2001 British Grand Prix

 2001 British Grand Prix

Racing data
11th of 17 races in the 2001 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	LIIV RAC British Grand Prix
Date:	July 15, 2001
Place:	Silverstone
Course:	Silverstone Circuit
Length:	308.4 km in 60 laps of 5.141 km
Weather:	cloudy but dry
Spectator:	~ 90,000
Pole position
Driver:	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari
Time:	1: 20.447 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time:	1: 23.405 min (lap 34)
Podium
First:	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Second:	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari
Third:	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari

The 2001 British Grand Prix took place on July 15 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone and was the eleventh race of the 2001 Formula 1 World Championship . The winner was Mika Häkkinen ( McLaren-Mercedes ) ahead of Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari ) and Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari).

Reports

background

After the French Grand Prix , Michael Schumacher led the drivers' standings with 31 points ahead of David Coulthard and with 47 points ahead of Ralf Schumacher . Ferrari led the constructors' championship with 52 points ahead of McLaren-Mercedes and with 65 points ahead of Williams-BMW .

With Jacques Villeneuve , David Coulthard (twice each) and Michael Schumacher (once), three former winners competed for this Grand Prix.

training

The first free practice was divided into two parts with a common timekeeping. The first segment took place under dry conditions. Here the Ferrari initially had the better lap times. In the second segment of the training, however, the McLaren drivers undercut these times. Shortly before the end of the training session it started to rain, so that Mika Häkkinen had completed the fastest lap. He was followed by his team mate David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello .

The two sections of the second free practice took place under wet conditions. Here drove Michael Schumacher set the fastest time ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Mika Hakkinen.

Qualifying

Qualifying again took place under dry weather conditions. Michael Schumacher set the fastest time here and secured his 40th pole position of his career. Just 82 thousandths of a second behind, Mika Häkkinen was second on the grid, followed by David Coulthard.

Tarso Marques failed on the 107 percent time and did not qualify for the race.

Warm up

In the warm-up, David Coulthard set the fastest time ahead of Jarno Trulli and Mika Häkkinen.

run

Mika Häkkinen won the race in front of Ferrari drivers Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. The remaining points went to Juan Pablo Montoya and the two Sauber drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Nick Heidfeld, who thus consolidated Sauber's fourth position in the constructors' championship.

It was Häkkinen's first win of the season. Schumacher's closest pursuer Coulthard retired early in the race after a collision, so that Schumacher's lead in the world championship increased by six points.

Comments from the first three drivers

“It's a great feeling, I haven't been at the top of the podium for a long time.
I've always wanted to win at Silverstone because it's one of West McLaren Mercedes' home races. The car ran perfectly and the strategy was no less. "

- Mika Hakkinen

“Unfortunately my car didn't drive the way I would have liked today. I had a few problems, especially when entering the Copse corner, where I slipped several times. The car wasn't well balanced and I couldn't get the most out of it. At the time, the only thing that counted for me was keeping the car on the track. When Mika drove next to me I had nothing to oppose him. As always, the strategy was a decision that the team made together. In my opinion, a different tactic would not necessarily have changed the race result. Unfortunately, we had little experience with the new tires because I had a set of tires cut open on Friday and then the changeable weather came upon us. So it wasn't easy to find the right strategy. We just weren't fast enough here today, but things might look different again at the next race. Whatever the situation in the World Championship now, I want to keep winning races. "

- Michael Schumacher

“I am satisfied with this result because this is my first time on the podium at Silverstone. I gained a few places at the start and making a fairly late pit stop was the best thing today. The car wasn't as balanced as I like it to be, to be honest it was totally different from the test drives here. So I drove very carefully, but I was still fast. Even with a lot of gasoline on board, I did well. When I left the Becketts my car was in good shape so I could keep the Williams behind me. After my pit stop in front of Montoya, I got back on the track and stayed in front of him, which was also due to the second set of tires, which was better. In the end I was even able to rest a little. To have got two podiums in two races, what more could you want? I am really happy."

- Rubens Barrichello

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	01	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari F2001	Ferrari 3.0 V10	B.
	02	Rubens Barrichello
West McLaren Mercedes	03	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren MP4-16	Mercedes-Benz 3.0 V10	B.
	04th	David Coulthard
BMW WilliamsF1 Team	05	Ralf Schumacher	Williams FW23	BMW 3.0 V10	M.
	06th	Juan Pablo Montoya
Mild Seven Benetton Renault	07th	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton B201	Renault 3.0 V10	M.
	08th	Jenson Button
Lucky Strike BAR Honda	09	Olivier Panis	BAR 003	Honda 3.0 V10	B.
	10	Jacques Villeneuve
B&H Jordan Honda	11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan EJ11	Honda 3.0 V10	B.
	12	Jarno Trulli
Orange Arrows Asiatech	14th	Jos Verstappen	Arrows A22	Asiatech 3.0 V10	B.
	15th	Enrique Bernoldi
Red Bull Sauber Petronas	16	Nick Heidfeld	Clean C20	Petronas 3.0 V10	B.
	17th	Kimi Raikkonen
Jaguar Racing	18th	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar R2	Ford Cosworth 3.0 V10	M.
	19th	Pedro de la Rosa
European Minardi F1	20th	Tarso Marques	Minardi PS01	European 3.0 V10	M.
	21st	Fernando Alonso
Cheers to Acer	22nd	Jean Alesi	Cheers AP04	Acer 3.0 V10	M.
	23	Luciano Burti

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	time	begin
01	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	1: 20.447	01
02	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1: 20.529	02
03	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1: 20.927	03
04th	Jarno Trulli	Jordan Honda	1: 20.930	04th
05	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan Honda	1: 21.217	05
06th	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1: 21.715	06th
07th	Kimi Raikkonen	Clean Petronas	1: 22.023	07th
08th	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1: 22.219	08th
09	Nick Heidfeld	Clean Petronas	1: 22.223	09
10	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1: 22.283	10
11	Olivier Panis	BAR Honda	1: 22.316	11
12	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR Honda	1: 22.916	12
13	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar Cosworth	1: 23.273	13
14th	Jean Alesi	Cheers-Acer	1: 23.392	14th
15th	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Cosworth	1: 23.439	15th
16	Luciano Burti	Cheers-Acer	1: 23.735	16
17th	Jos Verstappen	Arrows-Asiatech	1: 24.067	17th
18th	Jenson Button	Benetton Renault	1: 24.123	18th
19th	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton Renault	1: 24.275	19th
20th	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Asiatech	1: 24.606	20th
21st	Fernando Alonso	Minardi-European	1: 24.792	21st
107 percent time : 1: 26.079 min (based on the best time of 1: 20.447 min)
DNQ	Tarso Marques	Minardi-European	1: 26.506	-

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap
01	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	60	2	1: 25: 33.770	02	1: 23.405 (34.)
02	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	60	1	+ 33.646	01	1: 23.928 (42nd)
03	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	60	1	+ 59.281	06th	1: 24.445 (44.)
04th	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	60	2	+1: 08.772	08th	1: 24.437 (23.)
05	Kimi Raikkonen	Clean Petronas	59	2	+ 1 lap	07th	1: 24,563 (34.)
06th	Nick Heidfeld	Clean Petronas	59	2	+ 1 lap	09	1: 24.765 (46.)
07th	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan Honda	59	2	+ 1 lap	05	1: 25.029 (23.)
08th	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR Honda	59	1	+ 1 lap	12	1: 25.809 (27.)
09	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Cosworth	59	2	+ 1 lap	15th	1: 24,544 (59th)
10	Jos Verstappen	Arrows-Asiatech	58	2	+ 2 rounds	17th	1: 26.394 (40.)
11	Jean Alesi	Cheers-Acer	58	1	+ 2 rounds	14th	1: 26.497 (29.)
12	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar Cosworth	58	2	+ 2 rounds	13	1: 25.739 (33.)
13	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton Renault	58	2	+ 2 rounds	19th	1: 26.798 (41st)
14th	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Asiatech	58	2	+ 2 rounds	20th	1: 26.695 (25.)
15th	Jenson Button	Benetton Renault	58	2	+ 2 rounds	18th	1: 26.963 (24.)
16	Fernando Alonso	Minardi-European	57	2	+ 3 rounds	21st	1: 27.091 (30.)
-	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	36	1	DNF	10	1: 25,188 (33.)
-	Luciano Burti	Cheers-Acer	06th	0	DNF	16	1: 29.252 ( 04th)
-	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	02	0	DNF	03	1: 28.908 ( 02.)
-	Jarno Trulli	Jordan Honda	00	0	DNF	04th	-
-	Olivier Panis	BAR Honda	00	0	DNF	11	-

World Cup stands after the race

The first six of the race got 10, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points 01  Michael sSchumacher Ferrari 84 02  David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 47 03  Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 34 04th  Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 31 05  Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 19th 06th  Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 15th 07th  Nick Heidfeld Clean Petronas 10 08th  Kimi Raikkonen Clean Petronas 9 09  Jarno Trulli Jordan Honda 9 10  Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 7th 11  Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan Honda 6th 12  Olivier Panis BAR Honda 5

Item driver constructor Points 13  Eddie Irvine Jaguar Cosworth 4th 14th  Jean Alesi Cheers-Acer 3 15th  Jos Verstappen Arrows-Asiatech 1 16  Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar Cosworth 1 17th  Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton Renault 1 18th  Jenson Button Benetton Renault 0 19th  Ricardo Zonta Jordan Honda 0 20th  Luciano Burti Jaguar-Cosworth / Prost-Acer 0 21st  Tarso Marques Minardi-European 0 22nd  Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Asiatech 0 23  Fernando Alonso Minardi-European 0 24  Gastón Mazzacane Cheers-Acer 0

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 01  Ferrari 118 02  McLaren-Mercedes 66 03  Williams-BMW 46 04th  Clean Petronas 19th 05  Jordan Honda 15th 06th  BAR Honda 12

Item constructor Points 07th  Jaguar Cosworth 5 08th  Cheers-Acer 3 09  Arrows-Asiatech 1 10  Benetton Renault 1 11  Minardi-European 0

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Championship stand before the race. World Cup stand after the French Grand Prix. Motorsport-Total.com, accessed April 26, 2013 . 
2. ↑ Michael Schumacher in the 1st free practice up front. Motorsport-Total.com, accessed July 2, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Great Britain Grand Prix 2001. Silverstone Circuit - 1st Free Practice. (No longer available online.) Motorsportarchiv.de, archived from the original on March 7, 2013 ; Retrieved July 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Great Britain Grand Prix 2001. Silverstone Circuit - 2nd Free Practice. (No longer available online.) Motorsportarchiv.de, archived from the original on December 26, 2015 ; Retrieved July 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Great Britain Grand Prix 2001. Silverstone Circuit - Qualifying. (No longer available online.) Motorsportarchiv.de, formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 2, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
6. ^ Grand Prix of Great Britain 2001. Silverstone Circuit - Warm up. (No longer available online.) Motorsportarchiv.de, formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 2, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
7. ↑ Fabian Hust: "Laughing and crying eyes at McLaren-Mercedes". Motorsport-Total.com, July 15, 2001, accessed September 13, 2013 . 
8. ↑ ^{a b} Marcus Kollmann: "Places 2 and 3 the maximum for Ferrari". Motorsport-Total.com, July 15, 2001, accessed September 13, 2013 . 

Web links

• Weekend statistics at Motorsport-Total.com