2001 Austrian Grand Prix

The 2001 Austrian Grand Prix, otherwise known as the XXX Großer A1 Preis von Österreich, was the sixth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the A1 Ring in Spielberg, Austria, on 13 May 2001.'Austrian GP, 2001', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr669.html, (Accessed 06/11/2019) The race would see David Coulthard sweep to victory for the second time in four races, as caused controversy by forcing Rubens Barrichello to surrender second to Michael Schumacher in the closing stages.
Qualifying had seen Schumacher sweep to pole position for the fifth time in 2001, beating an increasingly impressive Juan Pablo Montoya by a tenth of a second. Ralf Schumacher was next ahead of Barrichello, while the two of Coulthard and Mika Häkkinen found themselves down in seventh and eighth respectively.
A chaotic start to the race saw both of the s, Häkkinen and Nick Heidfeld stall on the grid, causing most of the field to take avoiding action, yet miraculously without making contact. At the head of the field, meanwhile, Michael Schumacher would crawl away after his own launch control issues, handing the lead to Montoya, with Ralf Schumacher following his Colombian teammate through.
The Safety Car was subsequently deployed to cover the retrieval of the stranded quartet, which saw Jarno Trulli and Heidfeld start from the pitlane, while Häkkinen and Heinz-Harald Frentzen retired. Two laps later and the race resumed, with Montoya acing the restart to claim an early lead from the two Schumacher brothers.
Jos Verstappen would cause a stir in the early laps after the restart, barging his way past Coulthard to claim fifth, before almost grabbing fourth when Barrichello failed to make a move stick on Michael Schumacher. Ralf Schumacher, meanwhile, would have trouble of his own a quickly drop back from Montoya, allowing his elder brother to harass him for second.
Once clear of his brother, who soon stopped in the pits to retire, Michael Schumacher swept onto the back of Montoya, only to find that the Colombian racer was a very stubborn defender. Indeed, Schumacher ultimately decided to make an ambitious lunge at the Remus Kurve, only for the pair to slide wide and allow Barrichello, Verstappen and Coulthard through.
Barrichello led the race for a few laps before making his stop with Verstappen, leaving Coulthard in the lead on a asymmetrical two-stop. The Scot duly nursed his tyres and fuel beautifully over the following laps to gain a net lead, emerging from his second stop a second clear of Barrichello.
The closing stages saw Coulthard just keep the Brazilian at bay, as both were steadily caught by Schumacher. With time running out Ferrari team principle Jean Todt ordered Barrichello to move aside, only for the Brazilian racer to ignore the command, with the #2 Ferrari remaining stubbornly in-front of the sister car through to the final lap.
Indeed, it was only on the run to the finish line that Barrichello finally relented, stamping on the brakes a few yards from the chequered flag to allow Schumacher to charge through to claim second. That, however, was only enough to give the German ace second, for Coulthard had already swept across the line to claim victory by over two seconds.
==Background==
Victory had put Michael Schumacher back in command of the FIA Formula One World Championship, leaving Spain with an eight point advantage. David Coulthard remained his closest challenger on 28 points, double the tally of third placed Rubens Barrichello suggesting that the Scot would be the German ace's closest challenger with almost a third of the season completed. Behind, there was no change to the rest of the top five, Ralf Schumacher and Nick Heidfeld holding station, while Juan Pablo Montoya and Jacques Villeneuve had registered their first points of the campaign.
In the Constructors Championship had restored their one race advantage over the rest of the field, moving onto a half century in Barcelona with 50 points. were still their largest threat, leaving Spain eighteen behind, with a fourteen point advantage of their own over third placed . , , and , meanwhile, had held station as the only other scorers.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Michael Schumacher 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2001 	 	050 3.0 V10 	
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2001 	 	050 3.0 V10 	
3 	Mika Häkkinen 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-16 	 	FO 110K 3.0 V10 	
4 	David Coulthard 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-16 	 	FO 110K 3.0 V10 	
5 	Ralf Schumacher 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW23 	 	P80 3.0 V10 	
6 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW23 	 	P80 3.0 V10 	
7 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Mild Seven Benetton Renault 	 	B201 	 	RS21 3.0 V10 	
8 	Jenson Button 	Mild Seven Benetton Renault 	 	B201 	 	RS21 3.0 V10 	
9 	Olivier Panis 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	003 	 	RA001E 3.0 V10 	
10 	Jacques Villeneuve 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	003 	 	RA001E 3.0 V10 	
11 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	B&H Jordan Honda 	 	EJ11 	 	RA001E 3.0 V10 	
12 	Jarno Trulli 	B&H Jordan Honda 	 	EJ11 	 	RA001E 3.0 V10 	
14 	Jos Verstappen 	Orange Arrows Asiatech 	 	A22 	 	001 3.0 V10 	
15 	Enrique Bernoldi 	Orange Arrows Asiatech 	 	A22 	 	001 3.0 V10 	
16 	Nick Heidfeld 	Red Bull Sauber Petronas 	 	C20 	 	01A 3.0 V10 	
17 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Red Bull Sauber Petronas 	 	C20 	 	01A 3.0 V10 	
18 	Eddie Irvine 	Jaguar Racing 	 	R2 	 	CR-3 3.0 V10 	
19 	Pedro de la Rosa 	Jaguar Racing 	 	R2 	 	CR-3 3.0 V10 	
20 	Tarso Marques 	European Minardi F1 	 	PS01 	 	European 3.0 V10 	
21 	Fernando Alonso 	European Minardi F1 	 	PS01 	 	European 3.0 V10 	
22 	Jean Alesi 	Prost Grand Prix 	 	AP04 	 	01A 3.0 V10 	
23 	Luciano Burti 	Prost Grand Prix 	 	AP04 	 	01A 3.0 V10 	
Source:'Austria 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Gap 	Ave. Speed
1 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:09.562 	— 	223.519 km/h
2 	6 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:09.686 	+0.124s 	223.121 km/h
3 	5 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:09.769 	+0.207s 	222.855 km/h
4 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:09.786 	+0.224s 	222.801 km/h
5 	12 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:10.202 	+0.640s 	221.481 km/h
6 	16 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:10.211 	+0.649s 	221.452 km/h
7 	4 	David Coulthard 	 	1:10.331 	+0.769s 	221.075 km/h
8 	3 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:10.342 	+0.780s 	221.040 km/h
9 	17 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:10.396 	+0.834s 	220.870 km/h
10 	9 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:10.435 	+0.873s 	220.748 km/h
11 	11 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:10.923 	+1.361s 	219.229 km/h
12 	10 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:11.058 	+1.496s 	218.813 km/h
13 	18 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:11.632 	+2.070s 	217.059 km/h
14 	19 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	1:11.752 	+2.190s 	216.696 km/h
15 	15 	Enrique Bernoldi 	 	1:11.823 	+2.261s 	216.482 km/h
16 	14 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:12.187 	+2.625s 	215.391 km/h
17 	23 	Luciano Burti 	 	1:12.206 	+2.644s 	215.334 km/h
18 	21 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:12.640 	+3.078s 	214.047 km/h
19 	7 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:12.644 	+3.082s 	214.036 km/h
20 	22 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:12.910 	+3.348s 	213.255 km/h
21 	8 	Jenson Button 	 	1:13.459 	+3.897s 	211.661 km/h
22 	20 	Tarso Marques 	 	1:13.585 	+4.023s 	211.298 km/h
107% Time: 1:14.431 	107% Time: 1:14.431 	107% Time: 1:14.431 	107% Time: 1:14.431 	107% Time: 1:14.431 	107% Time: 1:14.431 	107% Time: 1:14.431
Source:'Austria 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)'Grosser A1 Preis von Österreich 2001 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/708/austria/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)'Grosser A1 Preis von Österreich 2001 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/708/austria/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)'Grosser A1 Preis von Österreich 2001 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/708/austria/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)'Grosser A1 Preis von Österreich 2001 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/708/austria/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)'Grosser A1 Preis von Österreich 2001 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/708/austria/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)'Grosser A1 Preis von Österreich 2001 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/708/austria/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)'Grosser A1 Preis von Österreich 2001 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/708/austria/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 06/11/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
Winner David Coulthard declined the traditional champagne spraying as a mark tribute to Paul Morgan, who died on in a plane crash at Sywell, Northamptonshire 12 May.
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	4 	David Coulthard 	 	71 	1:27:45.927 	7 	10
2 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	71 	+2.190s 	1 	6
3 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	71 	+2.527s 	4 	4
4 	17 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	71 	+41.593s 	9 	3
5 	9 	Olivier Panis 	 	71 	+53.775s 	10 	2
6 	14 	Jos Verstappen 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	16 	1
7 	18 	Eddie Irvine 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	13 	
8 	10 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	12 	
9 	16 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	69 	+2 Laps 	6 	
10 	22 	Jean Alesi 	 	69 	+2 Laps 	20 	
11 	23 	Luciano Burti 	 	69 	+2 Laps 	17 	
Ret 	8 	Jenson Button 	 	60 	Engine 	21 	
Ret 	19 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	48 	Transmission 	14 	
Ret 	6 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	41 	Hydraulics 	2 	
Ret 	21 	Fernando Alonso 	 	38 	Gearbox 	18 	
Ret 	20 	Tarso Marques 	 	25 	Gearbox 	22 	
Ret 	15 	Enrique Bernoldi 	 	17 	Hydraulics 	15 	
DSQ* 	12 	Jarno Trulli 	 	14 	Disqualified 	5 	
Ret 	5 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	10 	Brakes 	3 	
Ret 	7 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	3 	Engine 	19 	
Ret 	3 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1 	Transmission 	8 	
Ret 	11 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	0 	Gearbox 	11 	
Source:'Austria 2001: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)	Source:'Austria 2001: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Trulli was disqualified from the race for ignoring a red light in the pitlane.
==Milestones==
* Michael Schumacher made his 150th Grand Prix start.'6. Austria 2001', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/autriche.aspx, (Accessed 06/11/2019)
* 500th entry for a car using #17 as its race number.'2001 Austrian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2001&gp=Austrian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 06/11/2019)
* Eleventh career victory for David Coulthard.
* 132nd win for as a constructor.
** secured their 37th win as an engine supplier.
==Standings==
David Coulthard would leave Austria as a serious title contender after his second win of the campaign, moving onto 38 points after the opening third of the season. That left him just four behind Michael Schumacher after the late swap, suggesting that the controversial switch was the correct call by the Scuderia. It did, however, mean that Rubens Barrichello fell twenty points behind the Scot in third, with Ralf Schumacher and Nick Heidfeld also losing ground.
In the Constructors Championship it had been an even day for Ferrari and at the head of the field, both having claimed ten points across the weekend. That meant that the former's lead remained a healthy eighteen points after six races, with a fair gap back to third placed . were next, a point ahead of , while had become the eighth constructor to claim a place on the score board.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	42 	
2 	David Coulthard 	38 	
3 	Rubens Barrichello 	18 	
4 	Ralf Schumacher 	12 	
5 	Nick Heidfeld 	8 	
6 	Jarno Trulli 	7 	
7 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	6 	
8 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	6 	
9 	Olivier Panis 	5 	2
10 	Jacques Villeneuve 	4 	1
11 	Kimi Räikkönen 	4 	2
12 	Mika Häkkinen 	4 	2
13 	Jos Verstappen 	1 	1
14 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	1 	2
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	60 	
2 	 	42 	
3 	 	18 	
4 	 	13 	
5 	 	12 	
6 	 	9 	
7 	 	1 	1
8 	 	1 	1
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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