2001 United States Grand Prix

The 2001 United States Grand Prix, officially advertised as the 30th SAP United States Grand Prix, was the sixteenth and penultimate round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, held on 30 September 2001 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, USA.'United States GP, 2001', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr679.html, (Accessed 10/11/2019) The race would see Mika Häkkinen claim his twentieth and final Grand Prix victory for , in what was the first international sports event to be staged in the United States after the September 11 2001 Attacks.
Qualifying for the race would see Michael Schumacher beat brother Ralf to pole position, the and pilots exchanging fastest laps throughout. Juan Pablo Montoya was next ahead of Häkkinen, with the Finn having originally split the Schumachers before his fastest time was deleted for ignoring a red light during practice.
The start saw Montoya get a barnstorming start, sweeping outside the two Schumachers to challenge Michael for the lead into turn one, before the scarlet Ferrari aggressively seized the lead in turn two. Behind, Rubens Barrichello also sprinted away to claim third from Ralf Schumacher, leaving Häkkinen in fifth battling with his teammate David Coulthard.
It was Barrichello who emerged as the man to watch in the early laps, with the Brazilian first taking second from Montoya, before charging past teammate Michael Schumacher to claim the lead. The Brazilian ace duly sprinted clear to build a lead, although it quickly became clear that he was on a far lighter fuel load than anyone else.
Indeed, by the time Barrichello made his first stop on lap 27 he had established a thirteen second lead, rejoining in fifth behind the two McLarens, which had both taken Ralf Schuamcher. Out front, meanwhile, Michael Schumacher suddenly found himself having to defend heavily from Montoya, whose Michelin tyres had finally come alive mid-stint.
Montoya's lunge for the lead came at the start of lap 35, with the Colombian ace diving inside of Schumacher as they came to lap Alex Yoong. Once ahead the #6 Williams eased clear at two seconds a lap, before sweeping into the pits on the following tour.
Unseen amid all the fighting was the pace of Häkkinen, who had eased clear of teammate David Coulthard and was on for a long one-stop strategy. He duly led from lap 39, when Schumacher stopped, until lap 46, rejoining in second, before retaking the lead from Barrichello when the Brazilian made his second stop.
Barrichello rejoined in second, and with fresh tyres quickly demolished the Finn's lead, erasing all bar two seconds from it with twelve laps to go. Yet, as the Brazilian began to contemplate a move his Ferrari engine began to emit smoke, before failing completely ten laps later.
With at the race for victory was over, with Häkkinen able to cruise home in the closing stages to claim his final F1 win. Behind, Schumacher just managed to keep Coulthard at bay for third, with Montoya's bid for victory having been ended by a hydraulic failure shortly after his stop. The remaining point were shared between Jarno Trulli, Eddie Irvine and Nick Heidfeld.
==Background==
Michael Schumacher had continued to extend his unassailable lead in the Championship despite missing out on a podium finish, leaving Monza 50 points clear. David Coulthard remained in second, although his margin over Rubens Barrichello had been sliced to just three points with two races to go, the Scot's failure to score costing him valuable points. Ralf Schumacher had also made ground to make it a three-horse race, while Juan Pablo Montoya had moved back into the top five with his maiden win.
In the Constructors Championship had also boosted their title winning margin, leaving their home race with an 80 point advantage. were still in second after a rare pointless race, although had made some serious ground, ending the weekend just eight behind with 32 points left to fight for. Behind, had retained fourth ahead of , with slipping a point behind the latter.
===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 	Jarno Trulli 	B&H Jordan Honda 	 	EJ11 	 	RA001E 3.0 V10 	
12 	Jean Alesi 	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 	Alex Yoong 	European Minardi F1 	 	PS01B 	 	3.0 V10 	
21 	Fernando Alonso 	European Minardi F1 	 	PS01 	 	3.0 V10 	
22 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	Prost Grand Prix 	 	AP04 	 	01A 3.0 V10 	
23 	Tomáš Enge 	Prost Grand Prix 	 	AP04 	 	01A 3.0 V10 	
Source:'USA 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/11/2019)	Source:'USA 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/11/2019)	Source:'USA 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/11/2019)	Source:'USA 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/11/2019)	Source:'USA 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/11/2019)	Source:'USA 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/11/2019)	Source:'USA 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/11/2019)	Source:'USA 2001: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/11/2019)
==Practice Overview==
===Free Practice 1===
===Free Practice 2===
===Warm-Up===
===Practice Results===
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Team	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	Warm-Up 	
No.	Driver 	Team	Time 	Grid	Time 	Grid	Time 	Grid
1 	Michael Schumacher	 	1:13.552	2 	1:12.078	1 	1:14.029	4
2 	Rubens Barrichello	 	1:13.584	3 	1:12.463	5 	1:14.220	9
3 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:13.387	1 	1:12.330	2 	1:14.025	3
4 	David Coulthard 	 	1:13.656	4 	1:12.724	8 	1:13.982	2
5 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:13.919	9 	1:12.454	4 	1:13.912	1
6 	Juan Pablo Montoya	 	1:13.983	10 	1:12.668	6 	1:14.063	6
==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 	 	1:11.708 	— 	210.453 km/h
2 	5 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:11.986 	+0.278s 	209.641 km/h
3 	6 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:12.252 	+0.544s 	208.869 km/h
4* 	3 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:12.309 	+0.601s 	208.704 km/h
5 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:12.327 	+0.619s 	208.652 km/h
6 	16 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:12.434 	+0.726s 	208.344 km/h
7 	4 	David Coulthard 	 	1:12.500 	+0.792s 	208.154 km/h
8 	11 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:12.605 	+0.897s 	207.853 km/h
9 	12 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:12.607 	+0.899s 	207.848 km/h
10 	8 	Jenson Button 	 	1:12.805 	+1.097s 	207.282 km/h
11 	17 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:12.881 	+1.173s 	207.066 km/h
12 	7 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:12.942 	+1.234s 	206.893 km/h
13 	9 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:13.122 	+1.414s 	206.384 km/h
14 	18 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:13.189 	+1.481s 	206.195 km/h
15 	22 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:13.281 	+1.573s 	205.936 km/h
16 	19 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	1:13.679 	+1.971s 	204.824 km/h
17 	21 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:13.991 	+2.293s 	203.960 km/h
18 	10 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:14.012 	+2.304s 	203.902 km/h
19 	15 	Enrique Bernoldi 	 	1:14.129 	+2.421s 	203.580 km/h
20 	14 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:14.138 	+2.430s 	203.556 km/h
21 	23 	Tomáš Enge 	 	1:14.185 	+2.477s 	203.427 km/h
22 	20 	Alex Yoong 	 	1:15.247 	+3.529s 	200.555 km/h
107% Time: 1:16.728 	107% Time: 1:16.728 	107% Time: 1:16.728 	107% Time: 1:16.728 	107% Time: 1:16.728 	107% Time: 1:16.728 	107% Time: 1:16.728
Source:'USA 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 12/1/12019)'2001 SAP United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/718/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 12/11/2019)	Source:'USA 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 12/1/12019)'2001 SAP United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/718/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 12/11/2019)	Source:'USA 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 12/1/12019)'2001 SAP United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/718/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 12/11/2019)	Source:'USA 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 12/1/12019)'2001 SAP United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/718/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 12/11/2019)	Source:'USA 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 12/1/12019)'2001 SAP United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/718/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 12/11/2019)	Source:'USA 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 12/1/12019)'2001 SAP United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/718/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 12/11/2019)	Source:'USA 2001: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 12/1/12019)'2001 SAP United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/718/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 12/11/2019)
*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.
** Häkkinen had his fastest time (1:11.945) deleted for ignoring a red light in the pitlane during practice.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	3 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	73 	1:32:42.840 	4 	10
2 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	73 	+11.046 	1 	6
3 	4 	David Coulthard 	 	73 	+12.043 	7 	4
4 	11 	Jarno Trulli 	 	73 	+57.423 	8 	3
5 	18 	Eddie Irvine 	 	73 	+1:12.434 	14 	2
6 	16 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	73 	+1:12.996 	6 	1
7 	12 	Jean Alesi 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	9 	
8 	7 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	12 	
9 	8 	Jenson Button 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	10 	
10 	22 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	 	72 	+1 Lap 	15 	
11 	9 	Olivier Panis 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	13 	
12 	19 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	16 	
13 	15 	Enrique Bernoldi 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	19 	
14 	23 	Tomáš Enge 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	21 	
15* 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	71 	Engine 	5 	
Ret 	10 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	45 	Suspension 	18 	
Ret 	14 	Jos Verstappen 	 	44 	Engine 	20 	
Ret 	20 	Alex Yoong 	 	38 	Gearbox 	22 	
Ret 	6 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	38 	Hydraulics 	3 	
Ret 	21 	Fernando Alonso 	 	36 	Driveshaft 	17 	
Ret 	5 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	36 	Spun off 	2 	
Ret 	17 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	2 	Driveshaft 	11 	
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** Barrichello was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 200th Grand Prix start for Jean Alesi.'16. USA 2001', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/etats-unis.aspx, (Accessed 12/11/2019)
* Michael Schumacher recorded the 100th pole position for a car using #1 as its race number.'2001 United States GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2001&gp=United%20States%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 12/11/2019)
* Mika Häkkinen claimed his twentieth and final victory.
** It was also the Finn's 51st and final podium finish.
* claimed their 134th victory as a constructor.
** powered a car to a 39th win.
* David Coulthard claimed his 50th podium finish.
* This was the final race broadcast for legendary commentator Murray Walker for British television.
==Standings==
Michael Schumacher moved onto 113 points at the head of the Championship as a result of the US Grand Prix, having once again enhanced his title winning margin. David Coulthard, meanwhile, had all but secured second, although the Scot could fall behind third placed Rubens Barrichello if the Brazilian claimed victory in Japan. Behind, Ralf Schumacher was set to finish either fourth or third, while Mika Häkkinen had moved back into the top five with his win.
In the Constructors Championship had seen their title winning margin reduced in Indianapolis, despite moving onto 167 points for the campaign. Indeed, had inched closer to their out-of-sight rivals, although they had, more significantly, secured second in the Championship with a race to spare. had slipped 22 points behind ahead of the finale in Japan, so would have to settle for third despite having the strongest engine in the field. 
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	113 	
2 	David Coulthard 	61 	
3 	Rubens Barrichello 	54 	
4 	Ralf Schumacher 	48 	
5 	Mika Häkkinen 	34 	1
6 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	25 	1
7 	Jacques Villeneuve 	12 	
8 	Nick Heidfeld 	12 	
9 	Jarno Trulli 	12 	1
10 	Kimi Räikkönen 	9 	1
11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	8 	
12 	Eddie Irvine 	6 	3
13 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	6 	1
14 	Olivier Panis 	5 	1
15 	Jean Alesi 	5 	1
16 	Pedro de la Rosa 	3 	
17 	Jenson Button 	2 	
18 	Jos Verstappen 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	167 	
2 	 	95 	
3 	 	73 	
4 	 	21 	
5 	 	19 	1
6 	 	17 	1
7 	 	10 	
8 	 	9 	
9 	 	4 	
10 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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