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[edit] 2001 Spanish Grand Prix

Flag of Spain  2001 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 18 in the 2001 Formula One season.
Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona
Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona
Date April 29, 2001
Official name XLIX Gran Premio de España Telefónica
Location Circuit de Catalunya
Barcelona, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
2.892 mi / 4.655 km
Distance 65 laps, 187.934 mi / 302.449 km
Weather Overcast
Pole position
Driver Flag of Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari
Time 1:24.547
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:25.151 on lap 65
Podium
First Flag of Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW
Second Flag of the United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes
Third Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari

[edit] Qualifying

Once again, Rubens Barrichello was the undoubted master of qualifying with his third consecutive pole position but Ralf Schumacher did an equally wonderful job to separate Barrichello and his Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher. Juan Pablo Montoya was happy and contented with fourth place but the McLaren drivers Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard were not too happy to be back down in fifth and sixth. Jordan was where one expected them to be - seventh and eighth with Heinz-Harald Frentzen ahead of Jarno Trulli.

[edit] Race

At the start, Ralf Schumacher got off better and took the lead from polesitter Rubens Barrichello with Juan Pablo Montoya and David Coulthard doing the same to Michael Schumacher and Mika Häkkinen. Ralf was leading from Barrichello, Montoya, Schumacher, Coulthard, Häkkinen, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jarno Trulli. The first two then made a gap from the others with Trulli dropping back from the second group of five. Barrichello was quicker than Ralf and took the led on lap 8 at the first corner. Before the stops, on lap 18, at the same tine, Schumacher found a way past Montoya at the same place. Häkkinen was the first to stop on lap 20. Frentzen and Montoya stopped on the next lap and Frentzen came out just ahead of Häkkinen. Häkkinen tried to go round the outside and his left sidepod touched the front wing of Frentzen's car, sending it into the gravel trap and retirement. On the next lap, when Coulthard stopped, he rejoined ahead of Montoya.

Barrichello increased his lead to seven seconds by lap 28 but then smoke satrted coming from the side of his car. It was coming from a radiator, and because of the dangers, Barrichello came in the next lap and drove straight into the garage. Three laps later, Schumacher went wide on turn 3, allowing Coulthard to get through. Ralf was seven seconds ahead but both Coulthard and Schumacher were closing in on him slowly. During the second round of stops, Häkkinen was able to find a way past Montoya. Soon after, on lap 46, Trulli's engine blew up and he retired. Coulthard and Schumacher were exchanging fastest laps and closing in on Ralf but Ralf held them off to win from Coulthard, Schumacher, Häkkinen, Montoya, Olivier Panis, Giancarlo Fisichella and Jenson Button.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Flag of Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 65 1:31:03.305 2 10
2 4 Flag of the United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 65 +2.883 6 8
3 1 Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 65 +4.339 3 6
4 3 Flag of Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 65 +10.842 5 5
5 6 Flag of Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 65 +27.509 4 4
6 9 Flag of France Olivier Panis BAR-Honda 65 +1:09.172 11 3
7 7 Flag of Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Renault 64 +1 Lap 12 2
8 8 Flag of the United Kingdom Jenson Button Benetton-Renault 64 +1 Lap 9 1
9 16 Flag of Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 64 +1 Lap 14  
10 17 Flag of Finland Kimi Räikkönen Sauber-Petronas 64 +1 Lap 13  
11 22 Flag of France Jean Alesi Prost-Acer 63 +2 Laps 15  
12 14 Flag of the Netherlands Jos Verstappen Arrows-Asiatech 63 +2 Laps 19  
13 23 Flag of Brazil Luciano Burti Prost-Acer 63 +2 Laps 17  
14 21 Flag of Spain Fernando Alonso Minardi-European 62 +3 Laps 21  
15 18 Flag of the United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 62 +3 Laps 22  
16 15 Flag of Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Asiatech 61 +4 Laps 16  
Ret 12 Flag of Italy Jarno Trulli Jordan-Honda 45 Engine 8  
Ret 20 Flag of Brazil Tarso Marques Minardi-European 38 Electrical 20  
Ret 10 Flag of Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 34 Suspension 10  
Ret 2 Flag of Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 29 Radiator 1  
Ret 19 Flag of Spain Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth 23 Clutch 18  
Ret 11 Flag of Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Honda 20 Collision 7  

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