2001 British Grand Prix
Race details | ||
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Race 11 of 17 in the 2001 Formula One season | ||
Silverstone Circuit | ||
Date | 15 July 2001 | |
Official name | LIV Foster's British Grand Prix | |
Location | Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England | |
Course | Permanent racing facility 5.140 km (3.194 mi) | |
Distance | 60 laps, 308.400 km (191.640 mi) | |
Weather | Partially cloudy, mild, dry, Air Temp: 15°C | |
Pole position | ||
Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
Time | 1:20.447 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
Time | 1:23.405 on lap 34 | |
Podium | ||
First | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
Second | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
Third | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
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The 2001 British Grand Prix (formally the LIV Foster's British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 15 July 2001 at Silverstone in Northamptonshire, England. It was the eleventh race of the 2001 Formula One season. The race, which was contested over 60 laps, was won by Finnish driver Mika Häkkinen for the McLaren - Mercedes team, who managed to overtake the driver in pole position, Michael Schumacher.[1] Schumacher, driving for Ferrari, finished in second behind Häkkinen, while team-mate Rubens Barrichello gained the final spot on the podium.[2] It was Häkkinen's first victory of the season.
The race saw five drivers retire, as Jarno Trulli's Jordan collided with David Coulthard's McLaren in the first corner; Jacques Villeneuve's BAR pushed his teammate Olivier Panis off the track at the start, forcing Panis to retire; Ralf Schumacher and Luciano Burti also failed to finish the race. Tarso Marques also became the first DNQ of the season, as his Minardi couldn't make the 107% cut.[3] It was Heinz-Harald Frentzen's last race for the Jordan team as he was sacked by that team after this race following a disappointing season and forced to sit out for the next race, the 2001 German Grand Prix.[4][5]
Report
Background
Defending constructors title holders Ferrari went into the race with a 52-point lead on McLaren-Mercedes, while Michael Schumacher was 31 points ahead of his nearest rival, McLaren's David Coulthard.[6]
Practice and qualifying
Tarso Marques was unable to post a qualifying time within the 107% rule and the stewards rejected the subsequent request from Minardi to let the Brazilian race. Marques had suffered a throttle problem during the session and there was not sufficient time to change the settings on the spare car, which had been set up for team-mate Fernando Alonso.
Race
Michael Schumacher maintained his advantage going into the first corner with Mika Häkkinen following him through in 2nd. Jarno Trulli in the Jordan collided with championship contender David Coulthard at the first corner and went off, ending his race. Coulthard persisted, carrying damage from the incident but a suspension failure which came as result of the contact ended his race not long after. On lap 5, Schumacher ran wide and Häkkinen slipped past going into the 2nd corner. Häkkinen began to pull away at close to 2 seconds per lap while Juan Pablo Montoya in the Williams began to close up on Schumacher. The commentators suspencted Schumacher was either driving conservatively or carrying a problem, it turned out to be the former. Montoya eventually got past Schumacher at around the 1/3 mark in the race.
Häkkinen was one of the first to stop and came out in 2nd behind Montoya and ahead of Schumacher. When Montoya pitted, he came out behind his team mate Ralf Schumacher who was scrapping with Rubens Barrichello in the Ferrari, neither of whom had done their first stops. This was the ruin Montoya's race. Ralf eventually pitted but the damage was done, a poor stop didn't help Montoya's situation and he came out behind Rubens Barrichello who stopped earlier. Schumacher (Michael), rather predictably came out in 2nd ahead of his teammate but was some 30+ seconds behind Häkkinen driving a superb race.
The order at the front continued like this until the end of the race when Häkkinen took his first win of the season, 33 seconds ahead of Schumacher who cruised one step further towards a fourth world title. Barrichello came third ahead of a disappointed Montoya and an astounding Kimi Räikkönen in 5th, in only 11th race which in turn was only his 34th single seater race. Heidfeld, Frentzen, Villeneuve, Irvine and Verstappen rounded off the top 10.
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No. | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap | ||
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1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:20.477 | - | ||
2 | 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.529 | + 0.082 | ||
3 | 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.927 | + 0.480 | ||
4 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan-Honda | 1:20.930 | + 0.483 | ||
5 | 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Honda | 1:21.217 | + 0.770 | ||
6 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:21.715 | + 1.268 | ||
7 | 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber-Petronas | 1:22.023 | + 1.576 | ||
8 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:22.219 | + 1.772 | ||
9 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 1:22.223 | + 1.776 | ||
10 | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:22.283 | + 1.836 | ||
11 | 9 | Olivier Panis | BAR-Honda | 1:22.316 | + 1.869 | ||
12 | 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 1:22.916 | + 2.469 | ||
13 | 19 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:23.273 | + 2.826 | ||
14 | 22 | Jean Alesi | Prost-Acer | 1:23.392 | + 2.945 | ||
15 | 18 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:23.439 | + 2.992 | ||
16 | 23 | Luciano Burti | Prost-Acer | 1:23.735 | + 3.288 | ||
17 | 14 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows-Asiatech | 1:24.067 | + 3.620 | ||
18 | 8 | Jenson Button | Benetton-Renault | 1:24.123 | + 3.676 | ||
19 | 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Renault | 1:24.275 | + 3.828 | ||
20 | 15 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows-Asiatech | 1:24.606 | + 4.159 | ||
21 | 21 | Fernando Alonso | Minardi-European | 1:24.792 | + 4.345 | ||
107% time: 1:26.078 | |||||||
22 | 20 | Tarso Marques | Minardi-European | 1:26.506 | + 6.059 |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 60 | 1:25:33.770 | 2 | 10 |
2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 60 | +33.646 | 1 | 6 |
3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 60 | +59.281 | 6 | 4 |
4 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 60 | +1:08.772 | 8 | 3 |
5 | 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber-Petronas | 59 | +1 Lap | 7 | 2 |
6 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 59 | +1 Lap | 9 | 1 |
7 | 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Honda | 59 | +1 Lap | 5 | |
8 | 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 59 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
9 | 18 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar-Cosworth | 59 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
10 | 14 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows-Asiatech | 58 | +2 Laps | 17 | |
11 | 22 | Jean Alesi | Prost-Acer | 58 | +2 Laps | 14 | |
12 | 19 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar-Cosworth | 58 | +2 Laps | 13 | |
13 | 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Renault | 58 | +2 Laps | 19 | |
14 | 15 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows-Asiatech | 58 | +2 Laps | 20 | |
15 | 8 | Jenson Button | Benetton-Renault | 58 | +2 Laps | 18 | |
16 | 21 | Fernando Alonso | Minardi-European | 57 | +3 Laps | 21 | |
Ret | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 36 | Engine | 10 | |
Ret | 23 | Luciano Burti | Prost-Acer | 6 | Engine | 16 | |
Ret | 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 2 | Suspension | 3 | |
Ret | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan-Honda | 0 | Collision | 4 | |
Ret | 9 | Olivier Panis | BAR-Honda | 0 | Collision | 11 | |
DNQ | 20 | Tarso Marques | Minardi-European |
Notes
- Jarno Trulli collided with David Coulthard
- Olivier Panis collided with team-mate Jacques Villeneuve
Standings after the race
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Previous race: 2001 French Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 2001 season |
Next race: 2001 German Grand Prix |
Previous race: 2000 British Grand Prix |
British Grand Prix | Next race: 2002 British Grand Prix |
References
- ↑ "Formula One results and fixtures". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2000-07-03. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ↑ Benson, Andrew (15 July 2001). "Hakkinen halts Schumacher charge". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ↑ Benson, Andrew (14 July 2001). "Schumacher grabs pole". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ↑ "Frentzen sacked by Jordan". Telegraph Online (Telegraph Publishing Group). 25 July 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ↑ "Frentzen: The man behind the wheel". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 July 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ↑ Allsop, Derick (14 July 2001). "Brawn's brain fires the Ferrari revival". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
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