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2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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Daijiro Kato (pictured at Donington Park) became the 2001 250cc world champion

The 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 53rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Season summary

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2001 was the end of the 500 cc era in Grand Prix motorcycle racing; in 2002 the premier class would be renamed MotoGP and dominated by 4-stroke 990 cc machines. However, 2001 was the beginning of another era, that of Valentino Rossi's run of championships in the top class. His learning year past him, he won 11 races in 2001, far outdistancing his nearest competitor, Max Biaggi. Rossi and Biaggi began the season with a controversial incident at Suzuka, where Biaggi seemed to have tried to push Rossi into the dirt at 150 mph and Rossi responded two laps later with an aggressive pass and an extended middle finger. Rossi would win that race and sew-up the championship with two rounds to go. It was the last season where an independent team rider won the rider championship title in the premier class, until 2024, which was won by Jorge Martín, riding for Pramac Racing.

The 500 cc Rookie of the Year award went to Shinya Nakano.[1] At the 2001 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, Katja Poensgen became the first female competitor to qualify for a 250cc Grand Prix race.[2]

As of 2023, it was the last year where a single constructor (Honda) won the championship in all three categories.

2001 Grand Prix season calendar

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In the weekend of 20 to 22 October 2000, the FIM confirmed the 2001 calendar.[3] The following sixteen Grands Prix were scheduled to take place:[4][5]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 8 April Japan Grand Prix of Japan Suzuka Circuit
2 22 April South Africa Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix Phakisa Freeway
3 6 May Spain Gran Premio Marlboro de España Circuito de Jerez
4 20 May France Grand Prix Polini de France Bugatti Circuit
5 3 June Italy Gran Premio Cinzano d'Italia Mugello Circuit
6 17 June Catalonia Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya Circuit de Catalunya
7 30 June †† Netherlands Gauloises Dutch TT Assen
8 8 July United Kingdom Cinzano British Grand Prix Donington Park
9 22 July Germany Cinzano Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring
10 26 August Czech Republic Gauloises Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit
11 9 September Portugal Grande Premio Marlboro de Portugal Autódromo do Estoril
12 23 September Valencian Community Gran Premio Marlboro Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo
13 7 October Tochigi Prefecture Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi Twin Ring Motegi
14 14 October Australia Qantas Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Circuit
15 21 October Malaysia Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit
16 3 November †† Rio de Janeiro (state) Cinzano Rio Grand Prix Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
†† = Saturday race

Calendar changes

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2001 Grand Prix seasons results

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Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 125cc winner 250cc winner 500cc winner Report
1 8 April Japan Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Suzuka Japan Masao Azuma Japan Daijiro Kato Italy Valentino Rossi Report
2 22 April South Africa South African motorcycle Grand Prix Phakisa Japan Youichi Ui Japan Daijiro Kato Italy Valentino Rossi Report
3 6 May Spain Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Jerez Japan Masao Azuma Japan Daijiro Kato Italy Valentino Rossi Report
4 20 May France French motorcycle Grand Prix Le Mans San Marino Manuel Poggiali Japan Daijiro Kato Italy Max Biaggi Report
5 3 June Italy Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Mugello Japan Noboru Ueda Japan Tetsuya Harada Brazil Alex Barros Report
6 17 June Catalonia Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Catalunya Italy Lucio Cecchinello Japan Daijiro Kato Italy Valentino Rossi Report
7 30 June †† Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Spain Toni Elías United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams Italy Max Biaggi Report
8 8 July United Kingdom British motorcycle Grand Prix Donington Japan Youichi Ui Japan Daijiro Kato Italy Valentino Rossi Report
9 22 July Germany German motorcycle Grand Prix Sachsenring Italy Simone Sanna Italy Marco Melandri Italy Max Biaggi Report
10 26 August Czech Republic Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Brno Spain Toni Elías Japan Tetsuya Harada Italy Valentino Rossi Report
11 9 September Portugal Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Estoril San Marino Manuel Poggiali Japan Daijiro Kato Italy Valentino Rossi Report
12 23 September Valencian Community Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Valencia San Marino Manuel Poggiali Japan Daijiro Kato Spain Sete Gibernau Report
13 7 October Tochigi Prefecture Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix Motegi Japan Youichi Ui Japan Tetsuya Harada Italy Valentino Rossi Report
14 14 October Australia Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Japan Youichi Ui Japan Daijiro Kato Italy Valentino Rossi Report
15 21 October Malaysia Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang Japan Youichi Ui Japan Daijiro Kato Italy Valentino Rossi Report
16 3 November †† Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix Rio de Janeiro Japan Youichi Ui Japan Daijiro Kato Italy Valentino Rossi Report

†† = Saturday race

Participants

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500cc participants

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Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Japan Repsol YPF Honda Team Honda NSR500 11 Japan Tohru Ukawa All
28 Spain Àlex Crivillé All
Spain West Honda Pons 4 Brazil Alex Barros All
65 Italy Loris Capirossi All
Japan Nastro Azzurro Honda 46 Italy Valentino Rossi All
Australia Shell Advance Honda 8 United Kingdom Chris Walker 1–8
9 United Kingdom Leon Haslam 9–16
NSR500V 1–4, 6–8
18 Australia Brendan Clarke 9–16
Netherlands Arie Molenaar Racing 12 Japan Haruchika Aoki 1–3, 5–16
32 Netherlands Jarno Janssen 4
Netherlands Dee Cee Jeans Racing 14 Australia Marcus Payten 1
14 Australia Anthony West 2–16
21 Netherlands Barry Veneman 1–5, 7–16
Spain By Queroseno Racing 37 Spain Miguel Tey 12
Italy Paton Grand Prix
Slovnaft-Paton Grand Prix
Paton PG500RC 25 Australia Shaun Geronimi 10
26 Slovakia Vladimír Častka 3, 5
27 France Sébastien Gimbert 8
Malaysia/United States Proton Team KR Proton KR KR3 17 Netherlands Jurgen van den Goorbergh All
80 United States Kurtis Roberts 15
Australia Pulse GP Pulse 500 24 United Kingdom Jason Vincent 1–7, 9
68 Australia Mark Willis 1–8
United Kingdom Sabre Sport Sabre Sabre V4 16 Sweden Johan Stigefelt 1–15
Japan Telefónica Movistar Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 (XRB1) 1 United States Kenny Roberts Jr. All
15 Spain Sete Gibernau All
33 Japan Akira Ryō 1
64 Japan Yukio Kagayama 13
Japan Marlboro Yamaha Team Yamaha YZR500 (OWL6) 3 Italy Max Biaggi All
7 Spain Carlos Checa 1, 3–16
France Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 19 France Olivier Jacque 1–4, 6–16
56 Japan Shinya Nakano All
United Kingdom Red Bull Yamaha WCM 5 Australia Garry McCoy 1–4, 6–7, 9–16
24 United Kingdom Jason Vincent 8
41 Japan Noriyuki Haga All
Spain Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin 6 Japan Norifumi Abe All
10 Spain José Luis Cardoso All
Source:[6]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider
  • All entries used Michelin tyres.

250cc participants

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Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Italy MS Aprilia Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 5 Italy Marco Melandri All
31 Japan Tetsuya Harada All
34 Italy Marcellino Lucchi 3, 5
Spain Valência Circuit - Aspar Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 6 Spain Álex Debón All
10 Spain Fonsi Nieto All
Italy Telefónica MoviStar Honda Honda Honda NSR250 7 Spain Emilio Alzamora All
74 Japan Daijiro Kato All
Malaysia Petronas Sprinta Yamaha TVK Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 8 Japan Naoki Matsudo All
18 Malaysia Shahrol Yuzy All
Germany Yamaha Kurz (rd 1-9)
Dark Dog Yamaha Kurz (rd 10-16)
Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 9 Argentina Sebastián Porto All
23 Brazil Cesar Barros All
Italy Aprilia Grand Prix Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 11 Italy Riccardo Chiarello 1–2, 4–16
99 United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams 1–5
Germany/Austria MS Aprilia Racing (Germany) Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 12 Germany Klaus Nöhles 1–12
55 Italy Diego Giugovaz 13–16
99 United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams 6–16
Spain By Queroseno Racing Team Honda Honda NSR250 13 Spain David Tomás 1, 3–16
26 Spain Iván Silva 2
85 Brazil Rafael Da Cunha 16
Australia Shell Advance Honda Honda Honda NSR250 14 Germany Katja Poensgen 11–16
Italy MS Eros Ramazzotti Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 15 Italy Roberto Locatelli All
21 Italy Franco Battaini All
Spain Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 19 France Julien Allemand 1–4
22 Spain José David de Gea All
36 Spain Luis Costa 5–16
Spain PR2 Metrored / PR2 - Damas Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 20 Spain Jerónimo Vidal 1–15
Honda Honda NSR250 41 Spain Damaso Nacher 3, 11–12, 16
United Kingdom QUB Team Optimum Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 24 United Kingdom Jason Vincent 10–16
France Tecmas Racing Honda Honda NSR250 25 France Vincent Philippe 9
Germany Edo Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 55 Italy Diego Giugovaz 1–5, 7–9
27 Australia Shaun Geronimi 15–16
46 Japan Taro Sekiguchi 6, 10–14
80 Slovakia Vladimir Častka 10
Italy Campetella Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 37 Italy Luca Boscoscuro All
57 Italy Lorenzo Lanzi All
Germany Kolmer Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 38 Spain Álvaro Molina 3, 6, 12
Spain BRT Ismael Bonilla Honda Honda NSR250 39 Spain Ismael Bonilla 3
Italy Team Fomma Honda Honda NSR250 42 Spain David Checa All
Spain Construcciones CM Honda Honda NSR250 43 Spain Isaac Martín 12
Italy Safilo Oxydo Race Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 44 Italy Roberto Rolfo All
Japan FCC-TSR Honda Honda NSR250 45 United Kingdom Stuart Edwards 2–11
TSR-Honda 1
47 Japan Tekkyu Kayo 1
United Kingdom Fujitsu Siemens Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 45 United Kingdom Stuart Edwards 12–16
Japan Club Ventis Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 46 Japan Taro Sekiguchi 1
Japan Team Kotake RSC Honda Honda NSR250 48 Japan Shinichi Nakatomi 1
Japan Hitman RC Koshien Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 49 Japan Choujun Kameya 1
France Équipe de France - Scrab GP Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 50 France Sylvain Guintoli All
81 France Randy de Puniet All
Spain Privest Yamaha d'Antin Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 51 South Africa Jonathan Van Vuuren 2
France Équipe de France Honda Honda NSR250 52 France Guillaume Dietrich 4
64 France Hugo Marchand 4
France Ouvrard Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 53 France Tom Ouvrard 4
France Bentin Motorsport Honda Honda NSR250 54 France Hervé Mora 4
France Fouloi Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 56 France David Fouloi 4
United Kingdom Right Track Racing Honda Honda NSR250 58 South Africa Shane Norval 8
United Kingdom Team Jackson Honda Honda NSR250 59 United Kingdom Gary Jackson 8
Netherlands Car Centre Nijmegen Honda Honda NSR250 60 Netherlands Gert Pieper 7
Netherlands Performance Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 61 Netherlands Jarno Boesveld 7
United States Cruise America Grand Prix Racing Honda Honda NSR250 62 United States Jason Di Salvo 7–8, 10
Netherlands M.R.T.T. Hugen Racing Honda Honda NSR250 63 Netherlands Arnold Litjens 7
Germany Dark Dog Racing Factory (rd 1-9)
Racing Factory (rd 10-16)
Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 66 Germany Alex Hofmann All
98 Germany Katja Poensgen 1–9
United Kingdom EPS Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 67 United Kingdom Michael Herzberg 8
United Kingdom Monster Mob Honda Honda NSR250 68 United Kingdom Stuart Easton 8
Portugal TZM Sport Honda Honda NSR250 70 Portugal José Estrela 11
Spain Team Motorsport Racing Honda Honda NSR250 71 Spain Javier Díaz 11
Spain PS Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 72 Spain Michael García 11–12
Germany Freundenberg Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 75 Germany Dirk Heidolf 9
Germany Kiefer Castrol Honda Racing Honda Honda NSR250 76 Germany Christian Gemmel 9
77 Germany Marcel Schneider 9
Germany ADAC Sachsen Honda Honda NSR250 78 Germany Max Neukirchner 9
Germany MSC Schleizer Dreieck Honda Honda NSR250 79 Germany Norman Rank 10
Germany Road Racing Team Voit Honda Honda NSR250 82 Germany Henrik Voit 10
Hungary Biro Racing Team Honda Honda NSR250 83 Hungary Gábor Rizmayer 10, 12
Spain Vaz Yamaha d'Antin Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 84 Brazil Cristiano Vieira 16
Japan Team Harc-Pro Honda Honda NSR250 87 Japan Hiroshi Aoyama 1
92 13
Japan SP Tadao Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 88 Japan Nobuyuki Ohsaki 13
Japan Motorex Daytona Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 89 Japan Osamu Miyazaki 13
Japan RT Endurance Honda Honda NSR250 90 Japan Daisaku Sakai 13
Japan Morino Kumasan Miztec. RT Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 91 Japan Takayuki Onodera 13
Australia Impact Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 93 Australia Earl Lynch 14
Australia RGV Spares Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 94 Australia Terry Carter 14
97 Australia Josh Brookes 14
Australia Allect Racing Honda Honda NSR250 95 Australia Shane Smith 14
Australia Turramurra Cyclery Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 96 Australia Mark Rowling 14
Source:[7]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

125cc participants

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Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Liégeois Compétition Honda Honda RS125R 4 Japan Masao Azuma All
14 Germany Philipp Hafeneger 1–5
77 Spain Adrián Araujo 6–16
F.C.C. - TSR Honda Honda RS125R 5 Japan Noboru Ueda All
Axo Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 6 Italy Mirko Giansanti All
34 Andorra Eric Bataille All
Italjet Racing Team Italjet Italjet F125 7 Italy Stefano Perugini All
8 Italy Gianluigi Scalvini All
MS Aprilia LCR Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 9 Italy Lucio Cecchinello All
12 Spain Raúl Jara All
PEV-Spalt-Moto ADAC Sachsen Honda Honda RS125R 10 Germany Jarno Müller 1–9, 13–16
30 Germany Jascha Büch 10–12
Bossini Fontana Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 11 Italy Max Sabbatani All
20 Italy Gaspare Caffiero 1–15
50 Italy Andrea Ballerini 5, 16
Matteoni Racing Honda Honda RS125R 15 San Marino Alex de Angelis All
39 Czech Republic Jaroslav Huleš All
Safilo Oxydo Race Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 16 Italy Simone Sanna All
Team LAE - UGT 3000 Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 17 Germany Steve Jenkner All
23 Italy Gino Borsoi All
Budweiser Budvar Hanusch Honda Honda RS125R 18 Czech Republic Jakub Smrž All
Team Crae Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 19 Italy Alessandro Brannetti 1–3, 5–16
Team Fomma Honda Honda RS125R 21 France Arnaud Vincent All
Viceroy Team Honda Honda RS125R 29 Spain Ángel Nieto, Jr. All
L&M Derbi Team Derbi Derbi 125 GP 22 Spain Pablo Nieto All
41 Japan Youichi Ui All
Telefónica MoviStar Jnr. Team Honda Honda RS125R 24 Spain Toni Elías All
25 Spain Joan Olivé All
26 Spain Daniel Pedrosa All
73 Australia Casey Stoner 8, 14
Racing Service Honda Honda RS125R 27 Italy Marco Petrini 1–11
28 Hungary Gábor Talmácsi All
37 San Marino William de Angelis 12–16
Valência Circuit - Aspar Team Aprilia Aprilia RS125R 31 Spain Ángel Rodríguez All
44 Spain Héctor Faubel 3, 12
Gilera Racing Team Gilera Gilera 125 GP 54 San Marino Manuel Poggiali All
Source:[8]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

Standings

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500cc riders' standings

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Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Bike JPN
Japan
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Pts
1 Italy Valentino Rossi Honda 1 1 1 3 Ret 1 2 1 7 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 325
2 Italy Max Biaggi Yamaha 3 8 11 1 3 2 1 2 1 10 5 10 Ret 2 Ret 3 219
3 Italy Loris Capirossi Honda 8 2 8 7 2 3 3 10 8 3 2 Ret 3 3 2 5 210
4 Brazil Alex Barros Honda 6 9 6 8 1 Ret 4 3 5 9 Ret 2 2 4 7 4 182
5 Japan Shinya Nakano Yamaha 5 4 4 11 8 4 5 6 3 DNS 9 7 6 7 4 9 155
6 Spain Carlos Checa Yamaha 10 14 2 Ret 8 Ret 5 2 7 4 4 7 16 10 2 137
7 Japan Norifumi Abe Yamaha 4 5 2 4 9 6 Ret Ret 4 4 Ret 8 4 13 13 6 137
8 Spain Àlex Crivillé Honda 9 6 3 5 4 11 Ret 7 DNS 2 Ret Ret 11 11 6 7 120
9 Spain Sete Gibernau Suzuki Ret 10 10 9 6 5 7 11 10 8 Ret 1 9 9 8 12 119
10 Japan Tohru Ukawa Honda Ret 3 5 Ret 7 7 8 16 Ret 5 Ret 6 5 5 5 Ret 107
11 United States Kenny Roberts Jr. Suzuki 7 7 7 6 Ret Ret 6 8 9 Ret 6 3 8 15 Ret 16 97
12 Australia Garry McCoy Yamaha 2 Ret 9 DNS DNS DNS 11 6 3 12 12 Ret 3 10 88
13 Netherlands Jurgen van den Goorbergh Proton KR 11 11 13 10 12 9 9 12 14 Ret 7 9 Ret 10 DNS Ret 65
14 Japan Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 10 10 4 12 11 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 DNS 59
15 France Olivier Jacque Yamaha Ret 16 DNS WD 12 11 9 6 12 8 5 Ret 6 Ret Ret 59
16 Spain José Luis Cardoso Yamaha Ret 13 Ret 13 11 14 12 Ret 13 13 10 17 13 Ret 11 8 45
17 Japan Haruchika Aoki Honda 12 12 DNS 5 15 14 Ret Ret 14 11 Ret Ret 14 Ret 14 33
18 Australia Anthony West Honda 14 15 DNS Ret Ret 15 14 15 Ret 12 13 14 12 12 13 27
19 United Kingdom Leon Haslam Honda 13 17 16 DNS WD 13 17 Ret Ret Ret 16 15 19 15 11 13
20 United Kingdom Chris Walker Honda Ret 15 Ret 12 Ret 13 DNS 15 9
21 Japan Yukio Kagayama Suzuki 10 6
22 Sweden Johan Stigefelt Sabre V4 Ret 18 17 Ret Ret 17 18 18 Ret 15 13 14 Ret 17 Ret 6
23 Australia Brendan Clarke Honda Ret Ret 14 Ret 17 20 14 15 5
24 Netherlands Barry Veneman Honda Ret 19 Ret 14 DSQ 17 Ret Ret 16 15 15 16 18 Ret 17 4
25 Australia Mark Willis Pulse Ret 20 19 Ret 13 18 16 19 3
26 United Kingdom Jason Vincent Pulse Ret DNS 18 Ret Ret 16 Ret 16 3
Yamaha 13
27 Netherlands Jarno Janssen Honda 15 1
Japan Akira Ryō Suzuki Ret 0
Australia Shaun Geronimi Paton Ret 0
United States Kurtis Roberts Proton KR Ret 0
Slovakia Vladimír Častka Paton DNQ DNQ 0
Australia Marcus Payten Honda DNQ 0
Spain Miguel Tey Honda DNQ 0
France Sébastien Gimbert Paton WD 0
Pos Rider Bike JPN
Japan
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

250cc riders' standings

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Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Bike JPN
Japan
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Pts
1 Japan Daijiro Kato Honda 1 1 1 1 10 1 11 1 2 3 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 322
2 Japan Tetsuya Harada Aprilia 2 3 2 2 1 2 24 18 3 1 3 2 1 2 2 6 273
3 Italy Marco Melandri Aprilia 6 2 3 3 3 Ret 6 3 1 2 2 Ret Ret DNS 11 2 194
4 Italy Roberto Rolfo Aprilia 5 8 7 9 2 3 Ret 2 4 5 4 8 5 3 10 8 177
5 Spain Fonsi Nieto Aprilia 11 5 5 5 5 5 DNS 6 10 4 7 3 4 5 3 4 167
6 United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams Aprilia 8 6 10 7 Ret 6 1 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 3 4 5 5 141
7 Spain Emilio Alzamora Honda Ret 19 6 4 6 7 2 4 Ret 7 Ret 4 2 6 Ret 7 136
8 Italy Roberto Locatelli Aprilia 3 4 8 6 4 4 17 DNS Ret 12 Ret 7 6 7 4 3 134
9 Japan Naoki Matsudo Yamaha 4 9 12 Ret 12 10 19 5 8 9 6 6 7 9 7 9 112
10 Italy Franco Battaini Aprilia 7 20 9 13 Ret 20 5 13 9 14 9 14 8 Ret 6 10 75
11 Spain Álex Debón Aprilia Ret 15 13 10 8 11 20 8 6 10 12 9 18 Ret 14 16 60
12 Germany Alex Hofmann Aprilia 12 10 11 11 18 9 12 9 7 DNS Ret Ret 17 Ret 8 17 55
13 France Randy de Puniet Aprilia Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret 8 13 Ret 5 6 17 10 11 Ret 12 13 50
14 France Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia 15 12 Ret 14 Ret 18 4 7 Ret 13 Ret 16 16 Ret 9 11 44
15 Malaysia Shahrol Yuzy Yamaha Ret 11 Ret 15 9 12 26 10 11 Ret 10 12 19 10 Ret 23 44
16 Argentina Sebastián Porto Yamaha 9 7 Ret 8 Ret 14 14 Ret Ret 8 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 39
17 Spain David Checa Honda 16 13 16 16 7 16 Ret 11 Ret 18 8 11 12 Ret 15 22 35
18 Germany Klaus Nöhles Aprilia 14 14 14 12 16 15 18 12 Ret 11 11 DNQ 25
19 Spain José David de Gea Yamaha Ret Ret Ret 18 13 21 3 17 Ret 19 13 15 Ret Ret 20 15 24
20 Italy Lorenzo Lanzi Aprilia 17 17 15 Ret 11 19 16 14 12 15 Ret Ret 15 11 Ret 12 23
21 Italy Luca Boscoscuro Aprilia Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 17 7 15 Ret 17 18 Ret Ret 8 13 18 21
22 Japan Taro Sekiguchi Yamaha 10 13 16 Ret 17 9 12 20
23 Italy Riccardo Chiarello Aprilia Ret Ret 20 Ret 23 8 Ret 14 20 Ret 19 23 13 17 14 15
24 Italy Marcellino Lucchi Aprilia 4 Ret 13
25 Spain Jerónimo Vidal Aprilia 18 16 17 Ret 15 Ret 9 Ret 13 22 15 18 Ret 15 19 13
26 Spain David Tomás Honda DNQ 25 19 17 22 10 16 15 21 16 22 14 14 16 Ret 11
27 Japan Nobuyuki Ohsaki Yamaha 10 6
28 Japan Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 13 21 3
29 Japan Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha 13 3
30 Germany Katja Poensgen Aprilia 22 24 23 DNS 14 26 Ret 23 20 2
Honda 20 24 26 19 Ret 26
31 United Kingdom Jason Vincent Yamaha 23 14 Ret 22 Ret 18 20 2
32 Netherlands Jarno Boesveld Yamaha 15 1
Brazil César Barros Yamaha DNQ 21 24 25 Ret DNS 25 25 Ret 28 Ret 21 Ret 16 DNS 24 0
Italy Diego Giugovaz Yamaha 21 22 20 Ret DSQ Ret 20 Ret 0
Aprilia 25 17 21 Ret
Spain Luis Costa Yamaha 19 25 22 21 19 24 19 Ret 24 18 22 21 0
France Julien Allemand Yamaha Ret 18 19 DNS 0
United Kingdom Stuart Edwards TSR-Honda Ret 0
Honda Ret 26 22 DNQ Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret
Yamaha DNS 23 Ret 20 DNQ 19
Japan Tekkyu Kayo TSR-Honda 20 0
Australia Shaun Geronimi Yamaha 23 25 0
Spain Dámaso Nácher Honda 27 DNQ DNQ Ret 0
Spain Iván Silva Honda DSQ 0
Pos Rider Bike JPN
Japan
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

125cc riders' standings

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[11]

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Bike JPN
Japan
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Pts
1 San Marino Manuel Poggiali Gilera 5 2 Ret 1 3 3 Ret 3 3 Ret 1 1 2 2 2 5 241
2 Japan Youichi Ui Derbi 2 1 Ret 11 18 5 Ret 1 19 4 2 4 1 1 1 1 232
3 Spain Toni Elías Honda 16 18 13 3 4 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 Ret 3 6 4 217
4 Italy Lucio Cecchinello Aprilia 6 19 2 5 Ret 1 Ret 5 5 2 16 8 4 5 3 Ret 156
5 Japan Masao Azuma Honda 1 10 1 8 8 Ret Ret 4 4 13 Ret 23 5 4 8 7 142
6 Italy Gino Borsoi Aprilia 4 4 3 4 2 18 6 8 Ret 23 15 5 8 10 5 20 130
7 Italy Simone Sanna Aprilia 3 DNS Ret 13 5 10 11 6 1 10 4 6 Ret Ret 16 2 125
8 Spain Daniel Pedrosa Honda 18 13 10 17 23 7 Ret 12 11 8 5 3 3 7 4 Ret 100
9 Japan Noboru Ueda TSR-Honda Ret 3 4 7 1 Ret 4 23 DNS 11 Ret Ret Ret 11 11 13 94
10 France Arnaud Vincent Honda 9 6 11 6 7 14 2 18 Ret Ret 10 18 Ret 21 7 3 94
11 Germany Steve Jenkner Aprilia 7 8 Ret 12 12 4 3 7 10 3 Ret 7 Ret 17 Ret 17 94
12 Italy Mirko Giansanti Honda 8 12 Ret 2 DNS 16 7 11 14 16 8 13 7 Ret 9 Ret 75
13 Italy Max Sabbatani Honda 12 7 8 15 Ret 21 15 15 7 5 9 9 Ret 8 10 Ret 72
14 San Marino Alex de Angelis Honda 14 9 7 14 10 9 Ret Ret 12 12 Ret Ret Ret 6 14 6 63
15 Czech Republic Jaroslav Huleš Honda 17 22 9 9 15 Ret 8 Ret 6 7 7 Ret 14 14 15 10 62
16 Spain Ángel Nieto Jr. Honda 11 5 5 10 6 12 Ret Ret 13 19 Ret 16 13 13 Ret Ret 56
17 Czech Republic Jakub Smrž Honda 21 Ret 15 18 Ret 19 5 13 9 6 6 21 Ret 19 Ret 8 50
18 Hungary Gábor Talmácsi Honda 23 21 17 16 14 17 Ret 10 18 9 12 11 6 28 20 Ret 34
19 Spain Joan Olivé Honda 19 16 14 Ret 16 8 Ret 14 15 14 Ret 10 12 27 12 11 34
20 Spain Ángel Rodríguez Aprilia Ret Ret 6 DNS 20 Ret Ret 9 8 17 Ret 15 15 23 17 Ret 27
21 Italy Stefano Perugini Italjet Ret 11 12 Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 16 Ret Ret 12 Ret 16 13 Ret 25
22 Italy Gianluigi Scalvini Italjet 13 14 Ret DNS Ret 13 Ret Ret 22 Ret 18 22 9 18 Ret 9 22
23 Italy Alessandro Brannetti Aprilia Ret 17 Ret 13 20 9 Ret 17 20 11 20 10 22 Ret 15 22
24 Spain Pablo Nieto Derbi 10 15 Ret DNS Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 14 16 20 Ret 14 21
25 Germany Jarno Müller Honda 24 23 18 19 9 15 10 DNS WD 19 25 21 12 18
26 Spain Raúl Jara Aprilia Ret 24 19 Ret 17 23 14 22 23 Ret 14 25 11 24 18 18 9
27 Andorra Eric Bataille Honda Ret 20 20 20 Ret DNS 17 19 20 15 DNS 17 Ret 9 Ret Ret 8
28 Italy Andrea Ballerini Aprilia 11 Ret 5
29 Australia Casey Stoner Honda 17 12 4
30 Italy Gaspare Caffiero Aprilia Ret Ret Ret 23 19 22 Ret 16 DNS 21 13 19 17 15 19 4
31 Spain Adrián Araujo Honda 24 13 21 Ret 22 17 24 21 Ret 23 16 3
32 Japan Hiroyuki Kikuchi Honda 15 1
Italy Marco Petrini Honda Ret Ret Ret 21 21 Ret 16 20 21 Ret Ret 0
Germany Jascha Büch Honda 24 19 26 0
San Marino William de Angelis Honda Ret 20 29 22 Ret 0
Germany Philipp Hafeneger Honda 25 Ret Ret 26 DNS 0
Spain Héctor Faubel Aprilia 26 Ret 0
Pos Rider Bike JPN
Japan
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

500cc manufacturers' standings

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Pos Manufacturer JPN
Japan
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Pts
1 Japan Honda 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 367
2 Japan Yamaha 2 4 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 4 2 3 2 295
3 Japan Suzuki 7 7 7 6 6 5 6 8 9 8 6 1 8 9 8 12 153
4 Malaysia Proton KR 11 11 13 10 12 9 9 12 14 Ret 7 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 65
5 United Kingdom Sabre V4 Ret 18 17 Ret Ret 17 18 18 Ret 15 13 14 Ret 17 Ret 6
6 New Zealand Pulse Ret 20 18 Ret 13 16 16 19 16 3
Italy Paton DNQ DNQ WD Ret 0
Pos Manufacturer JPN
Japan
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Pts

250cc manufacturers' standings

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Pos Manufacturer JPN
Japan
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Pts
1 Japan Honda 1 1 1 1 6 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 361
2 Italy Aprilia 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 345
3 Japan Yamaha 4 7 12 8 9 10 3 5 8 8 6 6 7 9 7 9 142
Japan TSR-Honda 20 0
Pos Manufacturer JPN
Japan
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Pts

125cc manufacturers' standings

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Pos Manufacturer JPN
Japan
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Pts
1 Japan Honda 1 5 1 2 4 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 3 4 3 301
2 Italy Aprilia 3 4 2 4 2 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 4 5 3 2 263
3 Italy Gilera 5 2 Ret 1 3 3 Ret 3 3 Ret 1 1 2 2 2 5 241
4 Spain Derbi 2 1 Ret 11 18 5 Ret 1 19 4 2 4 1 1 1 1 232
5 Japan TSR-Honda Ret 3 4 7 1 Ret 4 23 DNS 12 Ret Ret Ret 11 11 13 94
6 Italy Italjet 13 11 12 Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 16 Ret 18 12 9 16 13 9 42
Japan ERP Honda 22 0
Spain Rieju Ret 0
Japan E-NER Ret 0
Pos Manufacturer JPN
Japan
RSA
South Africa
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
POR
Portugal
VAL
Valencian Community
PAC
Tochigi Prefecture
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
RIO
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Pts

References

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