2001 British Superbike Championship

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2001 champion, John Reynolds

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]
RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning RiderWinning TeamRef
1R1 Flag of England.svg Donington Park 1 April Flag of England.svg John Reynolds [4] Flag of England.svg James Haydon Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati [5]
R2 Flag of England.svg James Haydon Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati [6]
2R1 Flag of England.svg Silverstone 16 April Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop [7] Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati [8]
R2 Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati [9]
3R1 Flag of England.svg Snetterton 7 May Flag of England.svg John Reynolds [10] Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati [11]
R2 Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati [12]
4R1 Flag of England.svg Oulton Park 13 May Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop [13] Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati [14]
R2 Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati [15]
5R1 Flag of England.svg Brands Hatch GP 17 June Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop [16] Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati [17]
R2 Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati [18]
6R1 Flag of England.svg Thruxton 1 July Flag of England.svg Steve Plater [19] Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati [20]
R2 Flag of England.svg James Haydon Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati [21]
7R1 Flag of England.svg Oulton Park 22 July Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop [22] Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati [23]
R2 Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati [24]
8R1 Flag of Scotland.svg Knockhill 12 August Flag of England.svg John Reynolds [25] Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati
R2 Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati
9R1 Flag of England.svg Cadwell Park 27 August Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop [26] Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati [27]
R2 Flag of England.svg Sean Emmett Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati [28]
10R1 Flag of England.svg Brands Hatch Indy 2 September Flag of England.svg John Reynolds [29] Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati [30]
R2 Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati [31]
11R1 Flag of England.svg Mallory Park 16 September Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop [32] Flag of England.svg Sean Emmett Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati [33]
R2 Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati [34]
12R1 Flag of England.svg Rockingham 30 September Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop [35] Flag of England.svg Michael Rutter Flag of England.svg Sean Emmett Reve Red Bull Ducati [36]
R2 Flag of England.svg Michael Rutter Flag of England.svg Michael Rutter Team Kawasaki [37]
13R1 Flag of England.svg Donington Park 14 October Flag of England.svg John Reynolds [38] Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati [39]
R2 Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati [40]

Entry List

2001 Entry List [41]
TeamConstructorNo.RiderClassRounds
Transatlantic Finance/Team Kawasaki Kawasaki 2 Flag of England.svg Steve Plater 1, 5–6, 9
Flag of England.svg Jamie Morley 4
9 Flag of England.svg Michael Rutter 1–6, 8–13
Virgin Mobile Aiwa Yamaha 2 Flag of England.svg Steve Plater 11, 13
4 Flag of England.svg James Haydon All
6 Flag of England.svg Jamie Robinson 1–11, 13
Reve Red Bull Ducati 3 Flag of England.svg John Reynolds All
5 Flag of England.svg Sean Emmett All
Monster Mob Ducati 7 Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop 1–12
Crescent Suzuki Suzuki 8 Flag of England.svg John Crawford All
Hawk Kawasaki Kawasaki 9 Flag of England.svg Michael Rutter [42] C7
14 Flag of England.svg Gorden Blackley CAll
15 Flag of England.svg Mark Burr C1–6, 8–13
Performance House Suzuki 11 Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne CAll
Travel City Direct Kawasaki 12 Flag of England.svg Paul Jones C1–2
Team DBK Racing Honda 16 Flag of England.svg Peter Berwick C1–5, 7, 9–11, 13
17 Flag of England.svg Jason Davis C1–7, 9–11, 13
www.mandvc.com/racing Yamaha 18 Flag of England.svg Nigel Nottingham C1–7, 9–13
Macsport Yamaha 19 Flag of England.svg Lee Jackson CAll
D&B Racing Honda 20 Flag of England.svg Dean Ellison CAll
PRF Racing Kawasaki 23 Flag of England.svg Carl Rennie C1, 4, 6
Myco Motorsport Kawasaki 26 Flag of England.svg Dave Wood C1–7, 9–13
DiEnza Ducati Performance Ducati 33 Ulster Banner.svg James Courtney 12
34 Flag of England.svg Paul Brown 1–7, 9–13
Team Buff Kawasaki 35 Flag of England.svg Dave Redgate C1–6, 10–11
T3 Racing Yamaha 55 Flag of England.svg Francis Williamson C1–4
77 Flag of England.svg Brett Sampson C7, 9–10
Flag of England.svg Pete Jennings C13
PR Racing Liverpool Honda 68 Flag of England.svg Paul Jones C2–7, 9–13
Clifford James Footwear Yamaha 69 Flag of England.svg Steve Marks C1–7, 9–13
Clarion Suzuki Suzuki 88 Flag of Scotland.svg Niall Mackenzie 8
IconClass
CPrivateers Cup
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

Championship Tables

Riders' Championship

2001 Riders' Championship [43]
PosRiderBike DON
Flag of England.svg
SIL
Flag of England.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
MAL
Flag of England.svg
ROC
Flag of England.svg
DON
Flag of England.svg
Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
1 Flag of England.svg John Reynolds Ducati 111211222Ret4122113221153211536
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Hislop Ducati 2521221111161132111231RetDNS475
3 Flag of England.svg Sean Emmett Ducati Ret6544436RetRet34442343332813410326
4 Flag of England.svg James Haydon Yamaha 824333Ret3Ret352334Ret2444Ret354Ret2316
5 Flag of England.svg Paul Brown Ducati 67785557Ret7676577Ret655524624264
6 Flag of England.svg Michael Rutter Kawasaki 5466RetRet654273651356Ret76RetRet2163256
7 Flag of England.svg John Crawford Suzuki 333577Ret4116985Ret6Ret511674412Ret56222
8 Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Suzuki 789966485485Ret8867Ret88Ret7Ret577204
9 Flag of England.svg Jamie Robinson Yamaha Ret987Ret88Ret6Ret1197798Ret12997989144
10 Flag of England.svg Lee Jackson Yamaha 141111119101698810101011Ret897Ret10810679Ret138
11 Flag of England.svg Steve Plater Kawasaki 14Ret352Ret886635123
12 Flag of England.svg Dean Ellison Honda 916201014RetRetRet10131915810101110101111Ret99108100
13 Flag of England.svg Nigel Nottingham Yamaha 12171213131310131291712111217Ret1715Ret15811131182
14 Flag of England.svg Dave Wood Kawasaki 18Ret131410119117Ret16169910Ret11181214712RetRet81
15 Flag of England.svg Gorden Blackley Kawasaki 13131021121413121114131712141110131716121016Ret812Ret77
16 Flag of England.svg Mark Burr Kawasaki RetRet18121112141515Ret1513149121313Ret9111110141467
17 Flag of England.svg Jason Davis Honda 11122119RetDNS12149101811Ret1314914DNSRet12111260
18 Flag of England.svg Paul Jones Honda 1518891110RetDNS1214RetRet1614181613DNSRetRet151342
19 Flag of England.svg Steve Marks Yamaha Ret14141515151716Ret1114Ret15171815151414Ret10RetRetRet27
20 Flag of Scotland.svg Niall Mackenzie Suzuki 4524
21 Flag of England.svg Francis Williamson Yamaha 1010Ret17RetDNS151913
22 Flag of England.svg Dave Redgate Kawasaki 17Ret1716RetDNSRetRet131213161917RetDNS10
23 Flag of England.svg Jamie Morley Kawasaki 7Ret9
24 Flag of England.svg Brett Sampson Yamaha Ret1515Ret12139
25 Flag of England.svg Peter Berwick Honda RetRet16DNS1616191814151418Ret1620Ret1513RetDNS9
26 Flag of England.svg Paul Jones Kawasaki 151519202
Flag of England.svg Carl Rennie Kawasaki 16Ret1817RetDNS0
Ulster Banner.svg James Courtney Ducati RetRet0
Flag of England.svg Pete Jennings Yamaha DNSDNS0
PosRiderBike DON
Flag of England.svg
SIL
Flag of England.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
MAL
Flag of England.svg
ROC
Flag of England.svg
DON
Flag of England.svg
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Privateers' Championship

2001 Privateers' Championship [43]
PosRiderBike DON
Flag of England.svg
SIL
Flag of England.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
MAL
Flag of England.svg
ROC
Flag of England.svg
DON
Flag of England.svg
Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
1 Flag of England.svg Shane Byrne Suzuki 789966485485Ret8867Ret88Ret7Ret577550
2 Flag of England.svg Lee Jackson Yamaha 141111119101698810101011Ret89ss7Ret10810679Ret396
3 Flag of England.svg Dean Ellison Honda 916201014RetRetRet1013191581010Ret1110101111Ret99108296
4 Flag of England.svg Nigel Nottingham Yamaha 12171213131310131291712111217Ret1715Ret158111311266
5 Flag of England.svg Gorden Blackley Kawasaki 13131021121413121114131712141110131716121016Ret812Ret264
6 Flag of England.svg Dave Wood Kawasaki 18Ret131410119117Ret16169910Ret11181214712RetRet250
7 Flag of England.svg Mark Burr Kawasaki RetRet18121112141515Ret1513149121313Ret91111101414227
8 Flag of England.svg Jason Davis Honda 11122119RetDNS12149101811Ret1314914DNSRet121112191
9 Flag of England.svg Paul Jones Honda 1518891110RetDNS1214RetRet1614181613DNSRetRet1513171
10 Flag of England.svg Steve Marks Yamaha Ret14141515151716Ret1114Ret15171815151414Ret10RetRetRet147
11 Flag of England.svg Peter Berwick Honda RetRet16DNS1616191814151418Ret1620Ret1513RetDNS90
12 Flag of England.svg Dave Redgate Kawasaki 17Ret1716RetDNSRetRet131213161917RetDNS74
13 Flag of England.svg Francis Williamson Yamaha 1010Ret17RetDNS151955
14 Flag of England.svg Brett Sampson Yamaha Ret1515Ret121340
15 Flag of England.svg Paul Jones Kawasaki 1515192026
16 Flag of England.svg Carl Rennie Kawasaki 16Ret1817RetDNS18
PosRiderBike DON
Flag of England.svg
SIL
Flag of England.svg
SNE
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
THR
Flag of England.svg
OUL
Flag of England.svg
KNO
Flag of Scotland.svg
CAD
Flag of England.svg
BRH
Flag of England.svg
MAL
Flag of England.svg
ROC
Flag of England.svg
DON
Flag of England.svg
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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