2001 Japanese Grand Prix

  2001 Japanese Grand Prix

Race details
Race 17 of 17 in the 2001 Formula One season
Date	October 14, 2001
Official name	XXVII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.859 km (3.641 mi)
Distance	53 laps, 310.527 km (192.953 mi)
Weather	Cloudy, Mild, Dry, Air Temp: 24°C (75.2°F)
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:32.484
Fastest lap
Driver	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW
Time	1:36.944 on lap 46
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Third	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes

The 2001 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 14, 2001 at the Suzuka Circuit. The race was won by Michael Schumacher who started from pole position.

Häkkinen was running in third place shortly before the end of the race. However, he let his team-mate Coulthard past and took fourth place instead. The reason for this is unknown. It could be speculated that it was his way of repaying Coulthard for what he did in the 1998 Australian Grand Prix and avoiding the press and the inevitable questions about his sabbatical.

Enrique Bernoldi and Alex Yoong started the race from the pit lane. The race would also mark Jean Alesi's last Formula One race before switching to DTM for 2002. Kimi Räikkönen collided with Alesi after spinning and collecting the Jordan car on lap five. It was Alesi's only retirement of the season. It was also last race to broadcast on RCTI before switch to TPI in Indonesia. It would also mark the official start of James Allen's commentary on ITV, which would last until the 2008 Brazilian GP.

Following the race, the Prost team went bankrupt and closed down.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	53	1:27:33.298	1	10
2	6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	53	+3.154	2	6
3	4	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+23.262	7	4
4	3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+35.539	5	3
5	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	53	+36.544	4	2
6	5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	53	+37.122	3	1
7	8	Jenson Button	Benetton-Renault	53	+1:37.102	9
8	11	Jarno Trulli	Jordan-Honda	52	+1 Lap	8
9	16	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	52	+1 Lap	10
10	10	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	52	+1 Lap	14
11	21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi-European	52	+1 Lap	18
12	22	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Prost-Acer	52	+1 Lap	15
13	9	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	51	+2 Laps	17
14	15	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Asiatech	51	+2 Laps	20
15	14	Jos Verstappen	Arrows-Asiatech	51	+2 Laps	21
16	20	Alex Yoong	Minardi-European	50	+3 Laps	22
17	7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Renault	47	Gearbox	6
Ret	19	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	45	Oil Leak	16
Ret	23	Tomáš Enge	Prost-Acer	42	Brakes	19
Ret	18	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	24	Fuel Rig	13
Ret	17	Kimi Räikkönen	Sauber-Petronas	5	Collision	12
Ret	12	Jean Alesi	Jordan-Honda	5	Collision	11

Standings after the race

• Bold text indicates the World Champions.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 123 2 David Coulthard 65 3 Rubens Barrichello 56 4 Ralf Schumacher 49 5 Mika Häkkinen 37

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 179 2 McLaren-Mercedes 102 3 Williams-BMW 80 4 Sauber-Petronas 21 5 Jordan-Honda 19

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

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