Changes: 2001 Formula One Season

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2001 FIA Formula One World Championship

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2001 World Champion, Michael Schumacher

Season Information

Number of races

17

Season opener

Australian Grand Prix

Season finale

Japanese Grand Prix

Tyre suppliers

B M

Drivers' World Championship

Constructors' World Championship

Champion

Ferrari
179 points

Runner-Up

McLaren-Mercedes
102 points

3rd

Williams-BMW
80 points

Ferrari F2001 — Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship with the F2001

The 2001 Formula One Season was the 52nd season of the Drivers' World Championship and the 44th season of the Constructors' Championship.

It began on March 4 in Australia and ended on October 14 in Japan.

The Drivers' World Championship was won by Michael Schumacher of Ferrari, 58 points ahead of David Coulthard of McLaren-Mercedes. Rubens Barrichello of Ferrari was third.

The Constructors' Championship was won by Ferrari, 77 points ahead of McLaren-Mercedes.

Teams and Drivers

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Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Team	Engine		No.	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers

Ferrari	F2001	B	1	Michael Schumacher	All	Luca Badoer Thomas Biagi Fabrizio Giovinardi
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 050		2	Rubens Barrichello	All	Luca Badoer Thomas Biagi Fabrizio Giovinardi

McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-16	B	3	Mika Häkkinen	All	Alexander Wurz Gary Paffett Marcel Fässler
West McLaren Mercedes	Mercedes FO110K		4	David Coulthard	All	Alexander Wurz Gary Paffett Marcel Fässler

Williams-BMW	FW23	M	5	Ralf Schumacher	All	Marc Gené Jörg Müller Ricardo Sperafíco
BMW WilliamsF1 Team	BMW P80		6	Juan Pablo Montoya	All	Marc Gené Jörg Müller Ricardo Sperafíco

Benetton-Renault	B201	M	7	Giancarlo Fisichella	All	Mark Webber Oliver Gavin
Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Renault RS21		8	Jenson Button	All	Mark Webber Oliver Gavin

BAR-Honda	003	B	9	Olivier Panis	All	Anthony Davidson Darren Manning Patrick Lemarié Takuma Sato
Lucky Strike BAR Honda	Honda RA001E		10	Jacques Villeneuve	All	Anthony Davidson Darren Manning Patrick Lemarié Takuma Sato

Jordan-Honda	EJ11	B	11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1-7, 9-11	Ricardo Zonta Narain Karthikeyan Justin Wilson
Benson & Hedges Jordan Honda	Honda RA001E		11	Ricardo Zonta	8, 12
			12 11	Jarno Trulli	1-12 13-17
			12	Jean Alesi	13-17

Arrows-Asiatech	A22	B	14	Jos Verstappen	All	Johnny Herbert Jonny Kane
Orange Arrows Asiatech	Asiatech 001		15	Enrique Bernoldi	All	Johnny Herbert Jonny Kane

Sauber-Petronas	C20	B	16	Nick Heidfeld	All	Felipe Massa
Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Petronas 01A		17	Kimi Räikkönen	All	Felipe Massa

Jaguar-Cosworth	R2	M	18	Eddie Irvine	All	Tomas Scheckter Andre Lotterer James Courtney Narain Karthikeyan
Jaguar Racing	Cosworth CR-3		19	Luciano Burti	1-4
			19	Pedro de la Rosa	5-17

Minardi-European	PS01/PS01B	M	20	Tarso Marques	1-14	Alex Yoong Andrea Piccini Christijan Albers David Saelens
European Minardi F1	European V10		20	Alex Yoong	15-17
			21	Fernando Alonso	All

Prost-Acer	AP04	M	22	Jean Alesi	1-12	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro de la Rosa Jonathan Cochet Oriol Servià Jaroslav Janis
Prost Acer	Acer 01A		22	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	13-17
			23	Gastón Mazzacane	1-4
			23	Luciano Burti	5-14
			23	Tomáš Enge	15-17

Changes from last season

Team changes

Jordan Grand Prix changed engines from Mugen-Honda to Honda.
Benetton changed engine suppliers from Playlife to Renault.
Arrows changed engine suppliers from Supertec to Asiatech.
Minardi changed engine suppliers from Fondmetal to European.
Prost changed engine suppliers from Peugeot to Acer.

Driver changes

Fernando Alonso: Astromega (F3000) → Minardi-European
Enrique Bernoldi: RSM Marko (Formula Renault) → Arrows-Asiatech
Luciano Burti: Jaguar-Cosworth Test → Race seat
Jenson Button: Williams-BMW → Benetton-Renault
Pedro de la Rosa: Arrows-Supertec → Prost-Acer (test)
Pedro Diniz: Sauber-Petronas → Prost-Acer (Management position)
Marc Gené: Minardi-Fondmetal → Williams-BMW (test)
Nick Heidfeld: Prost-Peugeot → Sauber-Petronas
Johnny Herbert: Jaguar-Cosworth → Arrows-Asiatech (test)
Tarso Marques: Dale Coyne (CART) → Minardi-European
Gastón Mazzacane: Minardi-Fondmetal → Prost-Acer
Juan Pablo Montoya: Chip Ganassi (CART) → Williams-BMW
Olivier Panis: McLaren-Mercedes (test) → BAR-Honda
Kimi Räikkönen: Manor Racing (Formula Renault) → Sauber-Petronas
Mika Salo: Sauber-Petronas → Toyota (non-driving role)
Alexander Wurz: Benetton-Playlife → McLaren-Mercedes (test)
Ricardo Zonta: BAR-Honda → Jordan-Honda (test)

Mid-season Changes

Driver changes

Jean Alesi: Prost-Acer → Jordan-Honda (from round 13)
Luciano Burti: Jaguar-Cosworth → Prost-Acer (from round 15)
Pedro de la Rosa: Prost-Acer (test) → Jaguar-Cosworth (from round 5)
Tomáš Enge: Formula 3000 → Prost-Acer (from round 15)
Heinz-Harald Frentzen: Jordan-Honda → Prost-Acer (from round 13)
Tarso Marques: Minardi-European Race Seat → Test (Rounds 15-17)
Gastón Mazzacane: Prost-Acer → Released (following round 4)
Tomas Scheckter: Jaguar-Cosworth (test) → Formula Indy
Ricardo Zonta: Jordan-Honda Test → Race seat (Rounds 8 & 12)
Alex Yoong: Formula Nippon → Minardi-European (from round 15)

Other changes

Murray Walker retired from Formula One commentating after 53 years in the sport, following the United States Grand Prix.

Season calendar

Race	Date	Event	Circuit
1	March 4	Australian Grand Prix	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
2	March 18	Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit
3	April 1	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace
4	April 15	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
5	April 29	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya
6	May 13	Austrian Grand Prix	A1-Ring
7	May 27	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco
8	June 10	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
9	June 24	European Grand Prix	Nürburgring
10	July 1	French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
11	July 15	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit
12	July 29	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring
13	August 19	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring
14	September 2	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
15	September 16	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
16	September 30	United States Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
17	October 14	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit

Season Results

Race result

Round	Event				Report
Round	Grid		Result		Report

Australian Grand Prix			Report
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	1	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	Fastest Lap
[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	2	[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari
[[Mika Häkkinen]] McLaren-Mercedes	3	[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	1:28.214 on Lap 30

Malaysian Grand Prix			Report
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	1	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	Fastest Lap
[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	2	[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	[[Mika Häkkinen]] McLaren-Mercedes
[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	3	[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	1:40.962 on Lap 48

Brazilian Grand Prix			Report
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	1	[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	Fastest Lap
[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	2	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW
[[Mika Häkkinen]] McLaren-Mercedes	3	[[Nick Heidfeld]] Sauber-Petronas	1:15.693 on Lap 38

San Marino Grand Prix			Report
[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	1	[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	Fastest Lap
[[Mika Häkkinen]] McLaren-Mercedes	2	[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW
[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	3	[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	1:25.524 on Lap 27

Spanish Grand Prix			Report
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	1	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	Fastest Lap
[[Mika Häkkinen]] McLaren-Mercedes	2	[[Juan Pablo Montoya]] Williams-BMW	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari
[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	3	[[Jacques Villeneuve]] BAR-Honda	1:21.151 on Lap 25

Austrian Grand Prix			Report
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	1	[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	Fastest Lap
[[Juan Pablo Montoya]] Williams-BMW	2	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes
[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	3	[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	1:10.843 on Lap 48

Monaco Grand Prix			Report
[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	1	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	Fastest Lap
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	2	[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes
[[Mika Häkkinen]] McLaren-Mercedes	3	[[Eddie Irvine]] Jaguar-Cosworth	1:19.424 on Lap 68

Canadian Grand Prix			Report
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	1	[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	Fastest Lap
[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	2	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW
[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	3	[[Mika Häkkinen]] McLaren-Mercedes	1:17.205 on Lap 50

European Grand Prix			Report
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	1	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	Fastest Lap
[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	2	[[Juan Pablo Montoya]] Williams-BMW	[[Juan Pablo Montoya]] Williams-BMW
[[Juan Pablo Montoya]] Williams-BMW	3	[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	1:18.354 on Lap 27

French Grand Prix			Report
[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	1	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	Fastest Lap
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	2	[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes
[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	3	[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	1:16.088 on Lap 53

British Grand Prix			Report
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	1	[[Mika Häkkinen]] McLaren-Mercedes	Fastest Lap
[[Mika Häkkinen]] McLaren-Mercedes	2	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	[[Mika Häkkinen]] McLaren-Mercedes
[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	3	[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	1:23.405 on Lap 34

German Grand Prix			Report
[[Juan Pablo Montoya]] Williams-BMW	1	[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	Fastest Lap
[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	2	[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	[[Juan Pablo Montoya]] Williams-BMW
[[Mika Häkkinen]] McLaren-Mercedes	3	[[Jacques Villeneuve]] BAR-Honda	1:41.808 on Lap 20

Hungarian Grand Prix			Report
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	1	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	Fastest Lap
[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	2	[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	[[Mika Häkkinen]] McLaren-Mercedes
[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	3	[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	1:16.723 on Lap 51

Belgian Grand Prix			Report
[[Juan Pablo Montoya]] Williams-BMW	1	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	Fastest Lap
[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	2	[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	3	[[Giancarlo Fisichella]] Benetton-Renault	1:49.758 on Lap 3

Italian Grand Prix			Report
[[Juan Pablo Montoya]] Williams-BMW	1	[[Juan Pablo Montoya]] Williams-BMW	Fastest Lap
[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	2	[[Rubens Barrichello]] Ferrari	[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	3	[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	1:25.073 on Lap 39

United States Grand Prix			Report
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	1	[[Mika Häkkinen]] McLaren-Mercedes	Fastest Lap
[[Ralf Schumacher*]] Williams-BMW	2	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	[[Juan Pablo Montoya]] Williams-BMW
[[Juan Pablo Montoya*]] Williams-BMW	3	[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	1:14.448 on Lap 35

Japanese Grand Prix			Report
[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	1	[[Michael Schumacher]] Ferrari	Fastest Lap
[[Juan Pablo Montoya]] Williams-BMW	2	[[Juan Pablo Montoya]] Williams-BMW	[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW
[[Ralf Schumacher]] Williams-BMW	3	[[David Coulthard]] McLaren-Mercedes	1:36.944 on Lap 46

*United States GP: Mika Häkkinen set a time good enough for 2nd on the grid, but this time was deleted as a penalty for running a red light in practice. Häkkinen's next best time placed him fourth on the grid.

Championship Standings

Drivers' World Championship
Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Michael Schumacher	123
2	David Coulthard	65
3	Rubens Barrichello	56
4	Ralf Schumacher	49
5	Mika Häkkinen	37
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	31
7	Jacques Villeneuve	12
8	Nick Heidfeld	12
9	Jarno Trulli	12
10	Kimi Räikkönen	9
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	8
12	Eddie Irvine	6
13	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6
14	Olivier Panis	5
15	Jean Alesi	5
16	Pedro de la Rosa	3
17	Jenson Button	2
18	Jos Verstappen	1
19	Ricardo Zonta	0
20	Luciano Burti	0
21	Enrique Bernoldi	0
22	Tarso Marques	0
23	Fernando Alonso	0
24	Tomáš Enge	0
25	Gastón Mazzacane	0
26	Alex Yoong	0

Constructors' World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	Ferrari	179
2	McLaren-Mercedes	102
3	Williams-BMW	80
4	Sauber-Petronas	21
5	Jordan-Honda	19
6	BAR-Honda	17
7	Benetton-Renault	10
8	Jaguar-Cosworth	9
9	Prost-Acer	4
10	Arrows-Asiatech	1
11	Minardi-European	0

Notes

V T E	2001 Formula One Season
Teams	Ferrari • McLaren • Williams • Benetton • BAR • Jordan • Arrows • Sauber • Jaguar • Minardi • Prost
Engines	Acer • Asiatech • BMW • Cosworth • European • Ferrari • Honda • Mercedes • Petronas • Renault
Drivers	1 M. Schumacher • 2 Barrichello • 3 Häkkinen • 4 Coulthard • 5 R. Schumacher • 6 Montoya • 7 Fisichella • 8 Button • 9 Panis • 10 Villeneuve • 11 Frentzen • 11/12 Trulli • 12 Alesi • 14 Verstappen • 15 Bernoldi • 16 Heidfeld • 17 Räikkönen • 18 Irvine • 19 Burti • 19 De la Rosa • 20 Marques • 20 Yoong • 21 Alonso • 22 Alesi • 22 Frentzen • 23 Mazzacane • 23 Burti • 23 Enge
Other Drivers	Badoer • Davidson • Gené • Herbert • Massa • McNish • Salo • Sato • Webber • Wurz
Cars	Ferrari F2001 • McLaren MP4-16 • Williams FW23 • Benetton B201 • BAR 003 • Jordan EJ11 • Arrows A22 • Sauber C20 • Jaguar R2 • Minardi PS01 • Minardi PS01B • Prost AP04
Tyres	Bridgestone • Michelin
Races	Australia • Malaysia • Brazil • San Marino • Spain • Austria • Monaco • Canada • Europe • France • Britain • Germany • Hungary • Belgium • Italy • United States • Japan
See also	2000 Formula One Season • 2002 Formula One Season • Category

V T E	Formula One Seasons
1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024

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