2001 Australian Grand Prix
- Date
- 4 Mar 2001
- Circuit
- Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
- Round
- 1 of 17
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 58 | 1:38:26.533 | 1:28.214 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | 58 | +1.718 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | 58 | +33.491 | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 10 | 58 | +71.479 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 4 | 58 | +72.807 | 2 | |
| 6 | 17 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Sauber | 13 | 58 | +84.143 | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | PANOlivier Panis | BAR | 9 | 58 | +87.050 | 0 | |
| 8 | 19 | BURLuciano Burti | Jaguar | 21 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 22 | ALEJean Alesi | Prost | 14 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | VERJos Verstappen | Arrows | 15 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jaguar | 12 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 21 | ALOFernando Alonso | Minardi | 19 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 7 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 17 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 8 | BUTJenson Button | Benetton | 16 | 52 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 6 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 11 | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | TRUJarno Trulli | Jordan | 7 | 38 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | 25 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 5 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 5 | 4 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 10 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 8 | 4 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 20 | MARTarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | 3 | Battery | 0 | |
| R | 15 | BEREnrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 18 | 2 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 23 | MAZGastón Mazzacane | Prost | 20 | 0 | Brakes | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher: 1 stop (lap 37), stints of 37, 21 laps
- 2nd
- David Coulthard: 1 stop (lap 41), stints of 41, 17 laps
- 3rd
- Rubens Barrichello: 1 stop (lap 39), stints of 39, 19 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 9 · 2 stops: 4
- First stops
- median lap 37 of 58
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 1 | 37 (28.7 s) | 3721 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 41 (28.5 s) | 4117 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 39 (28.7 s) | 3919 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 1 | 37 (28.2 s) | 3721 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 37 (28.1 s) | 3721 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 36 (29.2 s) | 3622 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 1 | 40 (28.8 s) | 4018 |
| BURLuciano Burti | 1 | 36 (30.2 s) | 3621 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 35 (29.0 s) | 3522 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 2 | 14 (28.5 s), 38 (29.1 s) | 142419 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 39 (28.9 s), 50 (32.6 s) | 39117 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 32 (28.6 s), 41 (29.2 s) | 32915 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 26 (30.4 s), 50 (26.0 s) | 26245 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 18 (30.1 s), 32 (30.9 s) | 181420 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 33 (32.3 s) | 335 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Luciano Burti | Jaguar | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 0 | 0 |