Brazilian Grand Prix
2001 · Round 3 · São Paulo, Brazil · Apr 1, 2001Race summary
Victory went to Coulthard (from 5th on the grid), with a 16.2s margin. Marques made the biggest gain, from 22nd on the grid to 9th (up 13 places). Frentzen had a difficult race, dropping from 8th to 11th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 5 | 71 | 1:39:00.834 | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 71 | +16.164 | 6 |
| 3 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 9 | 70 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 11 | 70 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 7 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 18 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 12 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 15 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Benetton | 20 | 64 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 8 | 63 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber | 10 | 55 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 2 | 54 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Gastón Mazzacane | Prost | 21 | 54 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 13 | 52 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 4 | 38 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 17 | 37 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Luciano Burti | Jaguar | 14 | 30 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Fernando Alonso | Minardi | 19 | 25 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 16 | 15 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 6 | 2 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | 0 | Stalled | 0 |