# 2001 Formula Volkswagen Germany season

The 2001 Formula Volkswagen Germany supported by ZF Sachs was the inaugural season of the Formula Volkswagen Germany. All drivers competed in Volkswagen powered, Dunlop shod Reynard chassis.

## Calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
| 1 | Salzburgring | Salzburg, Austria | June 10 | Philip Cloostermans | Philip Cloostermans | Philip Cloostermans |
| 2 | Nürburgring | Nürburg, Germany | July 21 | Walter Lechner Jr. | Walter Lechner Jr. | Walter Lechner Jr. |
| 3 | Lausitzring | Lausitz, Germany | August 5 | Rob Nguyen | Sven Barth | Sven Barth |
| 4 | Circuit Zolder | Zolder, Belgium | August 19 | Philip Cloostermans | Marko Nevelainen | Marko Nevelainen |
| 5 | A1 Ring | Spielberg, Austria | August 26 | Sven Barth | Sven Barth | Sven Barth |
| 6 | Hockenheimring | Hockenheim, Germany | September 16 | Florian Stoll | Philip Cloostermans | Marco Caldonazzi |
| 7 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | Zandvoort, Netherlands | September 23 | Marco Caldonazzi | Elran Nijenhuis | Sven Barth |
| 8 | Nürburgring | Nürburg, Germany | September 30 | Elran Nijenhuis | Walter Lechner Jr. | Elran Nijenhuis |
| 9 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Oschersleben, Germany | October 14 | Walter Lechner Jr. | Walter Lechner Jr. | Walter Lechner Jr. |

## Final standings

| Color | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| Dark Blue | 11th place or lower |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Did not participate (DNP) |
| Blank | Driver replacement (Rpl) |
| Blank | Injured (Inj) |
| Blank | No race held (NH) |
| Rank | Driver | SAL | NUR | LAU | ZOL | A1 | HOC | ZAN | NUR | OSC | Points |
| 1 | Walter Lechner Jr. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | 5 | 2 | 1 | 179 |
| 2 | Philip Cloostermans | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 155 |
| 3 | Sven Barth | 9 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 15 | 148 |
| 4 | Elran Nijenhuis | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 131 |
| 5 | Rob Nguyen | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 118 |
| 6 | Florian Stoll | 5 | 2 | Ret | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 110 |
| 7 | Marco Caldonazzi | | | | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 107 |
| 8 | Jarno Unland | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 107 |
| 9 | Marko Nevelainen | | 4 | 6 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | 11 | 105 |
| 10 | Stefan Haak | 15 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 102 |
| 11 | Peter Heinrichsberger | 12 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 89 |
| 12 | Bastian Kolmsee | 4 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | | 11 | 8 | 89 |
| 13 | Kim Hermans | 3 | 6 | 8 | Ret | Ret | | 15 | 9 | 10 | 77 |
| 14 | Sebastian Zschirpe | 16 | | 10 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 75 |
| 15 | Patric Rauscher | 13 | 9 | | 14 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 70 |
| 16 | Christian Gratl | 6 | 11 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 5 | 51 |
| 17 | Michael Zottler | 14 | | 12 | 15 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 50 |
| 18 | Hubert Stromberger | 8 | | | | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | Ret | 34 |
| 19 | Amir Ghoreishi | | Ret | 13 | 18 | 14 | 13 | | | | 27 |
| 20 | Christian Mamerow | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | | | | | | 23 |
| 21 | Henrik Wilking | 7 | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | 14 |
| | Casey Beadle | | | | 12 | | | | | | |
| | Nikolai Kozarovitzky | Ret | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harald Proczyk | | 12 | | | | | | | | |