MotoGP 2001 Review

The 2001 500cc World Championship not only delivered a scintillating season of elbow-to-elbow racing, it was also a landmark year. This was the end of the historic 500cc era, as well as the first premier class championship chapter in a legend known simply as Valentino Rossi. The 2001 500cc World Championship not only delivered a scintillating season of elbow-to-elbow racing, it was also a landmark year. This was the end of the historic 500cc era, as well as the first premier class championship chapter in a legend known simply as Valentino Rossi. The 2001 500cc World Championship not only delivered a scintillating season of elbow-to-elbow racing, it was also a landmark year. This was the end of the historic 500cc era, as well as the first premier class championship chapter in a legend known simply as Valentino Rossi. The 2001 500cc World Championship not only delivered a scintillating season of elbow-to-elbow racing, it was also a landmark year. This was the end of the historic 500cc era, as well as the first premier class championship chapter in a legend known simply as Valentino Rossi.