The Malaysian Grand Prix 2001 was the 2nd round of the 2001 F1 season, and took place at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 18th.

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

Final results

1
-
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1:47:34.801
Finished
2
-
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
+23.660
Finished
3
5
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
+28.555
Finished
4
5
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Jordan
+46.543
Finished
5
2
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
+48.233
Finished
6
2
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
+48.606
Finished
7
11
Jos Verstappen
Arrows
+1:21.560
Finished
8
3
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Jordan
+1 Lap
9
4
Jean Alesi
Prost
+1 Lap
10
5
Luciano Burti
Jaguar
+1 Lap
11
6
BUT
Jenson Button
Benetton
+2 Laps
12
7
Gastón Mazzacane
Prost
+2 Laps
13
8
ALO
Fernando Alonso
Minardi
+3 Laps
14
6
Tarso Marques
Minardi
+4 Laps
15
1
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
Fuel pressure
16
9
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
Spun off
17
6
HEI
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
Spun off
18
4
Enrique Bernoldi
Arrows
Spun off
19
13
MON
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
Spun off
20
8
Eddie Irvine
Jaguar
Water leak
21
11
Olivier Panis
BAR
Oil leak
22
8
RAI
Kimi Räikkönen
Sauber
Driveshaft
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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... 9 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Giancarlo Fisichella, who suffered a fuel pressure loss on lap 31, Jacques Villeneuve, Nick Heidfeld, Enrique Bernoldi, and Juan Pablo Montoya, all of whom lost control and spun off the track, Eddie Irvine, who suffered a water leak on lap 3, Olivier Panis, who had an oil leak on lap 1, and Kimi Räikkönen, who suffered a driveshaft problem on lap 0.

Fuel pressure

  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    Lap 31

Spun off

  • Jacques Villeneuve
    Lap 3
  • Nick Heidfeld
    Lap 3
  • Enrique Bernoldi
    Lap 3
  • Juan Pablo Montoya
    Lap 3

Water leak

  • Eddie Irvine
    Lap 3

Oil leak

  • Olivier Panis
    Lap 1

Driveshaft

  • Kimi Räikkönen
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.