- 500 cc classification
- 250 cc classification
- 125 cc classification
- References
- External links
{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report | Grand Prix = French | flag = France | Official Name = Grand Prix Polini de France[1][2] | Location = Bugatti Circuit | Course_mi = 2.676 | Course_km = 4.305 | Race_No = 4 | Season_No = 16 | Date = 20 May | Year = 2001 | Image = Bugatti Circuit.svg | Pole_Rider_500 = Max Biaggi | Pole_Rider_500_Country = Italy | Pole_Time_500 = 1:38.421 | Fast_Rider_500 = Max Biaggi | Fast_Rider_500_Country = Italy | Fast_Time_500 = 1:39.954 on lap 16 | First_Rider_500 = Max Biaggi | First_Rider_500_Country = Italy | Second_Rider_500 = Carlos Checa | Second_Rider_500_Country = Spain | Third_Rider_500 = Valentino Rossi | Third_Rider_500_Country = Italy | Pole_Rider_250 = Daijiro Kato | Pole_Rider_250_Country = Japan | Pole_Time_250 = 1:41.065 | Fast_Rider_250 = Daijiro Kato | Fast_Rider_250_Country = Japan | Fast_Time_250 = 1:41.473 on lap 26 | First_Rider_250 = Daijiro Kato | First_Rider_250_Country = Japan | Second_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada | Second_Rider_250_Country = Japan | Third_Rider_250 = Marco Melandri | Third_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Pole_Rider_125 = Youichi Ui | Pole_Rider_125_Country = Japan | Pole_Time_125 = 1:47.494 | Fast_Rider_125 = Lucio Cecchinello | Fast_Rider_125_Country = Italy | Fast_Time_125 = 1:47.766 on lap 10 | First_Rider_125 = Manuel Poggiali | First_Rider_125_Country = San Marino | Second_Rider_125 = Mirko Giansanti | Second_Rider_125_Country = Italy | Third_Rider_125 = Toni Elías | Third_Rider_125_Country = Spain }}The 2001 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–20 May 2001 at the Bugatti Circuit. 500 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 3 | ITA}} Max Biaggi | Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 28 | 46:59.346 | 1 | 25 |
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2 | 7 | ESP}} Carlos Checa | Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 28 | +3.266 | 5 | 20 |
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3 | 46 | ITA}} Valentino Rossi | Nastro Azzurro Honda | Honda | 28 | +4.830 | 3 | 16 |
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4 | 6 | JPN}} Norick Abe | Antena Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | 28 | +14.561 | 7 | 13 |
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5 | 28 | ESP}} Àlex Crivillé | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 28 | +14.977 | 9 | 11 |
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6 | 1 | USA}} Kenny Roberts, Jr. | Telefónica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 28 | +23.180 | 2 | 10 |
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7 | 65 | ITA}} Loris Capirossi | West Honda Pons | Honda | 28 | +29.597 | 8 | 9 |
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8 | 4 | BRA}} Alex Barros | West Honda Pons | Honda | 28 | +31.205 | 12 | 8 |
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9 | 15 | ESP}} Sete Gibernau | Telefónica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 28 | +32.499 | 13 | 7 |
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10 | 17 | NLD}} Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Proton Team KR | Proton KR | 28 | +33.019 | 10 | 6 |
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11 | 56 | JPN}} Shinya Nakano | Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 28 | +36.476 | 4 | 5 |
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12 | 8 | GBR}} Chris Walker | Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 28 | +1:15.798 | 15 | 4 |
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13 | 10 | ESP}} José Luis Cardoso | Antena Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | 28 | +1:19.446 | 14 | 3 |
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14 | 21 | NLD}} Barry Veneman | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 27 | +1 lap | 19 | 2 |
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15 | 32 | NLD}} Jarno Janssen | Arie Molenaar Racing | Honda | 27 | +1 lap | 20 | 1 |
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Ret | 24 | GBR}} Jason Vincent | Pulse Grand Prix | Pulse | 16 | Retirement | 16 |
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Ret | 68 | AUS}} Mark Willis | Pulse Grand Prix | Pulse | 15 | Retirement | 18 |
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Ret | 11 | JPN}} Tohru Ukawa | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 10 | Accident | 11 |
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Ret | 41 | JPN}} Noriyuki Haga | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 10 | Accident | 6 |
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Ret | 16 | SWE}} Johan Stigefelt | Sabre Sport | Sabre V4 | 2 | Retirement | 17 |
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DNS | 5 | AUS}} Garry McCoy | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | Did not start |
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DNS | 9 | GBR}} Leon Haslam | Shell Advance Honda | Honda | Did not start |
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DNS | 14 | AUS}} Anthony West | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | Did not start |
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WD | 19 | FRA}} Olivier Jacque | Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | Withdrew |
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Sources: [3][4][5] |
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250 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 74 | JPN}} Daijiro Kato | Honda | 26 | 44:29.546 | 1 | 25 |
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2 | 31 | JPN}} Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia | 26 | +0.204 | 2 | 20 |
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3 | 5 | ITA}} Marco Melandri | Aprilia | 26 | +13.599 | 3 | 16 |
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4 | 7 | ESP}} Emilio Alzamora | Honda | 26 | +16.813 | 5 | 13 |
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5 | 10 | ESP}} Fonsi Nieto | Aprilia | 26 | +18.429 | 4 | 11 |
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6 | 15 | ITA}} Roberto Locatelli | Aprilia | 26 | +29.025 | 10 | 10 |
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7 | 99 | GBR}} Jeremy McWilliams | Aprilia | 26 | +42.813 | 7 | 9 |
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8 | 9 | ARG}} Sebastián Porto | Yamaha | 26 | +44.429 | 9 | 8 |
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9 | 44 | ITA}} Roberto Rolfo | Aprilia | 26 | +45.077 | 12 | 7 |
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10 | 6 | ESP}} Alex Debón | Aprilia | 26 | +45.351 | 11 | 6 |
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11 | 66 | DEU}} Alex Hofmann | Aprilia | 26 | +47.253 | 15 | 5 |
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12 | 12 | DEU}} Klaus Nöhles | Aprilia | 26 | +55.500 | 14 | 4 |
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13 | 21 | ITA}} Franco Battaini | Aprilia | 26 | +56.474 | 13 | 3 |
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14 | 50 | FRA}} Sylvain Guintoli | Aprilia | 26 | +57.653 | 21 | 2 |
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15 | 18 | MYS}} Shahrol Yuzy | Yamaha | 26 | +1:04.735 | 18 | 1 |
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16 | 42 | ESP}} David Checa | Honda | 26 | +1:19.767 | 17 |
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17 | 37 | ITA}} Luca Boscoscuro | Aprilia | 26 | +1:31.159 | 20 |
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18 | 22 | ESP}} José David de Gea | Yamaha | 26 | +1:31.496 | 16 |
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19 | 16 | ESP}} David Tomás | Honda | 26 | +1:37.808 | 29 |
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20 | 11 | ITA}} Riccardo Chiarello | Aprilia | 25 | +1 lap | 24 |
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21 | 54 | FRA}} Hervé Mora | Honda | 25 | +1 lap | 26 |
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22 | 45 | GBR}} Stuart Edwards | Honda | 25 | +1 lap | 28 |
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23 | 52 | FRA}} Guillaume Dietrich | Honda | 25 | +1 lap | 31 |
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24 | 56 | FRA}} David Fouloi | Yamaha | 25 | +1 lap | 30 |
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25 | 23 | BRA}} César Barros | Yamaha | 25 | +1 lap | 25 |
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26 | 53 | FRA}} Tom Ouvrard | Yamaha | 24 | +2 laps | 32 |
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Ret | 20 | ESP}} Jerónimo Vidal | Aprilia | 11 | Retirement | 22 |
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Ret | 8 | JPN}} Naoki Matsudo | Yamaha | 7 | Retirement | 8 |
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Ret | 55 | ITA}} Diego Giugovaz | Yamaha | 3 | Retirement | 23 |
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Ret | 81 | FRA}} Randy de Puniet | Aprilia | 2 | Accident | 6 |
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Ret | 57 | ITA}} Lorenzo Lanzi | Aprilia | 2 | Retirement | 19 |
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Ret | 64 | FRA}} Hugo Marchand | Honda | 1 | Accident | 27 |
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DNS | 19 | FRA}} Julien Allemand | Yamaha | Did not start |
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DNS | 98 | DEU}} Katja Poensgen | Aprilia | Did not start |
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Source: [6] |
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125 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 54 | SMR}} Manuel Poggiali | Gilera | 24 | 43:33.372 | 2 | 25 |
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2 | 6 | ITA}} Mirko Giansanti | Honda | 24 | +0.218 | 7 | 20 |
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3 | 24 | ESP}} Toni Elías | Honda | 24 | +0.298 | 6 | 16 |
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4 | 23 | ITA}} Gino Borsoi | Aprilia | 24 | +0.515 | 8 | 13 |
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5 | 9 | ITA}} Lucio Cecchinello | Aprilia | 24 | +0.969 | 3 | 11 |
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6 | 21 | FRA}} Arnaud Vincent | Honda | 24 | +7.357 | 10 | 10 |
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7 | 5 | JPN}} Noboru Ueda | TSR-Honda | 24 | +7.940 | 5 | 9 |
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8 | 4 | JPN}} Masao Azuma | Honda | 24 | +8.464 | 17 | 8 |
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9 | 39 | CZE}} Jaroslav Huleš | Honda | 24 | +8.751 | 4 | 7 |
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10 | 29 | ESP}} Ángel Nieto, Jr. | Honda | 24 | +11.523 | 9 | 6 |
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11 | 41 | JPN}} Youichi Ui | Derbi | 24 | +11.962 | 1 | 5 |
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12 | 17 | DEU}} Steve Jenkner | Aprilia | 24 | +12.496 | 18 | 4 |
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13 | 16 | ITA}} Simone Sanna | Aprilia | 24 | +12.514 | 13 | 3 |
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14 | 15 | SMR}} Alex de Angelis | Honda | 24 | +20.667 | 14 | 2 |
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15 | 11 | ITA}} Max Sabbatani | Aprilia | 24 | +35.012 | 12 | 1 |
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16 | 28 | HUN}} Gábor Talmácsi | Honda | 24 | +36.143 | 16 |
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17 | 26 | ESP}} Dani Pedrosa | Honda | 24 | +37.580 | 15 |
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18 | 18 | CZE}} Jakub Smrž | Honda | 24 | +42.565 | 26 |
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19 | 10 | DEU}} Jarno Müller | Honda | 24 | +45.597 | 19 |
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20 | 34 | AND}} Eric Bataille | Honda | 24 | +59.595 | 22 |
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21 | 27 | ITA}} Marco Petrini | Honda | 24 | +1:16.293 | 25 |
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22 | 63 | FRA}} Jimmy Petit | Honda | 24 | +1:22.325 | 27 |
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23 | 20 | ITA}} Gaspare Caffiero | Aprilia | 24 | +1:35.945 | 23 |
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24 | 62 | FRA}} Erwan Nigon | Yamaha | 24 | +1:58.711 | 29 |
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25 | 60 | FRA}} Xavier Hérouin | Honda | 23 | +1 lap | 30 |
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26 | 14 | DEU}} Philipp Hafeneger | Honda | 23 | +1 lap | 32 |
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27 | 59 | FRA}} Julien Enjolras | Honda | 23 | +1 lap | 31 |
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Ret | 25 | ESP}} Joan Olivé | Honda | 20 | Retirement | 21 |
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Ret | 12 | ESP}} Raúl Jara | Aprilia | 18 | Accident | 24 |
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Ret | 7 | ITA}} Stefano Perugini | Italjet | 9 | Retirement | 11 |
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Ret | 61 | FRA}} Grégory Lefort | Aprilia | 6 | Retirement | 28 |
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DNS | 22 | ESP}} Pablo Nieto | Derbi | 0 | Did not start | 20 |
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DNS | 31 | ESP}} Ángel Rodríguez | Aprilia | Did not start |
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DNS | 8 | ITA}} Gianluigi Scalvini | Italjet | Did not start |
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Source: [7] |
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2001-french-motogp|title=2001 French MotoGP|date=13 June 2017|website=Motorsportmagazine.com}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/lemans.html|title=Le Mans - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|first=Malcolm|last=Mitchell|website=Progcovers.com|accessdate=27 July 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2001-french-motogp|title=2001 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=13 June 2017|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|accessdate=27 July 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2001/500cc/FRA/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Grand Prix Polini de France – 500cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=20 May 2001|accessdate=21 October 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2001/FRA/500cc/RAC|title=FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 2001|website=Motogp.com|accessdate=27 July 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2001/250cc/FRA/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Grand Prix Polini de France – 250cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=20 May 2001|accessdate=21 October 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2001/125cc/FRA/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Grand Prix Polini de France – 125cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=20 May 2001|accessdate=21 October 2016}}
External links- {{cite web | title = MotoGP official website | url = http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2001/FRA/ | accessdate = 2013-01-29}}
{{MotoGP_race_report | Name_of_race = French Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 2001 | Previous_race_in_season = 2001 Spanish Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 2001 Italian Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 2000 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2002 French Grand Prix }} 3 : French motorcycle Grand Prix|2001 MotoGP race reports|2001 in French motorsport |