Sydafrikas MotoGP 2001 kördes den 22 april på Phakisa Freeway.
| Plats |
Förare |
Märke |
Grid |
Kvaltid |
| 1 |
Valentino Rossi |
Honda |
1 |
1.34,629 |
| 2 |
Loris Capirossi |
Honda |
2 |
1.34,872 |
| 3 |
Tohru Ukawa |
Honda |
6 |
1.35,537 |
| 4 |
Shinya Nakano |
Yamaha |
3 |
1.35,216 |
| 5 |
Norifumi Abe |
Yamaha |
7 |
1.35,692 |
| 6 |
Àlex Crivillé |
Honda |
9 |
1.35,996 |
| 7 |
Kenny Roberts Jr. |
Suzuki |
5 |
1.35,476 |
| 8 |
Max Biaggi |
Yamaha |
8 |
1.35,921 |
| 9 |
Alex Barros |
Honda |
12 |
1.36,149 |
| 10 |
Sete Gibernau |
Suzuki |
11 |
1.36,138 |
| 11 |
Jurgen vd Goorbergh |
Proton |
13 |
1.36,169 |
| 12 |
Haruchika Aoki |
Honda |
14 |
1.36,694 |
| 13 |
José Luis Cardoso |
Yamaha |
17 |
1.37,471 |
| 14 |
Anthony West |
Honda |
19 |
1.38,287 |
| 15 |
Chris Walker |
Honda |
16 |
1.37,410 |
| 16 |
Olivier Jacque |
Yamaha |
15 |
1.37,038 |
| 17 |
Leon Haslam |
Honda |
18 |
1.37,921 |
| 18 |
Johan Stigefelt |
Yamaha |
20 |
1.38,743 |
| 19 |
Barry Veneman |
Honda |
22 |
1.39,564 |
| 20 |
Mark Willis |
Pulse |
23 |
1.40,412 |
| 21 |
Garry McCoy |
Yamaha |
4 |
1.35,434 |
| 22 |
Noriyuki Haga |
Yamaha |
10 |
1.36,125 |
| 23 |
Jay Vincent |
Pulse |
21 |
1.39,222 |