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Japanese Grand Prix

2001 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Round 17 of 17Suzuka Circuit, SuzukaOct 14 200153 laps

Podium

MOYWilliams

MSCFerrari

COUMcLaren

Key facts

WinnerMSC1:27:33.298 from P1

PoleMSC1:32.484

Fastest lapRSC1:36.944 on lap 46

Pit stops46recorded stops

Finishers17 / 22classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap	Stops
1	MSCMichael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	–	53	1:27:33.298	10	1:37.133	2
2	MOYJuan Pablo Montoya	Williams	2	–	53	+3.154s	6	1:37.017	2
3	COUDavid Coulthard	McLaren	7	▲4	53	+23.262s	4	1:37.313	2
4	HAKMika Häkkinen	McLaren	5	▲1	53	+35.539s	3	1:37.298	2
5	BARRubens Barrichello	Ferrari	4	▼1	53	+36.544s	2	1:36.970	3
6	RSCRalf Schumacher	Williams	3	▼3	53	+37.122s	1	1:36.944	3
7	BUTJenson Button	Benetton	9	▲2	53	+97.102s		1:38.526	2
8	TRUJarno Trulli	Jordan	8	–	52	+1 lap		1:38.857	2
9	HEINick Heidfeld	Sauber	10	▲1	52	+1 lap		1:38.647	2
10	VILJacques Villeneuve	BAR	14	▲4	52	+1 lap		1:38.887	2
11	ALOFernando Alonso	Minardi	18	▲7	52	+1 lap		1:39.153	2
12	FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen	Prost	15	▲3	52	+1 lap		1:38.240	3
13	PANOlivier Panis	BAR	17	▲4	51	+2 laps		1:39.299	2
14	BEREnrique Bernoldi	Arrows	PL		51	+2 laps		1:40.940	3
15	VERJos Verstappen	Arrows	21	▲6	51	+2 laps		1:41.383	3
16	YOOAlex Yoong	Minardi	PL		50	+3 laps		1:42.915	2
17	FISGiancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	6	▼11	47	+6 laps		1:38.361	2
DNF	DLRPedro De la Rosa	Jaguar	16		45	Oil leak		1:39.182	2
DNF	ENGTomáš Enge	Prost	19		42	Brakes		1:39.827	4
DNF	IRVEddie Irvine	Jaguar	13		24	Fuel rig		1:38.620	1
DNF	RAIKimi Räikkönen	Sauber	12		5	Collision		1:39.991
DNF	ALEJean Alesi	Jordan	11		5	Collision		1:40.225

Fastest pit stops

#	Driver	Lap	Pit lane
1	ENG	35	25.3s
2	COU	39	27.9s
3	COU	23	28.2s
4	IRV	23	28.3s
5	BAR	41	28.5s
6	FRE	38	28.7s
7	HAK	38	28.8s
8	HAK	24	28.9s
9	BAR	15	28.9s
10	MOY	38	29.2s
11	HEI	19	29.3s
12	VIL	19	29.4s

Time from pit entry to pit exit. 46 stops in total.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	MSCMichael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:32.484
2	MOYJuan Pablo Montoya	Williams	1:33.184	+0.700s
3	RSCRalf Schumacher	Williams	1:33.297	+0.813s
4	BARRubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:33.323	+0.839s
5	HAKMika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:33.662	+1.178s
6	FISGiancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:33.830	+1.346s
7	COUDavid Coulthard	McLaren	1:33.916	+1.432s
8	TRUJarno Trulli	Jordan	1:34.002	+1.518s
9	BUTJenson Button	Benetton	1:34.375	+1.891s
10	HEINick Heidfeld	Sauber	1:34.386	+1.902s
11	ALEJean Alesi	Jordan	1:34.420	+1.936s
12	RAIKimi Räikkönen	Sauber	1:34.581	+2.097s
13	IRVEddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:34.851	+2.367s
14	VILJacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:35.109	+2.625s
15	FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen	Prost	1:35.132	+2.648s
16	DLRPedro De la Rosa	Jaguar	1:35.639	+3.155s
17	PANOlivier Panis	BAR	1:35.766	+3.282s
18	ALOFernando Alonso	Minardi	1:36.410	+3.926s
19	ENGTomáš Enge	Prost	1:36.446	+3.962s
20	BEREnrique Bernoldi	Arrows	1:36.885	+4.401s
21	VERJos Verstappen	Arrows	1:36.973	+4.489s
22	YOOAlex Yoong	Minardi	1:38.246	+5.762s

Suzuka Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 2001. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

2000	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
1999	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren
1998	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren
1997	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
1996	Damon Hill	Williams
1995	Michael Schumacher	Benetton
1994	Damon Hill	Williams
1993	Ayrton Senna	McLaren
1992	Riccardo Patrese	Williams
1991	Gerhard Berger	McLaren

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