Season 2001 · Round 17

Japanese Grand Prix

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2001-10-14 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 53Lap · 310.331km
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:27:33.298
Team win 12pt P1 · P5
6 Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams +3.154
4 David Coulthard
McLaren +23.262
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
5
Pedro de la Rosa L45 Tomáš Enge L42 Eddie Irvine L24 Kimi Räikkönen L5 Jean Alesi L5
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
53Lap 310.331km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P5 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
P5 Mika Häkkinen 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 22 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Button BUT Button BUT Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Panis PAN Panis PAN Bernoldi BER Bernoldi BER Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Yoong YOO Yoong YOO Fisichella · stopped L47 · classified P17 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS de la Rosa · retired L45 de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Enge · retired L42 Enge ENG Enge ENG Irvine · retired L24 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Räikkönen · retired L5 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Alesi · retired L52 Alesi ALE Alesi ALE
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 53 1:27:33.298 10
2 6 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 2 53 +3.154 6
3 4 David Coulthard McLaren 7 53 +23.262 4
4 3 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 5 53 +35.539 3
5 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 4 53 +36.544 2
6 5 Ralf Schumacher Williams 3 53 +37.122 1
7 8 Jenson Button Benetton 9 53 +1:37.102
8 11 Jarno Trulli Jordan 8 52 +1 Lap
9 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 10 52 +1 Lap
10 10 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 14 52 +1 Lap
11 21 Fernando Alonso Minardi 18 52 +1 Lap
12 22 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Prost 15 52 +1 Lap
13 9 Olivier Panis BAR 17 51 +2 Laps
14 15 Enrique Bernoldi Arrows 20 51 +2 Laps
15 14 Jos Verstappen Arrows 21 51 +2 Laps
16 20 Alex Yoong Minardi 22 50 +3 Laps
17 7 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 6 47 Gearbox
R 19 Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar 16 45 Oil leak
R 23 Tomáš Enge Prost 19 42 Brakes
R 18 Eddie Irvine Jaguar 13 24 Fuel rig
R 17 Kimi Räikkönen Sauber 12 5 Collision
R 12 Jean Alesi Jordan 11 5 Collision
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Michael Schumacher
2
6 Juan Pablo Montoya
3
5 Ralf Schumacher
4
2 Rubens Barrichello
5
3 Mika Häkkinen
6
7 Giancarlo Fisichella
7
4 David Coulthard
8
11 Jarno Trulli
9
8 Jenson Button
10
16 Nick Heidfeld
11
12 Jean Alesi
12
17 Kimi Räikkönen
13
18 Eddie Irvine
14
10 Jacques Villeneuve
15
22 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
16
19 Pedro de la Rosa
17
9 Olivier Panis
18
21 Fernando Alonso
19
23 Tomáš Enge
20
15 Enrique Bernoldi
21
14 Jos Verstappen
22
20 Alex Yoong
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 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:36.450 L30
2 5 Ralf Schumacher 1:36.944 L46
3 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:36.970 L17
4 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:37.017 L20
5 5 Ralf Schumacher 1:37.047 L47
6 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:37.074 L32
7 1 Michael Schumacher 1:37.133 L29
8 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:37.137 L18
9 5 Ralf Schumacher 1:37.231 L44
10 1 Michael Schumacher 1:37.257 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
22
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+13
P15→P12
15
Enrique Bernoldi
+12
P20→P14
9
Olivier Panis
+11
P17→P13
7
Giancarlo Fisichella
+11
P6→P17
14
Jos Verstappen
+10
P21→P15
3
Mika Häkkinen
+9
P5→P4
8
Jenson Button
+9
P9→P7
10
Jacques Villeneuve
+9
P14→P10
Most positions lost
Giancarlo Fisichella −17 Rubens Barrichello −9 Heinz-Harald Frentzen −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