Pit Lane F1
2001 Season - Round 3 - 2001-04-01
David Coulthard won the 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix for McLaren, with Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) second and Nick Heidfeld (Sauber) third. The win came from P5 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), who could not convert it into the win.
Tarso Marques (Minardi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 9 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 11 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 7 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 18 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | 22Jenson Button | Benetton | 20 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 8 | Electrical | 0 |
| 12 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| 13 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 2 | Spun off | 0 |
| 14 | Gastón Mazzacane | Prost | 21 | Clutch | 0 |
| 15 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 4 | Collision | 0 |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 17 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | Luciano Burti | Jaguar | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | 14Fernando Alonso | Minardi | 19 | Electrical | 0 |
| 20 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 16 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 21 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 6 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | Stalled | 0 |
