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| Race 12 of 16 races in the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 23 September 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Gran PremioMarlboro de la Comunitat Valenciana[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuit de Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2001 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 21–23 September 2001 at theCircuit de Valencia. Ten days after theSeptember 11 attacks on New York and Washington D.C., Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing's governing body, theFédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) announced that the Valencian Community Motorcycle Grand Prix would go ahead as scheduled. Additionally, theRoyal Automobile Club of Spain urged fans and spectators to behave "in keeping with the gravity of the situation and in collective participation in the pain of American citizens".
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 15 | Telefónica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 30 | 54:39.391 | 12 | 25 | |
| 2 | 4 | West Honda Pons | Honda | 30 | +0.293 | 11 | 20 | |
| 3 | 1 | Telefónica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 30 | +1.241 | 7 | 16 | |
| 4 | 7 | Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 30 | +7.052 | 8 | 13 | |
| 5 | 19 | Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 30 | +29.809 | 14 | 11 | |
| 6 | 11 | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 30 | +29.863 | 10 | 10 | |
| 7 | 56 | Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 30 | +31.093 | 3 | 9 | |
| 8 | 6 | Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | 30 | +31.609 | 13 | 8 | |
| 9 | 17 | Proton Team KR | ProtonKR | 30 | +32.783 | 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 3 | Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 30 | +37.774 | 1 | 6 | |
| 11 | 46 | Nastro Azzurro Honda | Honda | 30 | +40.512 | 2 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 30 | +1:36.743 | 5 | 4 | |
| 13 | 14 | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 29 | +1 lap | 18 | 3 | |
| 14 | 16 | Sabre Sport | Sabre V4 | 29 | +1 lap | 21 | 2 | |
| 15 | 21 | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 28 | +2 laps | 20 | 1 | |
| 16 | 9 | Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 28 | +2 laps | 19 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | 26 | +4 laps | 16 | ||
| Ret | 18 | Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 14 | Retirement | 22 | ||
| Ret | 28 | Repsol YPF Honda Team | Honda | 7 | Accident | 6 | ||
| Ret | 41 | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 1 | Accident | 15 | ||
| Ret | 12 | Arie Molenaar Racing | Honda | 0 | Accident | 17 | ||
| Ret | 65 | West Honda Pons | Honda | 0 | Accident | 4 | ||
| DNQ | 37 | By Queroseno Racing | Honda | Did not qualify | ||||
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The race was held in two parts as rain caused its interruption; race times from the two heats were added together to determine the final results.[6]
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round twelve has concluded.[9]
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