2001 Japanese Grand Prix

2001 Japanese Grand Prix
2001 Japanese Grand Prix
Race 17 of 17 in the 2001 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date	October 14, 2001
Official name	2001 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.859 km (3.641 miles)
Distance	53 laps, 310.331 km (192.831 miles)
Weather	Cloudy, mild, dry, air temp: 24°C
Attendance	310,000
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher ;
Time	1:32.484
Fastest lap
Driver	Ralf Schumacher
Time	1:36.944 on lap 46
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher ;
Second	Juan Pablo Montoya ;
Third	David Coulthard ;
	Lap leaders ;

Last updated June 26, 2024

The 2001 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the 2001 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix)^[5] was a Formula One motor race held at the Suzuka Circuit on 14 October 2001 at 14:30 JST (UTC+9). It was the seventeenth and final race of the 2001 Formula One season. It was the 27th running of the Japanese Grand Prix and the 17th held at Suzuka.

The race was won by the World Champion, German driver Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari F2001 after starting from pole position. It was Schumacher's fourth victory in the Japanese Grand Prix (expanding his own record), his third for Ferrari and his ninth for the 2001 season. Schumacher won by three seconds over Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya in a Williams FW23. Third was taken by British driver David Coulthard in a McLaren MP4-16, having overtaken his teammate Mika Häkkinen late in the race. Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari F2001) and Ralf Schumacher (Williams FW23) completed the points finishers.

Enrique Bernoldi (Arrows A22) and Alex Yoong (Minardi PS01B) started the race from the pit lane. The race marked Jean Alesi's 201st and last Formula One race after a twelve-year career. Kimi Räikkönen (Sauber C20) spun off on lap five caused by left-rear suspension failure, forcing Alesi (Jordan EJ11) off in avoidance at the Dunlop Curve (Turn 7). It was Alesi's only retirement of the season. It was, additionally, the last race for the French Prost Grand Prix team as they went bankrupt and closed down during the following off-season. It brought an end to the team which began as Équipe Ligier after 26 years of Formula One racing. Mika Häkkinen scored his last World Championship points at this race, which was also his final ever start in Formula One.

Schumacher set a new record for points in a season with 123 and biggest point margin to second-placed Coulthard with 58. This was also the last Grand Prix start for the Benetton team, after 15 years of competition (the team continued in 2002 under the name Renault).

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:32.484	–
2	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:33.184	+0.700
3	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:33.297	+0.813
4	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:33.323	+0.839
5	3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:33.662	+1.178
6	7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Renault	1:33.830	+1.346
7	4	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:33.916	+1.432
8	11	Jarno Trulli	Jordan-Honda	1:34.002	+1.518
9	8	Jenson Button	Benetton-Renault	1:34.375	+1.891
10	16	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:34.386	+1.902
11	12	Jean Alesi	Jordan-Honda	1:34.420	+1.936
12	17	Kimi Räikkönen	Sauber-Petronas	1:34.581	+2.097
13	18	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:34.851	+2.367
14	10	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:35.109	+2.625
15	22	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Prost-Acer	1:35.132	+2.648
16	19	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:35.639	+3.155
17	9	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	1:35.766	+3.282
18	21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi-European	1:36.410	+3.926
19	23	Tomáš Enge	Prost-Acer	1:36.446	+3.962
20	15	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Asiatech	1:36.885	+4.401
21	14	Jos Verstappen	Arrows-Asiatech	1:36.973	+4.489
22	20	Alex Yoong	Minardi-European	1:38.246	+5.762
107% time: 1:38.958
Source:^[6]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	B	53	1:27:33.298	1	10
2	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	M	53	+3.154	2	6
3	4	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	B	53	+23.262	7	4
4	3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	B	53	+35.539	5	3
5	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	B	53	+36.544	4	2
6	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	M	53	+37.122	3	1
7	8	Jenson Button	Benetton-Renault	M	53	+1:37.102	9
8	11	Jarno Trulli	Jordan-Honda	B	52	+1 lap	8
9	16	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	B	52	+1 lap	10
10	10	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	B	52	+1 lap	14
11	21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi-European	M	52	+1 lap	18
12	22	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Prost-Acer	M	52	+1 lap	15
13	9	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	B	51	+2 laps	17
14	15	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Asiatech	B	51	+2 laps	PL
15	14	Jos Verstappen	Arrows-Asiatech	B	51	+2 laps	21
16	20	Alex Yoong	Minardi-European	M	50	+3 laps	PL
17	7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Renault	M	47	Gearbox	6
Ret	19	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	M	45	Oil leak	16
Ret	23	Tomáš Enge	Prost-Acer	M	42	Brakes	19
Ret	18	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	M	24	Fuel rig	13
Ret	17	Kimi Räikkönen	Sauber-Petronas	B	5	Collision/suspension	12
Ret	12	Jean Alesi	Jordan-Honda	B	5	Collision	11
Source:^[7]^[8]

Championship standings after the race

Bold text indicates the World Champions.

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	123
2	David Coulthard	65
3	Rubens Barrichello	56
4	Ralf Schumacher	49
5	Mika Häkkinen	37
Source:^[9]

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	179
2	McLaren-Mercedes	102
3	Williams-BMW	80
4	Sauber-Petronas	21
5	Jordan-Honda	19
Source:^[9]

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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[FIA_race_classification-1] 1 2 Official race classification (FIA)

[2] "2001 Japanese Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".

[3] "2013 Japanese Grand Prix: Official Media Kit" (PDF). FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

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