# 2001 Supersport World Championship

The 2001 Supersport World Championship was the fifth season of the Supersport World Championship. The season was held over 11 races following the Superbike World Championship calendar except two races at Kyalami and Laguna Seca. Beginning on 11 March at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain, and finished on 30 September at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Italy.
Andrew Pitt won the title after beating closest rival Paolo Casoli.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Date | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner | Winning team | Winning constructor |
| 1 | 11 March | Spain | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | Fabien Foret | Pere Riba | Pere Riba | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |
| 2 | 22 April | Australia | Phillip Island Circuit | Paolo Casoli | Iain MacPherson | Kevin Curtain | BKM Honda | Honda |
| 3 | 29 April | Japan | Sportsland Sugo | Paolo Casoli | James Whitham | Paolo Casoli | Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha |
| 4 | 13 May | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Vittoriano Guareschi | Andrew Pitt | James Whitham | Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha |
| 5 | 27 May | Great Britain | Donington Park | Vittoriano Guareschi | Paolo Casoli | Paolo Casoli | Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha |
| 6 | 10 June | Germany | Lausitzring | Fabien Foret | Fabien Foret | Kevin Curtain | BKM Honda | Honda |
| 7 | 24 June | San Marino | Autodromo Di Santa Monica | Iain MacPherson | Iain MacPherson | Jörg Teuchert | Wilbers Suspension | Yamaha |
| 8 | 29 July | Europe | Brands Hatch | James Whitham | Karl Muggeridge | Jörg Teuchert | Wilbers Suspension | Yamaha |
| 9 | 2 September | Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Fabien Foret | James Whitham | Fabien Foret | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |
| 10 | 9 September | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Kevin Curtain | Paolo Casoli | Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha |
| 11 | 30 September | Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Karl Muggeridge | Fabien Foret | Fabien Foret | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |

## Entry list

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Deutsche Shell AG Shell Advance Racing | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 49 | Rico Penzkofer | 6, 9 |
| DFX Ducati | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 44 | Antonio Carlacci | 1–4, 8–11 |
| DFX Ducati | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 52 | David Muscat | 6 |
| DFX Ducati | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 56 | Roberto Antonello | 7 |
| Dienza Ducati Racing | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 22 | Vittoriano Guareschi | All |
| Dienza Ducati Racing | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 23 | Dean Thomas | All |
| Ducati NCR | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 25 | Markus Barth | 11 |
| Ducati NCR | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 36 | Ivan Mengozzi | 1 |
| Ducati NCR | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 53 | Camillo Mariottini | 6–7 |
| Ducati NCR | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 63 | Brad Anassis | 2 |
| Ducati NCR | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 63 | Toshiyuki Hamaguchi | 3–4 |
| Foundation | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 39 | Takashi Toda | 3 |
| Lucky Ducati | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 18 | Cristiano Migliorati | 1 |
| Lucky Ducati | Ducati | Ducati 748 | 86 | Matteo Campana | 1 |
| Alpha Technick Castrol | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 24 | Adam Fergusson | 2–11 |
| Alpha Technick Castrol | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 25 | Markus Barth | 1–7 |
| Alpha Technick Castrol | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 32 | Alex Gobert | 1 |
| Alpha Technick Castrol | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 68 | Steve Plater | 8–11 |
| BKM Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 11 | Kevin Curtain | All |
| BKM Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | Cristiano Migliorati | 4–11 |
| BKM Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 26 | Ivan Goi | 1–3 |
| Castrol Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 21 | Chris Vermeulen | All |
| Moto 1 Honda Elf Dho | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 28 | Sébastien Le Grelle | 1–8 |
| Moto 1 Honda Elf Dho | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 40 | Shannon Johnson | 4–11 |
| Moto 1 Honda Elf Dho | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 59 | Kyro Verstraeten | 9–11 |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 7 | Pere Riba | All |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 99 | Fabien Foret | All |
| Van der Velde-Kobute | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 75 | Wim Theunissen | 10 |
| Kawasaki Racing Fuchs Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 6 | Iain MacPherson | All |
| Kawasaki Racing Fuchs Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 8 | Andrew Pitt | All |
| 2000 Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 43 | Gianfranco Guareschi | 4 |
| Crescent Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 49 | Karl Harris | 5, 8 |
| DMR Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 9 | Fabrizio Pirovano | All |
| DMR Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 31 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | All |
| Karthin Altzschner S | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 50 | Stefan Nebel | 6 |
| Scott Smart Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 88 | Scott Smart | 5 |
| Steinhausen Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 51 | Jürgen Oelschläger | 6 |
| Suzuki Alstare Corona | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 5 | Karl Muggeridge | All |
| Suzuki Alstare Corona | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 37 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | All |
| Yoshimura Suzuki GP1 | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 38 | Osamu Deguchi | 3 |
| Belart Motorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 29 | Eduard Ullastres | 1 |
| Folch Endurance | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 30 | Alex Hervas | 1 |
| GimMotor Sport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 17 | Ivan Clementi | All |
| GimMotor Sport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 19 | Augustin Escobar | 1–5, 7 |
| GimMotor Sport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 54 | Alessandro Polita | 6 |
| GimMotor Sport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 54 | Alessandro Polita | 7 |
| GimMotor Sport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 55 | Nello Russo | 9–10 |
| GimMotor Sport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 67 | Franco Brugnara | 8, 11 |
| Italia Alpha Centaur | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 42 | Alessio Corradi | 4, 7 |
| Lightspeed/Ducci Pro | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 57 | Arnaud Van Den Bossche | 7–8 |
| Lightspeed/Ducci Pro | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 71 | Davide Bulega | 3–8, 11 |
| Lightspeed/Ducci Pro | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 72 | Dennis Hobbs | 5 |
| Lightspeed/Ducci Pro | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 73 | Alessandro Pizzagalli | 3–4 |
| Parimotor | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 53 | Camillo Mariottini | 11 |
| Parimotor | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 55 | Nello Russo | 7 |
| RadarsTeam Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 33 | Robbie Baird | 2 |
| RadarsTeam Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 34 | Jamie Stauffer | 2 |
| Saveko Dee Cee Jeans | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 14 | Christophe Cogan | 1–10 |
| Saveko Dee Cee Jeans | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 65 | Jan Hanson | All |
| Saveko Dee Cee Jeans | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 77 | Rob Frost | 11 |
| T.Italia Lorenzini | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 12 | Piergiorgio Bontempi | All |
| T.Italia Lorenzini | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 35 | Stefano Cruciani | All |
| V&M Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 45 | Matt Llewellyn | 5, 8 |
| Wilbers Suspension | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1 | Jörg Teuchert | All |
| Wilbers Suspension | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 4 | Christian Kellner | All |
| Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 2 | Paolo Casoli | All |
| Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 69 | James Whitham | All |
| Yamaha Belgium | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | Werner Daemen | All |
| Yamaha Belgium | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 16 | Christer Lindholm | All |
| Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 19 | Augustin Escobar | 8, 10–11 |
| Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 79 | Oriol Fernandez | 11 |
| Yamaha Laaks Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 58 | Michael Schulten | 9 |
| Yamaha Motors Nederland | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 74 | Harry Van Beek | 10 |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider

## Championship' standings
### Riders' standings

| Pos | Rider | Bike | VAL | PHI | SUG | MNZ | DON | LAU | MIS | BRA | OSC | ASS | IMO | Pts |
| 1 | Andrew Pitt | Kawasaki | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4$^F$ | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 149 |
| 2 | Paolo Casoli | Yamaha | 12 | 7$^P$ | 1$^P$ | 2 | 1$^F$ | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 147 |
| 3 | Jörg Teuchert | Yamaha | Ret | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 135 |
| 4 | James Whitham | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | Ret$^F$ | 1 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 3$^P$ | 5$^F$ | 3 | 3 | 106 |
| 5 | Kevin Curtain | Honda | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 6$^F$ | 14 | 102 |
| 6 | Pere Riba | Honda | 1$^F$ | 5 | 4 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 94 |
| 7 | Karl Muggeridge | Suzuki | 6 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 9 | Ret$^F$ | 8 | Ret | 2$^P$ | 92 |
| 8 | Fabien Foret | Honda | 15$^P$ | 19 | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret$^{PF}$ | 4 | 9 | 1$^P$ | 10 | 1$^F$ | 90 |
| 9 | Iain MacPherson | Kawasaki | 20 | Ret$^F$ | 10 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2$^{PF}$ | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | 67 |
| 10 | Fabrizio Pirovano | Suzuki | 9 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 67 |
| 11 | Piergiorgio Bontempi | Yamaha | 2 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 6 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 9 | 58 |
| 12 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Suzuki | 4 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret$^P$ | 8 | 58 |
| 13 | Christophe Cogan | Yamaha | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 9 | | 54 |
| 14 | Christian Kellner | Yamaha | 3 | 16 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 51 |
| 15 | Adam Fergusson | Honda | | 2 | Ret | 19 | 20 | 2 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 49 |
| 16 | Vittoriano Guareschi | Ducati | 8 | 4 | Ret | 7$^P$ | Ret$^P$ | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | 43 |
| 17 | Chris Vermeulen | Honda | Ret | Ret | 14 | NC | Ret | 8 | 5 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 10 | 27 |
| 18 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Suzuki | 19 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 20 |
| 19 | Werner Daemen | Yamaha | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 19 |
| 20 | Cristiano Migliorati | Ducati | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 20 | Cristiano Migliorati | Honda | | | | 11 | 16 | 11 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 18 |
| 21 | Karl Harris | Suzuki | | | | | 7 | | | 8 | | | | 17 |
| 22 | Dean Thomas | Ducati | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 15 |
| 23 | Christer Lindholm | Yamaha | 13 | 11 | 17 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 18 | 24 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 12 |
| 24 | Alessio Corradi | Yamaha | | | | 10 | | | 13 | | | | | 9 |
| 25 | Ivan Goi | Honda | 23 | 9 | 20 | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 26 | Jan Hanson | Yamaha | 14 | Ret | 11 | DNS | 25 | Ret | 19 | 21 | 16 | 19 | Ret | 7 |
| 27 | Nello Russo | Yamaha | | | | | | | 11 | | 19 | 23 | | 5 |
| 28 | Markus Barth | Honda | 16 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 14 | Ret | | | | | 5 |
| 28 | Markus Barth | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 5 |
| 29 | Robbie Baird | Yamaha | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 30 | Jürgen Oelschläger | Suzuki | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | 3 |
| 31 | Michael Schulten | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | 3 |
| 32 | Camillo Mariottini | Ducati | | | | | | 17 | 14 | | | | | 2 |
| 32 | Camillo Mariottini | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 2 |
| 33 | Sébastien Le Grelle | Honda | 24 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 16 | Ret | 23 | | | | 2 |
| 34 | Scott Smart | Suzuki | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 35 | Rob Frost | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 1 |
| 36 | Stefano Cruciani | Yamaha | 22 | 21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 1 |
| | Osamu Deguchi | Suzuki | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Shannon Johnson | Honda | | | | 22 | 24 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 0 |
| | Ivan Clementi | Yamaha | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 20 | DNS | 22 | 20 | 0 |
| | Rico Penzkofer | Ducati | | | | | | 18 | | | 18 | | | 0 |
| | Augustin Escobar | Yamaha | 18 | 22 | 19 | 23 | Ret | | Ret | 26 | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| | Alessandro Polita | Yamaha | | | | | | 19 | 22 | | | | | 0 |
| | Matt Llewellyn | Yamaha | | | | | 19 | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| | Brad Anassis | Ducati | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Toshiyuki Hamaguchi | Ducati | | | Ret | 20 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Kyro Verstraten | Honda | | | | | | | | | 20 | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| | Davide Bulega | Yamaha | | | 21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | 25 | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Roberto Antonello | Ducati | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | 0 |
| | Franco Brugnara | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 22 | | | 21 | 0 |
| | Alessandro Pizzagalli | Yamaha | | | Ret | 21 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Steve Plater | Honda | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 22 | 0 |
| | Jamie Stauffer | Yamaha | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Wim Theunissen | Honda | | | | | | | | | | 24 | | 0 |
| | Alex Gobert | Honda | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Antonio Carlacci | Ducati | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | Ret | Ret | 25 | Ret | 0 |
| | Alex Hervas | Yamaha | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Eduard Ullastres | Yamaha | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Takashi Toda | Ducati | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gianfranco Guareschi | Suzuki | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | David Muscat | Ducati | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Arnaud Van den Bossche | Yamaha | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | 0 |
| | Harry Van Beek | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Oriol Fernandez | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Ivan Mengozzi | Ducati | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matteo Campana | Ducati | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stefan Nebel | Suzuki | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Hobbs | Yamaha | | | | | WD | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | VAL | PHI | SUG | MNZ | DON | LAU | MIS | BRA | OSC | ASS | IMO | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |