2001 Spanish Grand Prix

 2001 Spanish Grand Prix

Racing data
5th of 17 races in the 2001 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	XLIII Gran Premio de España Telefónica
Date:	April 29, 2001
Place:	Montmeló
Course:	Circuit de Catalunya
Length:	307.45 km in 65 laps of 4.73 km
Weather:	cloudy but dry
Spectator:	~ 91,000
Pole position
Driver:	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari
Time:	1: 18,201 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari
Time:	1: 21.151 min (lap 25)
Podium
First:	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari
Second:	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Third:	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR Honda

The 2001 Spanish Grand Prix took place on April 29th at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló and was the fifth race of the 2001 Formula 1 World Championship . The winner was Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari ) before Juan Pablo Montoya ( Williams-BMW ) and Jacques Villeneuve ( BAR-Honda ).

Reports

background

After the San Marino Grand Prix , Michael Schumacher led the drivers' standings with equal points from David Coulthard . Third in the overall standings was Rubens Barrichello , twelve points behind. In the constructors' championship, Ferrari was 10 points ahead of McLaren-Mercedes and 28 points over Williams-BMW .

Luciano Burti switched from Jaguar to Prost for this Grand Prix . At Prost he replaced Gastón Mazzacane . His Jaguar cockpit was taken over by Pedro de la Rosa , who had been a regular Arrows driver in the 2000 season and did not start at the first four events in 2001.

With Mika Häkkinen (three times), Michael Schumacher (twice) and Jacques Villeneuve (once), three former winners competed in this Grand Prix.

training

The first free training consisted of two sessions, each lasting one hour, without separate timing. Here Coulthard drove the fastest lap ahead of Eddie Irvine and Barrichello. In the second training session, which consisted of two 45-minute sessions, Michael Schumacher set the best time, ahead of his teammates Barrichello and Coulthard.

Qualifying

Michael Schumacher was fastest in qualifying and secured the 36th pole position of his career. Hakkinen was 85 thousandths of a second slower in second. Third was Coulthard.

Warm up

In the warm-up on Sunday morning, Barrichello was the fastest driver in front of McLaren drivers Häkkinen and Coulthard.

run

When starting in the formation lap , the McLaren of Coulthard stopped. Only after the entire field had passed him was Coulthard allowed to start the car again and start the race from last place.

Michael Schumacher kept the lead over Häkkinen after the start. Heinz-Harald Frentzen started badly and lost many places. In the first corner there was contact between Coulthard and Enrique Bernoldi , during which Coulthard lost his front wing and Bernoldi damaged a tire. Both then had to pit.

After one lap, Michael Schumacher led ahead of Häkkinen, Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher , Jarno Trulli and Juan Pablo Montoya .

In the first laps the two leaders drove away from the field; behind it the gaps grew larger. Frentzen, who was trying to make up his lost positions, collided with de la Rosa on lap seven. After that, the race was over for both drivers.

On the 20th lap Ralf Schumacher spun, got stuck with his car in the gravel bed and was eliminated. At the same time, the first phase of the pit stops began. Montoya and Trulli, who were close together, came into the box at the same time. Montoya was processed more quickly and left the pit lane in front of Trulli, who came back onto the track behind Jean Alesi , who was still driving without stopping , and thus lost time.

On lap 23 Michael Schumacher came to the pits to refuel and change tires. Despite the higher weight due to the additional fuel, Schumacher managed to set faster lap times than Häkkinen. When he drove to his first pit stop five laps later, the lead over Schumacher was not enough and Häkkinen was second again.

Halfway through the race, Michael Schumacher was leading ahead of Häkkinen, Barrichello, Montoya, Villeneuve and Trulli.

In the further course, Schumacher and Häkkinen continued to break away.

Michael Schumacher pits for his last stop on lap 44 and the lead went to Häkkinen, who in turn pits six laps later. This time, however, the lead over Schumacher was enough for Häkkinen to keep the lead. Meanwhile, Barrichello had problems with his racing car. After being out of the track and making an unscheduled pit stop, he finished the race and parked his vehicle in the pit with a damaged suspension.

Michael Schumacher also had problems with his Ferrari. Since his pit stop he has not driven as fast as before. He later cited strong vibrations as the reason. However, since the gap to Montoya was more than a minute, it did not cost him any position.

With five laps to go, Coulthard overtook Nick Heidfeld and was thus in the points despite starting from last position.

On the last lap, while in the lead, Häkkinen suddenly dropped out with a damaged clutch, but was still classified in ninth place due to lapping.

Michael Schumacher won ahead of Montoya and Villeneuve. The remaining points went to Trulli, Coulthard and Heidfeld.

On the lap in the parc fermé, Coulthard stopped at the retired Häkkinen and drove him back to the paddock.

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: 18,201	01
02	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1: 18.286	02
03	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1: 18.635	03
04th	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1: 18.674	04th
05	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1: 19.016	05
06th	Jarno Trulli	Jordan Honda	1: 19.093	06th
07th	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR Honda	1: 19.122	07th
08th	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan Honda	1: 19.150	08th
09	Kimi Raikkonen	Clean Petronas	1: 19.229	09
10	Nick Heidfeld	Clean Petronas	1: 19.232	10
11	Olivier Panis	BAR Honda	1: 19.479	11
12	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1: 19.660	12
13	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Cosworth	1: 20.326	13
14th	Luciano Burti	Cheers-Acer	1: 20.585	14th
15th	Jean Alesi	Cheers-Acer	1: 20.601	15th
16	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Asiatech	1: 20.696	16
17th	Jos Verstappen	Arrows-Asiatech	1: 20.737	17th
18th	Fernando Alonso	Minardi-European	1: 21.037	18th
19th	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton Renault	1: 21.065	19th
20th	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar Cosworth	1: 21.338	20th
21st	Jenson Button	Benetton Renault	1: 21.916	21st
22nd	Tarso Marques	Minardi-European	1: 22.522	22nd
107 percent time : 1: 23.676 min (based on the best time of 1: 18,201 min)

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap
01	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	65	2	1: 31: 03,305	01	1: 21,151 (25.)
02	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	65	2	+ 40.737	12	1: 22.841 (39.)
03	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR Honda	65	2	+ 49.625	07th	1: 22.513 (22.)
04th	Jarno Trulli	Jordan Honda	65	2	+ 51.252	06th	1: 23.087 (24.)
05	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	65	3	+ 51.615	03	1: 22.091 (41st)
06th	Nick Heidfeld	Clean Petronas	65	2	+1: 01.182	10	1: 22.738 (26.)
07th	Olivier Panis	BAR Honda	65	2	+1: 04.976	11	1: 22.475 (26.)
08th	Kimi Raikkonen	Clean Petronas	65	2	+1: 19.807	09	1: 23.049 (40th)
09	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	64	2	DNF	02	1: 21.368 (49.)
10	Jean Alesi	Cheers-Acer	64	2	+ 1 lap	15th	1: 23.668 (20.)
11	Luciano Burti	Cheers-Acer	64	2	+ 1 lap	14th	1: 23.794 (23.)
12	Jos Verstappen	Arrows-Asiatech	63	2	+ 2 rounds	17th	1: 23.965 (17.)
13	Fernando Alonso	Minardi-European	63	2	+ 2 rounds	18th	1: 24.423 (37.)
14th	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton Renault	63	2	+ 2 rounds	19th	1: 25.298 (14th)
15th	Jenson Button	Benetton Renault	62	2	+ 3 rounds	21st	1: 25.406 (57.)
16	Tarso Marques	Minardi-European	62	2	+ 3 rounds	22nd	1: 25.791 (16.)
-	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	49	3	DNF	04th	1: 21.720 (27.)
-	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Cosworth	48	2	DNF	13	1: 22.568 (23.)
-	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	20th	0	DNF	05	1: 22.362 (19.)
-	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Asiatech	08th	1	DNF	16	1: 24.740 ( 04th)
-	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar Cosworth	05	0	DNF	20th	1: 25.932 ( 03rd)
-	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan Honda	05	0	DNF	08th	1: 26.158 ( 03rd)

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 36 02  David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 28 03  Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 14th 04th  Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 12 05  Nick Heidfeld Clean Petronas 8th 06th  Jarno Trulli Jordan Honda 7th 07th  Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 6th 08th  Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan Honda 6th 09  Jacques Villeneuve BAR Honda 4th 10  Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 4th 11  Olivier Panis BAR Honda 3 12  Kimi Raikkonen Clean Petronas 1

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

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 01  Ferrari 50 02  McLaren-Mercedes 32 03  Williams-BMW 18th 04th  Jordan Honda 13 05  Clean Petronas 9 06th  BAR Honda 7th

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

Web links

• Weekend statistics at Motorsport-Total.com