2001 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

  2001 Japanese Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 16 races in the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	8 April 2001
Official name	Grand Prix of Japan
Location	Suzuka Circuit
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.859 km (3.641 mi)
500 cc
Pole position Rider Loris Capirossi Time 2:04.777 Fastest lap Rider Tohru Ukawa Time 2:06.805 on lap 11 Podium First Valentino Rossi Second Garry McCoy Third Max Biaggi
250 cc
Pole position Rider Daijiro Kato Time 2:07.414 Fastest lap Rider Daijiro Kato Time 2:08.658 on lap 7 Podium First Daijiro Kato Second Tetsuya Harada Third Roberto Locatelli
125 cc
Pole position Rider Youichi Ui Time 2:14.686 Fastest lap Rider Masao Azuma Time 2:15.353 on lap 14 Podium First Masao Azuma Second Youichi Ui Third Simone Sanna

Pole position
Rider	Loris Capirossi
Time	2:04.777
Fastest lap
Rider	Tohru Ukawa
Time	2:06.805 on lap 11
Podium
First	Valentino Rossi
Second	Garry McCoy
Third	Max Biaggi

Pole position
Rider	Daijiro Kato
Time	2:07.414
Fastest lap
Rider	Daijiro Kato
Time	2:08.658 on lap 7
Podium
First	Daijiro Kato
Second	Tetsuya Harada
Third	Roberto Locatelli

Pole position
Rider	Youichi Ui
Time	2:14.686
Fastest lap
Rider	Masao Azuma
Time	2:15.353 on lap 14
Podium
First	Masao Azuma
Second	Youichi Ui
Third	Simone Sanna

The 2001 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 6–8 April 2001 at the Suzuka Circuit.

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