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	Qantas Australian Grand Prix
End date	14 October
End Event	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	TBD
Constructor's Champion	TBD
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.

Teams and drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	#	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro [?]	Ferrari	F2001	Ferrari 050		1	Michael Schumacher	1-	Gianni Morbidelli
					2	Giancarlo Fisichella	1-
West McLaren Mercedes [?]	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-16	Mercedes FO110K		3	Mika Häkkinen	1-	Alexander Wurz
					4	Jack Christopherson	1-
Benson & Hedges Jordan Honda [?]	Jordan-Honda	EJ11	Honda RA001E		5	James James Davies 1 2	1-7, 9-14	Kimi Räikkönen Takuma Sato Ricardo Zonta
						Kimi Räikkönen	8, 15-
					6	Jarno Trulli	1-
Mild Seven Benetton Arrows [?]	Arrows-Renault	A22	Renault RS21		7	Jenson Button	1-
					8	Fernando Alonso	1-
BMW WilliamsF1 Team [?]	Williams-BMW	FW23	BMW P80		9	Ralf Schumacher	1-	Jörg Müller Antônio Pizzonia
					10	Rhys Davies	1-
Lucky Strike BAR Honda [?]	BAR-Honda	003	Honda RA001E		11	Sammy Jones	1-	Justin Wilson Anthony Davidson Marc Hynes
					12	Jacques Villeneuve	1-
Red Bull Sauber Petronas [?]	Sauber-Petronas	C19	Petronas 01A		14	David Coulthard	1-	Enrique Bernoldi Memo Gidley
					15	Nick Heidfeld	1-
Jaguar Racing F1 Team [?]	Jaguar-Cosworth	R2	Cosworth CR-3		16	Eddie Irvine	1-	Luciano Burti Tomas Scheckter Mark Webber
					17	Pedro de la Rosa	1-
European Minardi F1 [?]	Minardi-European	PS01 PS01B	European		18	Marc Gené	1-	Yuji Ide Ruben Derfler
					19	Luca Badoer	1-
Prost Grand Prix [?]	Prost-Mercedes	AP04	Mercedes FO110K		20	Stéphane Sarrazin	1-	Franck Montagny Sébastien Bourdais Christophe Bouchut
					21	Rubens Barrichello	1-

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.

Season Calendar

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

Driver's Championship

Pos Driver AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN Pts 1 Ralf Schumacher 1 2 4 Ret 1 Ret 1 3 2 1 Ret Ret 59 2 Rhys Davies 3 3 3 3 Ret 1 2 2 1 3 11† Ret 52 3 Michael Schumacher Ret 4 1 Ret 2 Ret 4 1 3 Ret 4 Ret 39 4 Jack Christopherson Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret 3 4 4 2 3 2 36 5 Giancarlo Fisichella 2 1 6 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 6 4 5 Ret 26 6 Mika Häkkinen Ret Ret 2 Ret 9 2 Ret 12† 7 5 1 Ret 24 7 James James Davies Ret 8 8 2 Ret 4 Ret INJ Ret Ret 2 5† 17 8 Sammy Jones 5 Ret 9 5 6 Ret 9 Ret 12 Ret Ret 1 15 9 David Coulthard 7 Ret 5 8 3 Ret Ret 5 5 6 Ret Ret 11 10 Jarno Trulli 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 8 Ret 8 7 8 Ret 7 11 Jacques Villeneuve 6 7 10 Ret 7 7 6 8 9 13† Ret 3 6 12 Stéphane Sarrazin 12 Ret 13 4 13 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 9 4 6 13 Eddie Irvine 8 6 7 9 4 Ret Ret 6 11 9 6 Ret 6 14 Nick Heidfeld Ret Ret 11 6 5 DNS 7 Ret 10 8 Ret Ret 3 15 Rubens Barrichello 10 Ret Ret 7 8 11 5 9 13 Ret 7 Ret 2 16 Fernando Alonso 8 10 12 Ret 10 6 Ret 10 14 Ret 10 Ret 1 17 Jenson Button 11 11 Ret 10 11 8 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 6 1 18 Marc Gené Ret 12 14 Ret Ret 12† 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret 7 0 19 Luca Badoer Ret 9 Ret 11 14 10 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 0 20 Pedro de la Rosa Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 9 10 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret 0 21 Kimi Räikkönen 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 MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN Pts 1 Williams-BMW 9 1 2 4 Ret 1 Ret 1 3 2 1 Ret Ret 111 10 3 3 3 3 Ret 1 2 2 1 3 11† Ret 2 Ferrari 1 Ret 4 1 Ret 2 Ret 4 1 3 Ret 4 Ret 66 2 2 1 6 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 6 4 5 Ret 3 McLaren-Mercedes 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 9 2 Ret 12† 7 5 1 Ret 60 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret 3 4 4 2 3 2 4 Jordan-Honda 5 Ret 8 8 2 Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 5† 24 6 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 8 Ret 8 7 8 Ret 5 BAR-Honda 11 5 Ret 9 5 6 Ret 9 Ret 12 Ret Ret 1 21 12 6 7 10 Ret 7 7 6 8 9 13† Ret 3 6 Sauber-Petronas 14 7 Ret 5 8 3 Ret Ret 5 5 6 Ret Ret 14 15 Ret Ret 11 6 5 DNS 7 Ret 10 8 Ret Ret 7 Prost-Mercedes 20 12 Ret 13 4 13 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 9 4 8 21 10 Ret Ret 7 8 11 5 9 13 Ret 7 Ret 8 Jaguar-Cosworth 16 8 6 7 9 4 Ret Ret 6 11 9 6 Ret 6 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 9 10 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret 9 Arrows-Renault 7 11 11 Ret 10 11 8 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 6 2 8 8 10 12 Ret 10 6 Ret 10 14 Ret 10 Ret - Minardi-European 18 Ret 12 14 Ret Ret 12† 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret 7 0 19 Ret 9 Ret 11 14 10 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 8