# 2001 Superbike World Championship

The 2001 Superbike World Championship was the fourteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 11 March at Valencia and finished on 30 September at Imola after 13 rounds.
Troy Bayliss won the riders' championship and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Superpole | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
| 1 | R1 | Valencia | 11 March | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Aprilia Axo | Report |
| 1 | R2 | Valencia | 11 March | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Aprilia Axo | Report |
| 2 | R1 | Kyalami | 1 April | Ben Bostrom | Colin Edwards | Colin Edwards | Castrol Honda | Report |
| 2 | R2 | Kyalami | 1 April | Ben Bostrom | Ben Bostrom | Ben Bostrom | Ducati L&M | Report |
| 3 | R1 | Phillip Island | 22 April | Troy Corser | Rubén Xaus | Colin Edwards | Castrol Honda | Report |
| 3 | R2 | Phillip Island | 22 April | Troy Corser | Cancelled due to rain | Cancelled due to rain | Cancelled due to rain | | Report |
| 4 | R1 | Sugo | 29 April | Makoto Tamada | Makoto Tamada | Makoto Tamada | Cabin Honda | Report |
| 4 | R2 | Sugo | 29 April | Makoto Tamada | Makoto Tamada | Makoto Tamada | Cabin Honda | Report |
| 5 | R1 | Monza | 13 May | Troy Bayliss | Colin Edwards | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Infostrada | Report |
| 5 | R2 | Monza | 13 May | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Infostrada | Report |
| 6 | R1 | Donington Park | 27 May | Steve Hislop | Steve Hislop | Neil Hodgson | GSE Ducati | Report |
| 6 | R2 | Donington Park | 27 May | Steve Hislop | Pierfrancesco Chili | Pierfrancesco Chili | Suzuki Alstare Corona | Report |
| 7 | R1 | Lausitzring | 10 June | Neil Hodgson | Troy Bayliss | Colin Edwards | Castrol Honda | Report |
| 7 | R2 | Lausitzring | 10 June | Neil Hodgson | Mauro Sanchini | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Infostrada | Report |
| 8 | R1 | Misano | 24 June | Neil Hodgson | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Infostrada | Report |
| 8 | R2 | Misano | 24 June | Neil Hodgson | Neil Hodgson | Ben Bostrom | Ducati L&M | Report |
| 9 | R1 | Laguna Seca | 8 July | Ben Bostrom | Troy Corser | Ben Bostrom | Ducati L&M | Report |
| 9 | R2 | Laguna Seca | 8 July | Ben Bostrom | Ben Bostrom | Ben Bostrom | Ducati L&M | Report |
| 10 | R1 | Brands Hatch | 29 July | Neil Hodgson | Pierfrancesco Chili | Ben Bostrom | Ducati L&M | Report |
| 10 | R2 | Brands Hatch | 29 July | Neil Hodgson | Ben Bostrom | Ben Bostrom | Ducati L&M | Report |
| 11 | R1 | Oschersleben | 2 September | Neil Hodgson | Colin Edwards | Colin Edwards | Castrol Honda | Report |
| 11 | R2 | Oschersleben | 2 September | Neil Hodgson | Rubén Xaus | Rubén Xaus | Ducati Infostrada | Report |
| 12 | R1 | Assen | 9 September | Troy Bayliss | Rubén Xaus | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Infostrada | Report |
| 12 | R2 | Assen | 9 September | Troy Bayliss | Rubén Xaus | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Infostrada | Report |
| 13 | R1 | Imola | 30 September | Troy Corser | Colin Edwards | Rubén Xaus | Ducati Infostrada | Report |
| 13 | R2 | Imola | 30 September | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Régis Laconi | Virgilio Aprilia Axo | Report |

## Championship standings
### Riders' standings

2001 final riders' standings :
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | ESP | ESP | RSA | RSA | AUS | AUS | JPN | JPN | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | GER | GER | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | Pts |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | 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 | Pts |
| 1 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | C | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | DNS | 369 |
| 2 | Colin Edwards | Honda | 6 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 1 | C | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 333 |
| 3 | Ben Bostrom | Ducati | 3 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | C | 9 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 312 |
| 4 | Troy Corser | Aprilia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | C | 2 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 284 |
| 5 | Neil Hodgson | Ducati | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 11 | C | 7 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 269 |
| 6 | Rubén Xaus | Ducati | Ret | 8 | 9 | 5 | Ret | C | 18 | 22 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 236 |
| 7 | Pierfrancesco Chili | Suzuki | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | C | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 232 |
| 8 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | C | 20 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 176 |
| 9 | Akira Yanagawa | Kawasaki | 8 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 4 | C | Ret | 11 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | DNS | DNS | 170 |
| 10 | Gregorio Lavilla | Kawasaki | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | Ret | C | 6 | 19 | 4 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 166 |
| 11 | Régis Laconi | Aprilia | 4 | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | C | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 152 |
| 12 | Stéphane Chambon | Suzuki | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | C | 15 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 122 |
| 13 | James Toseland | Ducati | Ret | 9 | 14 | Ret | 14 | C | 11 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 91 |
| 14 | Hitoyasu Izutsu | Kawasaki | 9 | Ret | | | Ret | C | 3 | 2 | | | | | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 24 | 16 | | | 63 |
| 15 | Makoto Tamada | Honda | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 |
| 16 | Broc Parkes | Ducati | Ret | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | C | 16 | 17 | DNS | DNS | 20 | 14 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 13 | 14 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 18 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 49 |
| 17 | Steve Martin | Ducati | 11 | Ret | 19 | 17 | 12 | C | 19 | 20 | Ret | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | Ret | 14 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 47 |
| 18 | Giovanni Bussei | Ducati | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | C | Ret | 21 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 15 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 44 |
| 19 | Lucio Pedercini | Ducati | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | Ret | C | 21 | Ret | 7 | 13 | 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 20 | Robert Ulm | Ducati | DSQ | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | C | 17 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 16 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 15 | | | | | 28 |
| 20 | Robert Ulm | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 21 | Ret | 18 | 28 |
| 21 | Eric Bostrom | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 22 | Alessandro Antonello | Aprilia | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 21 |
| 23 | Alessandro Gramigni | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 15 | 11 | 21 |
| 24 | Shinichi Ito | Honda | | | | | | | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 25 | John Reynolds | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 5 | | | | | | | Ret | 7 | | | | | | | 20 |
| 26 | Akira Ryo | Suzuki | | | | | | | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 27 | Marco Borciani | Ducati | 13 | 11 | 15 | Ret | Ret | C | 22 | 23 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 17 |
| 28 | Steve Hislop | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ret | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 16 |
| 29 | Tamaki Serizawa | Kawasaki | | | | | | | Ret | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 30 | Mauro Sanchini | Ducati | Ret | 17 | 20 | 16 | Ret | C | 27 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Martin Craggill | Ducati | 18 | 22 | 21 | Ret | 10 | C | 26 | 28 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| 32 | Sean Emmett | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | 13 |
| 33 | Juan Borja | Yamaha | 14 | 14 | Ret | DNS | Ret | C | 24 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 18 | 21 | 19 | | | 20 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 |
| 34 | Bertrand Stey | Honda | Ret | 19 | 17 | 15 | Ret | C | 23 | 24 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 22 | 16 | 17 | 8 |
| 35 | Doug Chandler | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 36 | Peter Goddard | Benelli | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 18 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | Ret | 13 | 7 |
| 37 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 38 | Wataru Yoshikawa | Yamaha | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 39 | Alistair Maxwell | Kawasaki | | | | | 13 | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 40 | Michele Malatesta | Kawasaki | Ret | Ret | 18 | 13 | Ret | C | 25 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 3 |
| 41 | Paolo Blora | Ducati | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | Ret | 17 | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | 2 |
| 42 | Ludovic Holon | Kawasaki | Ret | Ret | 22 | Ret | DNS | C | NC | 27 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 43 | Jiří Mrkývka | Ducati | 17 | 20 | 24 | Ret | 15 | C | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | 21 | | | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 1 |
| 44 | Javier Rodríguez | Honda | 15 | 16 | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Ret | Ret | 22 | Ret | Ret | | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | ESP | ESP | RSA | RSA | AUS | AUS | JPN | JPN | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | GER | GER | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | 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) |

### Manufacturers' standings

2001 final manufacturers' standings :
| Pos. | Manufacturer | ESP | ESP | RSA | RSA | AUS | AUS | JPN | JPN | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | GER | GER | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | Pts |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | 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 | Pts |
| 1 | Ducati | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | C | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 553 |
| 2 | Honda | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 401 |
| 3 | Aprilia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | C | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 343 |
| 4 | Kawasaki | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 289 |
| 5 | Suzuki | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 256 |
| 6 | Yamaha | 14 | 14 | Ret | DNS | Ret | C | 10 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 12 | | | 20 | Ret | 13 | 21 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 36 |
| 7 | Benelli | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 18 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | Ret | 13 | 7 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | ESP | ESP | RSA | RSA | AUS | AUS | JPN | JPN | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | GER | GER | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | Pts |

## Entry list

2001 entry list :
| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No | Rider | Rounds |
| Castrol Honda | Honda | Honda VTR 1000 SP | 1 | Colin Edwards | 1–13 |
| Castrol Honda | Honda | Honda VTR 1000 SP | 8 | Tadayuki Okada | 1–13 |
| Virgilio Aprilia Axo | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 1000 | 3 | Troy Corser | 1–13 |
| Virgilio Aprilia Axo | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 1000 | 30 | Alessandro Antonello | 5, 8, 13 |
| Virgilio Aprilia Axo | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 1000 | 55 | Régis Laconi | 1–13 |
| Suzuki Alstare Corona | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 4 | Pierfrancesco Chili | 1–13 |
| Suzuki Alstare Corona | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 24 | Stéphane Chambon | 1–13 |
| Fuchs Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 5 | Akira Yanagawa | 1–13 |
| Fuchs Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 6 | Gregorio Lavilla | 1–13 |
| Fuchs Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 19 | Hitoyasu Izutsu | 1, 3–4, 7, 12 |
| Panavto Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha R7 | 7 | Juan Borja | 1–8, 10–13 |
| Kawasaki Motors C. | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 10 | Doug Chandler | 9 |
| Kawasaki Motors C. | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 32 | Eric Bostrom | 9 |
| Ducati Infostrada | Ducati | Ducati 996 R | 11 | Rubén Xaus | 1–13 |
| Ducati Infostrada | Ducati | Ducati 996 R | 21 | Troy Bayliss | 1–13 |
| Benelli Sport | Benelli | Benelli Tornado 900 | 14 | Peter Goddard | 8–13 |
| Pedercini | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 20 | Marco Borciani | 1–13 |
| Pedercini | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 22 | Lucio Pedercini | 1–13 |
| Pedercini | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 46 | Mauro Sanchini | 1–13 |
| JM SBK | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 23 | Jiří Mrkývka | 1–9, 11–13 |
| Ghelfi Art | Honda | Honda VTR 1000 RC | 25 | Javier Rodriguez | 1–2, 8–10, 12–13 |
| Ghelfi Art | Honda | Honda VTR 1000 RC | 26 | Warwick Nowland | 3 |
| Ghelfi Art | Honda | Honda VTR 1000 RC | 29 | Arai Shuja | 5 |
| Ghelfi Art | Honda | Honda VTR 1000 RC | 92 | Nigel Arnold | 6 |
| White Endurance | Honda | Honda SP | 27 | Bertrand Stey | 1–13 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 31 | Michele Malatesta | 1–9, 11 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 33 | Robert Ulm | 12–13 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 41 | Ludovic Holon | 1–8 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 69 | Ferdinando Di Maso | 9–13 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 82 | Luca Pedersoli | 13 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 96 | Kim Ashkenazi | 10 |
| Gerin WSBK | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 33 | Robert Ulm | 1–11 |
| Albatech Giesse | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 34 | Giuliano Sartoni | 1, 8 |
| Ducati NCR | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 35 | Giovanni Bussei | 1–13 |
| Ducati NCR | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 36 | Broc Parkes | 1–13 |
| FP Racing | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 37 | Frédéric Protat | 1, 7 |
| FP Racing | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 39 | Thierry Mulot | 1, 7 |
| Remus R.Austria | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 38 | Johann Wolfsteiner | 1, 7 |
| Valli Moto 391 | Yamaha | Yamaha R7 | 39 | Alessandro Gramigni | 5, 8, 13 |
| | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 40 | Scott Webster | 3 |
| Light Paths Warren & Brown | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 42 | Jay Normoyle | 3 |
| Sean McKay Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 43 | Sean McKay | 3 |
| Wallis Racing | Ducati | Ducati 996 R | 44 | Roger Wallis | 3 |
| SRT Almax | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 45 | Alistair Maxwell | 3–4 |
| Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 48 | Akira Ryō | 4 |
| Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 56 | Yukio Kagayama | 4 |
| Cabin Honda | Honda | Honda VTR 1000 SP | 49 | Makoto Tamada | 4 |
| Cabin Honda | Honda | Honda VTR 1000 SP | 50 | Shinichi Ito | 4 |
| Pacific | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 51 | Martin Craggill | 1–13 |
| GSE Racing | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 52 | James Toseland | 1–13 |
| GSE Racing | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 100 | Neil Hodgson | 1–13 |
| Yamaha Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha R7 | 53 | Wataru Yoshikawa | 4 |
| Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 54 | Tamaki Serizawa | 4 |
| World Bike Racing | Ducati | Ducati 996 R | 57 | Serafino Foti | 5, 13 |
| GiBi | Ducati | Ducati 996 R | 58 | Luca Pasini | 5, 8, 13 |
| | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 59 | Ove Meisingseth | 5 |
| Reve Red Bull Ducati | Ducati | Ducati 996 R | 60 | John Reynolds | 6, 10 |
| Reve Red Bull Ducati | Ducati | Ducati 996 R | 62 | Sean Emmett | 10 |
| Monster Mob Ducati | Ducati | Ducati 996 R | 61 | Steve Hislop | 6, 10 |
| ALG Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 67 | Peter Preussler | 7 |
| JTR Corse Racing | Ducati | Ducati 996 R | 68 | Jiří Trčka | 8 |
| Virgin Mobil Aiwa Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha R7 | 70 | James Haydon | 10 |
| DB Racing | Honda | Honda VTR 1000 RC | 74 | Dean Ellison | 10 |
| Inothem Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha R7 | 75 | Berto Camlek | 11 |
| Yamaha Norway | Yamaha | Yamaha R7 | 76 | Oddgeir Havnen | 11 |
| Stichting Wegrace P. | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 77 | Robert van de Molen | 12 |
| Gilex Racing Amsterdam | Ducati | Ducati 996 R | 78 | Lex van Dijk | 12 |
| Polskamp bv-Ermelo | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 79 | Henri Minnen | 12 |
| Symittech-Hengelo | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 80 | Richard Fluttert | 12 |
| DCR | Ducati | Ducati 996 R | 86 | Matteo Campana | 7–8 |
| DCR | Ducati | Ducati 996 R | 113 | Paolo Blora | 5, 8, 13 |
| DFX Racing | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS | 99 | Steve Martin | 1–13 |
| Ducati L&M | Ducati | Ducati 996 R | 155 | Ben Bostrom | 1–13 |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider