Japanese Grand Prix
2001 · Round 17 · Suzuka, Japan · Oct 14, 2001Race summary
Schumacher won the race from 1st on the grid, 3.154s ahead of Pablo Montoya. Alonso was the standout mover, climbing from 18th to 11th. Fisichella lost the most ground, from 6th on the grid down to 17th (down 11 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 53 | 1:27:33.298 | 10 |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 2 | 53 | +3.154 | 6 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | 53 | +23.262 | 4 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 53 | +35.539 | 3 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +36.544 | 2 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 3 | 53 | +37.122 | 1 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | Benetton | 9 | 53 | +1:37.102 | 0 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Minardi | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Prost | 15 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 17 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 20 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 21 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 22 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 6 | 47 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 16 | 45 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Tomáš Enge | Prost | 19 | 42 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 13 | 24 | Fuel rig | 0 |
| – | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber | 12 | 5 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Jean Alesi | Jordan | 11 | 5 | Collision | 0 |