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2001 Superbike World Championship

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Supersport World Championship Superstock European Championship The 2001 Superbike World Championship was the fourteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 11 March at Valencia and finished on 30 September at Imola after 13 rounds.

Troy Bayliss won the riders' championship and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
ESP Valencia	11 March	AUS Troy Corser	AUS Troy Corser	AUS Troy Corser	Aprilia Axo	Report
AUS Troy Corser	AUS Troy Corser	Aprilia Axo
ZAF Kyalami	1 April	USA Ben Bostrom	USA Colin Edwards	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
USA Ben Bostrom	USA Ben Bostrom	Ducati L&M
AUS Phillip Island	22 April	AUS Troy Corser	ESP Rubén Xaus	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
JPN Sugo	29 April	JPN Makoto Tamada	JPN Makoto Tamada	JPN Makoto Tamada	Cabin Honda	Report
JPN Makoto Tamada	JPN Makoto Tamada	Cabin Honda
ITA Monza	13 May	AUS Troy Bayliss	USA Colin Edwards	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
AUS Troy Bayliss	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada
GBR Donington Park	27 May	GBR Steve Hislop	GBR Steve Hislop	GBR Neil Hodgson	GSE Ducati	Report
ITA Pierfrancesco Chili	ITA Pierfrancesco Chili	Suzuki Alstare Corona
DEU Lausitzring	10 June	GBR Neil Hodgson	AUS Troy Bayliss	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
ITA Mauro Sanchini	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada
SMR Misano	24 June	GBR Neil Hodgson	AUS Troy Bayliss	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
GBR Neil Hodgson	USA Ben Bostrom	Ducati L&M
USA Laguna Seca	8 July	USA Ben Bostrom	AUS Troy Corser	USA Ben Bostrom	Ducati L&M	Report
USA Ben Bostrom	USA Ben Bostrom	Ducati L&M
EUR Brands Hatch	29 July	GBR Neil Hodgson	ITA Pierfrancesco Chili	USA Ben Bostrom	Ducati L&M	Report
USA Ben Bostrom	USA Ben Bostrom	Ducati L&M
DEU Oschersleben	2 September	GBR Neil Hodgson	USA Colin Edwards	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
ESP Rubén Xaus	ESP Rubén Xaus	Ducati Infostrada
NLD Assen	9 September	AUS Troy Bayliss	ESP Rubén Xaus	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
ESP Rubén Xaus	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada
ITA Imola	30 September	AUS Troy Corser	USA Colin Edwards	ESP Rubén Xaus	Ducati Infostrada	Report
AUS Troy Corser	FRA Régis Laconi	Virgilio Aprilia Axo

Championship standings

Riders' standings

2001 final riders' standings	Pos.	Rider	Bike	ESP
ESP	RSA
ZAF	AUS
AUS	JPN
JPN	ITA
ITA	GBR
GBR	GER
DEU	SMR
SMR	USA
USA	EUR
EUR	GER
DEU	NED
NLD	ITA
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	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	Pos.	Rider	Bike	ESP
ESP	RSA
ZAF	AUS
AUS	JPN
JPN	ITA
ITA	GBR
GBR	GER
DEU	SMR
SMR	USA
USA	EUR
EUR	GER
DEU	NED
NLD	ITA
ITA	Pts
AUS Troy 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	DNS	369
USA Colin 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
USA Ben 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
AUS Troy 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
GBR Neil 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
ESP Rubén Xaus	Ducati	Ret	8	9	5	Ret	C	18	22	Ret	6	7	10	19	6	10	6	7	10	6	12	2	1	2	2	1	2	236
ITA Pierfrancesco 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
JPN Tadayuki 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
JPN Akira 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	DNS	DNS	170
ESP Gregorio 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
FRA Régis 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
FRA Stéphane 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
GBR James 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	DNS	91
JPN Hitoyasu Izutsu	Kawasaki	9	Ret			Ret	C	3	2					9	4									24	16			63
JPN Makoto Tamada	Honda							1	1																			50
AUS Broc Parkes	Ducati	Ret	13	12	11	5	C	16	17	DNS	DNS	20	14	14	Ret	Ret	7	13	14	Ret	DNS	Ret	18	22	Ret	Ret	8	49
AUS Steve 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
ITA Giovanni 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
ITA Lucio 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
AUT Robert Ulm	Ducati	DSQ	12	13	12	9	C	17	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	19	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	17	16	Ret	19	Ret	15					28
Kawasaki																							NC	21	Ret	18
USA Eric Bostrom	Kawasaki																	5	5									22
ITA Alessandro Antonello	Aprilia									Ret	Ret					8	4									Ret	Ret	21
ITA Alessandro Gramigni	Yamaha									12	10					15	12									15	11	21
JPN Shinichi Ito	Honda							4	9																			20
GBR John Reynolds	Ducati											Ret	5							Ret	7							20
JPN Akira Ryo	Suzuki							5	7																			20
ITA Marco Borciani	Ducati	13	11	15	Ret	Ret	C	22	23	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	20	Ret	17	Ret	20	17	15	17	Ret	Ret	21	18	Ret	15	17
GBR Steve Hislop	Ducati											3	Ret							Ret	Ret							16
JPN Tamaki Serizawa	Kawasaki							Ret	3																			16
ITA Mauro 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
AUS Martin 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
GBR Sean Emmett	Ducati																			9	10							13
ESP Juan Borja	Yamaha	14	14	Ret	DNS	Ret	C	24	25	13	16	16	17	Ret	18	21	19			20	Ret	13	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	12
FRA Bertrand Stey	Honda	Ret	19	17	15	Ret	C	23	24	11	Ret	Ret	21	16	15	16	18	21	20	18	20	15	20	Ret	22	16	17	8
USA Doug Chandler	Kawasaki																	9	Ret									7
AUS Peter Goddard	Benelli															Ret	Ret	18	15	13	16	16	17	17	19	Ret	13	7
JPN Yukio Kagayama	Suzuki							Ret	10																			6
JPN Wataru Yoshikawa	Yamaha							10	Ret																			6
AUS Alistair Maxwell	Kawasaki					13	C																					3
ITA Michele Malatesta	Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	18	13	Ret	C	25	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	20	18	21	18	Ret	DNS	DNS			Ret	Ret					3
ITA Paolo Blora	Ducati									Ret	Ret					Ret	17									14	Ret	2
FRA Ludovic Holon	Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	22	Ret	DNS	C	NC	27	15	17	21	22	22	22	Ret	DNS											1
CZE Jiří Mrkývka	Ducati	17	20	24	Ret	15	C			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	20	Ret	21			Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	1
ESP Javier Rodríguez	Honda	15	16	23	Ret											22	Ret	Ret	22	Ret	Ret			DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	1

Bold – Pole position

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Manufacturers' standings

2001 final manufacturers' standings	Pos.	Manufacturer	ESP
ESP	RSA
ZAF	AUS
AUS	JPN
JPN	ITA
ITA	GBR
GBR	GER
DEU	SMR
SMR	USA
USA	EUR
EUR	GER
DEU	NED
NLD	ITA
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	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Manufacturer	ESP
ESP	RSA
ZAF	AUS
AUS	JPN
JPN	ITA
ITA	GBR
GBR	GER
DEU	SMR
SMR	USA
USA	EUR
EUR	GER
DEU	NED
NLD	ITA
ITA	Pts
ITA 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
JPN 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
ITA 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
JPN 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
JPN 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
JPN 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
ITA Benelli															Ret	Ret	18	15	13	16	16	17	17	19	Ret	13	7

Entry list

2001 entry list	Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	No
Castrol Honda	Honda VTR 1000 SP	1	USA Colin Edwards	1–13
8	JPN Tadayuki Okada	1–13
Virgilio Aprilia Axo	Aprilia RSV 1000	3	AUS Troy Corser	1–13
30	ITA Alessandro Antonello	5, 8, 13
55	FRA Régis Laconi	1–13
Suzuki Alstare Corona	Suzuki GSX-R750	4	ITA Pierfrancesco Chili	1–13
24	FRA Stéphane Chambon	1–13
Fuchs Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	5	JPN Akira Yanagawa	1–13
6	ESP Gregorio Lavilla	1–13
19	JPN Hitoyasu Izutsu	1, 3–4, 7, 12
Panavto Yamaha	Yamaha R7	7	ESP Juan Borja	1–8, 10–13
Kawasaki Motors C.	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	10	USA Doug Chandler	9
32	USA Eric Bostrom	9
Ducati Infostrada	Ducati 996 R	11	ESP Rubén Xaus	1–13
21	AUS Troy Bayliss	1–13
Benelli Sport	Benelli Tornado 900	14	AUS Peter Goddard	8–13
Pedercini	Ducati 996 RS	20	ITA Marco Borciani	1–13
22	ITA Lucio Pedercini	1–13
46	ITA Mauro Sanchini	1–13
JM SBK	Ducati 996 RS	23	CZE Jiří Mrkývka	1–9, 11–13
Ghelfi Art	Honda VTR 1000 RC	25	ESP Javier Rodriguez	1–2, 8–10, 12–13
26	AUS Warwick Nowland	3
29	JPN Arai Shuja	5
92	AUS Nigel Arnold	6
White Endurance	Honda SP	27	FRA Bertrand Stey	1–13
Kawasaki Bertocchi	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	31	ITA Michele Malatesta	1–9, 11
33	AUT Robert Ulm	12–13
41	FRA Ludovic Holon	1–8
69	ITA Ferdinando Di Maso	9–13
82	ITA Luca Pedersoli	13
96	AUS Kim Ashkenazi	10
Gerin WSBK	Ducati 996 RS	33	AUT Robert Ulm	1–11
Albatech Giesse	Ducati 996 RS	34	ITA Giuliano Sartoni	1, 8
Ducati NCR	Ducati 996 RS	35	ITA Giovanni Bussei	1–13
36	AUS Broc Parkes	1–13
FP Racing	Ducati 996 RS	37	FRA Frédéric Protat	1, 7
39	FRA Thierry Mulot	1, 7
Remus R.Austria	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	38	AUT Johann Wolfsteiner	1, 7
Valli Moto 391	Yamaha R7	39	ITA Alessandro Gramigni	5, 8, 13
	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	40	AUS Scott Webster	3
Light Paths Warren & Brown	Suzuki GSX-R750	42	AUS Jay Normoyle	3
Sean McKay Racing	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	43	AUS Sean McKay	3
Wallis Racing	Ducati 996 R	44	AUS Roger Wallis	3
SRT Almax	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	45	AUS Alistair Maxwell	3–4
Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R750	48	JPN Akira Ryō	4
56	JPN Yukio Kagayama	4
Cabin Honda	Honda VTR 1000 SP	49	JPN Makoto Tamada	4
50	JPN Shinichi Ito	4
Pacific	Ducati 996 RS	51	AUS Martin Craggill	1–13
GSE Racing	Ducati 996 RS	52	GBR James Toseland	1–13
100	GBR Neil Hodgson	1–13
Yamaha Racing	Yamaha R7	53	JPN Wataru Yoshikawa	4
Kawasaki Racing	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	54	JPN Tamaki Serizawa	4
World Bike Racing	Ducati 996 R	57	ITA Serafino Foti	5, 13
GiBi	Ducati 996 R	58	ITA Luca Pasini	5, 8, 13
Reve Red Bull Ducati	Ducati 996 R	60	GBR John Reynolds	6, 10
62	GBR Sean Emmett	10
Monster Mob Ducati	Ducati 996 R	61	GBR Steve Hislop	6, 10
ALG Racing	Suzuki GSX-R750	67	DEU Peter Preussler	7
JTR Corse Racing	Ducati 996 R	68	CZE Jiří Trčka	8
Virgin Mobil Aiwa Yamaha	Yamaha R7	70	GBR James Haydon	10
DB Racing	Honda VTR 1000 RC	74	GBR Dean Ellison	10
Inothem Racing	Yamaha R7	75	SVN Berto Camlek	11
Yamaha Norway	Yamaha R7	76	NOR Oddgeir Havnen	11
Stichting Wegrace P.	Suzuki GSX-R750	77	NLD Robert van de Molen	12
Gilex Racing Amsterdam	Ducati 996 R	78	NLD Lex van Dijk	12
Polskamp bv-Ermelo	Suzuki GSX-R750	79	NLD Henri Minnen	12
Symittech-Hengelo	Suzuki GSX-R750	80	NLD Richard Fluttert	12
DCR	Ducati 996 R	86	ITA Matteo Campana	7–8
113	ITA Paolo Blora	5, 8, 13
DFX Racing	Ducati 996 RS	99	AUS Steve Martin	1–13
Ducati L&M	Ducati 996 R	155	USA Ben Bostrom	1–13

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

References

World Championship

References

(30 September 2001). "Imola 28–29–30 September, 2001 – Championship Standings & Ranking Progression". Perugia Timing.
(30 September 2001). "Imola 28–29–30 September, 2001 – Manufacturers Standings & Ranking Progression". Perugia Timing.

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