2001 German motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Flag:DEU
Grand Prix:German
Official Name:Cinzano Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[1] [2]
Location:Sachsenring
Course Mi:2.301
Course Km:3.704
Race No:9
Season No:16
Date:22 July
Year:2001
Pole Rider 500 Country:ITA
Pole Rider 500:Max Biaggi
Pole Time 500:1:26.097
Fast Rider 500 Country:JPN
Fast Rider 500:Shinya Nakano
Fast Time 500:1:26.808 on lap 30
First Rider 500 Country:ITA
First Rider 500:Max Biaggi
Second Rider 500 Country:ESP
Second Rider 500:Carlos Checa
Third Rider 500 Country:JPN
Third Rider 500:Shinya Nakano
Pole Rider 250 Country:JPN
Pole Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Pole Time 250:1:26.906
Fast Rider 250 Country:ITA
Fast Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Fast Time 250:1:27.233 on lap 28
First Rider 250 Country:ITA
First Rider 250:Marco Melandri
Second Rider 250 Country:JPN
Second Rider 250:Daijiro Kato
Third Rider 250 Country:JPN
Third Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Pole Rider 125 Country:ITA
Pole Rider 125:Max Sabbatani
Pole Time 125:1:30.186
Fast Rider 125 Country:ITA
Fast Rider 125:Lucio Cecchinello
Fast Time 125:1:30.371 on lap 4
First Rider 125 Country:ITA
First Rider 125:Simone Sanna
Second Rider 125 Country:ESP
Second Rider 125:Toni Elías
Third Rider 125 Country:SMR
Third Rider 125:Manuel Poggiali

The 2001 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 20–22 July 2001 at the Sachsenring.

500 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Max BiaggiMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha3043:36.983125
27 Carlos ChecaMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha30+3.249420
356 Shinya NakanoGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha30+3.642216
46 Norifumi AbeAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha30+4.784813
54 Alex BarrosWest Honda PonsHonda30+21.164311
619 Olivier JacqueGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha30+21.385510
746 Valentino RossiNastro Azzurro HondaHonda30+21.945119
865 Loris CapirossiWest Honda PonsHonda30+22.48578
91 Kenny Roberts Jr.Telefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki30+23.33197
1015 Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki30+24.404106
115 Garry McCoyRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha30+24.41065
1241 Noriyuki HagaRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha30+43.996164
1310 José Luis CardosoAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha30+44.216123
1417 Jurgen van den GoorberghProton Team KRProton KR30+44.329132
1514 Anthony WestDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda30+1:22.533151
1624 Jason VincentPulse GPPulse29+1 lap21
Ret11 Tohru UkawaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda27Accident14
Ret18 Brendan ClarkeShell Advance HondaHonda18Accident20
Ret21 Barry VenemanDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda13Retirement22
Ret16 Johan StigefeltSabre SportSabre V49Retirement19
Ret12 Haruchika AokiArie Molenaar RacingHonda0Accident17
Ret9 Leon HaslamShell Advance HondaHonda0Accident18
DNS28 Àlex CrivilléRepsol YPF Honda TeamHondaDid not start
Sources: [3] [4] [5]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Marco MelandriAprilia2942:37.696225
274 Daijiro KatoHonda29+0.052320
331 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia29+0.203116
444 Roberto RolfoAprilia29+18.310713
581 Randy de PunietAprilia29+28.108811
66 Alex DebónAprilia29+36.5661010
766 Alex HofmannAprilia29+36.764129
88 Naoki MatsudoYamaha29+36.918138
921 Franco BattainiAprilia29+40.466147
1010 Fonsi NietoAprilia29+43.17456
1118 Shahrol YuzyYamaha29+43.256175
1257 Lorenzo LanziAprilia29+57.398204
1320 Jerónimo VidalAprilia29+1:11.662233
1411 Riccardo ChiarelloAprilia29+1:25.507242
1516 David TomásHonda29+1:25.614221
1675 Dirk HeidolfYamaha28+1 lap25
1776 Christian GemmelHonda28+1 lap28
1878 Max NeukirchnerHonda28+1 lap32
1936 Luis CostaYamaha28+1 lap30
2098 Katja PoensgenAprilia28+1 lap33
Ret12 Klaus NöhlesAprilia27Accident19
Ret50 Sylvain GuintoliAprilia27Accident21
Ret23 César BarrosYamaha13Retirement29
Ret45 Stuart EdwardsHonda11Accident31
Ret55 Diego GiugovazYamaha8Accident27
Ret99 Jeremy McWilliamsAprilia7Accident4
Ret7 Emilio AlzamoraHonda7Accident9
Ret77 Marcel SchneiderHonda6Accident34
Ret42 David ChecaHonda5Accident15
Ret9 Sebastián PortoYamaha2Accident6
Ret22 José David de GeaYamaha2Accident16
Ret15 Roberto LocatelliAprilia1Accident11
Ret37 Luca BoscoscuroAprilia1Accident18
DNS25 Vincent PhilippeHonda0Did not start26
Source: [6]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
116 Simone SannaAprilia2741:09.327225
224 Toni ElíasHonda27+0.247520
354 Manuel PoggialiGilera27+0.701416
44 Masao AzumaHonda27+0.7341113
59 Lucio CecchinelloAprilia27+1.370311
639 Jaroslav HulešHonda27+2.2021610
711 Max SabbataniAprilia27+2.32619
831 Ángel RodríguezAprilia27+5.877148
918 Jakub SmržHonda27+6.13297
1017 Steve JenknerAprilia27+10.07166
1126 Daniel PedrosaHonda27+23.066105
1215 Alex de AngelisHonda27+23.089154
1329 Ángel Nieto Jr.Honda27+23.309133
146 Mirko GiansantiHonda27+27.801182
1525 Joan OlivéHonda27+28.065231
167 Stefano PeruginiItaljet27+28.13921
1719 Alessandro BrannettiAprilia27+28.94822
1828 Gábor TalmácsiHonda27+32.31726
1941 Youichi UiDerbi27+35.6438
2034 Eric BatailleHonda27+40.97820
2127 Marco PetriniHonda27+44.62417
228 Gianluigi ScalviniItaljet27+1:06.67319
2312 Raúl JaraAprilia27+1:07.10829
2479 Andreas HahnHonda27+1:08.08530
2578 Claudius KleinHonda27+1:08.38328
2680 Tobias KirmeierHonda27+1:08.63227
2781 René KnöflerYamaha26+1 lap31
Ret77 Adrián AraujoHonda15Retirement32
Ret22 Pablo NietoDerbi8Retirement12
Ret21 Arnaud VincentHonda8Retirement24
Ret23 Gino BorsoiAprilia6Retirement7
Ret82 Mika KallioHonda0Retirement25
DNS5 Noboru UedaTSR-HondaDid not start
DNS20 Gaspare CaffieroApriliaDid not start
WD10 Jarno MüllerHondaWithdrew
Source: [7]

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

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

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi170
2 Max Biaggi160
3 Loris Capirossi111
4 Alex Barros100
5 Shinya Nakano100
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda197
2 Yamaha184
3 Suzuki83
4 Proton KR43
5 Pulse3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 German MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Sachsenring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 15 May 2018.
  3. Web site: 2001 German MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Cinzano Motorrad GP Deutschland – 500cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 22 July 2001. 24 November 2016.
  5. Web site: motogp.com · GERMAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 2001. www.motogp.com.
  6. Web site: Cinzano Motorrad GP Deutschland – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 22 July 2001. 24 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Cinzano Motorrad GP Deutschland – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 22 July 2001. 24 November 2016.
  8. Web site: Standings . 2001. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-21.

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