2001 French Grand Prix

  2001 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 10 of 17 in the 2001 Formula One season
Date	July 1, 2001
Official name	Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France
Location	Magny-Cours, France
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.411 km (2.641 mi)
Distance	72 laps, 305.886 km (190.069 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW
Time	1:12.989
Fastest lap
Driver	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:16.088
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW
Third	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari

The 2001 French Grand Prix (formally the Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France on 1 July 2001. It was the tenth race of the 2001 Formula One season. The race, contested over 72 laps, was won by Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari car after a second position start. Ralf Schumacher finished second for the Williams team after starting from pole position with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Ferrari. Michael Schumacher's win was his second consective victory having won the previous European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, Germany.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	72	1:33:35.636	2	10
2	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	72	+10.399	1	6
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	72	+16.381	8	4
4	4	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	72	+17.106	3	3
5	12	Jarno Trulli	Jordan-Honda	72	+1:08.285	5	2
6	16	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	71	+1 Lap	9	1
7	17	Kimi Räikkönen	Sauber-Petronas	71	+1 Lap	13
8	11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Honda	71	+1 Lap	7
9	9	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	71	+1 Lap	11
10	23	Luciano Burti	Prost-Acer	71	+1 Lap	15
11	7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Renault	71	+1 Lap	16
12	22	Jean Alesi	Prost-Acer	70	+2 Laps	19
13	14	Jos Verstappen	Arrows-Asiatech	70	+2 Laps	18
14	19	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	70	+2 Laps	14
15	20	Tarso Marques	Minardi-European	69	+3 Laps	22
16	8	Jenson Button	Benetton-Renault	68	Fuel Pressure	17
17	21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi-European	65	Engine	21
Ret	18	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	54	Engine	12
Ret	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	52	Engine	6
Ret	15	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Asiatech	17	Engine	20
Ret	10	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	5	Engine	10
DNS	3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	-	Gearbox	4

Notes

• Lap leaders: Ralf Schumacher 23 (1-23), Michael Schumacher 39 (24-25, 31-45, 51-72), David Coulthard 1 (26), Juan Pablo Montoya 9 (27-30, 46-50)
• This was Ralf Schumacher's first pole position of his career.
• As usual, this race and the following British Grand Prix were run without any tobacco sponsorship.
• Mika Häkkinen's McLaren failed before the race start due to gearbox trouble. His grid slot was left empty.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 78 2 David Coulthard 47 3 Ralf Schumacher 31 4 Rubens Barrichello 30 5 Juan Pablo Montoya 12

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 108 2 McLaren-Mercedes 56 3 Williams-BMW 43 4 Sauber-Petronas 16 5 Jordan-Honda 15

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

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