The Australian Grand Prix 2001 was the 1st round of the 2001 F1 season, and took place at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, on March 4th.

Michael Schumacher won the race from the pole, followed by David Coulthard, and Rubens Barrichello completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1:38:26.533
Finished
2
4
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
+1.717
Finished
3
1
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
+33.491
Finished
4
6
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
+1:11.479
Finished
5
1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Jordan
+1:12.807
Finished
6
7
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
Sauber
+1:24.143
Finished
7
2
Olivier Panis
BAR
+1:27.050
Finished
8
13
Luciano Burti
Jaguar
+1 Lap
9
5
Jean Alesi
Prost
+1 Lap
10
5
Jos Verstappen
Arrows
+1 Lap
11
1
Eddie Irvine
Jaguar
+1 Lap
12
7
ALO
Fernando Alonso
Minardi
+2 Laps
13
4
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
+3 Laps
14
2
BUT
Jenson Button
Benetton
Electrical
15
4
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
Engine
16
9
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Jordan
Engine
17
14
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
Suspension
18
13
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
Collision
19
11
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
Collision
20
2
Tarso Marques
Minardi
Battery
21
3
Enrique Bernoldi
Arrows
Spun off
22
2
Gastón Mazzacane
Prost
Brakes
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Race evolution

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 9 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Jenson Button, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 52, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Jarno Trulli, both suffered an engine malfunction, Mika Häkkinen, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 25, Ralf Schumacher, and Jacques Villeneuve, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Tarso Marques, who had a battery failure on lap 3, Enrique Bernoldi, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 2, and Gastón Mazzacane, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 0.

Electrical

  • Jenson Button
    Lap 52

Engine

  • Juan Pablo Montoya
    Lap 40
  • Jarno Trulli
    Lap 38

Suspension

  • Mika Häkkinen
    Lap 25

Collision

  • Ralf Schumacher
    Lap 4
  • Jacques Villeneuve
    Lap 4

Battery

  • Tarso Marques
    Lap 3

Spun off

  • Enrique Bernoldi
    Lap 2

Brakes

  • Gastón Mazzacane
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.