2001 United States Grand Prix
- Date
- 30 Sept 2001
- Circuit
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA
- Round
- 16 of 17
- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:11.708)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | 73 | 1:32:42.840 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 73 | +11.046 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | 73 | +12.043 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | TRUJarno Trulli | Jordan | 8 | 73 | +57.423 | 3 | |
| 5 | 18 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jaguar | 14 | 73 | +72.434 | 2 | |
| 6 | 16 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 6 | 73 | +72.996 | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | ALEJean Alesi | Jordan | 9 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 12 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 8 | BUTJenson Button | Benetton | 10 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 22 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Prost | 15 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 9 | PANOlivier Panis | BAR | 13 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 16 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 15 | BEREnrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 19 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 23 | ENGTomáš Enge | Prost | 21 | 72 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 5 | 71 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 18 | 45 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 14 | VERJos Verstappen | Arrows | 20 | 44 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 3 | 38 | Hydraulics | 1:14.448 | 0 |
| R | 20 | YOOAlex Yoong | Minardi | 22 | 38 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 5 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 2 | 36 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 21 | ALOFernando Alonso | Minardi | 17 | 36 | Driveshaft | 0 | |
| R | 17 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Sauber | 11 | 2 | Driveshaft | 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
- Mika Häkkinen: 1 stop (lap 46), stints of 46, 27 laps
- 2nd
- Michael Schumacher: 1 stop (lap 39), stints of 39, 34 laps
- 3rd
- David Coulthard: 1 stop (lap 43), stints of 43, 30 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 13 · 2 stops: 2
- First stops
- median lap 39 of 73
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 46 (23.4 s) | 4627 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 1 | 39 (25.6 s) | 3934 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 43 (23.1 s) | 4330 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 39 (25.9 s) | 3934 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 1 | 52 (22.6 s) | 5221 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 27 (22.4 s), 48 (22.5 s) | 272125 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 37 (26.6 s) | 3735 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 41 (24.5 s) | 4131 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 35 (26.7 s) | 3537 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 42 (25.1 s) | 4230 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 1 | 44 (26.3 s) | 4428 |
| DLRPedro de la Rosa | 1 | 50 (28.4 s) | 5022 |
| BEREnrique Bernoldi | 1 | 37 (27.6 s) | 3735 |
| ENGTomáš Enge | 1 | 37 (27.1 s) | 3735 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 27 (22.9 s), 50 (22.2 s) | 272321 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 43 (13.1 s), 44 (24.7 s) | 43 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 36 (25.9 s) | 368 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 1 | 36 (27.5 s) | 36 |
| YOOAlex Yoong | 2 | 26 (25.0 s), 38 (58.2 s) | 2612 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 1 | 24 (27.0 s) | 2412 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 2 (30.8 s) |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:11.708 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:11.986 | +0.278 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:12.252 | +0.544 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:12.309 | +0.601 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:12.327 | +0.619 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:12.434 | +0.726 Q1 | ||
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:12.500 | +0.792 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 1:12.605 | +0.897 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Jordan | 1:12.607 | +0.899 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Jenson Button | Benetton | 1:12.805 | +1.097 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber | 1:12.881 | +1.173 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:12.942 | +1.234 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 1:13.122 | +1.414 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:13.189 | +1.481 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Prost | 1:13.281 | +1.573 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 1:13.679 | +1.971 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Minardi | 1:13.991 | +2.283 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:14.012 | +2.304 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 1:14.129 | +2.421 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:14.138 | +2.430 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Tomáš Enge | Prost | 1:14.185 | +2.477 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 1:15.247 | +3.539 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 8 | 113 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 61 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 54 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 3 | 48 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber | 0 | 9 |