2001 Austrian Grand Prix

  2001 Austrian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 6 of 17 in the 2001 Formula One season
Date	May 13, 2001
Official name	XXV Großer A1 Preis von Österreich
Location	A1-Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.326 km (2.688 mi)
Distance	71 laps, 307.146 km (190.852 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:09.562
Fastest lap
Driver	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:10.843 on lap 48
Podium
First	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Third	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari

The 2001 Austrian Grand Prix (formally the XXV Großer A1 Preis von Österreich) was a Formula One motor race held at A1-Ring on May 13, 2001. It was the sixth round of the 2001 Formula One season. The race, contested over 71 laps, was won by David Coulthard driving for the McLaren team after starting from a seventh position start. Michael Schumacher driving for Ferrari finished second, with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Ferrari.

Race summary

Launch control was a concern as four cars were left on the grid as they stalled as the race started. There were no incidents or accidents as a result of the cars stalled on the grid. The two Williams drivers were in first and second position after the start: Juan Pablo Montoya was leading and Ralf Schumacher was second. Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari was in third position.

The safety car was deployed on the first lap as two of the cars which stalled could not be removed from the grid before the race completed the first lap. Jarno Trulli, one of the drivers that stalled their car but who had been recovered to the pit lane, was disqualified for leaving the pit lane while the red light was on as the safety car and the cars behind it passed the pit lane exit.

At the restart Montoya was in lead again while Ralf Schumacher retired soon after with brake problems. Soon afterwards, Montoya began to experience tyre graining, which allowed Michael Schumacher to close on him. Furthermore Rubens Barrichello got closer to his team mate and was followed by Jos Verstappen, David Coulthard and Kimi Räikkönen causing a line of cars behind Montoya.

Montoya tried to hold them all off but then Michael Schumacher made his move on the outside of the tight second corner. Montoya outbraked himself, this resulted in both of them running off the track, leaving Barrichello in the lead. Both Montoya and Schumacher went back on the track but were down the field now. Verstappen meanwhile pitted soon after with a much lighter fuel load.

Schumacher fought his way back up to third, while Montoya was able to get up to fourth before retiring with hydraulic fauliure.

At the sole round of pit stops, Coulthard jumped Rubens Barrichello to lead the race, but appeared to be struggling during the closing stages, allowing both Ferraris to close right up to the McLaren.

During the last lap, Barrichello was ordered by the Ferrari team to cede second position to Schumacher, so that he could gain points to defend the driver's title. Barrichello did not comply until the final corner of the last lap. A similar situation happened at the following year's event, and the ensuing podium procedure in which Schumacher ushered Barrichello to the top step resulted in a heavy fine for the Ferrari team, Schumacher and Barrichello, as well as the FIA later banning "team orders" altogether.

In the end David Coulthard finished first, just ahead of both Ferraris and a fourth place for Kimi Räikkönen in his Sauber.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	71	1:27:45.927	7	10
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	71	+2.190	1	6
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	71	+2.527	4	4
4	17	Kimi Räikkönen	Sauber-Petronas	71	+41.593	9	3
5	9	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	71	+53.775	10	2
6	14	Jos Verstappen	Arrows-Asiatech	70	+1 Lap	16	1
7	18	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	70	+1 Lap	13
8	10	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	70	+1 Lap	12
9	16	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	69	+2 Laps	6
10	22	Jean Alesi	Prost-Acer	69	+2 Laps	20
11	23	Luciano Burti	Prost-Acer	69	+2 Laps	17
Ret	8	Jenson Button	Benetton-Renault	60	Engine	21
Ret	19	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	48	Transmission	14
Ret	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	41	Hydraulics	2
Ret	21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi-European	38	Gearbox	18
Ret	20	Tarso Marques	Minardi-European	25	Gearbox	22
Ret	15	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Asiatech	17	Hydraulics	15
DSQ	12	Jarno Trulli	Jordan-Honda	14	Disqualified	5
Ret	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	10	Brakes	3
Ret	7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Renault	3	Engine	19
Ret	3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1	Transmission	8
Ret	11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Honda	0	Gearbox	11

1. - Jarno Trulli was disqualified for passing a red light at the pit exit.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 42 2 David Coulthard 38 3 Rubens Barrichello 18 4 Ralf Schumacher 12 5 Nick Heidfeld 8

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 60 2 McLaren-Mercedes 42 3 Williams-BMW 18 4 Jordan-Honda 13 5 Sauber-Petronas 12

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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