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.

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	1-	Gianni Morbidelli
					2	Giancarlo Fisichella	1-
Template:GBR West McLaren Mercedes [?]	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-16	Mercedes FO110K	Template:Michelin	3	Mika Häkkinen	1-	Template:AUT Alexander Wurz
					4	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson	1-
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-
					6	Jarno Trulli	1-
Mild Seven Benetton Arrows [?]	Arrows-Renault	A22	Renault RS21	Template:Michelin	7	Template:GBR Jenson Button	1-
					8	Fernando Alonso	1-
Template:GBR BMW WilliamsF1 Team [?]	Williams-BMW	FW23	BMW P80	Template:Bridgestone	9	Ralf Schumacher	1-	Jörg Müller Antônio Pizzonia
					10	Template:AUS Rhys Davies	1-
Template:GBR Lucky Strike BAR Honda [?]	BAR-Honda	003	Honda RA001E	Template:Michelin	11	Template:GBR Sammy Jones	1-	Template:GBR Justin Wilson Template:GBR Anthony Davidson Template:GBR Marc Hynes
					12	Jacques Villeneuve	1-
Template:SUI Red Bull Sauber Petronas [?]	Sauber-Petronas	C20	Petronas 01A	Template:Pirelli	14	Template:GBR David Coulthard	1-	Enrique Bernoldi Memo Gidley
					15	Nick Heidfeld	1-
Template:GBR Jaguar Racing F1 Team [?]	Jaguar-Cosworth	R2	Cosworth CR-3	Template:Pirelli	16	Template:GBR Eddie Irvine	1-	Luciano Burti Tomas Scheckter Template:AUS Mark Webber
					17	Pedro de la Rosa	1-
European Minardi F1 [?]	Minardi-European	PS01 PS01B	European	Template:Bridgestone	18	Marc Gené	1-	Yuji Ide Ruben Derfler
					19	Luca Badoer	1-
Template:FRA Prost Grand Prix [?]	Prost-Mercedes	AP04	Mercedes FO110K	Template:Michelin	20	Template:FRA Stéphane Sarrazin	1-	Template:FRA Franck Montagny Template:FRA Sébastien Bourdais Template:FRA 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	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	Laudaring	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 59 2 Template:AUS 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 Template:GBR 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 Template:GBR James James Davies Ret 8 8 2 Ret 4 Ret INJ Ret Ret 2 5† 17 8 Template:GBR Sammy Jones 5 Ret 9 5 6 Ret 9 Ret 12 Ret Ret 1 15 9 Template:GBR 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 Template:FRA Stéphane Sarrazin 12 Ret 13 4 13 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 9 4 6 13 Template:GBR 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 Template:GBR 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 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 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 Template:GBR 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 Template:GBR 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 Template:SUI 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 Template:FRA 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 Template:GBR 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