Season 2001 · Round 10

French Grand Prix

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2001-07-01 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France · French Grand Prix · 72Lap · 305.886km
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:33:35.636
Team win 14pt P1 · P3 1-3
5 Ralf Schumacher
Williams +10.399
2 Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari +16.381
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
4
Eddie Irvine L54 Juan Pablo Montoya L52 Enrique Bernoldi L17 Jacques Villeneuve L5
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 8 wins
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 5/18 27.8%
Closest finish · all-time P26
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Magny Cours, France
72Lap 305.886km 18 races held (1991–) Lap record 1:15.045 · David Coulthard (2002)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 8 wins · GP #1
P15 Fernando Alonso 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
P15 David Coulthard 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Michael Schumacher 2 · GP #1
P1 Kimi Räikkönen 2 · GP #1
Starts
P3 Rubens Barrichello 16 starts · → Riccardo Patrese -1
P4 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P5 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 7 13 19 25 31 37 43 49 55 61 67 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Panis PAN Panis PAN Burti BUR Burti BUR Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Verstappen VER Verstappen VER de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Marques MAR Marques MAR Button · stopped L68 · classified P16 Button BUT Button BUT Alonso · stopped L65 · classified P17 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Irvine · retired L54 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Pablo Montoya · retired L52 Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Bernoldi · retired L17 Bernoldi BER Bernoldi BER Villeneuve · retired L5 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Häkkinen · stopped L0 · classified P22 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2 72 1:33:35.636 10
2 5 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1 72 +10.399 6
3 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 8 72 +16.381 4
4 4 David Coulthard McLaren 3 72 +17.106 3
5 11 Jarno Trulli Jordan 5 72 +1:08.285 2
6 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 9 71 +1 Lap 1
7 17 Kimi Räikkönen Sauber 13 71 +1 Lap
8 22 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan 7 71 +1 Lap
9 9 Olivier Panis BAR 11 71 +1 Lap
10 23 Luciano Burti Prost 15 71 +1 Lap
11 7 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 16 71 +1 Lap
12 12 Jean Alesi Prost 19 70 +2 Laps
13 14 Jos Verstappen Arrows 18 70 +2 Laps
14 19 Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar 14 70 +2 Laps
15 20 Tarso Marques Minardi 22 69 +3 Laps
16 8 Jenson Button Benetton 17 68 Fuel pressure
17 21 Fernando Alonso Minardi 21 65 Engine
R 18 Eddie Irvine Jaguar 12 54 Engine
R 6 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 6 52 Engine
R 15 Enrique Bernoldi Arrows 20 17 Engine
R 10 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 10 5 Engine
W 3 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 4 0 Gearbox
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Ralf Schumacher
2
1 Michael Schumacher
3
4 David Coulthard
4
3 Mika Häkkinen
5
11 Jarno Trulli
6
6 Juan Pablo Montoya
7
22 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
8
2 Rubens Barrichello
9
16 Nick Heidfeld
10
10 Jacques Villeneuve
11
9 Olivier Panis
12
18 Eddie Irvine
13
17 Kimi Räikkönen
14
19 Pedro de la Rosa
15
23 Luciano Burti
16
7 Giancarlo Fisichella
17
8 Jenson Button
18
14 Jos Verstappen
19
12 Jean Alesi
20
15 Enrique Bernoldi
21
21 Fernando Alonso
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 4 David Coulthard 1:16.088 L53
2 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:16.181 L23
3 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:16.190 L38
4 1 Michael Schumacher 1:16.286 L27
5 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:16.355 L34
6 1 Michael Schumacher 1:16.370 L28
7 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:16.408 L39
8 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:16.453 L33
9 1 Michael Schumacher 1:16.454 L40
10 1 Michael Schumacher 1:16.496 L29
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
17
Kimi Räikkönen
+11
P13→P7
9
Olivier Panis
+10
P11→P9
8
Jenson Button
+10
P17→P16
18
Eddie Irvine
+10
P12→P—
16
Nick Heidfeld
+9
P9→P6
7
Giancarlo Fisichella
+9
P16→P11
12
Jean Alesi
+9
P19→P12
23
Luciano Burti
+8
P15→P10
Most positions lost
Kimi Räikkönen −9 Olivier Panis −7 Jos Verstappen −7
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