 Crivillé finished eighth in the championship with 120 points, 205 points behind the champion Valentino Rossi and 90 points behind runner-up Max Biaggi.At a press conference before the 2001 Portuguese Grand Prix in September, the press asked him about rumours regarding his future with the Repsol Honda team, to which he replied ""I don't know what's going on,"" and ""We are in talks right now but I have options should there not be a suitable offer from Honda.