2001 Alternate Formula One season

2001 Formula One season
Ralf Schumacher followed the steps of his older brother Michael and became the World Champion
Season
Races	17
Start date	4 March
Start Event	Template:AUS Qantas Australian Grand Prix
End date	14 October
End Event	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	Ralf Schumacher
Constructor's Champion	Template:GBR Williams-BMW
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
2000	2002

The 2001 Formula One season was the 52nd season of the Formula One World Championship. Michael Schumacher entered the season as the defending Drivers' champion, as McLaren held the Constructors' Championship. Despite challenges from Ferrari and McLaren it was Williams who would emerge on top, reaping the rewards of BMW's involvement in the team and their powerful engines. Ralf Schumacher would move into the championship lead thanks to the greater consistency but worse reliability of Williams team-mate Rhys Davies and the fast but error prone Michael Schumacher, the latter of whom would go on to describe the year as his annus horribilis. The championship went down to the wire heading into the final race of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix with all three drivers in contention for the title, albeit with Michael Schumacher and Rhys Davies needing to win with Ralf Schumacher retiring from the race. Early on, Michael was eliminated after spinning on some dropped oil, leaving Rhys Davies to battle with Ralf Schumacher for the lead. Ralf had the upper hand, but it would not matter as both Davies and Ralf would retire, handing Ralf Schumacher his first World Championship and Mika Häkkinen the final victory of his career.

Teams and drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	#	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro [?]	Ferrari	F2001	Ferrari 050	Template:Bridgestone	1	Michael Schumacher	All	Gianni Morbidelli
					2	Giancarlo Fisichella	All
Template:GBR West McLaren Mercedes [?]	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-16	Mercedes FO110K	Template:Michelin	3	Mika Häkkinen	All	Template:AUT Alexander Wurz
					4	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson	All
Benson & Hedges Jordan Honda [?]	Jordan-Honda	EJ11	Honda RA001E	Template:Bridgestone	5	Template:GBR James James Davies 1 2	1-7, 9-14	Kimi Räikkönen Takuma Sato Ricardo Zonta
						Kimi Räikkönen	8, 15-17
					6	Jarno Trulli 3	1-16
						Ricardo Zonta	17
Mild Seven Benetton Arrows [?]	Arrows-Renault	A22	Renault RS21	Template:Michelin	7	Template:GBR Jenson Button	All
					8	Fernando Alonso	All
Template:GBR BMW WilliamsF1 Team [?]	Williams-BMW	FW23	BMW P80	Template:Bridgestone	9	Ralf Schumacher	All	Jörg Müller Antônio Pizzonia
					10	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	All
Template:GBR Lucky Strike BAR Honda [?]	BAR-Honda	003	Honda RA001E	Template:Michelin	11	Template:GBR Sammy Jones	All	Template:GBR Justin Wilson Template:GBR Anthony Davidson Template:GBR Marc Hynes
					12	Jacques Villeneuve	All
Template:SUI Red Bull Sauber Petronas [?]	Sauber-Petronas	C20	Petronas 01A	Template:Pirelli	14	Template:GBR David Coulthard	All	Enrique Bernoldi Memo Gidley
					15	Nick Heidfeld	All
Template:GBR Jaguar Racing F1 Team [?]	Jaguar-Cosworth	R2	Cosworth CR-3	Template:Pirelli	16	Template:GBR Eddie Irvine	All	Luciano Burti Tomas Scheckter Template:AUS Mark Webber
					17	Pedro de la Rosa	All
European Minardi F1 [?]	Minardi-European	PS01 PS01B	European	Template:Bridgestone	18	Marc Gené 4	1-14	Yuji Ide Ruben Derfler
						Template:MAS Alex Yoong	15-17
					19	Luca Badoer	All
Template:FRA Prost Grand Prix [?]	Prost-Mercedes	AP04	Mercedes FO110K	Template:Michelin	20	Template:FRA Stéphane Sarrazin	All	Template:FRA Franck Montagny Template:FRA Sébastien Bourdais Template:FRA Christophe Bouchut
					21	Rubens Barrichello	All

Notes

• 1 James James Davies was injured in a crash before the Canadian Grand Prix. He would be replaced by Jordan test driver Kimi Räikkönen.
• 2 James James Davies collided with Eddie Irvine at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix. He would miss the rest of the season, and would again be replaced by Kimi Räikkönen.
• 3 Jarno Trulli was replaced for the Japanese Grand Prix by another Jordan test driver Ricardo Zonta, after the former failed to score points for 10 consecutive races.
• 4 Marc Gené was replaced by Alex Yoong at Minardi for the final three races of the season.

Season Calendar

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Drive of the Race	Reject of the Race
1	Template:AUS Qantas Australian Grand Prix	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	4 March	Ralf Schumacher	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Ralf Schumacher	Template:GBR BMW-Williams	Template:GBR BAR-Honda	Michael Schumacher
2	Template:MAS Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit	18 March	Giancarlo Fisichella	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari	Luca Badoer	Template:GBR Arrows-Renault
3	Grande Prêmio do Brasil	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	1 April	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Template:GBR David Coulthard	Template:GBR James James Davies
4	Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	15 April	Michael Schumacher	Nick Heidfeld	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:FRA Stéphane Sarrazin	Michael Schumacher
5	Gran Premio Marlboro de España	Circuit de Catalunya	29 April	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Ralf Schumacher	Ralf Schumacher	Template:GBR BMW-Williams	Template:GBR David Coulthard	Mika Häkkinen
6	Template:AUT Großer A1 Preis von Österreich	A1-Ring	13 May	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:GBR BMW-Williams	Fernando Alonso	Michael Schumacher
7	Grand Prix de Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	27 May	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson	Ralf Schumacher	Template:GBR BMW-Williams	Rubens Barrichello	Jarno Trulli
8	Grand Prix Air Canada	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	10 June	Michael Schumacher	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Template:GBR Eddie Irvine	Honda
9	Großer Warsteiner Preis von Europa	Nürburgring	24 June	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Template:GBR BMW-Williams	Template:GBR David Coulthard	Mika Häkkinen
10	Template:FRA Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	1 July	Ralf Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Ralf Schumacher	Template:GBR BMW-Williams	Minardi-Fondmetal	Template:GBR James James Davies
11	Template:GBR Foster's British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	15 July	Michael Schumacher	Ralf Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:GBR James James Davies	Ralf Schumacher
12	Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland	Hockenheimring	29 July	Michael Schumacher	Template:GBR Sammy Jones	Template:GBR Sammy Jones	Template:GBR BAR-Honda	Template:GBR Sammy Jones	Template:GBR James James Davies
13	Marlboro Magyar Nagydij	Hungaroring	19 August	Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Template:GBR Eddie Irvine	Jarno Trulli
14	Template:BEL Foster's Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	2 September	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Pedro de la Rosa	Mika Häkkinen
15	Gran Premio Campari d'Italia	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	16 September	Michael Schumacher	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari	Rubens Barrichello	Template:GBR David Coulthard
16	Template:USA SAP United States Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	30 September	Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Ralf Schumacher	Template:GBR BMW-Williams	Template:GBR Sammy Jones	Michael Schumacher
17	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	14 October	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:FRA Stéphane Sarrazin	Michael Schumacher

Driver's Championship

Pos Driver AUS Template:AUS MAL Template:MAS BRA SMR ESP AUT Template:AUT MON CAN EUR FRA Template:FRA GBR Template:GBR GER HUN BEL Template:BEL ITA USA Template:USA JPN Pts 1 Ralf Schumacher 1 2 4 Ret 1 Ret 1 3 2 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 1 13† 72 2 Michael Schumacher Ret 4 1 Ret 2 Ret 4 1 3 Ret 4 Ret 1 1 3 14 Ret 63 3 Template:AUS Rhys Davies 3 3 3 3 Ret 1 2 2 1 3 11† Ret 3 2 Ret Ret Ret 62 4 Giancarlo Fisichella 2 1 6 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 6 4 5 Ret 2 Ret 1 3 2 52 5 Template:GBR Jack Christopherson Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret 3 4 4 2 3 2 Ret 3 2 Ret 4 49 6 Mika Häkkinen Ret Ret 2 Ret 9 2 Ret 12† 7 5 1 Ret 4 6 Ret 2 1 44 7 Template:GBR David Coulthard 7 Ret 5 8 3 Ret Ret 5 5 6 Ret Ret 5 4 15 5 3 22 8 Template:GBR Sammy Jones 5 Ret 9 5 6 Ret 9 Ret 12 Ret Ret 1 7 7 11 4 7 18 9 Template:GBR James James Davies Ret 8 8 2 Ret 4 Ret INJ Ret Ret 2 5† Ret DNS INJ INJ INJ 17 10 Nick Heidfeld Ret Ret 11 6 5 DNS 7 Ret 10 8 Ret Ret 6 5 5 7 5 10 11 Template:FRA Stéphane Sarrazin 12 Ret 13 4 13 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 9 4 12 Ret 13 11 6 7 12 Jarno Trulli 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 8 Ret 8 7 8 Ret 10 Ret 8 Ret 7 13 Template:GBR Eddie Irvine 8 6 7 9 4 Ret Ret 6 11 9 6 Ret 8 DNS Ret 6 8 7 14 Jacques Villeneuve 6 7 10 Ret 7 7 6 8 9 13† Ret 3 Ret Ret 12 10 Ret 6 15 Rubens Barrichello 10 Ret Ret 7 8 11 5 9 13 Ret 7 Ret 9 Ret 6 8 11 3 16 Fernando Alonso 8 10 12 Ret 10 6 Ret 10 14 Ret 10 Ret Ret DNS 9 Ret Ret 1 17 Template:GBR Jenson Button 11 11 Ret 10 11 8 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 1 18 Pedro de la Rosa Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 9 10 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret 11 8 7 12 10 0 19 Marc Gené Ret 12 14 Ret Ret 12† 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret 7 Ret 9 0 20 Luca Badoer Ret 9 Ret 11 14 10 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret 0 21 Kimi Räikkönen Ret 14 9 9 0 22 Template:MAS Alex Yoong 16 15 12 0 23 Ricardo Zonta Ret 0

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Orange Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Pale Blue Withdrawn (WD) Blank Did Not Enter (No text) Excluded (EX) Did not Start (DNS) Did not Arrive (DNA) Event cancelled (C) Injured (INJ) Bold denotes pole position Italics denote fastest lap † Classification despite retirement ‡ Race not run to scheduled distance

Constructor's Championship

Pos Constructor # AUS Template:AUS MAL Template:MAS BRA SMR ESP AUT Template:AUT MON CAN EUR FRA Template:FRA GBR Template:GBR GER HUN BEL Template:BEL ITA USA Template:USA JPN Pts 1 Template:GBR Williams-BMW 9 1 2 4 Ret 1 Ret 1 3 2 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 1 13† 134 10 3 3 3 3 Ret 1 2 2 1 3 11† Ret 3 2 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ferrari 1 Ret 4 1 Ret 2 Ret 4 1 3 Ret 4 Ret 1 1 3 14 Ret 115 2 2 1 6 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 6 4 5 Ret 2 Ret 1 3 2 3 Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 9 2 Ret 12† 7 5 1 Ret 4 6 Ret 2 1 93 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret 3 4 4 2 3 2 Ret 3 2 Ret 4 4 Template:SUI Sauber-Petronas 14 7 Ret 5 8 3 Ret Ret 5 5 6 Ret Ret 5 4 15 5 3 32 15 Ret Ret 11 6 5 DNS 7 Ret 10 8 Ret Ret 6 5 5 7 5 5 Template:GBR BAR-Honda 11 5 Ret 9 5 6 Ret 9 Ret 12 Ret Ret 1 7 7 11 4 7 24 12 6 7 10 Ret 7 7 6 8 9 13† Ret 3 Ret Ret 12 10 Ret 6 Jordan-Honda 5 Ret 8 8 2 Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 5† Ret DNS 14 9 9 24 6 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 8 Ret 8 7 8 Ret 10 Ret 8 Ret Ret 7 Template:FRA Prost-Mercedes 20 12 Ret 13 4 13 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 9 4 12 Ret 13 11 6 10 21 10 Ret Ret 7 8 11 5 9 13 Ret 7 Ret 9 Ret 6 8 11 8 Template:GBR Jaguar-Cosworth 16 8 6 7 9 4 Ret Ret 6 11 9 6 Ret 8 DNS Ret 6 8 7 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 9 10 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret 11 8 7 12 10 9 Arrows-Renault 7 11 11 Ret 10 11 8 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 2 8 8 10 12 Ret 10 6 Ret 10 14 Ret 10 Ret Ret DNS 9 Ret Ret - Minardi-European 18 Ret 12 14 Ret Ret 12† 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret 7 Ret 9 16 15 12 0 19 Ret 9 Ret 11 14 10 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret Formula One seasons 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029