The 2001 Japanese Grand Prix started October 14th, 2001 at 02:00 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Michael Schumacher started from pole position with Juan Pablo Montoya next to him. Ralf Schumacher started from third place.
After 1 hour, 27 minutes and 33 seconds Michael Schumacher finished the race first. The podium was completed with Juan Pablo Montoya in second and David Coulthard in third place.
After the 2001 Japanese Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 123 points. Schumacher is 58 points ahead of David Coulthard.
After 1 hour, 27 minutes and 33 seconds Michael Schumacher finished the race first. The podium was completed with Juan Pablo Montoya in second and David Coulthard in third place.
After the 2001 Japanese Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 123 points. Schumacher is 58 points ahead of David Coulthard.
Circuit
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Date
October 14th, 2001 at 02:00
Round
17/17
Winner
Michael Schumacher
Winning time
1:27:33.298
Pole position
Michael Schumacher
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:27:33.298 | 1 | 53 | 10 |
| 2 | #6 Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | +3.154 | 2 | 53 | 6 |
| 3 4 | #4 David Coulthard | McLaren | +23.262 | 7 | 53 | 4 |
| 4 1 | #3 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +35.539 | 5 | 53 | 3 |
| 5 1 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | +36.544 | 4 | 53 | 2 |
| 6 3 | #5 Ralf Schumacher | Williams | +37.122 | 3 | 53 | 1 |
| 7 2 | #8 Jenson Button | Benetton | +1:37.102 | 9 | 53 | 0 |
| 8 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Jordan | +1 Lap | 8 | 52 | 0 |
| 9 1 | #16 Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | +1 Lap | 10 | 52 | 0 |
| 10 4 | #10 Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | +1 Lap | 14 | 52 | 0 |
| 11 7 | #21 Fernando Alonso | Minardi | +1 Lap | 18 | 52 | 0 |
| 12 3 | #22 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Prost | +1 Lap | 15 | 52 | 0 |
| 13 4 | #9 Olivier Panis | BAR | +2 Laps | 17 | 51 | 0 |
| 14 6 | #15 Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | +2 Laps | 20 | 51 | 0 |
| 15 6 | #14 Jos Verstappen | Arrows | +2 Laps | 21 | 51 | 0 |
| 16 6 | #20 Alex Yoong | Minardi | +3 Laps | 22 | 50 | 0 |
| 17 11 | #7 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | Gearbox | 6 | 47 | 0 |
| - | #19 Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | DNF (Oil leak) | 16 | 45 | 0 |
| - | #23 Tomáš Enge | Prost | DNF (Brakes) | 19 | 42 | 0 |
| - | #18 Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | DNF (Fuel rig) | 13 | 24 | 0 |
| - | #17 Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber | DNF (Collision) | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #12 Jean Alesi | Jordan | DNF (Collision) | 11 | 5 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 9 | 14 | 123 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 10 | 65 | -58 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 10 | 56 | -67 | |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 3 | 5 | 49 | -74 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 3 | 37 | -86 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1 | 4 | 31 | -92 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 2 | 12 | -111 | |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1 | 12 | -111 | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 12 | -111 | ||
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber | 9 | -114 | ||
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1 | 8 | -115 | |
| 12 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1 | 6 | -117 | |
| 13 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Prost | 6 | -117 | ||
| 14 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 5 | -118 | ||
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Jordan | 5 | -118 | ||
| 16 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 3 | -120 | ||
| 17 | Jenson Button | Benetton | 2 | -121 | ||
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1 | -122 | ||
| 19 | Ricardo Zonta | Jordan | 0 | -123 | ||
| 20 | Luciano Burti | Prost | 0 | -123 | ||
| 21 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 0 | -123 | ||
| 22 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 0 | -123 | ||
| 23 | Fernando Alonso | Minardi | 0 | -123 | ||
| 24 | Tomáš Enge | Prost | 0 | -123 | ||
| 25 | Gastón Mazzacane | Prost | 0 | -123 | ||
| 26 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 0 | -123 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:33.706 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | 1:34.183 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | 1:44.411 - Guanyu Zhou | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.983 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:32.318 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:33.144 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:35.118 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.145 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:51.600 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Romain Grosjean | 1:34.587 - Mark Webber | Mark Webber |
| 2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:35.774 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #4 Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.568 - Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.474 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | Lewis Hamilton | 1:32.569 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Robert Kubica | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.426 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Heikki Kovalainen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.193 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:32.676 - Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Fernando Alonso | 1:31.540 - Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Jenson Button | 1:32.730 - Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Roberto Moreno | Aguri Suzuki | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | Mario Andretti |