The 2001 British Superbike Championship season was the 14th season. The title was won by John Reynolds aboard the Revé 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. With the British Superbike Championship being broadcast on the BBC for this season superbikes became more popular with a rise in audience of 42%.
Calendar 2001 Calendar https://motorsportstats.com/series/bennets-british-superbike-championship/results/2001 Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Ref 1 R1 Donington Park 1 April John Reynolds James Haydon John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati R2 James Haydon John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati 2 R1 Silverstone 16 April Steve Hislop John Reynolds John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati R2 John Reynolds Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati 3 R1 Snetterton 7 May John Reynolds John Reynolds John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati R2 John Reynolds John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati 4 R1 Oulton Park 13 May Steve Hislop Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati R2 Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati 5 R1 Brands Hatch GP 17 June Steve Hislop John Reynolds Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati R2 Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati 6 R1 Thruxton 1 July Steve Plater Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati R2 James Haydon John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati 7 R1 Oulton Park 22 July Steve Hislop John Reynolds Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati R2 John Reynolds Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati 8 R1 Knockhill 12 August John Reynolds John Reynolds John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati R2 John Reynolds John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati 9 R1 Cadwell Park 27 August Steve Hislop Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati R2 Sean Emmett Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati 10 R1 Brands Hatch Indy 2 September John Reynolds Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati R2 John Reynolds John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati 11 R1 Mallory Park 16 September Steve Hislop Sean Emmett John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati R2 Steve Hislop Steve Hislop MonsterMob Ducati 12 R1 Rockingham 30 September Steve Hislop Michael Rutter Sean Emmett Reve Red Bull Ducati R2 Michael Rutter Michael Rutter Team Kawasaki 13 R1 Donington Park 14 October John Reynolds John Reynolds John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati R2 John Reynolds John Reynolds Reve Red Bull Ducati
Entry list 2001 Entry ListTeamConstructorRiderClassRounds 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 Revé Red Bull Ducati 3 John Reynolds All 5 Sean Emmett All MonsterMob Ducati 7 Steve Hislop 1–12 Crescent Suzuki Suzuki 8 John Crawford All Hawk Kawasaki Kawasaki 9 Michael Rutter 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 Icon Class C Privateers Cup Key Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider
Championship Tables
Points system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Race 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Riders' Championship 2001 Riders' Championship 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 RetDNS 12 14 9 10 18 11 Ret 13 14 9 14DNS Ret 12 11 12 60 18 Paul Jones Honda 15 18 8 9 11 10 RetDNS 12 14 Ret Ret 16 14 18 16 13DNS 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 RetDNS 15 19 13 22 Dave Redgate Kawasaki 17 Ret 17 16 RetDNS Ret Ret 13 12 13 16 19 17 RetDNS 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 RetDNS 9 26 Paul Jones Kawasaki 15 15 19 20 2 Carl Rennie Kawasaki 16 Ret 18 17 RetDNS 0 James Courtney Ducati Ret Ret 0 Pete Jennings YamahaDNSDNS 0 Pos Rider Bike DON SIL SNE OUL BRH THR OUL KNO CAD BRH MAL ROC DON Pts
Privateers' Championship 2001 Privateers' Championship 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 RetDNS 12 14 9 10 18 11 Ret 13 14 9 14DNS Ret 12 11 12 191 9 Paul Jones Honda 15 18 8 9 11 10 RetDNS 12 14 Ret Ret 16 14 18 16 13DNS 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 RetDNS 90 12 Dave Redgate Kawasaki 17 Ret 17 16 RetDNS Ret Ret 13 12 13 16 19 17 RetDNS 74 13 Francis Williamson Yamaha 10 10 Ret 17 RetDNS 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 RetDNS 18 Pos Rider Bike DON SIL SNE OUL BRH THR OUL KNO CAD BRH MAL ROC DON Pts
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