222
1534 Eric BatailleHonda19+30.593231
166 Mirko GiansantiHonda19+30.73815
1731 Ángel RodríguezAprilia19+30.95417
1822 Pablo NietoDerbi19+31.29019
1929 Ángel Nieto Jr.Honda19+32.11114
2019 Alessandro BrannettiAprilia19+45.23120
2120 Gaspare CaffieroAprilia19+58.34127
2277 Adrián AraujoHonda19+1:10.90733
2323 Gino BorsoiAprilia19+1:10.91828
2430 Jascha BüchHonda19+1:11.48030
2580 Tobias KirmeierHonda19+1:11.69231
2684 Igor KalábHonda19+1:11.98432
2796 Matěj SmržAprilia19+1:12.10529
2883 Václav BittmanHonda19+1:12.66034
2985 Tomáš MikšovskýHonda19+1:12.74935
Ret7 Stefano PeruginiItaljet17Accident18
Ret27 Marco PetriniHonda13Retirement24
Ret54 Manuel PoggialiGilera11Accident11
Ret21 Arnaud VincentHonda11Accident16
Ret12 Raúl JaraAprilia8Retirement25
Ret8 Gianluigi ScalviniItaljet4Retirement26
Source:[7]

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

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

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi195
2 Max Biaggi166
3 Loris Capirossi127
4 Alex Barros107
5 Norifumi Abe100
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda222
2 Yamaha197
3 Suzuki91
4 Proton KR43
5 Pulse3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Czech MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Brno Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 15 May 2018.
  3. Web site: MotoGP Riders . 2023-07-06 . www.motogp.com.
  4. Web site: 2001 Czech MotoGP | Motorsport Database.
  5. Web site: Gauloises České republiky GP – 500cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 August 2001. 24 November 2016.
  6. Web site: Gauloises České republiky GP – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 August 2001. 24 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Gauloises České republiky GP – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 August 2001. 24 November 2016.
  8. Web site: Standings . 2001. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-21.

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