2001 Japanese Grand Prix

Date	Sunday, 14 October 2001
Winner	Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Pole position	Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Fastest lap	Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW
Circuit	Suzuka, 53 laps
Round	17 of 17
Race numbers	The 2001 Japanese Grand Prix was the: 680th World Championship race 17th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix 15th World Championship race at Suzuka
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Race result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1		(DEU) Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	53	1hr 27m 33.298s	10
2		(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	53	+3.154s	6
3	+4	(GBR) David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+23.262s	4
4	+1	(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+35.539s	3
5	-1	(BRA) Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	53	+36.544s	2
6	-3	(DEU) Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	53	+37.122s	1
7	+2	(GBR) Jenson Button	Benetton-Renault	53	+1m 37.102s
8		(ITA) Jarno Trulli	Jordan-Honda	52	+1 lap
9	+1	(DEU) Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	52	+1 lap
10	+4	(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	52	+1 lap
11	+7	(ESP) Fernando Alonso	Minardi-European	52	+1 lap
12	+3	(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Prost-Acer	52	+1 lap
13	+4	(FRA) Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	51	+2 laps
14	PL	(BRA) Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Asiatech	51	+2 laps
15	+6	(NLD) Jos Verstappen	Arrows-Asiatech	51	+2 laps
16	PL	(MYS) Alex Yoong	Minardi-European	50	+3 laps
17	-11	(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Renault	47	DNF
R		(ESP) Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	45	DNF
R		(CZE) Tomas Enge	Prost-Acer	42	DNF
R		(GBR) Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	24	DNF
R		(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen	Sauber-Petronas	5	DNF
R		(FRA) Jean Alesi	Jordan-Honda	5	DNF

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	(DEU) Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:32.484
2	(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:33.184	0.700
3	(DEU) Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:33.297	0.813
4	(BRA) Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:33.323	0.839
5	(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:33.662	1.178
6	(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Renault	1:33.830	1.346
7	(GBR) David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:33.916	1.432
8	(ITA) Jarno Trulli	Jordan-Honda	1:34.002	1.518
9	(GBR) Jenson Button	Benetton-Renault	1:34.375	1.891
10	(DEU) Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	1:34.386	1.902
11	(FRA) Jean Alesi	Jordan-Honda	1:34.420	1.936
12	(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen	Sauber-Petronas	1:34.581	2.097
13	(GBR) Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:34.851	2.367
14	(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	1:35.109	2.625
15	(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Prost-Acer	1:35.132	2.648
16	(ESP) Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:35.639	3.155
17	(FRA) Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	1:35.766	3.282
18	(ESP) Fernando Alonso	Minardi-European	1:36.410	3.926
19	(CZE) Tomas Enge	Prost-Acer	1:36.446	3.962
20	(BRA) Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Asiatech	1:36.885	4.401
21	(NLD) Jos Verstappen	Arrows-Asiatech	1:36.973	4.489
22	(MYS) Alex Yoong	Minardi-European	1:38.246	5.762

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Last start: Jean Alesi; Tomas Enge; Mika Hakkinen; Benetton; Prost
Milestone race start: 50th for BAR (33rd constructor to start 50 races)
Wins: 53rd for Michael Schumacher; 144th for Ferrari
Podiums: 97th for Michael Schumacher; 51st for David Coulthard; 4th for Juan Pablo Montoya; 481st for Ferrari; 340th for McLaren; 260th for Williams
Poles: 43rd for Michael Schumacher; 148th for Ferrari
Fastest laps: 6th for Ralf Schumacher (last until 2003); 119th for Williams
Front row starts: 70th for Michael Schumacher (3rd driver to achieve 70 front row starts, 1st German driver); 5th for Juan Pablo Montoya
Points finishes: 83rd and last for Mika Hakkinen
Pole & win: 20th for Michael Schumacher (2nd driver to win 20 races from pole, 1st German driver)