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2001 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix


FieldValue
Grand PrixJapanese
flagJapan
Official NameGrand Prix of Japan
LocationSuzuka Circuit
Course_mi3.641
Course_km5.859
Race_No1
Season_No16
Date8 April
Year2001
ImageSuzuka circuit map (1987-2002).svg
Pole_Rider_500Loris Capirossi
Pole_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_5002:04.777
Fast_Rider_500Tohru Ukawa
Fast_Rider_500_CountryJapan
Fast_Time_5002:06.805 on lap 11
First_Rider_500Valentino Rossi
First_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_500Garry McCoy
Second_Rider_500_CountryAustralia
Third_Rider_500Max Biaggi
Third_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Pole_Rider_250Daijiro Kato
Pole_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Pole_Time_2502:07.414
Fast_Rider_250Daijiro Kato
Fast_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Fast_Time_2502:08.658 on lap 7
First_Rider_250Daijiro Kato
First_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Second_Rider_250Tetsuya Harada
Second_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Third_Rider_250Roberto Locatelli
Third_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Pole_Rider_125Youichi Ui
Pole_Rider_125_CountryJapan
Pole_Time_1252:14.686
Fast_Rider_125Masao Azuma
Fast_Rider_125_CountryJapan
Fast_Time_1252:15.353 on lap 14
First_Rider_125Masao Azuma
First_Rider_125_CountryJapan
Second_Rider_125Youichi Ui
Second_Rider_125_CountryJapan
Third_Rider_125Simone Sanna
Third_Rider_125_CountryItaly

The 2001 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 6–8 April 2001 at the Suzuka Circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQSources:
46ITA **Valentino Rossi****Nastro Azzurro Honda****Honda**2144:51.5017**25**
5AUS **Garry McCoy****Red Bull Yamaha WCM****Yamaha**21+0.7244**20**
3ITA **Max Biaggi****Marlboro Yamaha Team****Yamaha**21+0.9563**16**
6JPN **Norifumi Abe****Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin****Yamaha**21+1.1766**13**
56JPN **Shinya Nakano****Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3****Yamaha**21+3.2562**11**
4BRA **Alex Barros****West Honda Pons****Honda**21+14.5158**10**
1USA **Kenny Roberts Jr.****Telefónica Movistar Suzuki****Suzuki**21+22.8769**9**
65ITA **Loris Capirossi****West Honda Pons****Honda**21+28.7321**8**
28ESP **Àlex Crivillé****Repsol YPF Honda Team****Honda**21+34.47811**7**
7ESP **Carlos Checa****Marlboro Yamaha Team****Yamaha**21+53.76512**6**
17NLD **Jurgen van den Goorbergh****Proton Team KR****Proton KR**21+58.68816**5**
12JPN **Haruchika Aoki****Arie Molenaar Racing****Honda**21+1:17.33817**4**
9GBR **Leon Haslam****Shell Advance Honda****Honda**21+1:17.68120**3**
24GBR Jason VincentPulse GPPulse19Retirement21
11JPN Tohru UkawaRepsol YPF Honda TeamHonda16Accident5
68AUS Mark WillisPulse GPPulse15Retirement23
33JPN Akira RyōTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki12Accident15
19FRA Olivier JacqueGauloises Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha11Retirement19
41JPN Noriyuki HagaRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha10Accident10
15ESP Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar SuzukiSuzuki8Accident14
21NLD Barry VenemanDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda5Retirement24
16SWE Johan StigefeltSabre SportSabre V43Retirement22
10ESP José Luis CardosoAntena 3 Yamaha d'AntinYamaha0Accident13
8GBR Chris WalkerShell Advance HondaHonda0Accident18
14AUS Marcus PaytenDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHondaDid not qualify

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNQDNQSource:
74JPN **Daijiro Kato****Honda**1941:03.5961**25**
31JPN **Tetsuya Harada****Aprilia**19+18.7638**20**
15ITA **Roberto Locatelli****Aprilia**19+18.8353**13**
8JPN **Naoki Matsudo****Yamaha**19+23.1357**13**
44ITA **Roberto Rolfo****Aprilia**19+24.4239**11**
5ITA **Marco Melandri****Aprilia**19+26.5952**10**
21ITA **Franco Battaini****Aprilia**19+31.1426**9**
99GBR **Jeremy McWilliams****Aprilia**19+43.9535**8**
9ARG **Sebastián Porto****Yamaha**19+45.88711**7**
46JPN **Taro Sekiguchi****Yamaha**19+48.49615**6**
10ESP **Fonsi Nieto****Aprilia**19+53.58312**5**
66DEU **Alex Hofmann****Aprilia**19+1:05.17218**4**
87JPN **Hiroshi Aoyama****Honda**19+1:05.26714**3**
12DEU **Klaus Nöhles****Aprilia**19+1:17.42213**2**
50FRA **Sylvain Guintoli****Aprilia**19+1:18.18325**1**
42ESP David ChecaHonda19+1:18.60224
57ITA Lorenzo LanziAprilia19+1:26.04026
20ESP Jerónimo VidalAprilia19+1:35.86823
48JPN Shinichi NakatomiHonda19+1:41.64716
47JPN Tekkyu KayohTSR-Honda19+1:43.89127
55ITA Diego GiugovazYamaha19+1:49.32428
98DEU Katja PoensgenAprilia18+1 lap30
37ITA Luca BoscoscuroAprilia16Retirement17
18MYS Shahrol YuzyYamaha15Accident21
22ESP José David de GeaYamaha14Accident20
6ESP Alex DebónAprilia6Accident4
11ITA Riccardo ChiarelloAprilia6Retirement29
45GBR Stuart EdwardsTSR-Honda5Retirement31
81FRA Randy de PunietAprilia4Retirement10
7ESP Emilio AlzamoraHonda1Accident19
19FRA Julien AllemandYamaha0Accident22
49JPN Choujun KameyaYamahaDid not start
16ESP David TomásHondaDid not qualify
23BRA César BarrosYamahaDid not qualify

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122232425RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetSource:
4JPN **Masao Azuma****Honda**1840:59.1924**25**
41JPN **Youichi Ui****Derbi**18+0.0671**20**
16ITA **Simone Sanna****Aprilia**18+0.60419**16**
23ITA **Gino Borsoi****Aprilia**18+0.8986**13**
54SMR **Manuel Poggiali****Gilera**18+1.1512**11**
9ITA **Lucio Cecchinello****Aprilia**18+1.3763**10**
17DEU **Steve Jenkner****Aprilia**18+14.1735**9**
6ITA **Mirko Giansanti****Honda**18+14.63216**8**
21FRA **Arnaud Vincent****Honda**18+15.73518**7**
22ESP **Pablo Nieto****Derbi**18+16.33322**6**
29ESP **Ángel Nieto Jr.****Honda**18+17.38411**5**
11ITA **Max Sabbatani****Aprilia**18+17.9929**4**
8ITA **Gianluigi Scalvini****Italjet**18+18.62112**3**
15SMR **Alex de Angelis****Honda**18+18.62814**2**
57JPN **Hiroyuki Kikuchi****Honda**18+23.65515**1**
24ESP Antonio ElíasHonda18+34.40117
39CZE Jaroslav HulešHonda18+34.52113
26ESP Daniel PedrosaHonda18+46.83823
25ESP Joan OlivéHonda18+47.37834
98JPN Masafumi OnoHonda18+48.16425
18CZE Jakub SmržHonda18+58.74626
56JPN Yuzo FujiokaERP Honda18+1:00.98228
28HUN Gábor TalmácsiHonda18+1:01.96231
10DEU Jarno MüllerHonda18+1:21.58121
14DEU Philipp HafenegerHonda18+1:49.58932
55JPN Hideyuki NakajohHonda15Retirement10
5JPN Noboru UedaTSR-Honda14Accident7
31ESP Ángel RodríguezAprilia14Retirement29
19ITA Alessandro BrannettiAprilia13Retirement30
20ITA Gaspare CaffieroAprilia12Accident20
34AND Eric BatailleHonda11Accident24
7ITA Stefano PeruginiItaljet5Accident8
12ESP Raúl JaraAprilia0Retirement35
27ITA Marco PetriniHonda0Accident27
97JPN Naoki KatohHonda0Accident33

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round one has concluded.

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1ITA Valentino Rossi25
2AUS Garry McCoy20
3ITA Max Biaggi16
4JPN Norifumi Abe13
5JPN Shinya Nakano11

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Honda25
2JPN Yamaha20
3JPN Suzuki9
4MYS Proton KR5
5NZL Pulse0
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "2001 Japanese MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  2. "2001 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  3. "Suzuka Circuit | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  4. (6 April 2001). "Grand Prix of Japan – 500cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  5. "motogp.com · JAPANESE GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 2001".
  6. (6 April 2001). "Grand Prix of Japan – 250cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  7. (6 April 2001). "Grand Prix of Japan – 125cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  8. (2001). "Standings".
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