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2001 Japanese Grand Prix

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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[1] km (3.641[2] miles)
Distance 53 laps, 310.331[1][3] km (192.831 miles)
Weather Cloudy, mild, dry, air temp: 24°C
Attendance 310,000[4]
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:32.484
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW
Time 1:36.944 on lap 46
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Williams-BMW
Third McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

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

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Qualifying

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

Race

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

Championship standings after the race

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  • Bold text indicates the World Champions.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "Formula 1 Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2022 – Media Kit" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Japanese". Formula1.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Japan 2001 – Qualifications". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  7. ^ "2001 Japanese Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  8. ^ "2001 Japanese Grand Prix – Race Results & History". GPArchive.com. 14 October 2001. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Japan 2001 – Championship". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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