The Japanese Grand Prix 2001 was the 17th round of the 2001 F1 season, and took place at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, on October 14th.

Michael Schumacher won the race from the pole, followed by Juan Pablo Montoya, and David Coulthard completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1:27:33.298
Finished
2
-
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
+3.154
Finished
3
4
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
+23.262
Finished
4
1
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
+35.539
Finished
5
1
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
+36.544
Finished
6
3
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
+37.122
Finished
7
2
BUT
Jenson Button
Benetton
+1:37.102
Finished
8
-
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Jordan
+1 Lap
9
1
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
+1 Lap
10
4
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
+1 Lap
11
7
ALO
Fernando Alonso
Minardi
+1 Lap
12
3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Prost
+1 Lap
13
4
Olivier Panis
BAR
+2 Laps
14
6
Enrique Bernoldi
Arrows
+2 Laps
15
6
Jos Verstappen
Arrows
+2 Laps
16
6
Alex Yoong
Minardi
+3 Laps
17
11
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
Gearbox
18
2
DLR
Pedro de la Rosa
Jaguar
Oil leak
19
-
Tomáš Enge
Prost
Brakes
20
7
Eddie Irvine
Jaguar
Fuel rig
21
9
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
Sauber
Collision
22
11
Jean Alesi
Jordan
Collision
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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

There were some incidents during the race, with 6 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.

These included, Giancarlo Fisichella, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 47, Pedro de la Rosa, who had an oil leak on lap 45, Tomáš Enge, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 42, Eddie Irvine, who suffered a fuel ring failure on lap 24, and Kimi Räikkönen, and Jean Alesi, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars.

Gearbox

  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    Lap 47

Oil leak

  • Pedro de la Rosa
    Lap 45

Brakes

  • Tomáš Enge
    Lap 42

Fuel rig

  • Eddie Irvine
    Lap 24

Collision

  • Kimi Räikkönen
    Lap 5
  • Jean Alesi
    Lap 5

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.