2001 British Superbike Championship

2001 British Superbike season

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British Supersport Championship
Superstock 1000
British 125 Championship

The 2001 British Superbike Championship season was the 13th season. The title was won by John Reynolds aboard the Reve Red Bull Ducati winning 12 of the 26 races. Reynolds' nearest challenger Steve Hislop was in title contention until he was injured in the second race at Rockingham ruled him out for the rest of the season. Changes to the qualifying structure to try and make it more of a spectacle with the introduction of the Superpole format.^[1] With the British Superbike Championship being broadcast on the BBC for this season superbikes became more popular with a rise in audience of 42%.^[2]

Calendar

2001 Calendar^[3]
Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Rider	Winning Team	Ref
1	R1	Donington Park	1 April	John Reynolds^[4]	James Haydon	John Reynolds	Reve Red Bull Ducati	^[5]
	R2				James Haydon	John Reynolds	Reve Red Bull Ducati	^[6]
2	R1	Silverstone	16 April	Steve Hislop^[7]	John Reynolds	John Reynolds	Reve Red Bull Ducati	^[8]
	R2				John Reynolds	Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	^[9]
3	R1	Snetterton	7 May	John Reynolds^[10]	John Reynolds	John Reynolds	Reve Red Bull Ducati	^[11]
	R2				John Reynolds	John Reynolds	Reve Red Bull Ducati	^[12]
4	R1	Oulton Park	13 May	Steve Hislop^[13]	Steve Hislop	Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	^[14]
	R2				Steve Hislop	Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	^[15]
5	R1	Brands Hatch GP	17 June	Steve Hislop^[16]	John Reynolds	Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	^[17]
	R2				Steve Hislop	Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	^[18]
6	R1	Thruxton	1 July	Steve Plater^[19]	Steve Hislop	Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	^[20]
	R2				James Haydon	John Reynolds	Reve Red Bull Ducati	^[21]
7	R1	Oulton Park	22 July	Steve Hislop^[22]	John Reynolds	Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	^[23]
	R2				John Reynolds	Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	^[24]
8	R1	Knockhill	12 August	John Reynolds^[25]		John Reynolds	Reve Red Bull Ducati
	R2					John Reynolds	Reve Red Bull Ducati
9	R1	Cadwell Park	27 August	Steve Hislop^[26]	Steve Hislop	Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	^[27]
	R2				Sean Emmett	Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	^[28]
10	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	2 September	John Reynolds^[29]	Steve Hislop	Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	^[30]
	R2				John Reynolds	John Reynolds	Reve Red Bull Ducati	^[31]
11	R1	Mallory Park	16 September	Steve Hislop^[32]	Sean Emmett	John Reynolds	Reve Red Bull Ducati	^[33]
	R2				Steve Hislop	Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	^[34]
12	R1	Rockingham	30 September	Steve Hislop^[35]	Michael Rutter	Sean Emmett	Reve Red Bull Ducati	^[36]
	R2				Michael Rutter	Michael Rutter	Team Kawasaki	^[37]
13	R1	Donington Park	14 October	John Reynolds^[38]		John Reynolds	Reve Red Bull Ducati	^[39]
	R2					John Reynolds	Reve Red Bull Ducati	^[40]

Entry List

2001 Entry List^[41] Team Constructor No. Rider Class Rounds Transatlantic Finance/Team Kawasaki Kawasaki 2   Steve Plater 1, 5-6, 9   Jamie Morley 4 9   Michael Rutter 1-6, 8-13 Virgin Mobile Aiwa Yamaha 2   Steve Plater 11, 13 4   James Haydon All 6   Jamie Robinson 1-11, 13 Reve Red Bull Ducati 3   John Reynolds All 5   Sean Emmett All Monster Mob Ducati 7   Steve Hislop 1-12 Crescent Suzuki Suzuki 8   John Crawford All Hawk Racing Kawasaki 9   Michael Rutter^[42] C 7 14   Gorden Blackley C All 15   Mark Burr C 1-6, 8-13 Performance House Suzuki 11   Shane Byrne C All Travel City Direct Kawasaki 12   Paul Jones C 1-2 Team DBK Racing Honda 16   Peter Berwick C 1-5, 7, 9-11, 13 17   Jason Davis C 1-7, 9-11, 13 www.mandvc.com/racing Yamaha 18   Nigel Nottingham C 1-7, 9-13 Macsport Yamaha 19   Lee Jackson C All D&B Racing Honda 20   Dean Ellison C All PRF Racing Kawasaki 23   Carl Rennie C 1, 4, 6 Myco Motorsport Kawasaki 26   Dave Wood C 1-7, 9-13 DiEnza Ducati Performance Ducati 33   James Courtney 12 34   Paul Brown 1-7, 9-13 Team Buff Kawasaki 35   Dave Redgate C 1-6, 10-11 T3 Racing Yamaha 55   Francis Williamson C 1-4 77   Brett Sampson C 7, 9-10   Pete Jennings C 13 PR Racing Liverpool Honda 68   Paul Jones C 2-7, 9-13 Clifford James Footwear Yamaha 69   Steve Marks C 1-7, 9-13 Clarion Suzuki Suzuki 88   Niall Mackenzie 8

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Championship Tables

Riders' Championship

2001 Riders' Championship^[43] Pos Rider Bike DON   SIL   SNE   OUL   BRH   THR   OUL   KNO   CAD   BRH   MAL   ROC   DON   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   John Reynolds Ducati 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 Ret 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 536 2   Steve Hislop Ducati 2 5 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 Ret DNS 475 3   Sean Emmett Ducati Ret 6 5 4 4 4 3 6 Ret Ret 3 4 4 4 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 8 1 3 4 10 326 4   James Haydon Yamaha 8 2 4 3 3 3 Ret 3 Ret 3 5 2 3 3 4 Ret 2 4 4 4 Ret 3 5 4 Ret 2 316 5   Paul Brown Ducati 6 7 7 8 5 5 5 7 Ret 7 6 7 6 5 7 7 Ret 6 5 5 5 2 4 6 2 4 264 6   Michael Rutter Kawasaki 5 4 6 6 Ret Ret 6 5 4 2 7 3 6 5 13 5 6 Ret 7 6 Ret Ret 2 1 6 3 256 7   John Crawford Suzuki 3 3 3 5 7 7 Ret 4 11 6 9 8 5 Ret 6 Ret 5 11 6 7 4 4 12 Ret 5 6 222 8   Shane Byrne Suzuki 7 8 9 9 6 6 4 8 5 4 8 5 Ret 8 8 6 7 Ret 8 8 Ret 7 Ret 5 7 7 204 9   Jamie Robinson Yamaha Ret 9 8 7 Ret 8 8 Ret 6 Ret 11 9 7 7 9 8 Ret 12 9 9 7 9 8 9 144 10   Lee Jackson Yamaha 14 11 11 11 9 10 16 9 8 8 10 10 10 11 Ret 8 9 7 Ret 10 8 10 6 7 9 Ret 138 11   Steve Plater Kawasaki 14 Ret 3 5 2 Ret 8 8 6 6 3 5 123 12   Dean Ellison Honda 9 16 20 10 14 Ret Ret Ret 10 13 19 15 8 10 10 11 10 10 11 11 Ret 9 9 10 8 100 13   Nigel Nottingham Yamaha 12 17 12 13 13 13 10 13 12 9 17 12 11 12 17 Ret 17 15 Ret 15 8 11 13 11 82 14   Dave Wood Kawasaki 18 Ret 13 14 10 11 9 11 7 Ret 16 16 9 9 10 Ret 11 18 12 14 7 12 Ret Ret 81 15   Gorden Blackley Kawasaki 13 13 10 21 12 14 13 12 11 14 13 17 12 14 11 10 13 17 16 12 10 16 Ret 8 12 Ret 77 16   Mark Burr Kawasaki Ret Ret 18 12 11 12 14 15 15 Ret 15 13 14 9 12 13 13 Ret 9 11 11 10 14 14 67 17   Jason Davis Honda 11 12 21 19 Ret DNS 12 14 9 10 18 11 Ret 13 14 9 14 DNS Ret 12 11 12 60 18   Paul Jones Honda 15 18 8 9 11 10 Ret DNS 12 14 Ret Ret 16 14 18 16 13 DNS Ret Ret 15 13 42 19   Steve Marks Yamaha Ret 14 14 15 15 15 17 16 Ret 11 14 Ret 15 17 18 15 15 14 14 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 27 20   Niall Mackenzie Suzuki 4 5 24 21   Francis Williamson Yamaha 10 10 Ret 17 Ret DNS 15 19 13 22   Dave Redgate Kawasaki 17 Ret 17 16 Ret DNS Ret Ret 13 12 13 16 19 17 Ret DNS 10 23   Jamie Morley Kawasaki 7 Ret 9 24   Brett Sampson Yamaha Ret 15 15 Ret 12 13 9 25   Peter Berwick Honda Ret Ret 16 DNS 16 16 19 18 14 15 14 18 Ret 16 20 Ret 15 13 Ret DNS 9 26   Paul Jones Kawasaki 15 15 19 20 2   Carl Rennie Kawasaki 16 Ret 18 17 Ret DNS 0   James Courtney Ducati Ret Ret 0   Pete Jennings Yamaha DNS DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike DON   SIL   SNE   OUL   BRH   THR   OUL   KNO   CAD   BRH   MAL   ROC   DON   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)

Privateers' Championship

2001 Privateers' Championship^[43] Pos Rider Bike DON   SIL   SNE   OUL   BRH   THR   OUL   KNO   CAD   BRH   MAL   ROC   DON   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   Shane Byrne Suzuki 7 8 9 9 6 6 4 8 5 4 8 5 Ret 8 8 6 7 Ret 8 8 Ret 7 Ret 5 7 7 550 2   Lee Jackson Yamaha 14 11 11 11 9 10 16 9 8 8 10 10 10 11 Ret 8 9ss 7 Ret 10 8 10 6 7 9 Ret 396 3   Dean Ellison Honda 9 16 20 10 14 Ret Ret Ret 10 13 19 15 8 10 10 Ret 11 10 10 11 11 Ret 9 9 10 8 296 4   Nigel Nottingham Yamaha 12 17 12 13 13 13 10 13 12 9 17 12 11 12 17 Ret 17 15 Ret 15 8 11 13 11 266 5   Gorden Blackley Kawasaki 13 13 10 21 12 14 13 12 11 14 13 17 12 14 11 10 13 17 16 12 10 16 Ret 8 12 Ret 264 6   Dave Wood Kawasaki 18 Ret 13 14 10 11 9 11 7 Ret 16 16 9 9 10 Ret 11 18 12 14 7 12 Ret Ret 250 7   Mark Burr Kawasaki Ret Ret 18 12 11 12 14 15 15 Ret 15 13 14 9 12 13 13 Ret 9 11 11 10 14 14 227 8   Jason Davis Honda 11 12 21 19 Ret DNS 12 14 9 10 18 11 Ret 13 14 9 14 DNS Ret 12 11 12 191 9   Paul Jones Honda 15 18 8 9 11 10 Ret DNS 12 14 Ret Ret 16 14 18 16 13 DNS Ret Ret 15 13 171 10   Steve Marks Yamaha Ret 14 14 15 15 15 17 16 Ret 11 14 Ret 15 17 18 15 15 14 14 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 147 11   Peter Berwick Honda Ret Ret 16 DNS 16 16 19 18 14 15 14 18 Ret 16 20 Ret 15 13 Ret DNS 90 12   Dave Redgate Kawasaki 17 Ret 17 16 Ret DNS Ret Ret 13 12 13 16 19 17 Ret DNS 74 13   Francis Williamson Yamaha 10 10 Ret 17 Ret DNS 15 19 55 14   Brett Sampson Yamaha Ret 15 15 Ret 12 13 40 15   Paul Jones Kawasaki 15 15 19 20 26 16   Carl Rennie Kawasaki 16 Ret 18 17 Ret DNS 18 Pos Rider Bike DON   SIL   SNE   OUL   BRH   THR   OUL   KNO   CAD   BRH   MAL   ROC   DON   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)

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