2001 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 53 | 1:27:33.298 | 10 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 53 | 1:27:36.452 | 6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 53 | 1:27:56.560 | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 53 | 1:28:08.837 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 53 | 1:28:09.842 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 53 | 1:28:10.420 | 1 | 3 | FL |
| 7 | 8 | Jenson Button | Benetton | 53 | 1:29:10.400 | — | 9 | |
| 8 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 52 | +1 lap | — | 8 | |
| 9 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 52 | +1 lap | — | 10 | |
| 10 | 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 52 | +1 lap | — | 14 | |
| 11 | 21 | Fernando Alonso | Minardi | 52 | +1 lap | — | 18 | |
| 12 | 22 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Prost | 52 | +1 lap | — | 15 | |
| 13 | 9 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 51 | +2 laps | — | 17 | |
| 14 | 15 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 51 | +2 laps | — | PL | |
| 15 | 14 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 51 | +2 laps | — | 21 | |
| 16 | 20 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 50 | +3 laps | — | PL | |
| 17 | 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 47 | Gearbox | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 19 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 45 | Oil leak | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 23 | Tomáš Enge | Prost | 42 | Brakes | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 18 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 24 | Fuel rig | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber | 5 | Collision | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 12 | Jean Alesi | Jordan | 5 | Collision | — | 11 |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:32.484 |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | — | — | — | 1:33.184 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | — | — | — | 1:33.297 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:33.323 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:33.662 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:33.830 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:33.916 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:34.002 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:34.375 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:34.386 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:34.420 |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:34.581 |
| 13 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | — | — | — | 1:34.851 |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | — | — | — | 1:35.109 |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Prost | — | — | — | 1:35.132 |
| 16 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | — | — | — | 1:35.639 |
| 17 | Olivier Panis | BAR | — | — | — | 1:35.766 |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:36.410 |
| 19 | Tomáš Enge | Prost | — | — | — | 1:36.446 |
| 20 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:36.885 |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:36.973 |
| 22 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:38.246 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | — |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 2 | — |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 3 | — |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | — |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 6 | — |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | — |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 8 | — |
| 9 | Jenson Button | Benetton | 9 | — |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Jordan | 11 | — |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber | 12 | — |
| 13 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 14 | — |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Prost | 15 | — |
| 16 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 16 | — |
| 17 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 17 | — |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Minardi | 18 | — |
| 19 | Tomáš Enge | Prost | 19 | — |
| 20 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 21 | — |
| 22 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 22 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 46 | 1:36.944 | — |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 17 | 1:36.970 | +0.026 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 20 | 1:37.017 | +0.073 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 29 | 1:37.133 | +0.189 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 40 | 1:37.298 | +0.354 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 51 | 1:37.313 | +0.369 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Prost | 48 | 1:38.240 | +1.296 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 13 | 1:38.361 | +1.417 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | Benetton | 36 | 1:38.526 | +1.582 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 22 | 1:38.620 | +1.676 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 123 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | 65 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | 56 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | 49 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | 37 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 31 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | 12 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | 12 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | 12 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | 9 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 8 |
| 12 | Eddie Irvine | 6 |
| 13 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 6 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | 5 |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | 5 |
| 16 | Pedro de la Rosa | 3 |
| 17 | Jenson Button | 2 |
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | 1 |
| 19 | Ricardo Zonta | 0 |
| 20 | Luciano Burti | 0 |