2001 South African motorcycle Grand Prix
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Race 2 of 16 races in the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 22 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Phakisa Freeway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course |
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500 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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250 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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125 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 20–22 April 2001 at the Phakisa Freeway.
500 cc classification[]
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 46 | ![]() |
Nastro Azzurro Honda | Honda | 28 | 45:03.414 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 65 | ![]() |
West Honda Pons | Honda | 28 | +0.660 | 2 | 20 |
3 | 11 | ![]() |
Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 28 | +7.530 | 6 | 16 |
4 | 56 | ![]() |
Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 28 | +8.653 | 3 | 13 |
5 | 6 | ![]() |
Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | 28 | +9.224 | 7 | 11 |
6 | 28 | ![]() |
Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 28 | +13.211 | 9 | 10 |
7 | 1 | ![]() |
Telefónica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 28 | +13.305 | 5 | 9 |
8 | 3 | ![]() |
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 28 | +13.663 | 8 | 8 |
9 | 4 | ![]() |
West Honda Pons | Honda | 28 | +17.357 | 12 | 7 |
10 | 15 | ![]() |
Telefónica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 28 | +21.697 | 11 | 6 |
11 | 17 | ![]() |
Proton Team KR | Proton KR | 28 | +37.649 | 13 | 5 |
12 | 12 | ![]() |
Arie Molenaar Racing | Honda | 28 | +48.587 | 14 | 4 |
13 | 10 | ![]() |
Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | 28 | +1:01.110 | 17 | 3 |
14 | 14 | ![]() |
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 28 | +1:06.173 | 19 | 2 |
15 | 8 | ![]() |
Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 28 | +1:08.255 | 16 | 1 |
16 | 19 | ![]() |
Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 28 | +1:10.262 | 15 | |
17 | 9 | ![]() |
Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 28 | +1:15.130 | 18 | |
18 | 16 | ![]() |
Sabre Sport | Sabre V4 | 27 | +1 lap | 20 | |
19 | 21 | ![]() |
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 27 | +1 lap | 22 | |
20 | 68 | ![]() |
Pulse GP | Pulse | 27 | +1 lap | 23 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 17 | Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 41 | ![]() |
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 4 | Accident | 10 | |
DNS | 24 | ![]() |
Pulse GP | Pulse | 0 | Did not start | 21 | |
Sources: [2][3][4] |
250 cc classification[]
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 74 | ![]() |
Honda | 26 | 42:31.371 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 5 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +0.083 | 3 | 20 |
3 | 31 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +15.806 | 2 | 16 |
4 | 15 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +17.666 | 4 | 13 |
5 | 10 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +34.031 | 5 | 11 |
6 | 99 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +34.233 | 11 | 10 |
7 | 9 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +34.312 | 8 | 9 |
8 | 44 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +35.074 | 12 | 8 |
9 | 8 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +35.185 | 13 | 7 |
10 | 66 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +51.599 | 23 | 6 |
11 | 18 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +53.805 | 19 | 5 |
12 | 50 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +54.066 | 15 | 4 |
13 | 42 | ![]() |
Honda | 26 | +54.475 | 16 | 3 |
14 | 12 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +55.285 | 17 | 2 |
15 | 6 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +57.738 | 10 | 1 |
16 | 20 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +1:09.396 | 9 | |
17 | 57 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +1:19.289 | 22 | |
18 | 19 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +1:19.734 | 21 | |
19 | 7 | ![]() |
Honda | 26 | +1:20.139 | 18 | |
20 | 21 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +1:20.329 | 7 | |
21 | 23 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +1 lap | 24 | |
22 | 55 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +1 lap | 25 | |
23 | 51 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +1 lap | 26 | |
24 | 98 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +1 lap | 28 | |
Ret | 81 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | Retirement | 14 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 12 | Retirement | 20 | |
DSQ | 26 | ![]() |
Honda | 12 | Black flag | 27 | |
Ret | 45 | ![]() |
Honda | 9 | Retirement | 29 | |
Ret | 37 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 6 | Accident | 6 | |
Ret | 11 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 2 | Retirement | 30 | |
Source: [5] |
125 cc classification[]
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 41 | ![]() |
Derbi | 24 | 41:27.323 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 54 | ![]() |
Gilera | 24 | +1.288 | 3 | 20 |
3 | 5 | ![]() |
-Honda | 24 | +7.149 | 2 | 16 |
4 | 23 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +7.365 | 7 | 13 |
5 | 29 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +7.731 | 5 | 11 |
6 | 21 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +7.989 | 11 | 10 |
7 | 11 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +8.114 | 16 | 9 |
8 | 17 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +15.140 | 18 | 8 |
9 | 15 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +24.741 | 14 | 7 |
10 | 4 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +30.750 | 9 | 6 |
11 | 7 | ![]() |
Italjet | 24 | +30.833 | 13 | 5 |
12 | 6 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +31.005 | 17 | 4 |
13 | 26 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +31.190 | 15 | 3 |
14 | 8 | ![]() |
Italjet | 24 | +31.818 | 8 | 2 |
15 | 22 | ![]() |
Derbi | 24 | +32.198 | 12 | 1 |
16 | 25 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +35.977 | 26 | |
17 | 19 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +36.383 | 22 | |
18 | 24 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +37.833 | 6 | |
19 | 9 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +58.806 | 4 | |
20 | 34 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +1:01.405 | 27 | |
21 | 28 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +1:12.989 | 24 | |
22 | 39 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +1:25.036 | 20 | |
23 | 10 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +1 lap | 19 | |
24 | 12 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 23 | +1 lap | 29 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() |
Honda | 13 | Retirement | 28 | |
Ret | 27 | ![]() |
Honda | 11 | Accident | 25 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 9 | Accident | 10 | |
Ret | 31 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 8 | Retirement | 21 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Honda | 0 | Accident | 23 | |
DNS | 16 | ![]() |
Aprilia | Did not start | |||
DNQ | 58 | ![]() |
Aprilia | Did not qualify | |||
Source: [6] |
Championship standings after the race (500cc)[]
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round two has concluded.[7]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ^ "2001 South African MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "2001 South African MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix – 500cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. 22 April 2001. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "motogp.com · · 500cc Race Classification 2001". Motogp.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix – 250cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. 22 April 2001. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix – 125cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 22 April 2001. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
Categories:
- South African motorcycle Grand Prix
- 2001 MotoGP race reports
- 2001 in South African motorsport
- April 2001 sports events in Africa