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
Formula One World Championship Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher 2001 Formula One season
Constructors: Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari
CART Championship Series Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran 2001 CART season
Indy Racing League Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hornish Jr. 2001 Indy Racing League season
Indy Lights Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell 2001 Indy Lights season
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
Formula Nippon Championship Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama 2001 Formula Nippon Championship
Teams: Flag of Japan.svg 5ZIGEN
Formula Volkswagen Germany Flag of Austria.svg Walter Lechner Jr. 2001 Formula Volkswagen Germany season
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
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
Russian Formula 1600 Championship Flag of Russia.svg Dmitriy Shcheglov
Formula Three
All-Japan Formula Three Championship Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer 2001 All-Japan Formula Three season
Asian Formula Three Championship Flag of the Philippines.svg JoJo Silverio
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
British Formula 3 Championship C: Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 2001 British Formula 3 season
N: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robbie Kerr
Finnish Formula Three Championship Flag of Finland.svg Jari Koivisto
French Formula Three Championship Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Fukuda 2001 French Formula Three season
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
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
United States Formula Three Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Luciano Gomide 2001 United States Formula Three Championship
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

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

Touring car

SeriesDriverSeason article
British Touring Car Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato 2001 British Touring Car Championship
Touring Teams: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vauxhall Motorsport
Production: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Harrison
Production Teams: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GR Motorsport
Manufacturers: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vauxhall / Vauxhall Motorsport/egg:sport
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
Shell Championship Series (V8 Supercars) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife 2001 Shell Championship Series
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
V8Star Series Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto 2001 V8Star Series
Teams: Flag of France.svg PoleVision Racing

Rallying

SeriesDriver/Co-DriverSeason article
World Rally Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Burns
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Reid
2001 World Rally Championship season
Manufacturer: 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

Oval racing

SeriesDriverSeason article
NASCAR
NASCAR Winston Cup Series Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gordon 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
NASCAR Busch Series Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Harvick 2001 NASCAR Busch Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sprague 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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

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