Season 2001 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

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2001-03-04 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 58Lap · 307.574km
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:38:26.533
Team win 14pt P1 · P3 1-3
4 David Coulthard
McLaren +1.717
2 Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari +33.491
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
9
Jenson Button L52 Juan Pablo Montoya L40 Jarno Trulli L38 Mika Häkkinen L25 Ralf Schumacher L4 Jacques Villeneuve L4 Tarso Marques L3 Enrique Bernoldi L2 Gastón Mazzacane L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
58Lap 307.574km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · GP #1
P2 Jenson Button 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 David Coulthard 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 21 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Panis PAN Panis PAN Burti BUR Burti BUR Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Button · retired L52 Button BUT Button BUT Pablo Montoya · retired L40 Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Trulli · retired L38 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Häkkinen · retired L25 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Schumacher · retired L4 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Villeneuve · retired L4 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Marques · retired L3 Marques MAR Marques MAR Bernoldi · retired L2 Bernoldi BER Bernoldi BER Mazzacane · retired L0 Mazzacane MAZ Mazzacane MAZ
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 58 1:38:26.533 10
2 4 David Coulthard McLaren 6 58 +1.717 6
3 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 2 58 +33.491 4
4 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 10 58 +1:11.479 3
5 22 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan 4 58 +1:12.807 2
6 17 Kimi Räikkönen Sauber 13 58 +1:24.143 1
7 9 Olivier Panis BAR 9 58 +1:27.050
8 23 Luciano Burti Jaguar 21 57 +1 Lap
9 12 Jean Alesi Prost 14 57 +1 Lap
10 14 Jos Verstappen Arrows 15 57 +1 Lap
11 18 Eddie Irvine Jaguar 12 57 +1 Lap
12 21 Fernando Alonso Minardi 19 56 +2 Laps
13 7 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 17 55 +3 Laps
R 8 Jenson Button Benetton 16 52 Electrical
R 6 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 11 40 Engine
R 11 Jarno Trulli Jordan 7 38 Engine
R 3 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 3 25 Suspension
R 5 Ralf Schumacher Williams 5 4 Collision
R 10 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 8 4 Collision
R 20 Tarso Marques Minardi 22 3 Battery
R 15 Enrique Bernoldi Arrows 18 2 Spun off
R 23 Gastón Mazzacane Prost 20 0 Brakes
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Michael Schumacher
2
2 Rubens Barrichello
3
3 Mika Häkkinen
4
22 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
5
5 Ralf Schumacher
6
4 David Coulthard
7
11 Jarno Trulli
8
10 Jacques Villeneuve
9
9 Olivier Panis
10
16 Nick Heidfeld
11
6 Juan Pablo Montoya
12
18 Eddie Irvine
13
17 Kimi Räikkönen
14
12 Jean Alesi
15
14 Jos Verstappen
16
8 Jenson Button
17
7 Giancarlo Fisichella
18
15 Enrique Bernoldi
19
21 Fernando Alonso
20
23 Gastón Mazzacane
21
23 Luciano Burti
22
20 Tarso Marques
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 1 Michael Schumacher 1:28.214 L34
2 1 Michael Schumacher 1:28.380 L36
3 1 Michael Schumacher 1:28.650 L32
4 1 Michael Schumacher 1:28.745 L33
5 4 David Coulthard 1:28.838 L40
6 4 David Coulthard 1:28.877 L36
7 4 David Coulthard 1:28.965 L39
8 4 David Coulthard 1:28.973 L33
9 1 Michael Schumacher 1:29.013 L31
10 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:29.060 L33
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
18
Eddie Irvine
+15
P12→P11
14
Jos Verstappen
+14
P15→P10
22
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+12
P4→P5
17
Kimi Räikkönen
+12
P13→P6
23
Luciano Burti
+12
P21→P8
12
Jean Alesi
+12
P14→P9
6
Juan Pablo Montoya
+10
P11→P—
21
Fernando Alonso
+9
P19→P12
Most positions lost
Heinz-Harald Frentzen −14 Jos Verstappen −13 Giancarlo Fisichella −9
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15