2001 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 1 Apr 2001
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 3 of 17
- Winner
- David Coulthard (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 5 | 71 | 1:39:00.834 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 71 | +16.164 | 6 | |
| 3 | 16 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 9 | 70 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | PANOlivier Panis | BAR | 11 | 70 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | TRUJarno Trulli | Jordan | 7 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 18 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 12 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | ALEJean Alesi | Prost | 15 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | MARTarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | BUTJenson Button | Benetton | 20 | 64 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 8 | 63 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 17 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Sauber | 10 | 55 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 5 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 2 | 54 | Spun off | 1:15.693 | 0 |
| R | 23 | MAZGastón Mazzacane | Prost | 21 | 54 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 18 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jaguar | 13 | 52 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 6 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 4 | 38 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 14 | VERJos Verstappen | Arrows | 17 | 37 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 19 | BURLuciano Burti | Jaguar | 14 | 30 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | ALOFernando Alonso | Minardi | 19 | 25 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 15 | BEREnrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 16 | 15 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 6 | 2 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 3 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | 0 | Stalled | 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
- David Coulthard: 2 stops (laps 40, 47), stints of 40, 7, 24 laps
- 2nd
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 25, 46), stints of 25, 21, 25 laps
- 3rd
- Nick Heidfeld: 2 stops (laps 38, 45), stints of 38, 7, 25 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 10 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 38 of 71
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 40 (36.2 s), 47 (33.0 s) | 40724 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 25 (35.1 s), 46 (35.0 s) | 252125 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 38 (39.4 s), 45 (40.4 s) | 38725 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 28 (35.2 s), 45 (107.4 s) | 281725 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 44 (38.5 s), 45 (48.7 s) | 4425 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 42 (38.6 s), 44 (37.6 s) | 4226 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 3 | 12 (39.0 s), 42 (36.0 s), 44 (77.4 s) | 123026 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 2 | 24 (50.0 s), 44 (38.7 s) | 242026 |
| MARTarso Marques | 2 | 38 (39.0 s), 44 (37.7 s) | 38624 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 28 (402.4 s), 39 (38.1 s) | 281125 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 43 (36.3 s), 45 (42.1 s) | 4318 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 37 (37.5 s), 46 (35.3 s) | 3799 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 4 | 3 (314.2 s), 41 (38.2 s), 42 (42.3 s), 48 (52.7 s) | 33866 |
| MAZGastón Mazzacane | 2 | 25 (37.6 s), 45 (38.6 s) | 25209 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 6 (36.4 s), 46 (39.4 s) | 6406 |
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 | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 1 |