Season 2001 · Round 3

Brazilian Grand Prix

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2001-04-01 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil · Brazilian Grand Prix · 71Lap · 305.909km
4 David Coulthard
McLaren 1:39:00.834
Team win 10pt P1 · P22
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari +16.164
16 Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
11
Kimi Räikkönen L55 Ralf Schumacher L54 Gastón Mazzacane L54 Eddie Irvine L52 Juan Pablo Montoya L38 Jos Verstappen L37 Luciano Burti L30 Fernando Alonso L25 Enrique Bernoldi L15 Rubens Barrichello L2 +1
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost 6 wins
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 19/42 45.2%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Closest finish · all-time P48
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil
71Lap 305.909km 43 races held (1973–) Lap record 1:10.540 · Valtteri Bottas (2018)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · → Alain Prost -2
P5 Mika Häkkinen 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P5 Juan Pablo Montoya 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P1 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P3 Fernando Alonso 17 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 7 13 19 25 31 37 43 49 55 61 67 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Panis PAN Panis PAN Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Marques MAR Marques MAR Button BUT Button BUT Frentzen · stopped L63 · classified P11 Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Räikkönen · retired L55 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Schumacher · retired L54 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Mazzacane · retired L54 Mazzacane MAZ Mazzacane MAZ Irvine · retired L52 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Pablo Montoya · retired L38 Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Verstappen · retired L37 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Burti · retired L30 Burti BUR Burti BUR Alonso · retired L25 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Bernoldi · retired L15 Bernoldi BER Bernoldi BER Barrichello · retired L2 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Häkkinen · retired L0 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 4 David Coulthard McLaren 5 71 1:39:00.834 10
2 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 71 +16.164 6
3 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 9 70 +1 Lap 4
4 9 Olivier Panis BAR 11 70 +1 Lap 3
5 11 Jarno Trulli Jordan 7 70 +1 Lap 2
6 7 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 18 70 +1 Lap 1
7 10 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 12 70 +1 Lap
8 12 Jean Alesi Prost 15 70 +1 Lap
9 20 Tarso Marques Minardi 22 68 +3 Laps
10 8 Jenson Button Benetton 20 64 +7 Laps
11 22 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan 8 63 Electrical
R 17 Kimi Räikkönen Sauber 10 55 Spun off
R 5 Ralf Schumacher Williams 2 54 Spun off
R 23 Gastón Mazzacane Prost 21 54 Clutch
R 18 Eddie Irvine Jaguar 13 52 Spun off
R 6 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 4 38 Collision
R 14 Jos Verstappen Arrows 17 37 Collision
R 23 Luciano Burti Jaguar 14 30 Engine
R 21 Fernando Alonso Minardi 19 25 Electrical
R 15 Enrique Bernoldi Arrows 16 15 Hydraulics
R 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 6 2 Collision
R 3 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 3 0 Stalled
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Michael Schumacher
2
5 Ralf Schumacher
3
3 Mika Häkkinen
4
6 Juan Pablo Montoya
5
4 David Coulthard
6
2 Rubens Barrichello
7
11 Jarno Trulli
8
22 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
9
16 Nick Heidfeld
10
17 Kimi Räikkönen
11
9 Olivier Panis
12
10 Jacques Villeneuve
13
18 Eddie Irvine
14
23 Luciano Burti
15
12 Jean Alesi
16
15 Enrique Bernoldi
17
14 Jos Verstappen
18
7 Giancarlo Fisichella
19
21 Fernando Alonso
20
8 Jenson Button
21
23 Gastón Mazzacane
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 5 Ralf Schumacher 1:15.693 L38
2 5 Ralf Schumacher 1:15.716 L39
3 4 David Coulthard 1:16.498 L44
4 1 Michael Schumacher 1:16.545 L44
5 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:16.593 L31
6 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:16.629 L30
7 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:16.651 L32
8 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:16.652 L34
9 4 David Coulthard 1:16.655 L32
10 4 David Coulthard 1:16.657 L36
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
9
Olivier Panis
+21
P11→P4
18
Eddie Irvine
+19
P13→P—
10
Jacques Villeneuve
+17
P12→P7
7
Giancarlo Fisichella
+16
P18→P6
12
Jean Alesi
+14
P15→P8
23
Gastón Mazzacane
+14
P21→P—
8
Jenson Button
+13
P20→P10
20
Tarso Marques
+12
P22→P9
Most positions lost
Jacques Villeneuve −16 Ralf Schumacher −15 Eddie Irvine −14
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