# List of 2001 motorsport champions

This list of 2001 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

## Dirt oval racing

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Danny Lasoski | |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Teams: Tony Stewart Racing | |

## Drag racing

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Top Fuel: Kenny Bernstein | 2001 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Funny Car: John Force | 2001 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Pro Stock: Warren Johnson | 2001 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Pro Stock Motorcycle: Angelle Sampey | 2001 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |

## Drifting

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| D1 Grand Prix | Nobuteru Taniguchi | 2001 D1 Grand Prix season |

## Karting

| Series | Driver |
| Karting World Championship | FSA: Vitantonio Liuzzi |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | FA: Carlo van Dam |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | FC: Alessandro Piccini |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | ICA: Jean-Philippe Guignet |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | ICA-J: Sebastian Vettel |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | Cadet: Erik Janiš |
| Rotax Max Challenge | Claudio Piazza-Musso |

## Motorcycle racing

| Series | Rider | Season article |
| 500cc World Championship | Valentino Rossi | 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 250cc World Championship | Daijiro Kato | 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 125cc World Championship | Manuel Poggiali | 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| Superbike World Championship | Troy Bayliss | 2001 Superbike World Championship season |
| Supersport World Championship | Andrew Pitt | |
| Speedway World Championship | Tony Rickardsson | 2001 Speedway Grand Prix |
| AMA Superbike Championship | Mat Mladin | |
| Australian Superbike Championship | Shawn Giles | |

## Open wheel racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Michael Schumacher | 2001 Formula One World Championship |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Constructors: Ferrari | 2001 Formula One World Championship |
| CART FedEx Championship Series | Gil de Ferran | 2001 CART season |
| CART FedEx Championship Series | Manufacturers: Honda | 2001 CART season |
| CART FedEx Championship Series | Rookies: Scott Dixon | 2001 CART season |
| Indy Racing League | Sam Hornish Jr. | 2001 Indy Racing League |
| Indy Racing League | Manufacturers: Oldsmobile | 2001 Indy Racing League |
| Indy Racing League | Rookies: Felipe Giaffone | 2001 Indy Racing League |
| Indy Lights | Townsend Bell | 2001 Indy Lights season |
| Historic Formula One Championship | John Bladon | 2001 Historic Formula One Championship |
| Atlantic Championship | Hoover Orsi | 2001 Atlantic Championship season |
| Australian Drivers' Championship | Rick Kelly | 2001 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Barber Dodge Pro Series | Nicolas Rondet | 2001 Barber Dodge Pro Series |
| Euro Formula 3000 Championship | Felipe Massa | 2001 Euro Formula 3000 Championship |
| Formula Chrysler Euroseries | Ricardo van der Ende | 2001 Formula Chrysler Euroseries |
| Formula Chrysler Euroseries | Teams: Alpie Motorsport | 2001 Formula Chrysler Euroseries |
| EuroBOSS Series | Tony Worswick | 2001 EuroBOSS Series |
| EuroBOSS Series | Teams: Worswick Engineering | 2001 EuroBOSS Series |
| Formula Nippon Championship | Satoshi Motoyama | 2001 Formula Nippon Championship |
| Formula Nippon Championship | Teams: 5ZIGEN | 2001 Formula Nippon Championship |
| International Formula 3000 Championship | Justin Wilson | 2001 International Formula 3000 Championship |
| International Formula 3000 Championship | Teams: Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | 2001 International Formula 3000 Championship |
| Open Telefonica by Nissan | Franck Montagny | 2001 Open Telefonica by Nissan season |
| Star Mazda Championship | Scott Bradley | 2001 Star Mazda Championship |
| Formula Palmer Audi | Steve Warburton | 2001 Formula Palmer Audi |
| Formula Three |||
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Benoît Tréluyer | 2001 Japanese Formula 3 Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Teams: TOM'S | 2001 Japanese Formula 3 Championship |
| Asian Formula Three Championship | JoJo Silverio | 2001 Asian Formula Three Championship |
| Asian Formula Three Championship | Teams: TOM'S | 2001 Asian Formula Three Championship |
| Australian Formula 3 Championship | Peter Hackett | 2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship |
| Australian Formula 3 Championship | Level 2: Frank Cascone | 2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship |
| Australian Formula 3 Championship | Level 2 26 mm: Peter Rees | 2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship |
| Austria Formula 3 Cup | Diego Romanini | 2001 Austria Formula 3 Cup |
| Austria Formula 3 Cup | Trophy: Luca lannaccone | 2001 Austria Formula 3 Cup |
| British Formula 3 Championship | Takuma Sato | 2001 British Formula 3 season |
| British Formula 3 Championship | National: Robbie Kerr | 2001 British Formula 3 season |
| Chilean Formula Three Championship | Giuseppe Bacigalupo | 2001 Chilean Formula Three Championship |
| Finnish Formula Three Championship | Jari Koivisto | 2001 Finnish Formula Three Championship |
| Finnish Formula Three Championship | Teams: Jari Koivisto Racing | 2001 Finnish Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Ryō Fukuda | 2001 French Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Teams: Saulnier Racing | 2001 French Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Class B: Philippe Hottinguer | 2001 French Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | Toshihiro Kaneishi | 2001 German Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | Rookie: Markus Winkelhock | 2001 German Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Lorenzo Del Gallo | |
| Mexican Formula Three Championship | Gilberto Jiménez | 2001 Mexican Formula Three Championship |
| Formula Three Nordic | Sanna Pinola | |
| Russian Formula Three Championship | Maurizio Mediani | |
| Spanish Formula Three Championship | Ander Vilariño | 2001 Spanish Formula Three season |
| Spanish Formula Three Championship | Teams: Racing Engineering | 2001 Spanish Formula Three season |
| Spanish Formula Three Championship | Copa Rookie: Juan Antonio del Pino | 2001 Spanish Formula Three season |
| Formula Three Sudamericana | Juliano Moro | |
| Formula Three Sudamericana | Light: Daniel Scandian | |
| Swiss Formula Three Championship | Jo Zeller | 2001 Swiss Formula Three Championship |
| Swiss Formula Three Championship | Class B: Jurg Felix | 2001 Swiss Formula Three Championship |
| United States Formula Three Championship | Luciano Gomide | 2001 United States Formula Three Championship |
| United States Formula Three Championship | Teams: EuroInternational | 2001 United States Formula Three Championship |
| Formula Renault |||
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | Augusto Farfus | 2001 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup season |
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | Teams: Prema Powerteam | 2001 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup season |
| Formula Renault 2000 UK | Carl Breeze | |
| Formula Renault 2000 UK | Winter Series: Robert Bell | |
| Championnat de France Formula Renault 2000 | Éric Salignon | |
| Formula Renault BARC | Martin Wallbank | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Italia | Ryan Briscoe | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Italia | Teams: Prema Powerteam | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Italia | Winter Series: Roberto Streit | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Germany | Marcel Lasee | |
| Formula Campus by Renault and Elf | Bruce Lorgere-Roux | |
| Formula Renault 1.6 Argentina | Rafael Morgenstern | |
| Formula BMW |||
| Formula BMW ADAC | Timo Glock | |
| Formula BMW ADAC | Teams: BMW Rookie Team | |
| F. Baviera Junior Cup | Filipe Figueiredo e Silva | |
| Formula Ford |||
| Australian Formula Ford Championship | Will Davison | 2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship |
| Benelux Formula Ford Championship | Jaap van Lagen | 2001 Benelux Formula Ford Championship |
| British Formula Ford Championship | Robert Dahlgren | 2001 British Formula Ford Championship |
| Dutch Formula Ford Championship | Stefan de Groot | 2001 Dutch Formula Ford Championship |
| Formula Ford Zetec Championship Series | Jason Lapoint | 2001 Formula Ford Zetec Championship Series |
| European Formula Ford Championship | Richard Göransson | 2001 European Formula Ford Championship |
| New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | James Cressey | 2000–01 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship |
| Other junior formulae |||
| United States Speedway Series | Ken Petrie | 2001 United States Speedway Series |
| Barber Dodge Pro Series | Nicolas Rondet | 2001 Barber Dodge Pro Series |
| Formula Volkswagen Germany | Walter Lechner Jr. | 2001 Formula Volkswagen Germany season |
| Formula Asia | Karun Chandhok | 2001 Formula Asia |
| Formula Dream | Shinya Hosokawa | 2001 Formula Dream |
| JAF Japan Formula 4 | Kantō: Naohiro Kawano | 2001 JAF Japan Formula 4 |
| JAF Japan Formula 4 | Kansai: Kenji Kanehisa | 2001 JAF Japan Formula 4 |
| Formula Dodge National Championship | Júlio Campos | |
| Formula Dodge National Championship | Masters: Roland Isra | |
| Formula Dodge Eastern Championship | E. J. Viso | |
| Formula Dodge Eastern Championship | Masters: Mark Patterson | |
| Formula Dodge Midwestern Championship | Chris Baker | |
| Formula Dodge Midwestern Championship | Masters: Roland Isra | |
| Formula Dodge Southern Championship | Craig Duerson | |
| Formula Dodge Southern Championship | Masters: Bud Risser | |
| Formula Dodge Western Championship | Leonardo Maia | |
| Formula Dodge Western Championship | Masters: Peter Ponder-Pistor | |
| Formula König | Thomas Westarp | 2001 Formula König season |
| Formula König | Teams: Kern Motorsport | 2001 Formula König season |
| Formula Lista Junior | Ken Allemann | 2001 Formula Lista Junior season |
| Formula Toyota | Naoki Yokomizo | 2001 Formula Toyota season |
| Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Dmitriy Shcheglov | 2001 Russian Formula 1600 Championship |
| Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Teams: LogoVAZ-Belyaevo | 2001 Russian Formula 1600 Championship |

## Rallying

| Series | Driver/Co-Driver | Season article |
| World Rally Championship | Richard Burns | 2001 World Rally Championship |
| World Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Robert Reid | 2001 World Rally Championship |
| World Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Peugeot | 2001 World Rally Championship |
| Junior World Rally Championship | Sébastien Loeb | 2001 World Rally Championship |
| FIA Cup for Production Cars | Gabriel Pozzo | 2001 World Rally Championship |
| African Rally Championship | Schalk Burger | 2001 African Rally Championship |
| Asia-Pacific Rally Championship | Karamjit Singh | 2001 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |
| Asia-Pacific Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Allen Oh | 2001 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Possum Bourne | 2001 Australian Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Craig Vincent | 2001 Australian Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Tom McGeer | 2001 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Mark Williams | 2001 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Czech Rally Championship | Roman Kresta | 2001 Czech Rally Championship |
| Czech Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Jan Tománek | 2001 Czech Rally Championship |
| Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft | Matthias Kahle | |
| Estonian Rally Championship | A>2000: Margus Murakas | 2001 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | A>2000 Co-Drivers: Toomas Kitsing | 2001 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | N 2000+: Urmo Aava | 2001 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | N 2000+ Co-Drivers: Peeter Poom | 2001 Estonian Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Armin Kremer | 2001 European Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Fred Berssen | 2001 European Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group A +2000cc: Janne Tuohino | 2001 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group N +2000cc: Jouko Puhakka | 2001 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group A -2000cc: Tomi Tukiainen | 2001 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group N -2000cc: Kosti Katajamäki | 2001 Finnish Rally Championship |
| French Rally Championship | Sébastien Loeb | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | János Tóth | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Imre Tóth | |
| Indian National Rally Championship | N. Leelakrishnan | |
| Indian National Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Farooq Ahmed |
| Italian Rally Championship | Paolo Andreucci | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Alessandro Giusti | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Ford | |
| Middle East Rally Championship | Mohammed Ben Sulayem | |
| New Zealand Rally Championship | Bruce Herbert | 2001 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| New Zealand Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Rob Ryan | 2001 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| Polish Rally Championship | Janusz Kulig | |
| Romanian Rally Championship | Constantin Aur | |
| Slovak Rally Championship | Janusz Kulig | |
| Slovak Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Emil Horniaček | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Jannie Habig | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Douglas Judd | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Toyota | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Luis Monzón | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: José Deniz | |

### Rallycross

| Series | Driver |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 1: Kenneth Hansen |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 2: Ronny Scheveneels |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | 1400 Cup: Sven Seeliger |
| British Rallycross Championship | Dermot Carnegie |

## Sports car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship | Hironori Takeuchi Yuji Tachikawa | 2001 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship |
| All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship | GT300: Takayuki Aoki GT300: Noboyuki Oyagi | 2001 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship |
| American Le Mans Series | LMP900: Emanuele Pirro | 2001 American Le Mans Series season |
| American Le Mans Series | LMP675: Didier de Radiguès | 2001 American Le Mans Series season |
| American Le Mans Series | GTS: Terry Borcheller | 2001 American Le Mans Series season |
| American Le Mans Series | GT: Jörg Müller | 2001 American Le Mans Series season |
| British GT Championship | GT: David Warnock GT: Mike Jordan | 2001 British GT Championship |
| British GT Championship | GTO: Kelvin Burt GTO: Marino Franchitti | 2001 British GT Championship |
| Grand American Road Racing Championship | SRP: James Weaver | 2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship season |
| Grand American Road Racing Championship | SRPII: Andy Lally | 2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship season |
| Grand American Road Racing Championship | GTS: Chris Bingham | 2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship season |
| Grand American Road Racing Championship | GT: Darren Law | 2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship season |
| Grand American Road Racing Championship | AGT: Craig Conway | 2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship season |
| FIA Sportscar Championship | SR1: Marco Zadra | 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season |
| FIA Sportscar Championship | SR1 Teams: BMS Scuderia Italia | 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season |
| FIA Sportscar Championship | SR2: Larry Oberto SR2: Thed Björk | 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season |
| FIA Sportscar Championship | SR2 Teams: SportsRacing Team Sweden | 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season |
| FIA GT Championship | GT: Christophe Bouchut GT: Jean-Philippe Belloc | 2001 FIA GT Championship season |
| FIA GT Championship | GT Teams: Larbre Compétition | 2001 FIA GT Championship season |
| FIA GT Championship | N-GT: Christian Pescatori N-GT: David Terrien | 2001 FIA GT Championship season |
| FIA GT Championship | N-GT Teams: JMB Compétition | 2001 FIA GT Championship season |
| Trans-Am Series | Paul Gentilozzi | 2001 Trans-Am Series |
| Trans-Am Series | Owners: Rocketsports #64 | 2001 Trans-Am Series |
| Trans-Am Series | Manufacturers: Jaguar | 2001 Trans-Am Series |
| Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Sprint Challenge |||
| Porsche Supercup | Jörg Bergmeister | 2001 Porsche Supercup |
| Porsche Supercup | Teams: Farnbacher Racing | 2001 Porsche Supercup |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Philippe Gache | 2001 Porsche Carrera Cup France |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Teams: SMG | 2001 Porsche Carrera Cup France |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Timo Bernhard | 2001 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Teams: UPS Porsche Junior Team | 2001 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | Yasuo Miyakawa | 2001 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan |

## Stock car racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Jeff Gordon | 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Busch Grand National Series | Kevin Harvick | 2001 NASCAR Busch Series |
| NASCAR Busch Grand National Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 2001 NASCAR Busch Series |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | Greg Biffle | 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | Manufacturers: Dodge | 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
| NASCAR Busch North Series | Mike Olsen | 2001 NASCAR Busch North Series |
| NASCAR Winston West Series | Brendan Gaughan | 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series |
| ARCA Re/Max Series | Frank Kimmel | 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series |
| ASCAR Racing Series | John Mickel | 2001 ASCAR season |
| Australian Super Speedway Championship | Andrew Miedecke | 2001 Australian Super Speedway Championship |
| Turismo Carretera | Guillermo Ortelli | 2001 Turismo Carretera |

## Touring car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| ADAC Procar Series | Markus Gedlich | 2001 ADAC Procar Series |
| ADAC Procar Series | Teams: Schubert Motors | 2001 ADAC Procar Series |
| Asian Touring Car Championship | Nattavude Charoensukhawatana | 2001 Asian Touring Car Championship |
| Asian Touring Car Championship | Teams: WK Longman Racing | 2001 Asian Touring Car Championship |
| Australian Saloon Car Series | Tony Evangelou | 2001 Australian Saloon Car Series |
| Australian Super Touring Series | Peter Hills | 2001 Australian Super Touring Series |
| Australian Super Touring Series | Teams: Knight Racing | 2001 Australian Super Touring Series |
| British Touring Car Championship | Jason Plato | 2001 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Teams: Vauxhall Motorsport | 2001 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Manufacturers: Vauxhall | 2001 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Production: Simon Harrison | 2001 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Production Teams: GR Motorsport | 2001 British Touring Car Championship |
| Danish Touringcar Championship | Michael Carlsen | 2001 Danish Touringcar Championship |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Bernd Schneider | 2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Teams: D2 AMG Mercedes | 2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season |
| European Super Touring Championship | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 2001 European Touring Car Championship |
| European Super Touring Championship | Teams: Nordauto Engineering | 2001 European Touring Car Championship |
| European Super Touring Championship | Amateur: Sandro Sardelli | 2001 European Touring Car Championship |
| European Super Production Championship | Peter Kox | 2001 European Super Production Championship |
| Finnish Touring Car Championship | Olli Haapalainen | |
| French Supertouring Championship | Jean-Philippe Dayraut | |
| Italian Super Production Championship | Fabio Francia | |
| New Zealand Touring Car Championship | Jason Richards | 2001 New Zealand Touring Car Championship |
| New Zealand V8 Championship | Paul Manuell | 2000–01 New Zealand V8 season |
| Renault Sport Clio Trophy | Luca Rangoni | 2001 Renault Sport Clio Trophy |
| Renault Sport Clio Trophy | Teams: Autotottoli | 2001 Renault Sport Clio Trophy |
| Stock Car Brasil | Chico Serra | 2001 Stock Car Brasil season |
| Shell Championship Series (V8 Supercars) | Mark Skaife | 2001 Shell Championship Series |
| Shell Championship Series (V8 Supercars) | Teams: Holden Racing Team | 2001 Shell Championship Series |
| Shell Championship Series (V8 Supercars) | Manufacturers: Holden | 2001 Shell Championship Series |
| Konica V8 Supercar Series | Simon Wills | 2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series |
| Swedish Touring Car Championship | Roberto Colciago | 2001 Swedish Touring Car Championship |
| Swedish Touring Car Championship | Independents: Tobias Johansson | 2001 Swedish Touring Car Championship |
| Swedish Touring Car Championship | Manufacturers: Audi | 2001 Swedish Touring Car Championship |
| TC2000 Championship | Gabriel Ponce de León | 2001 TC2000 Championship |
| V8Star Series | Johnny Cecotto | 2001 V8Star Series |
| V8Star Series | Teams: PoleVision Racing | 2001 V8Star Series |

## Truck racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| European Truck Racing Championship | Super-Race-Trucks: Fritz Kreutzpointner | 2001 European Truck Racing Championship |
| European Truck Racing Championship | Super-Race-Trucks B: Stan Matějovský | 2001 European Truck Racing Championship |
| European Truck Racing Championship | Race-Trucks: Lutz Bernau | 2001 European Truck Racing Championship |
| Fórmula Truck | Wellington Cirino | 2001 Fórmula Truck |
| Fórmula Truck | Teams: ABF Mercedes-Benz | 2001 Fórmula Truck |
| V8 BRute Series | Rod Wilson | 2001 V8 BRute Series |