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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
Entry List
2001 Entry List[ 41]
Team
Constructor
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
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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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Class
C
Privateers Cup
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider
Championship Tables
Riders' Championship
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
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)
References