The Austrian Grand Prix 2001 was the 6th round of the 2001 F1 season, and took place at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, on May 13th.

David Coulthard won the race after starting in the 7th position, followed by Michael Schumacher, who originally had the pole position, and Rubens Barrichello completing the podium.

Final results

1
6
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
1:27:45.927
Finished
2
1
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
+2.190
Finished
3
1
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
+2.527
Finished
4
5
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
Sauber
+41.593
Finished
5
5
Olivier Panis
BAR
+53.775
Finished
6
10
Jos Verstappen
Arrows
+1 Lap
7
6
Eddie Irvine
Jaguar
+1 Lap
8
4
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
+1 Lap
9
3
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
+2 Laps
10
10
Jean Alesi
Prost
+2 Laps
11
6
Luciano Burti
Prost
+2 Laps
12
9
BUT
Jenson Button
Benetton
Engine
13
1
DLR
Pedro de la Rosa
Jaguar
Transmission
14
12
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
Hydraulics
15
3
ALO
Fernando Alonso
Minardi
Gearbox
16
6
Tarso Marques
Minardi
Gearbox
17
2
Enrique Bernoldi
Arrows
Hydraulics
18
13
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Jordan
Disqualified
19
16
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
Brakes
20
1
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
Engine
21
13
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
Transmission
22
11
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Jordan
Gearbox
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Race evolution

Pit Stops

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

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 11 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Jenson Button, and Giancarlo Fisichella, both suffered an engine malfunction, Pedro de la Rosa, and Mika Häkkinen, both had a transmission problem, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Enrique Bernoldi, both experienced an hydraulic malfunction, Fernando Alonso, Tarso Marques, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, all of whom experienced issues with the gearbox, and Ralf Schumacher, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 10.

Engine

  • Jenson Button
    Lap 60
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    Lap 3

Transmission

  • Pedro de la Rosa
    Lap 48
  • Mika Häkkinen
    Lap 1

Hydraulics

  • Juan Pablo Montoya
    Lap 41
  • Enrique Bernoldi
    Lap 17

Gearbox

  • Fernando Alonso
    Lap 38
  • Tarso Marques
    Lap 25
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    Lap 0

Brakes

  • Ralf Schumacher
    Lap 10

There was also action outise of the track itself, and the stwearts decided to disqualify Jarno Trulli.

Disqualified

  • Jarno Trulli
    Lap 14

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.