2001 Superbike World Championship season

2001 Superbike World Championship season
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Support series:
Supersport World Championship
FIM Superstock 1000 Championship

The 2001 Superbike World Championship season was the 14th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on March 11 at Valencia, and finished on September 30 at Imola after 13 rounds.

Troy Bayliss won the rider's championship, and Ducati won the manufacturer's championship.

Contents

Season Calendar

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Rider Winning Team Report
1 R1 Valencia March 11 Troy Corser Troy Corser Troy Corser Axo Aprilia Report
R2 Troy Corser Troy Corser Axo Aprilia
2 R1 Kyalami April 1 Ben Bostrom Colin Edwards Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report
R2 Ben Bostrom Ben Bostrom L&M Ducati
3 R1 Phillip Island April 22 Troy Corser Rubén Xaus Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report
R2 Cancelled by rain
4 R1 Sugo April 29 Makoto Tamada Makoto Tamada Makoto Tamada Cabin Honda Report
R2 Makoto Tamada Makoto Tamada Cabin Honda
5 R1 Monza May 13 Troy Bayliss Colin Edwards Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report
R2 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada
6 R1 Donington Park May 27 Steve Hislop Steve Hislop Neil Hodgson GSE Ducati Report
R2 Pierfrancesco Chili Pierfrancesco Chili Suzuki Alstare Corona
7 R1 Lausitzring June 10 Neil Hodgson Troy Bayliss Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report
R2 Mauro Sanchini Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada
8 R1 Misano June 24 Neil Hodgson Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report
R2 Neil Hodgson Ben Bostrom L&M Ducati
9 R1 Laguna Seca July 8 Ben Bostrom Troy Corser Ben Bostrom L&M Ducati Report
R2 Ben Bostrom Ben Bostrom L&M Ducati
10 R1 Brands Hatch July 29 Neil Hodgson Pierfrancesco Chili Ben Bostrom L&M Ducati Report
R2 Ben Bostrom Ben Bostrom L&M Ducati
11 R1 Oschersleben September 2 Neil Hodgson Colin Edwards Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report
R2 Rubén Xaus Rubén Xaus Ducati Infostrada
12 R1 Assen September 9 Troy Bayliss Rubén Xaus Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report
R2 Rubén Xaus Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada
13 R1 Imola September 30 Troy Corser Colin Edwards Rubén Xaus Ducati Infostrada Report
R2 Troy Corser Régis Laconi Axo Aprilia

Season standings

Rider standings

2001 Final Riders Standings [1]
Pos Rider Bike ESP
 RSA
 AUS
 JPN
 ITA
 GBR
 GER
 SMR
 USA
 EUR
 GER
 NED
 ITA
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Bayliss Ducati 2 2 2 2 3 C 13 15 1 1 13 9 2 1 1 2 4 4 5 3 Ret 3 1 1 Ret 369
2 Edwards Honda 6 4 1 Ret 1 C 12 13 2 2 5 6 1 3 3 11 6 6 3 5 1 2 3 10 3 Ret 333
3 B.Bostrom Ducati 3 Ret 4 1 Ret C 9 4 Ret DNS 6 4 11 20 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 11 11 4 4 312
4 Corser Aprilia 1 1 3 3 6 C 2 6 Ret Ret 11 3 5 7 7 9 3 2 8 13 9 11 6 3 2 Ret 284
5 Hodgson Ducati Ret 5 Ret 4 11 C 7 5 Ret 7 1 2 8 2 6 16 2 3 2 2 7 10 5 5 10 7 269
6 Xaus Ducati Ret 8 9 5 Ret 18 22 Ret 6 7 10 19 6 10 6 7 10 6 12 2 1 2 2 1 2 236
7 Chili Suzuki 7 7 6 8 7 C 8 8 14 5 2 1 4 5 12 10 Ret Ret 4 4 6 6 4 4 Ret 9 232
8 Okada Honda Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 C 20 12 Ret 4 4 7 3 9 9 5 8 11 12 15 5 8 7 13 5 3 176
9 Yanagawa Kawasaki 8 6 5 Ret 4 C Ret 11 3 3 14 8 12 10 5 Ret Ret 8 10 8 4 9 8 6 170
10 Lavilla Kawasaki 5 3 7 7 Ret C 6 19 4 Ret 10 13 6 16 4 3 12 Ret Ret 14 11 7 12 9 7 6 166
11 Laconi Aprilia 4 Ret 8 6 Ret C 14 14 5 8 12 11 7 13 Ret Ret 11 9 Ret 11 8 5 9 7 Ret 1 152
12 Chambon Suzuki 10 10 10 10 8 C 15 18 6 9 9 12 10 8 14 13 Ret 12 7 9 12 13 13 12 8 Ret 122
13 Toseland Ducati Ret 9 14 Ret 14 C 11 16 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 17 11 8 10 7 11 6 10 12 10 8 Ret 91
14 Izutsu Kawasaki 9 Ret Ret C 3 2 9 4 24 16 63
15 Tamada Honda 1 1 50
16 Parkes Ducati Ret 13 12 11 5 C 16 17 20 14 14 Ret Ret 7 13 14 Ret Ret 18 22 Ret Ret 8 49
17 Martin Ducati 11 Ret 19 17 12 C 19 20 Ret 14 17 18 15 14 13 Ret 14 13 14 18 Ret 14 20 20 6 5 47
18 Bussei Ducati Ret Ret 11 9 Ret C Ret 21 8 11 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 14 15 Ret 17 Ret 14 Ret 16 14 11 10 44
19 Pedercini Ducati 12 15 16 14 Ret C 21 Ret 7 13 18 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 15 15 9 12 32
20 Ulm Kawasaki EX 12 13 12 9 C 17 Ret Ret 12 Ret 19 Ret 11 Ret Ret 17 16 Ret 19 Ret 15 Ret 21 Ret 18 28
21 E.Bostrom Kawasaki 5 5 22
22 Antonello Aprilia Ret Ret 8 4 Ret Ret 21
23 Gramigni Yamaha 12 10 15 12 15 11 21
24 Ito Honda 4 9 20
25 Reynolds Ducati Ret 5 Ret 7 20
26 Ryo Suzuki 5 7 20
27 Borciani Ducati 13 11 15 Ret Ret 22 23 10 Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret 17 Ret 20 17 15 17 Ret Ret 21 18 Ret 15 17
28 Hislop Ducati 3 Ret Ret Ret 16
29 Serizawa Kawasaki Ret 3 16
30 Sanchini Ducati Ret 17 20 16 Ret C 27 26 9 15 19 Ret 17 12 Ret 15 19 18 16 Ret 17 19 19 17 13 16 16
31 Craggill Ducati 18 22 21 Ret 10 C 26 28 Ret Ret 15 16 13 Ret 19 Ret Ret 19 19 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 12 14 16
32 Emmett Ducati 9 10 13
33 Borja Yamaha 14 14 13 13 14 12
34 Stey Honda 15 11 15 15 8
35 Chandler Kawasaki 9 7
36 Goddard Benelli 15 13 13 7
37 Kagayama Suzuki 10 6
38 Yoshikawa Yamaha 10 6
39 Maxwell Kawasaki 13 C 3
40 Malatesta Kawasaki 13 3
41 Blora Ducati 14 2
42 Holon Kawasaki 15 1
43 Mrkyvka Ducati 15 C 1
44 Rodriguez Honda 15 1
Pos Rider Bike ESP
 RSA
 AUS
 JPN
 ITA
 GBR
 GER
 SMR
 USA
 EUR
 GER
 NED
 ITA
 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)

Manufacturers' standings

Pos Manufacturer ESP
 RSA
 AUS
 JPN
 ITA
 GBR
 GER
 SMR
 USA
 EUR
 GER
 NED
 ITA
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Ducati 2 2 2 1 3 C 7 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 553
2 Honda 6 4 1 15 1 C 1 1 2 2 4 6 1 3 3 5 6 6 3 5 1 2 3 10 3 3 401
3 Aprilia 1 1 3 3 6 C 2 6 5 8 11 3 5 7 7 4 3 2 8 11 8 5 6 3 2 1 343
4 Kawasaki 5 3 5 7 4 C 3 2 3 3 10 8 6 4 4 3 5 5 10 8 4 7 8 6 7 6 289
5 Suzuki 7 7 6 8 7 C 5 7 6 5 2 1 4 5 12 10 Ret 12 4 4 6 6 4 4 8 9 256
6 Yamaha 14 14 Ret DNS Ret C 10 25 12 10 16 17 Ret 18 15 12 20 Ret 13 21 14 Ret 15 11 36
7 Benelli Ret Ret 18 15 13 16 16 17 17 19 Ret 13 7
Pos Manufacturer ESP
 RSA
 AUS
 JPN
 ITA
 GBR
 GER
 SMR
 USA
 EUR
 GER
 NED
 ITA
 Pts

Entry list

2001 Entry List
Team Constructor Motorcycle No Rider Rounds
Castrol Honda Honda Honda VTR 1000 SP 1 Colin Edwards 1-13
8 Tadayuki Okada 1-13
Virgilio Aprilia Axo Aprilia Aprilia RSV 1000 3 Troy Corser 1-13
30 Alessandro Antonello 5, 8, 13
55 Regis Laconi 1-13
Suzuki Alstare Corona Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 4 Pierfrancesco Chili 1-13
24 Stephane Chambon 1-13
Fuchs Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 5 Akira Yanagawa 1-13
6 Gregorio Lavilla 1-13
19 Hitoyasu Izutsu 1, 3-4, 7, 12
Panavto Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha R7 7 Juan Borja 1-8, 10-13
Kawasaki Motors C. Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 10 Doug Chandler 9
32 Eric Bostrom 9
Ducati Infostrada Ducati Ducati 996 R 11 Ruben Xaus 1-13
21 Troy Bayliss 1-13
Benelli Sport Benelli Benelli Tornado 900 14 Peter Goddard 8-13
Pedercini Ducati Ducati 996 RS 20 Marco Borciani 1-13
22 Lucio Pedercini 1-13
46 Mauro Sanchini 1-13
JM SBK Ducati Ducati 996 RS 23 Jiri Mrkyvka 1-9, 11-13
Ghelfi Art Honda Honda VTR 1000 RC 25 Javier Rodriguez 1-2, 8-10, 12-13
26 Warwick Nowland 3
29 Arai Shuja 5
92 Nigel Arnold 6
White Endurance Honda Honda SP 27 Bertrand Stey 1-13
Kawasaki Bertocchi Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 31 Michele Malatesta 1-9, 11
33 Robert Ulm 12-13
41 Ludovic Holon 1-8
69 Ferdinando Di Maso 9-13
82 Luca Pedersoli 13
96 Kim Ashkenazi 10
Gerin WSBK Ducati Ducati 996 RS 33 Robert Ulm 1-11
Albatech Giesse Ducati Ducati 996 RS 34 Giuliano Sartoni 1, 8
Ducati NCR Ducati Ducati 996 RS 35 Giovanni Bussei 1-13
36 Broc Parkes 1-13
FP Racing Ducati Ducati 996 RS 37 Frederic Protat 1, 7
39 Thierry Mulot 1, 7
Remus R.Austria Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 38 Johann Wolfsteiner 1, 7
Valli Moto 391 Yamaha Yamaha R7 39 Alex Gramigni 5, 8, 13
Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 40 Scott Webster 3
Light Paths Warren & Brown Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 42 Jay Normoyle 3
Sean McKay Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 43 Sean McKay 3
Wallis Racing Ducati Ducati 996 R 44 Roger Wallis 3
SRT Almax Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 45 Alistair Maxwell 3-4
Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 48 Akira Ryo 4
56 Yukio Kagayama 4
Cabin Honda Honda Honda VTR 1000 SP 49 Makoto Tamada 4
50 Shinichi Ito 4
Pacific Ducati Ducati 996 RS 51 Martin Craggill 1-13
GSE Racing Ducati Ducati 996 RS 52 James Toseland 1-13
100 Neil Hodgson 1-13
PR Tyres Yamaha Racing Yamaha Yamaha R7 81 Daniel Kyle 12
Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 54 Tamaki Serizawa 4
World Bike Racing Ducati Ducati 996 R 57 Serafino Foti 5, 13
GiBi Ducati Ducati 996 R 58 Luca Pasini 5, 8, 13
Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 59 Ove Meisingseth 5
Reve Red Bull Ducati Ducati Ducati 996 R 60 John Reynolds 6, 10
62 Sean Emmett 10
Monster Mob Ducati Ducati Ducati 996 R 61 Steve Hislop 6, 10
ALG Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 67 Peter Preussler 7
JTR Corse Racing Ducati Ducati 996 R 68 Jiri Trcka 8
Virgin Mobil Aiwa Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha R7 70 James Haydon 10
DB Racing Honda Honda VTR 1000 RC 74 Dean Ellison 10
Inothem Racing Yamaha Yamaha R7 75 Berto Camlek 11
Yamaha Norway Yamaha Yamaha R7 76 Oddgeir Havnen 11
Stichting Wegrace P. Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 77 Robert Van De Molen 12
Gilex Racing Amsterdam Ducati Ducati 996 R 78 Lex Van Dijk 12
Polskamp bv-Ermelo Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 79 Henri Minnen 12
Symittech-Hengelo Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 80 Richard Fluttert 12
DCR Ducati Ducati 996 R 86 Matteo Campana 7-8
113 Paolo Blora 5, 8, 13
DFX Racing Ducati Ducati 996 RS 99 Steve Martin 1-13
Ducati L&M Ducati Ducati 996 R 155 Ben Bostrom 1-13
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

References

  1. ^ http://www.worldsbk.com/season/standings?p_S_Campionato=SBK&p_Anno=2001&p_PilotiCostruttori=P
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