List of 2001 motorsport champions

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2001 motorsport champions
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This list of 2001 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

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Open wheel racing

SeriesDriverSeason article
FIA Formula One World Championship Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher 2001 Formula One World Championship
Constructors: Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari
CART FedEx Championship Series Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran 2001 CART season
Manufacturers: Flag of Japan.svg Honda
Rookies: Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon
Indy Racing League Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. 2001 Indy Racing League
Manufacturers: Flag of the United States.svg Oldsmobile
Rookies: Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Giaffone
Indy Lights Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell 2001 Indy Lights season
Historic Formula One Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bladon 2001 Historic Formula One Championship
Atlantic Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Hoover Orsi 2001 Atlantic Championship season
Australian Drivers' Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly 2001 Australian Drivers' Championship
Barber Dodge Pro Series Flag of France.svg Nicolas Rondet 2001 Barber Dodge Pro Series
Euro Formula 3000 Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa 2001 Euro Formula 3000 Championship
Formula Chrysler Euroseries Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van der Ende 2001 Formula Chrysler Euroseries
Teams: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alpie Motorsport
EuroBOSS Series Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Worswick 2001 EuroBOSS Series
Teams: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Worswick Engineering
Formula Nippon Championship Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama 2001 Formula Nippon Championship
Teams: Flag of Japan.svg 5ZIGEN
International Formula 3000 Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson 2001 International Formula 3000 Championship
Teams: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Coca-Cola Nordic Racing
Open Telefonica by Nissan Flag of France.svg Franck Montagny 2001 Open Telefonica by Nissan season
Star Mazda Championship Flag of the United States.svg Scott Bradley 2001 Star Mazda Championship
Formula Palmer Audi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Warburton 2001 Formula Palmer Audi
Formula Three
All-Japan Formula Three Championship Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer 2001 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
Teams: Flag of Japan.svg TOM'S
Asian Formula Three Championship Flag of the Philippines.svg JoJo Silverio 2001 Asian Formula Three Championship
Teams: Flag of Japan.svg TOM'S
Australian Formula 3 Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hackett 2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship
Level 2: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Cascone
Level 2 26 mm: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Rees
Austria Formula 3 Cup Flag of Italy.svg Diego Romanini 2001 Austria Formula 3 Cup
Trophy: Flag of Italy.svg Luca lannaccone
British Formula 3 Championship Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 2001 British Formula 3 season
National: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robbie Kerr
Chilean Formula Three Championship Flag of Chile.svg Giuseppe Bacigalupo 2001 Chilean Formula Three Championship
Finnish Formula Three Championship Flag of Finland.svg Jari Koivisto 2001 Finnish Formula Three Championship
Teams: Flag of Finland.svg Jari Koivisto Racing
French Formula Three Championship Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Fukuda 2001 French Formula Three Championship
Teams: Flag of France.svg Saulnier Racing
Class B: Flag of France.svg Philippe Hottinguer
German Formula Three Championship Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Kaneishi 2001 German Formula Three Championship
Rookie: Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock
Italian Formula Three Championship Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Del Gallo
Mexican Formula Three Championship Flag of Mexico.svg Gilberto Jiménez 2001 Mexican Formula Three Championship
Formula Three Nordic Flag of Finland.svg Sanna Pinola
Russian Formula Three Championship Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Mediani
Spanish Formula Three Championship Flag of Spain.svg Ander Vilariño 2001 Spanish Formula Three season
Teams: Flag of Spain.svg Racing Engineering
Copa Rookie: Flag of Spain.svg Juan Antonio del Pino
Formula Three Sudamericana Flag of Brazil.svg Juliano Moro
Light: Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Scandian
Swiss Formula Three Championship Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Zeller 2001 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Class B: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jurg Felix
United States Formula Three Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Luciano Gomide 2001 United States Formula Three Championship
Teams: Flag of Italy.svg EuroInternational
Formula Renault
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus 2001 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup season
Teams: Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
Formula Renault 2000 UK Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Breeze
Winter Series: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Bell
Championnat de France Formula Renault 2000 Flag of France.svg Éric Salignon
Formula Renault BARC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Wallbank
Formula Renault 2000 Italia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe
Teams: Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
Winter Series: Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Streit
Formula Renault 2000 Germany Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Lasee
Formula Campus by Renault and Elf Flag of France.svg Bruce Lorgere-Roux
Formula Renault 1.6 Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg Rafael Morgenstern
Formula BMW
Formula BMW ADAC Flag of Germany.svg Timo Glock
Teams: Flag of Germany.svg BMW Rookie Team
F. Baviera Junior Cup Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Figueiredo e Silva
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship
Benelux Formula Ford Championship Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap van Lagen 2001 Benelux Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Dahlgren 2001 British Formula Ford Championship
Dutch Formula Ford Championship Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stefan de Groot 2001 Dutch Formula Ford Championship
Formula Ford Zetec Championship Series Flag of the United States.svg Jason Lapoint 2001 Formula Ford Zetec Championship Series
European Formula Ford Championship Flag of Sweden.svg Richard Göransson 2001 European Formula Ford Championship
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg James Cressey 2000–01 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship
Other junior formulae
United States Speedway Series Flag of the United States.svg Ken Petrie 2001 United States Speedway Series
Barber Dodge Pro Series Flag of France.svg Nicolas Rondet 2001 Barber Dodge Pro Series
Formula Volkswagen Germany Flag of Austria.svg Walter Lechner Jr. 2001 Formula Volkswagen Germany season
Formula Asia Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok 2001 Formula Asia
Formula Dream Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Hosokawa 2001 Formula Dream
JAF Japan Formula 4 Kantō: Flag of Japan.svg Naohiro Kawano 2001 JAF Japan Formula 4
Kansai: Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Kanehisa
Formula Dodge National Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Júlio Campos
Masters: Flag of the United States.svg Roland Isra
Formula Dodge Eastern Championship Flag of Venezuela.svg E. J. Viso
Masters: Flag of the United States.svg Mark Patterson
Formula Dodge Midwestern Championship Flag of the United States.svg Chris Baker
Masters: Flag of the United States.svg Roland Isra
Formula Dodge Southern Championship Flag of the United States.svg Craig Duerson
Masters: Flag of the United States.svg Bud Risser
Formula Dodge Western Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo Maia
Masters: Flag of the United States.svg Peter Ponder-Pistor
Formula König Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Westarp 2001 Formula König season
Teams: Flag of Germany.svg Kern Motorsport
Formula Lista Junior Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ken Allemann 2001 Formula Lista Junior season
Formula Toyota Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo 2001 Formula Toyota season
Russian Formula 1600 Championship Flag of Russia.svg Dmitriy Shcheglov 2001 Russian Formula 1600 Championship
Teams: Flag of Russia.svg LogoVAZ-Belyaevo

Sports car

SeriesDriverSeason article
All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship Flag of Japan.svg Hironori Takeuchi
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa
2001 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship
GT300: Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Aoki
GT300: Flag of Japan.svg Noboyuki Oyagi
American Le Mans Series LMP900: Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro 2001 American Le Mans Series season
LMP675: Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Didier de Radiguès
GTS: Flag of the United States.svg Terry Borcheller
GT: Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller
Grand American Road Racing Championship SRP: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver 2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship season
SRPII: Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lally
GTS: Flag of the United States.svg Chris Bingham
GT: Flag of the United States.svg Darren Law
AGT: Flag of the United States.svg Craig Conway
FIA Sportscar Championship SR1: Flag of Italy.svg Marco Zadra 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season
SR1 Teams: Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia
SR2: Flag of the United States.svg Larry Oberto
SR2: Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk
SR2 Teams: Flag of Sweden.svg SportsRacing Team Sweden
FIA GT Championship GT: Flag of France.svg Christophe Bouchut
GT: Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Belloc
2001 FIA GT Championship season
GT Teams: Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition
N-GT: Flag of Italy.svg Christian Pescatori
N-GT: Flag of France.svg David Terrien
N-GT Teams: Flag of France.svg JMB Compétition
Trans-Am Series Flag of the United States.svg Paul Gentilozzi 2001 Trans-Am Series
Owners: Flag of the United States.svg Rocketsports #64
Manufacturers: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jaguar
Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Sprint Challenge
Porsche Supercup Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister 2001 Porsche Supercup
Teams: Flag of Germany.svg Farnbacher Racing
Porsche Carrera Cup France Flag of France.svg Philippe Gache 2001 Porsche Carrera Cup France
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard 2001 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Teams: Flag of Germany.svg UPS Porsche Junior Team

Touring car

SeriesDriverSeason article
British Touring Car Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato 2001 British Touring Car Championship
Teams: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vauxhall Motorsport
Manufacturers: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vauxhall
Production: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Harrison
Production Teams: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GR Motorsport
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider 2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season
Teams: Flag of Germany.svg D2 AMG Mercedes
European Super Touring Championship Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi 2001 European Touring Car Championship
Teams: Flag of Italy.svg Nordauto Engineering
Amateur: Flag of Italy.svg Sandro Sardelli
European Super Production Championship Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kox 2001 European Super Production Championship
New Zealand Touring Car Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards 2001 New Zealand Touring Car Championship
New Zealand V8 Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Manuell 2000–01 New Zealand V8 season
Stock Car Brasil Flag of Brazil.svg Chico Serra 2001 Stock Car Brasil season
Shell Championship Series (V8 Supercars) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife 2001 Shell Championship Series
Teams: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Holden Racing Team
Manufacturers: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Holden
Konica V8 Supercar Series Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills 2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series
Swedish Touring Car Championship Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago 2001 Swedish Touring Car Championship
Independents: Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Johansson
Manufacturers: Flag of Germany.svg Audi
TC2000 Championship Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Ponce de León 2001 TC2000 Championship
V8Star Series Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto 2001 V8Star Series
Teams: Flag of France.svg PoleVision Racing

Truck racing

SeriesDriverSeason article
European Truck Racing Championship Super-Race-Trucks: Flag of Germany.svg Fritz Kreutzpointner 2001 European Truck Racing Championship
Super-Race-Trucks B: Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Stan Matějovský
Race-Trucks: Flag of Germany.svg Lutz Bernau
Fórmula Truck Flag of Brazil.svg Wellington Cirino 2001 Fórmula Truck
Teams: Flag of Brazil.svg ABF Mercedes-Benz
V8 BRute Series Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Wilson 2001 V8 BRute Series

Rallying

SeriesDriver/Co-DriverSeason article
World Rally Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Burns
2001 World Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Reid
Manufacturers: Flag of France.svg Peugeot
Junior World Rally Championship Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
FIA Cup for Production Cars Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Pozzo
New Zealand Rally Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Herbert 2001 New Zealand Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Flag of New Zealand.svg Rob Ryan

Stock car racing

SeriesDriverSeason article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gordon 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Manufacturers: Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Harvick 2001 NASCAR Busch Series
Manufacturers: Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Flag of the United States.svg Greg Biffle 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Manufacturers: Flag of the United States.svg Dodge
NASCAR Busch North Series Flag of the United States.svg Mike Olsen 2001 NASCAR Busch North Series
NASCAR Winston West Series Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Gaughan 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Re/Max Series Flag of the United States.svg Frank Kimmel 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series
ASCAR Racing Series Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Mickel 2001 ASCAR season
Australian Super Speedway Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Miedecke 2001 Australian Super Speedway Championship
Turismo Carretera Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Ortelli 2001 Turismo Carretera

Motorcycle

SeriesRiderSeason article
500cc World Championship Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
250cc World Championship Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Kato
125cc World Championship Flag of San Marino.svg Manuel Poggiali
Superbike World Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Bayliss 2001 Superbike World Championship season
Supersport World Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Pitt
Speedway World Championship Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Rickardsson 2001 Speedway Grand Prix
AMA Superbike Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mat Mladin

Drag racing

SeriesChampionRefer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Bernstein 2001 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
Funny Car: Flag of the United States.svg John Force
Pro Stock: Flag of the United States.svg Warren Johnson
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Flag of the United States.svg Angelle Sampey

Drifting

SeriesChampionRefer
D1 Grand Prix Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi 2001 D1 Grand Prix season

Karting

SeriesDriverSeason article
Karting World Championship FSA: Flag of Italy.svg Vitantonio Liuzzi
Rotax Max Challenge Flag of South Africa.svg Claudio Piazza-Musso

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