2001 F1 Championship Standings

Overview

2001 F1 Championship Overview

2001 F1 World Championship

NO	Grand Prix	Date	Winner	Team	Laps	Time
1	2001 Australian F1 GP	March 4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	58	01:38:26.533
2	2001 Malaysian F1 GP	March 18	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	55	01:47:34.801
3	2001 Brazilian F1 GP	April 1	David Coulthard	McLaren	71	01:39:00.834
4	2001 San Marino F1 GP	April 15	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	62	01:30:44.817
5	2001 Spanish F1 GP	April 29	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	65	01:31:03.305
6	2001 Austrian F1 GP	May 13	David Coulthard	McLaren	71	01:27:45.927
7	2001 Monaco F1 GP	May 27	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	78	01:47:22.561
8	2001 Canadian F1 GP	June 10	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	69	01:34:31.522
9	2001 European F1 GP	June 24	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	67	01:29:42.724
10	2001 French F1 GP	July 1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	72	01:33:35.636
11	2001 British F1 GP	July 15	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	60	01:25:33.770
12	2001 German F1 GP	July 29	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	45	01:18:17.873
13	2001 Hungarian F1 GP	August 19	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	77	01:41:49.675
14	2001 Belgian F1 GP	September 2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	36	01:08:05.002
15	2001 Italian F1 GP	September 16	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	53	01:16:58.493
16	2001 USA F1 GP	September 30	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	73	01:32:42.840
17	2001 Japanese F1 GP	October 14	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	53	01:27:33.298

2001 F1 Championship Report

However hard the opposition tried, with both McLaren and Williams getting in on the act, Ferrari remained the team in control and the remainder of Michael's year was one of domination as he won fully seven more times, wrapping up his fourth title as early as the Hungarian GP, with four races still to run.

David Coulthard was consistent in the first two races, then inspired in victory in Brazil, but McLaren's failure to develop its launch control sufficiently left him stranded at the start at Barcelona. David then produced his lap of the year to qualify on pole at Monaco, only to have his launch control fail again, meaning he'd have to start from the back of the grid on this track on which overtaking is so difficult. As at Barcelona, he was restricted to a fifth-place finish, with Michael taking a maximum score both times to stretch his points advantage. Despite winning the French GP, David then spent the rest of the year very much in Michael's wake.

Coulthard's team-mate Mika Hakkinen was seemingly uninspired and not firing on all cylinders. Much of this was down to mechanical failure, and this never hit him harder than at the Spanish GP where he was half a lap away from a dominant win when his car broke, allowing Michael Schumacher through to victory. However, Mika was reinvigorated by winning at Silverstone, then one race after announcing his intention to take a sabbatical, he won again at Indianapolis. Despite Mika's protestations at the final round at Suzuka that he'd be taking just one year out to recharge his batteries, many felt that the curtains had just been drawn on the great Finn's illustrious career.

Rubens Barrichello came out of Michael's shadow more in the second Ferrari. But he was put back in his place when told to cease his pursuit of Coulthard for the lead in the closing laps of the Austrian GP to let Michael through. This Rubens did, grudgingly, coming out of the final corner. Only when Michael had wrapped up the title did the team start to help his challenge to beat Coulthard and Ralf Schumacher to be the season's runner-up. His form picked up noticeably, although strong runs at Monza and Indianapolis didn't produce the points the Brazilian's input deserved, as Coulthard collected sufficient points to end the year as runner-up.

Running on Michelins was always going to be a gamble for the Williams team, as the French tyre manufacturer was making its return to the grand prix scene against the vastly more experienced Bridgestone. However, with ever more powerful engines from BMW, Williams was confident. Off the pace whenever the conditions were cold and wet, they struggled at Imola, until it warmed up and Ralf Schumacher romped clear of the McLarens for his first win. This was repeated at Montreal, and a further win was added at Hockenheim. However, by this stage in the season, new team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya had stopped making mistakes. The Colombian had showed his speed as early as the third race, muscling his way past Michael Schumacher in Brazil, later being deprived of victory at Hockenheim by a delayed pit stop that led to a blown engine. However, the former Champ Car star's day of days came at Indianapolis when he scored what will surely be the first of many wins.

Fourth overall in the Constructors' Cup, went to Sauber in 2001, the little-fancied team surprising everyone by being consistent point-scorers. Equipped with the previous year's Ferrari engines - badged as Petronas engines - they had power aplenty. But the fact that designer Sergio Rinland quit before the opening race didn't augur well for this team that traditionally loses ground through the year through lack of development. However, the chassis was a good one and not only did Nick Heidfeld finally have a car in which to shine, but his rookie team-mate Kimi Raikkonen did too. The Finn arrived with just 23 car races to his name, having bypassed not only Formula 3000 but Formula Three as well. FIA president Max Mosley wasn't happy about this, putting the Finn under observation, but this proved unnecessary when he scored a point on his debut and continued to impress. In fact, so much so that Hakkinen urged McLaren's Ron Dennis to take on his compatriot during his year off in 2002.

Considering that Jordan had hoped to finish at least fourth overall, 2001 was a disappointment. Indeed, they ended up fifth only after Jarno Trulli's disqualification from fourth in the US GP was overturned on a technicality. It was the least that the luckless Italian deserved before effecting a straight swap with Giancarlo Fisichella for 2002. Heinz-Harald Frentzen also left the team, but before the year was out, being dropped to make way for Jean Alesi.

Renault tried to be different in 2001, returning to Formula One with a radical, wide-angle engine in the back of the Benettons of Fisichella and Jenson Button. They were off the pace and their running was restricted, leaving them perilously close to the rear of the grid in the first half of the season. However, Renault upped the power and promise was revealed in the German GP when both scored points. Two races later, in Belgium, Fisichella ran second for much of the race before being demoted to an eventual third by Coulthard. This left everyone sure that when the team was rebranded as Renault for 2002, it would be running much closer to the pace of Formula One's big three: Ferrari, McLaren and Williams. BAR, like Jordan, lacked the ultimate grunt from their Honda engines, but their main worry was the chassis, leaving Jacques Villeneuve and Olivier Panis to scrap for points, although the Canadian twice lucked into a podium position.

Jaguar was another team that failed to shine, with team boss Bobby Rahal being shown the door to make way for Niki Lauda taking sole charge. Eddie Irvine claimed a surprise third at Monaco, but neither he nor Pedro de la Rosa had much else to smile about. Arrows lacked power and budget, but Jos Verstappen often showed well in the early stages of races, although this pace was artificial as he would start the race on a two-stop strategy and thus be running with a light fuel load while others planned to stop just the once.

While the arrival of Australian airline magnate Paul Stoddart brought the finance to save tailenders Minardi, Alain Prost's team spent the season heading for meltdown. Financial top-ups kept it going and the battle for survival continued into the close-season, but the French team folded in the New Year, with various rescue bids doomed for hard-to-understand reasons, meaning that Alesi's hard-won points were to count for nothing. At least the numbers on the grid wouldn't drop in 2002 as their place was being taken by a new team: Toyota.

Driver Standings

2001 Formula 1 Championship Driver Standings

P	Driver	Pts	AUS	MAL	BRA	SAN	SPA	OST	MON	CAN	EUR	FRE	BRI	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	JAP
1	Michael Schumacher	123	1*	1	2	DNF	1*	2	1	2	1	1	2	DNF	1	1*	4	2	1
2	David Coulthard	65	2	3	1	2	5	1*	5*	DNF	3	4*	DNF	DNF	3	2	DNF	3	3
3	Rubens Barrichello	56	3	2	DNF	3	DNF	3	2	DNF	5	3	3	2	2	5	2	15	5
4	Ralf Schumacher	49	DNF	5	DNF*	1*	DNF	DNF	DNF	1*	4	2	DNF	1	4	7	3*	DNF	6*
5	Mika Häkkinen	37	DNF	6*	DNF	4	9	DNF	DNF	3	6	DNS	1*	DNF	5*	4	DNF	1	4
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	31	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	2*	DNF	4	DNF*	8	DNF	1	DNF*	2
7	Nick Heidfeld	12	4	DNF	3	7	6	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	6	6	DNF	6	DNF	11	6	9
8	Jacques Villeneuve	12	DNF	DNF	7	DNF	3	8	4	DNF	9	DNF	8	3	9	8	6	DNF	10
9	Jarno Trulli	12	DNF	8	5	5	4	DSQ	DNF	11	DNF	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	4	8
10	Kimi Räikkönen	9	6	DNF	DNF	DNF	8	4	10	4	10	7	5	DNF	7	DNS	7	DNF	DNF
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	8	13	DNF	6	DNF	14	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	11	13	4	DNF	3	10	8	17
12	Eddie Irvine	6	11	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	7	3	DNF	7	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNF	5	DNF
13	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6	5	4	11	6	DNF	DNF	DNF		DNF	8	7		DNF	9	DNF	10	12
14	Jean Alesi	5	9	9	8	9	10	10	6	5	15	12	11	6	10	6	8	7	DNF
15	Olivier Panis	5	7	DNF	4	8	7	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	9	DNF	7	DNF	11	9	11	13
16	Pedro de la Rosa	3					DNF	DNF	DNF	6	8	14	12	DNF	11	DNF	5	12	DNF
17	Jenson Button	2	14	11	10	12	15	DNF	7	DNF	13	16	15	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	9	7
18	Jos Verstappen	1	10	7	DNF	DNF	12	6	8	10	DNF	13	10	9	12	10	DNF	DNF	15
19	Ricardo Zonta	0								7				DNF
20	Tarso Marques	0	DNF	14	9	DNF	16	DNF	DNF	9	DNF	15	DNQ	DNF	DNF	13
21	Alex Yoong	0															DNF	DNF	16
22	Luciano Burti	0	8	10	DNF	11	11	11	DNF	8	12	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS
23	Gastón Mazzacane	0	DNF	12	DNF	DNF
24	Fernando Alonso	0	12	13	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	DNF	DNF	14	17	16	10	DNF	DNS	13	DNF	11
25	Enrique Bernoldi	0	DNF	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	14	8	DNF	12	DNF	13	14
26	Tomáš Enge	0															12	14	DNF

2001 F1 results distribution of points: 1st = 10, 2nd = 6, 3rd =4, 4th = 3, 5th = 2, 6th = 1 point
* = this driver has driven the fastest lap of the race.

DNQ = Did Not Qualify, DNS = Did Not Start, Ret = Retired, DSQ = Disqualified, NC = Not Classified

Driver Stats

2001 F1 Drivers Statistics Table

Driver	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	Laps	FL	RET	PTS
Michael Schumacher	17	9	5	0	14	11	1005	3	2	123
Ralf Schumacher	17	3	1	1	5	1	806	5	7	49
David Coulthard	17	2	3	5	10	2	926	3	4	65
Mika Häkkinen	17	2	0	1	3	0	689	3	8	37
Juan Pablo Montoya	17	1	3	0	4	3	680	3	11	31
Rubens Barrichello	17	0	5	5	10	0	928	0	4	56
Nick Heidfeld	17	0	0	1	1	0	764	0	6	12
Jacques Villeneuve	17	0	0	2	2	0	790	0	6	12
Jarno Trulli	17	0	0	0	0	0	755	0	10	12
Kimi Räikkönen	17	0	0	0	0	0	756	0	7	9
Giancarlo Fisichella	17	0	0	1	1	0	810	0	7	8
Eddie Irvine	17	0	0	1	1	0	658	0	11	6
Olivier Panis	17	0	0	0	0	0	784	0	6	5
Jean Alesi	17	0	0	0	0	0	998	0	2	5
Jenson Button	17	0	0	0	0	0	861	0	7	2
Jos Verstappen	17	0	0	0	0	0	889	0	6	1
Fernando Alonso	17	0	0	0	0	0	707	0	9	0
Enrique Bernoldi	17	0	0	0	0	0	568	0	10	0
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	15	0	0	0	0	0	719	0	7	6
Tarso Marques	14	0	0	0	0	0	577	0	7	0
Luciano Burti	14	0	0	0	0	0	599	0	6	0
Pedro de la Rosa	13	0	0	0	0	0	579	0	6	3
Gastón Mazzacane	4	0	0	0	0	0	135	0	3	0
Tomáš Enge	3	0	0	0	0	0	166	0	1	0
Alex Yoong	3	0	0	0	0	0	132	0	2	0
Ricardo Zonta	2	0	0	0	0	0	75	0	1	0

Team Standings

2001 Formula 1 Championship Constructor Standings

P	Team	Car	AUS	MAL	BRA	SAN	SPA	OST	MON	CAN	EUR	FRE	BRI	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	JAP	Pts
1	Ferrari	1	1	1	2	DNF	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	DNF	1	1	4	2	1	179
		2	3	2	DNF	3	DNF	3	2	DNF	5	3	3	2	2	5	2	15	5
2	McLaren	3	DNF	6	DNF	4	9	DNF	DNF	3	6	DNS	1	DNF	5	4	DNF	1	4	102
		4	2	3	1	2	5	1	5	DNF	3	4	DNF	DNF	3	2	DNF	3	3
3	Williams	5	DNF	5	DNF	1	DNF	DNF	DNF	1	4	2	DNF	1	4	7	3	DNF	6	80
		6	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	2	DNF	4	DNF	8	DNF	1	DNF	2
4	Sauber	16	4	DNF	3	7	6	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	6	6	DNF	6	DNF	11	6	9	21
		17	6	DNF	DNF	DNF	8	4	10	4	10	7	5	DNF	7	DNS	7	DNF	DNF
5	Jordan	11	5	4	11	6	DNF	DNF	DNF	7	DNF	8	7	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	4	8	19
		12	DNF	8	5	5	4	DSQ	DNF	11	DNF	5	DNF	DNF	10	6	8	7	DNF
6	BAR	9	7	DNF	4	8	7	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	9	DNF	7	DNF	11	9	11	13	17
		1	DNF	DNF	7	DNF	3	8	4	DNF	9	DNF	8	3	9	8	6	DNF	10
7	Benetton	7	13	DNF	6	DNF	14	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	11	13	4	DNF	3	10	8	17	10
		8	14	11	10	12	15	DNF	7	DNF	13	16	15	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	9	7
8	Jaguar	18	11	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	7	3	DNF	7	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNF	5	DNF	9
		19	8	10	DNF	11	DNF	DNF	DNF	6	8	14	12	DNF	11	DNF	5	12	DNF
9	Prost	22	9	9	8	9	10	10	6	5	15	12	11	6	DNF	9	DNF	10	12	4
		23	DNF	12	DNF	DNF	11	11	DNF	8	12	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS	12	14	DNF
10	Arrows	14	10	7	DNF	DNF	12	6	8	10	DNF	13	10	9	12	10	DNF	DNF	15	1
		15	DNF	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	14	8	DNF	12	DNF	13	14
11	Minardi	2	DNF	14	9	DNF	16	DNF	DNF	9	DNF	15	DNQ	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	DNF	16	0
		21	12	13	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	DNF	DNF	14	17	16	10	DNF	DNS	13	DNF	11