2001 Grand Prix of Japan
14 October - Suzuka: 192.995 miles (3.644 miles x 53 laps)


Pole Position: Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 1:32.484

Results
 1 Michael Schumacher           Ferrari                         1:27:33.298, 132.14mph
 2 Juan Pablo Montoya           Williams-BMW                    1:27:36.452
 3 David Coulthard              McLaren-Mercedes                1:27:56.560
 4 Mika Häkkinen                McLaren-Mercedes                1:28:08.837
 5 Rubens Barrichello           Ferrari                         1:28:09.842
 6 Ralf Schumacher              Williams-BMW                    1:28:10.420
 7 Jenson Button                Benetton-Renault                1:29:10.400
 8 Jarno Trulli                 Jordan-Honda                    - 1 lap
 9 Nick Heidfeld                Sauber-Petronas                 - 1 lap
10 Jacques Villeneuve           BAR-Honda                       - 1 lap
11 Fernando Alonso              Minardi-European                - 1 lap
12 Heinz-Harald Frentzen        Prost-Acer                      - 1 lap
13 Olivier Panis                BAR-Honda                       - 2 laps
14 Enrique Bernoldi             Arrows-Asiatech                 - 2 laps
15 Jos Verstappen               Arrows-Asiatech                 - 2 laps
16 Alex Yoong                   Minardi-European                - 3 laps
17 Giancarlo Fisichella         Benetton-Renault                - 6 laps

Fastest Lap: Ralf Schumacher, Williams-BMW, 1m36.944 (135.320mph) on lap 46


Retirements
   Pedro de la Rosa             Jaguar-Ford                     45 laps (oil leak)
   Tomas Enge                   Prost-Acer                      42 laps (brakes)
   Eddie Irvine                 Jaguar-Ford                     24 laps (fuel rig failure)
   Kimi Räikkönen               Sauber-Petronas                 5 laps (accident)
   Jean Alesi                   Jordan-Honda                     5 laps (accident)


   Race Leaders
   Michael Schumacher            1 - 18 laps
   Juan Pablo Montoya           19 - 21 laps
   Ralf Schumacher              22 - 23 laps
   Michael Schumacher           24 - 36 laps
   Juan Pablo Montoya           37 - 38 laps
   Michael Schumacher           39 - 53 laps
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                                Starting Grid

 
 1  1 Michael Schumacher        Ferrari F2001/214               B 1:32.484
 2  6 Juan Pablo Montoya        Williams-BMW FW23/8             M 1:33.184
 3  5 Ralf Schumacher           Williams-BMW FW23/7             M 1:33.297
 4  2 Rubens Barrichello        Ferrari F2001/206               B 1:33.323
 5  3 Mika Häkkinen             McLaren-Mercedes MP4-16/4       B 1:33.662
 6  7 Giancarlo Fisichella      Benetton-Renault B201/6         M 1:33.830
 7  4 David Coulthard           McLaren-Mercedes MP4-16/6       B 1:33.916
 8 11 Jarno Trulli              Jordan-Honda EJ11/5             B 1:34.002
 9  8 Jenson Button             Benetton-Renault B201/5         M 1:34.375
10 16 Nick Heidfeld             Sauber-Petronas C20/7           B 1:34.386
11 12 Jean Alesi                Jordan-Honda EJ11/4             B 1:34.420
12 17 Kimi Räikkönen            Sauber-Petronas C20/4           B 1:34.581
13 18 Eddie Irvine              Jaguar-Ford R2/4                M 1:34.851
14 10 Jacques Villeneuve        BAR-Honda 003/8                 B 1:35.109
15 22 Heinz-Harald Frentzen     Prost-Acer AP04/1               M 1:35.132
16 19 Pedro de la Rosa          Jaguar-Ford R2/7                M 1:35.639
17  9 Olivier Panis             BAR-Honda 003/4                 B 1:35.766
18 21 Fernando Alonso           Minardi-European PS01/3         M 1:36.410
19 23 Tomas Enge                Prost-Acer AP04/3               M 1:36.446
20 15 Enrique Bernoldi          Arrows-Asiatech A22/4           B 1:36.885
21 14 Jos Verstappen            Arrows-Asiatech A22/6           B 1:36.973
22 20 Alex Yoong                Minardi-European PS01B/4        M 1:38.246


N.B. - M - Michelin, B - Bridgestone


Friday First Practice

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:37.443 2. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.798 0.355 0.355 3. Juan Montoya COL Williams-BMW 1:37.947 0.149 0.504 4. Rubens Barrichello BR Ferrari 1:38.032 0.085 0.589 5. Jean Alesi F Jordan-Honda 1:38.157 0.125 0.714 6. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.160 0.003 0.717 7. Ralf Schumacher D Williams-BMW 1:38.276 0.116 0.833 8. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Prost-Acer 1:38.445 0.169 1.002 9. Pedro de la Rosa E Jaguar 1:38.555 0.110 1.112 10. Nick Heidfeld D Sauber-Petronas 1:38.937 0.382 1.494 11. Eddie Irvine GB Jaguar 1:38.953 0.016 1.510 12. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Renault 1:39.000 0.047 1.557 13. Jarno Trulli I Jordan-Honda 1:39.361 0.361 1.918 14. Jacques Villeneuve CDN BAR-Honda 1:39.532 0.171 2.089 15. Jenson Button GB Benetton-Renault 1:40.018 0.486 2.575 16. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Sauber-Petronas 1:40.197 0.179 2.754 17. Jos Verstappen NL Arrows-Asiatech 1:40.381 0.184 2.938 18. Olivier Panis F BAR-Honda 1:40.652 0.271 3.209 19. Fernando Alonso E Minardi-European 1:41.097 0.445 3.654 20. Tomas Enge CZ Prost-Acer 1:41.216 0.119 3.773 21. Enrique Bernoldi BR Arrows-Asiatech 1:41.376 0.160 3.933 22. Alex Yoong MY Minardi-European 1:43.800 2.424 6.357 107% of fastest time: 1:44.264

Combined Friday Practice

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jean Alesi F Jordan-Honda 1:35.454 2. Juan Montoya COL Williams-BMW 1:35.977 0.523 0.523 3. Pedro de la Rosa E Jaguar 1:36.225 0.248 0.771 4. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.430 0.205 0.976 5. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Prost-Acer 1:36.439 0.009 0.985 6. Eddie Irvine GB Jaguar 1:36.589 0.150 1.135 7. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.638 0.049 1.184 8. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:36.727 0.089 1.273 9. Ralf Schumacher D Williams-BMW 1:36.874 0.147 1.420 10. Rubens Barrichello BR Ferrari 1:36.994 0.120 1.540 11. Jarno Trulli I Jordan-Honda 1:37.564 0.570 2.110 12. Jenson Button GB Benetton-Renault 1:37.645 0.081 2.191 13. Nick Heidfeld D Sauber-Petronas 1:37.665 0.020 2.211 14. Jacques Villeneuve CDN BAR-Honda 1:38.312 0.647 2.858 15. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Sauber-Petronas 1:38.315 0.003 2.861 16. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Renault 1:38.398 0.083 2.944 17. Fernando Alonso E Minardi-European 1:38.961 0.563 3.507 18. Olivier Panis F BAR-Honda 1:39.108 0.147 3.654 19. Jos Verstappen NL Arrows-Asiatech 1:39.511 0.403 4.057 20. Enrique Bernoldi BR Arrows-Asiatech 1:39.744 0.233 4.290 21. Alex Yoong MY Minardi-European 1:39.952 0.208 4.498 22. Tomas Enge CZ Prost-Acer 1:41.216 1.264 5.762 107% of fastest time: 1:42.136

Saturday Practice

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ralf Schumacher D Williams-BMW 1:33.969 2. Juan Montoya COL Williams-BMW 1:34.301 0.332 0.332 3. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.562 0.261 0.593 4. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:34.711 0.149 0.742 5. Jenson Button GB Benetton-Renault 1:34.735 0.024 0.766 6. Jarno Trulli I Jordan-Honda 1:34.909 0.174 0.940 7. Nick Heidfeld D Sauber-Petronas 1:35.037 0.128 1.068 8. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.043 0.006 1.074 9. Rubens Barrichello BR Ferrari 1:35.222 0.179 1.253 10. Jacques Villeneuve CDN BAR-Honda 1:35.457 0.235 1.488 11. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Prost-Acer 1:35.483 0.026 1.514 12. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Sauber-Petronas 1:35.672 0.189 1.703 13. Jean Alesi F Jordan-Honda 1:35.719 0.047 1.750 14. Olivier Panis F BAR-Honda 1:36.051 0.332 2.082 15. Eddie Irvine GB Jaguar 1:36.060 0.009 2.091 16. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Renault 1:36.114 0.054 2.145 17. Pedro de la Rosa E Jaguar 1:36.144 0.030 2.175 18. Tomas Enge CZ Prost-Acer 1:37.246 1.102 3.277 19. Fernando Alonso E Minardi-European 1:37.429 0.183 3.460 20. Enrique Bernoldi BR Arrows-Asiatech 1:37.514 0.085 3.545 21. Jos Verstappen NL Arrows-Asiatech 1:37.805 0.291 3.836 22. Alex Yoong MY Minardi-European 1:38.839 1.034 4.870 107% of fastest time: 1:40.547

Sunday warm-up

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:36.231 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.685 0.454 0.454 3. Nick Heidfeld D Sauber-Petronas 1:36.966 0.281 0.735 4. Jarno Trulli I Jordan-Honda 1:37.140 0.174 0.909 5. Jean Alesi F Jordan-Honda 1:37.361 0.221 1.130 6. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.584 0.223 1.353 7. Rubens Barrichello BR Ferrari 1:37.813 0.229 1.582 8. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Prost-Acer 1:37.891 0.078 1.660 9. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Sauber-Petronas 1:37.942 0.051 1.711 10. Pedro de la Rosa E Jaguar 1:37.970 0.028 1.739 11. Ralf Schumacher D Williams-BMW 1:38.183 0.213 1.952 12. Eddie Irvine GB Jaguar 1:38.263 0.080 2.032 13. Jacques Villeneuve CDN BAR-Honda 1:38.604 0.341 2.373 14. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Renault 1:38.641 0.037 2.410 15. Jenson Button GB Benetton-Renault 1:38.740 0.099 2.509 16. Olivier Panis F BAR-Honda 1:39.091 0.351 2.860 17. Juan Montoya COL Williams-BMW 1:39.182 0.091 2.951 18. Enrique Bernoldi BR Arrows-Asiatech 1:39.295 0.113 3.064 19. Tomas Enge CZ Prost-Acer 1:40.324 1.029 4.093 20. Jos Verstappen NL Arrows-Asiatech 1:40.482 0.158 4.251 21. Alex Yoong MY Minardi-European 1:41.104 0.622 4.873 22. Fernando Alonso E Minardi-European 1:42.142 1.038 5.911 107% of fastest time: 1:42.967

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Nat Constructor Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 123 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 65 3. Rubens Barrichello BR Ferrari 56 4. Ralf Schumacher D Williams-BMW 49 5. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 37 6. Juan Montoya COL Williams-BMW 31 7. Nick Heidfeld D Sauber-Petronas 13 6. Jacques Villeneuve CDN BAR-Honda 12 9. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Sauber-Petronas 9 10. Jarno Trulli I Jordan-Honda 9 11. Giancarlo Fisichella I Benetton-Renault 8 12. Eddie Irvine GB Jaguar 7 13. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Jordan-Honda 6 14. Jean Alesi F Prost-Acer 6 15. Olivier Panis F BAR-Honda 5 16. Pedro de la Rosa E Jaguar 3 17. Jenson Button GB Benetton-Renault 2 18. Jos Verstappen NL Arrows-Asiatech 1 Constructors' Championship Pos Constructor Nat Points ---------------------------------------------- 1. Ferrari I 179 2. McLaren GB 102 3. Williams GB 80 4. Sauber CH 22 5. BAR GB 17 6. Jordan GB 17 7. Benetton I 10 8. Jaguar GB 10 9. Prost F 4 10. Arrows GB 1