Frankrikes MotoGP 2001 kördes den 20 maj på Circuit Bugatti.
Plats
|
Förare
|
Märke
|
Grid
|
Kvaltid
|
1
|
Max Biaggi
|
Yamaha
|
1
|
1.38,421
|
2
|
Carlos Checa
|
Yamaha
|
5
|
1.39,083
|
3
|
Valentino Rossi
|
Honda
|
3
|
1.38,852
|
4
|
Norifumi Abe
|
Yamaha
|
7
|
1.39,132
|
5
|
Àlex Crivillé
|
Honda
|
9
|
1.39,275
|
6
|
Kenny Roberts Jr.
|
Suzuki
|
2
|
1.38,668
|
7
|
Loris Capirossi
|
Honda
|
8
|
1.39,247
|
8
|
Alex Barros
|
Honda
|
13
|
1.40,062
|
9
|
Sete Gibernau
|
Suzuki
|
14
|
1.40,312
|
10
|
Jurgen vd Goorbergh
|
Proton KR
|
11
|
1.39,651
|
11
|
Shinya Nakano
|
Yamaha
|
4
|
1.38,891
|
12
|
Chris Walker
|
Honda
|
16
|
1.40,869
|
13
|
José Luis Cardoso
|
Yamaha
|
15
|
1.40,509
|
14
|
Barry Veneman
|
Honda
|
21
|
1.43,682
|
15
|
Jarno Janssen
|
Honda
|
22
|
1.43,872
|
16
|
Jay Vincent
|
Pulse
|
17
|
1.41,475
|
17
|
Mark Willis
|
Pulse
|
20
|
1.43,625
|
18
|
Tohru Ukawa
|
Honda
|
12
|
1.39,973
|
19
|
Noriyuki Haga
|
Yamaha
|
6
|
1.39,115
|
20
|
Johan Stigefelt
|
Yamaha
|
18
|
1.42,463
|
21
|
Garry McCoy
|
Yamaha
|
10
|
1.39,366
|
22
|
Leon Haslam
|
Honda
|
19
|
1.43,006
|