2001 Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Flag:JPN
Grand Prix:Pacific
Official Name:Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi[1] [2]
Location:Twin Ring Motegi
Course Mi:2.983
Course Km:4.801
Race No:13
Season No:16
Date:7 October
Year:2001
Pole Rider 500 Country:ITA
Pole Rider 500:Loris Capirossi
Pole Time 500:1:49.800
Fast Rider 500 Country:ITA
Fast Rider 500:Valentino Rossi
Fast Time 500:1:51.030 on lap 13
First Rider 500 Country:ITA
First Rider 500:Valentino Rossi
Second Rider 500 Country:BRA
Second Rider 500:Alex Barros
Third Rider 500 Country:ITA
Third Rider 500:Loris Capirossi
Pole Rider 250 Country:JPN
Pole Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Pole Time 250:1:52.789
Fast Rider 250 Country:JPN
Fast Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Fast Time 250:1:53.767 on lap 12
First Rider 250 Country:JPN
First Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Second Rider 250 Country:ESP
Second Rider 250:Emilio Alzamora
Third Rider 250 Country:GBR
Third Rider 250:Jeremy McWilliams
Pole Rider 125 Country:JPN
Pole Rider 125:Youichi Ui
Pole Time 125:1:58.603
Fast Rider 125 Country:JPN
Fast Rider 125:Youichi Ui
Fast Time 125:1:59.010 on lap 9
First Rider 125 Country:JPN
First Rider 125:Youichi Ui
Second Rider 125 Country:SMR
Second Rider 125:Manuel Poggiali
Third Rider 125 Country:ESP
Third Rider 125:Daniel Pedrosa

The 2001 Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 5–7 October 2001 at the Twin Ring Motegi.

500 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiNastro Azzurro HondaHonda2546:32.600425
24 Alex BarrosWest Honda PonsHonda25+2.607320
365 Loris CapirossiWest Honda PonsHonda25+9.765116
46 Norifumi AbeAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha25+13.9511613
511 Tohru UkawaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda25+21.994911
656 Shinya NakanoGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha25+22.279510
77 Carlos ChecaMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha25+27.332119
81 Kenny Roberts Jr.Telefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki25+27.60768
915 Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki25+33.82277
1064 Yukio KagayamaTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki25+38.139146
1128 Àlex CrivilléRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda25+41.866125
125 Garry McCoyRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha25+50.419134
1310 José Luis CardosoAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha25+56.204173
1414 Anthony WestDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda25+1:05.286182
159 Leon HaslamShell Advance HondaHonda24+1 lap201
1621 Barry VenemanDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda24+1 lap22
1718 Brendan ClarkeShell Advance HondaHonda24+1 lap23
Ret19 Olivier JacqueGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha18Retirement8
Ret17 Jurgen van den GoorberghProton Team KRProton KR8Retirement10
Ret12 Haruchika AokiArie Molenaar RacingHonda7Accident19
Ret41 Noriyuki HagaRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha6Accident15
Ret3 Max BiaggiMarlboro Yamaha TeamYamaha5Accident2
Ret16 Johan StigefeltSabre SportSabre V44Retirement21
Sources: [3] [4] [5]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
131 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia2343:59.587125
27 Emilio AlzamoraHonda23+7.559520
399 Jeremy McWilliamsAprilia23+8.024416
410 Fonsi NietoAprilia23+11.462613
544 Roberto RolfoAprilia23+11.733811
615 Roberto LocatelliAprilia23+13.498910
78 Naoki MatsudoYamaha23+19.937109
821 Franco BattainiAprilia23+24.789138
946 Taro SekiguchiYamaha23+26.671167
1088 Nobuyuki OhsakiYamaha23+33.671176
1181 Randy de PunietAprilia23+37.11475
1242 David ChecaHonda23+40.478154
1389 Osamu MiyazakiYamaha23+41.670203
1416 David TomásHonda23+42.139232
1557 Lorenzo LanziAprilia23+42.568221
1650 Sylvain GuintoliAprilia23+42.80624
1766 Alex HofmannAprilia23+43.37921
186 Alex DebónAprilia23+45.79011
1918 Shahrol YuzyYamaha23+46.18112
2090 Daisaku SakaiHonda23+48.36126
2192 Hiroshi AoyamaHonda23+48.50719
2224 Jason VincentYamaha23+1:16.10629
2311 Riccardo ChiarelloAprilia23+1:33.16730
2436 Luis CostaYamaha23+1:53.60731
2555 Diego GiugovazAprilia22+1 lap33
2614 Katja PoensgenHonda22+1 lap35
Ret37 Luca BoscoscuroAprilia13Retirement18
Ret23 César BarrosYamaha11Retirement32
Ret5 Marco MelandriAprilia5Accident3
Ret74 Daijiro KatoHonda5Accident2
Ret45 Stuart EdwardsYamaha4Accident34
Ret22 José David de GeaYamaha3Retirement25
Ret9 Sebastián PortoYamaha3Retirement14
Ret20 Jerónimo VidalAprilia2Retirement28
Ret91 Takayuki OnoderaYamaha0Retirement27
Source: [6]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
141 Youichi UiDerbi2142:01.711125
254 Manuel PoggialiGilera21+1.004220
326 Daniel PedrosaHonda21+1.129716
49 Lucio CecchinelloAprilia21+12.109513
54 Masao AzumaHonda21+23.147311
628 Gábor TalmácsiHonda21+28.345910
76 Mirko GiansantiHonda21+28.38769
823 Gino BorsoiAprilia21+29.678178
98 Gianluigi ScalviniItaljet21+29.898137
1019 Alessandro BrannettiAprilia21+30.026206
1112 Raúl JaraAprilia21+30.268155
1225 Joan OlivéHonda21+35.692314
1329 Ángel Nieto Jr.Honda21+35.894213
1439 Jaroslav HulešHonda21+36.170292
1531 Ángel RodríguezAprilia21+45.438281
1622 Pablo NietoDerbi21+45.54327
1720 Gaspare CaffieroAprilia21+45.99716
1865 Toshihisa KuzuharaHonda21+1:10.14433
1910 Jarno MüllerHonda21+1:14.33534
2037 William de AngelisHonda21+1:14.88730
2177 Adrián AraujoHonda21+1:29.41535
Ret16 Simone SannaAprilia13Retirement24
Ret34 Eric BatailleHonda11Retirement32
Ret56 Yuzo FujiokaHonda6Accident18
Ret64 Yuki TakahashiE-NER5Accident11
Ret15 Alex de AngelisHonda5Accident12
Ret24 Toni ElíasHonda4Accident4
Ret5 Noboru UedaTSR-Honda4Accident8
Ret11 Max SabbataniAprilia4Accident10
Ret55 Hideyuki NakajohHonda2Retirement19
Ret21 Arnaud VincentHonda1Accident22
Ret17 Steve JenknerAprilia0Accident14
Ret18 Jakub SmržHonda0Accident23
Ret66 Shuhei AoyamaHonda0Accident26
Ret7 Stefano PeruginiItaljet0Accident25
Source: [7]

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

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

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi250
2 Max Biaggi183
3 Loris Capirossi163
4 Alex Barros147
5 Shinya Nakano126
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda292
2 Yamaha239
3 Suzuki134
4 Proton KR59
5 Sabre V46

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Pacific MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 16 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Twin Ring Motegi - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 16 May 2018.
  3. Web site: 2001 Pacific MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 28 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi – 500cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 October 2001. 25 November 2016.
  5. Web site: PACIFIC GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 2001. Motogp.com. 28 July 2018. 27 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127162954/https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2001/PAC/500cc/RAC. dead.
  6. Web site: Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 October 2001. 25 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 October 2001. 25 November 2016.
  8. Web site: Standings . 2001. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-21.

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