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Race 4 of 16 races in the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 20 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Grand Prix Polini de France[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Bugatti Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 28 | 46:59.346 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 7 | ![]() |
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 28 | +3.266 | 5 | 20 |
3 | 46 | ![]() |
Nastro Azzurro Honda | Honda | 28 | +4.830 | 3 | 16 |
4 | 6 | ![]() |
Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | 28 | +14.561 | 7 | 13 |
5 | 28 | ![]() |
Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 28 | +14.977 | 9 | 11 |
6 | 1 | ![]() |
Telefónica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 28 | +23.180 | 2 | 10 |
7 | 65 | ![]() |
West Honda Pons | Honda | 28 | +29.597 | 8 | 9 |
8 | 4 | ![]() |
West Honda Pons | Honda | 28 | +31.205 | 12 | 8 |
9 | 15 | ![]() |
Telefónica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 28 | +32.499 | 13 | 7 |
10 | 17 | ![]() |
Proton Team KR | Proton KR | 28 | +33.019 | 10 | 6 |
11 | 56 | ![]() |
Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 28 | +36.476 | 4 | 5 |
12 | 8 | ![]() |
Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 28 | +1:15.798 | 15 | 4 |
13 | 10 | ![]() |
Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | 28 | +1:19.446 | 14 | 3 |
14 | 21 | ![]() |
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 27 | +1 lap | 19 | 2 |
15 | 32 | ![]() |
Arie Molenaar Racing | Honda | 27 | +1 lap | 20 | 1 |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
Pulse GP | Pulse | 16 | Retirement | 16 | |
Ret | 68 | ![]() |
Pulse GP | Pulse | 15 | Retirement | 18 | |
Ret | 11 | ![]() |
Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 10 | Accident | 11 | |
Ret | 41 | ![]() |
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 10 | Accident | 6 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() |
Sabre Sport | Sabre V4 | 2 | Retirement | 17 | |
DNS | 5 | ![]() |
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | Did not start | |||
DNS | 9 | ![]() |
Shell Advance Honda | Honda | Did not start | |||
DNS | 14 | ![]() |
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | Did not start | |||
WD | 19 | ![]() |
Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | Withdrew | |||
Sources: [3][4][5] |
250 cc classification
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 74 | ![]() |
Honda | 26 | 44:29.546 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 31 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +0.204 | 2 | 20 |
3 | 5 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +13.599 | 3 | 16 |
4 | 7 | ![]() |
Honda | 26 | +16.813 | 5 | 13 |
5 | 10 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +18.429 | 4 | 11 |
6 | 15 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +29.025 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 99 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +42.813 | 7 | 9 |
8 | 9 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +44.429 | 9 | 8 |
9 | 44 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +45.077 | 12 | 7 |
10 | 6 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +45.351 | 11 | 6 |
11 | 66 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +47.253 | 15 | 5 |
12 | 12 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +55.500 | 14 | 4 |
13 | 21 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +56.474 | 13 | 3 |
14 | 50 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +57.653 | 21 | 2 |
15 | 18 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +1:04.735 | 18 | 1 |
16 | 42 | ![]() |
Honda | 26 | +1:19.767 | 17 | |
17 | 37 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +1:31.159 | 20 | |
18 | 22 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +1:31.496 | 16 | |
19 | 16 | ![]() |
Honda | 26 | +1:37.808 | 29 | |
20 | 11 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +1 lap | 24 | |
21 | 54 | ![]() |
Honda | 25 | +1 lap | 26 | |
22 | 45 | ![]() |
Honda | 25 | +1 lap | 28 | |
23 | 52 | ![]() |
Honda | 25 | +1 lap | 31 | |
24 | 56 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +1 lap | 30 | |
25 | 23 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 25 | +1 lap | 25 | |
26 | 53 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 24 | +2 laps | 32 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 11 | Retirement | 22 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 7 | Retirement | 8 | |
Ret | 55 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 3 | Retirement | 23 | |
Ret | 81 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 2 | Accident | 6 | |
Ret | 57 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 2 | Retirement | 19 | |
Ret | 64 | ![]() |
Honda | 1 | Accident | 27 | |
DNS | 19 | ![]() |
Yamaha | Did not start | |||
DNS | 98 | ![]() |
Aprilia | Did not start | |||
Source: [6] |
125 cc classification
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 54 | ![]() |
Gilera | 24 | 43:33.372 | 2 | 25 |
2 | 6 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +0.218 | 7 | 20 |
3 | 24 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +0.298 | 6 | 16 |
4 | 23 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +0.515 | 8 | 13 |
5 | 9 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +0.969 | 3 | 11 |
6 | 21 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +7.357 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 5 | ![]() |
TSR-Honda | 24 | +7.940 | 5 | 9 |
8 | 4 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +8.464 | 17 | 8 |
9 | 39 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +8.751 | 4 | 7 |
10 | 29 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +11.523 | 9 | 6 |
11 | 41 | ![]() |
Derbi | 24 | +11.962 | 1 | 5 |
12 | 17 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +12.496 | 18 | 4 |
13 | 16 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +12.514 | 13 | 3 |
14 | 15 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +20.667 | 14 | 2 |
15 | 11 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +35.012 | 12 | 1 |
16 | 28 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +36.143 | 16 | |
17 | 26 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +37.580 | 15 | |
18 | 18 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +42.565 | 26 | |
19 | 10 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +45.597 | 19 | |
20 | 34 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +59.595 | 22 | |
21 | 27 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +1:16.293 | 25 | |
22 | 63 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +1:22.325 | 27 | |
23 | 20 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +1:35.945 | 23 | |
24 | 62 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 24 | +1:58.711 | 29 | |
25 | 60 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +1 lap | 30 | |
26 | 14 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +1 lap | 32 | |
27 | 59 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +1 lap | 31 | |
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
Honda | 20 | Retirement | 21 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 18 | Accident | 24 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
Italjet | 9 | Retirement | 11 | |
Ret | 61 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 6 | Retirement | 28 | |
DNS | 22 | ![]() |
Derbi | 0 | Did not start | 20 | |
DNS | 31 | ![]() |
Aprilia | Did not start | |||
DNS | 8 | ![]() |
Italjet | Did not start | |||
Source: [7] |
Championship standings after the race (500cc)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round four has concluded.[8]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "2001 French MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Le Mans - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "2001 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Grand Prix Polini de France – 500cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 20 May 2001. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 2001". Motogp.com. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Grand Prix Polini de France – 250cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 20 May 2001. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Grand Prix Polini de France – 125cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 20 May 2001. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2001. Retrieved 2019-08-21.