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2001 South African motorcycle Grand Prix

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{{Use South African English|date=July 2012}}

{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report

| Grand Prix = South African

| flag = RSA

| Official_Name = Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2001-south-african-motogp|title=2001 South African MotoGP|date=13 June 2017|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|accessdate=15 May 2018}}

| Location = Phakisa Freeway

| Course_mi = 2.636

| Course_km = 4.242

| Race_No = 2

| Season_No = 16

| Date = 22 April

| Year = 2001

| Image = Phakisa Freeway - Road course.svg

| Pole_Rider_500 = Valentino Rossi

| Pole_Rider_500_Country = Italy

| Pole_Time_500 = 1:34.629

| Fast_Rider_500 = Valentino Rossi

| Fast_Rider_500_Country = Italy

| Fast_Time_500 = 1:35.508 on lap 28

| First_Rider_500 = Valentino Rossi

| First_Rider_500_Country = Italy

| Second_Rider_500 = Loris Capirossi

| Second_Rider_500_Country = Italy

| Third_Rider_500 = Tohru Ukawa

| Third_Rider_500_Country = Japan

| Pole_Rider_250 = Daijiro Kato

| Pole_Rider_250_Country = Japan

| Pole_Time_250 = 1:36.937

| Fast_Rider_250 = Marco Melandri

| Fast_Rider_250_Country = Italy

| Fast_Time_250 = 1:36.828 on lap 26

| First_Rider_250 = Daijiro Kato

| First_Rider_250_Country = Japan

| Second_Rider_250 = Marco Melandri

| Second_Rider_250_Country = Italy

| Third_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada

| Third_Rider_250_Country = Japan

| Pole_Rider_125 = Youichi Ui

| Pole_Rider_125_Country = Japan

| Pole_Time_125 = 1:42.059

| Fast_Rider_125 = Youichi Ui

| Fast_Rider_125_Country = Japan

| Fast_Time_125 = 1:42.611 on lap 7

| First_Rider_125 = Youichi Ui

| First_Rider_125_Country = Japan

| Second_Rider_125 = Manuel Poggiali

| Second_Rider_125_Country = San Marino

| Third_Rider_125 = Noboru Ueda

| Third_Rider_125_Country = Japan

}}

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 46

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Valentino Rossi

| Nastro Azzurro Honda

| Honda

| 28

| 45:03.414

| 1

| 25

2

| 65

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Loris Capirossi

| West Honda Pons

| Honda

| 28

| +0.660

| 2

| 20

3

| 11

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tohru Ukawa

| Repsol YPF Honda Team

| Honda

| 28

| +7.530

| 6

| 16

4

| 56

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shinya Nakano

| Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3

| Yamaha

| 28

| +8.653

| 3

| 13

5

| 6

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Norifumi Abe

| Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin

| Yamaha

| 28

| +9.224

| 7

| 11

6

| 28

| {{flagicon|SPA}} Àlex Crivillé

| Repsol YPF Honda Team

| Honda

| 28

| +13.211

| 9

| 10

7

| 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kenny Roberts Jr.

| Telefónica Movistar Suzuki

| Suzuki

| 28

| +13.305

| 5

| 9

8

| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Biaggi

| Marlboro Yamaha Team

| Yamaha

| 28

| +13.663

| 8

| 8

9

| 4

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alex Barros

| West Honda Pons

| Honda

| 28

| +17.357

| 12

| 7

10

| 15

| {{flagicon|SPA}} Sete Gibernau

| Telefónica Movistar Suzuki

| Suzuki

| 28

| +21.697

| 11

| 6

11

| 17

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jurgen van den Goorbergh

| Proton Team KR

| Proton KR

| 28

| +37.649

| 13

| 5

12

| 12

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Haruchika Aoki

| Arie Molenaar Racing

| Honda

| 28

| +48.587

| 14

| 4

13

| 10

| {{flagicon|SPA}} José Luis Cardoso

| Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin

| Yamaha

| 28

| +1:01.110

| 17

| 3

14

| 14

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony West

| Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team

| Honda

| 28

| +1:06.173

| 19

| 2

15

| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Walker

| Shell Advance Honda

| Honda

| 28

| +1:08.255

| 16

| 1

16

| 19

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Jacque

| Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3

| Yamaha

| 28

| +1:10.262

| 15

|

17

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Leon Haslam

| Shell Advance Honda

| Honda

| 28

| +1:15.130

| 18

|

18

| 16

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Stigefelt

| Sabre Sport

| Sabre V4

| 27

| +1 lap

| 20

|

19

| 21

| {{flagicon|NED}} Barry Veneman

| Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team

| Honda

| 27

| +1 lap

| 22

|

20

| 68

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Willis

| Pulse GP

| Pulse

| 27

| +1 lap

| 23

|

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Garry McCoy

| Red Bull Yamaha WCM

| Yamaha

| 17

| Accident

| 4

|

Ret

| 41

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Noriyuki Haga

| Red Bull Yamaha WCM

| Yamaha

| 4

| Accident

| 10

|

DNS

| 24

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jason Vincent

| Pulse GP

| Pulse

| 0

| Did not start

| 21

|

colspan=9| Sources:{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2001-south-african-motogp|title=2001 South African MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=13 June 2017|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|accessdate=26 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2001/500cc/RSA/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix – 500cc – Race Classification|website=MotoGP.com|date=22 April 2001|accessdate=23 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2001/RSA/500cc/RAC|title=motogp.com · · 500cc Race Classification 2001|website=Motogp.com|accessdate=26 July 2018|archive-date=4 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904000342/https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2001/RSA/500cc/RAC|url-status=dead}}

250 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 74

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Daijiro Kato

| Honda

| 26

| 42:31.371

| 1

| 25

2

| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Melandri

| Aprilia

| 26

| +0.083

| 3

| 20

3

| 31

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tetsuya Harada

| Aprilia

| 26

| +15.806

| 2

| 16

4

| 15

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Locatelli

| Aprilia

| 26

| +17.666

| 4

| 13

5

| 10

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Fonsi Nieto

| Aprilia

| 26

| +34.031

| 5

| 11

6

| 99

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jeremy McWilliams

| Aprilia

| 26

| +34.233

| 11

| 10

7

| 9

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Porto

| Yamaha

| 26

| +34.312

| 8

| 9

8

| 44

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Rolfo

| Aprilia

| 26

| +35.074

| 12

| 8

9

| 8

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Matsudo

| Yamaha

| 26

| +35.185

| 13

| 7

10

| 66

| {{flagicon|GER}} Alex Hofmann

| Aprilia

| 26

| +51.599

| 23

| 6

11

| 18

| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Shahrol Yuzy

| Yamaha

| 26

| +53.805

| 19

| 5

12

| 50

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sylvain Guintoli

| Aprilia

| 26

| +54.066

| 15

| 4

13

| 42

| {{flagicon|ESP}} David Checa

| Honda

| 26

| +54.475

| 16

| 3

14

| 12

| {{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Nöhles

| Aprilia

| 26

| +55.285

| 17

| 2

15

| 6

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alex Debón

| Aprilia

| 26

| +57.738

| 10

| 1

16

| 20

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jerónimo Vidal

| Aprilia

| 26

| +1:09.396

| 9

|

17

| 57

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Lanzi

| Aprilia

| 26

| +1:19.289

| 22

|

18

| 19

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Allemand

| Yamaha

| 26

| +1:19.734

| 21

|

19

| 7

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Emilio Alzamora

| Honda

| 26

| +1:20.139

| 18

|

20

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Battaini

| Aprilia

| 26

| +1:20.329

| 7

|

21

| 23

| {{flagicon|BRA}} César Barros

| Yamaha

| 25

| +1 lap

| 24

|

22

| 55

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Diego Giugovaz

| Yamaha

| 25

| +1 lap

| 25

|

23

| 51

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Jonathan van Vuuren

| Yamaha

| 25

| +1 lap

| 26

|

24

| 98

| {{flagicon|GER}} Katja Poensgen

| Aprilia

| 25

| +1 lap

| 28

|

Ret

| 81

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Randy de Puniet

| Aprilia

| 24

| Retirement

| 14

|

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|ESP}} José David de Gea

| Yamaha

| 12

| Retirement

| 20

|

DSQ

| 26

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Iván Silva

| Honda

| 12

| Black flag

| 27

|

Ret

| 45

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Stuart Edwards

| Honda

| 9

| Retirement

| 29

|

Ret

| 37

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Boscoscuro

| Aprilia

| 6

| Accident

| 6

|

Ret

| 11

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Chiarello

| Aprilia

| 2

| Retirement

| 30

|

colspan=8| Source:{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2001/250cc/RSA/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix – 250cc – Race Classification|website=MotoGP.com|date=22 April 2001|accessdate=23 May 2016}}

125 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 41

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Youichi Ui

| Derbi

| 24

| 41:27.323

| 1

| 25

2

| 54

| {{flagicon|San Marino}} Manuel Poggiali

| Gilera

| 24

| +1.288

| 3

| 20

3

| 5

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Noboru Ueda

| TSR-Honda

| 24

| +7.149

| 2

| 16

4

| 23

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gino Borsoi

| Aprilia

| 24

| +7.365

| 7

| 13

5

| 29

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Ángel Nieto Jr.

| Honda

| 24

| +7.731

| 5

| 11

6

| 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Vincent

| Honda

| 24

| +7.989

| 11

| 10

7

| 11

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Sabbatani

| Aprilia

| 24

| +8.114

| 16

| 9

8

| 17

| {{flagicon|GER}} Steve Jenkner

| Aprilia

| 24

| +15.140

| 18

| 8

9

| 15

| {{flagicon|San Marino}} Alex de Angelis

| Honda

| 24

| +24.741

| 14

| 7

10

| 4

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masao Azuma

| Honda

| 24

| +30.750

| 9

| 6

11

| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Perugini

| Italjet

| 24

| +30.833

| 13

| 5

12

| 6

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mirko Giansanti

| Honda

| 24

| +31.005

| 17

| 4

13

| 26

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Pedrosa

| Honda

| 24

| +31.190

| 15

| 3

14

| 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Scalvini

| Italjet

| 24

| +31.818

| 8

| 2

15

| 22

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pablo Nieto

| Derbi

| 24

| +32.198

| 12

| 1

16

| 25

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Joan Olivé

| Honda

| 24

| +35.977

| 26

|

17

| 19

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Brannetti

| Aprilia

| 24

| +36.383

| 22

|

18

| 24

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Toni Elías

| Honda

| 24

| +37.833

| 6

|

19

| 9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lucio Cecchinello

| Aprilia

| 24

| +58.806

| 4

|

20

| 34

| {{flagicon|AND}} Eric Bataille

| Honda

| 24

| +1:01.405

| 27

|

21

| 28

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Gábor Talmácsi

| Honda

| 24

| +1:12.989

| 24

|

22

| 39

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jaroslav Huleš

| Honda

| 24

| +1:25.036

| 20

|

23

| 10

| {{flagicon|GER}} Jarno Müller

| Honda

| 23

| +1 lap

| 19

|

24

| 12

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Raúl Jara

| Aprilia

| 23

| +1 lap

| 29

|

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Hafeneger

| Honda

| 13

| Retirement

| 28

|

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Petrini

| Honda

| 11

| Accident

| 25

|

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gaspare Caffiero

| Aprilia

| 9

| Accident

| 10

|

Ret

| 31

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Ángel Rodríguez

| Aprilia

| 8

| Retirement

| 21

|

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jakub Smrž

| Honda

| 0

| Accident

| 23

|

DNS

| 16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Sanna

| Aprilia

|

| Did not start

|

|

DNQ

| 58

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Jason Wessels

| Aprilia

|

| Did not qualify

|

|

colspan=8| Source:{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2001/125cc/RSA/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix – 125cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=22 April 2001|accessdate=23 May 2016}}

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round two has concluded.{{cite web |url=https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2001/500cc/SFA/world+standing.pdf?v1_96143780|title=Standings |date=2001|website=resources.motogp.com |format=PDF|access-date=21 August 2019}}

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;Riders' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Rider

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi

|align=right| 50

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Loris Capirossi

|align=right| 28

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Biaggi

|align=right| 24

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Norifumi Abe

|align=right| 24

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shinya Nakano

|align=right| 24

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;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Constructor

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Honda

|align=right| 50

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yamaha

|align=right| 33

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Suzuki

|align=right| 18

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Proton KR

|align=right| 10

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sabre V4

|align=right| 0

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

{{Reflist}}

{{MotoGP_race_report

| Name_of_race = South African Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 2001

| Previous_race_in_season = 2001 Japanese Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 2001 Spanish Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 2000 South African Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 2002 South African Grand Prix

}}

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