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2001 Fontana Champ Cars in CART at the California Speedway circuit. Full information

2001 Fontana Champ Cars

2001 Fontana Champ Cars is 366th CART race. Passed at the California Speedway circuit. Alexandre Tagliani won the pole position, Cristiano Da Matta won this race. Massimiliano Papis and Alexandre Tagliani also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 220 laps (718 km).

Previous race: 2001 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars
Next race: 2002 Monterrey Champ Cars
Race Start: 4th November 2001

Interesting facts and statistics about the 2001 Fontana Champ Cars

61st victory for the Newman-Haas Racing team
4th victory for the Cristiano Da Matta
7th podium for the Cristiano Da Matta
9th podium for the Massimiliano Papis
3rd podium for the Alexandre Tagliani

2001 Fontana Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Cristiano Da Matta	Lola B01/00, #6	20	2h 59m 39.716s	Newman-Haas Racing
2	Massimiliano Papis	Lola B01/00, #7	17	2h 59m 39.839s	Team Rahal
3	Alexandre Tagliani	Reynard 01I, #33	15	2h 59m 40.208s	Forsythe Racing
4	Bruno Junqueira	Lola B01/00, #4	12	2h 59m 40.638s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
5	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 01I, #55	10	2h 59m 40.902s	Mo Nunn Racing
6	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 01I, #1	8	2h 59m 42.847s	Marlboro Team Penske
7	Michael Andretti	Reynard 01I, #39	6	2h 59m 43.564s	Team Green
8	Casey Mears	Reynard 01I, #66	5	2h 59m 43.722s	Mo Nunn Racing
9	Alex Barron	Lola B01/00, #25	4	2h 59m 44.679s	Arciero-Blair Racing
10	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 01I, #32	3	2h 59m 45.534s	Forsythe Racing
11	Oriol Servia	Lola B01/00, #22	2	2h 59m 47.064s	Sigma Autosport
12	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 01I, #40	1	2h 59m 48.627s	Patrick Racing
13	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola B01/00, #11	0	2h 59m 49.035s	Newman-Haas Racing
14	Memo Gidley	Lola B01/00, #12	0	2h 59m 50.771s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
15	Toranosuke Takagi	Reynard 01I, #5	0	3h 33.939s	Walker Racing
16	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola B01/00, #16	0	219 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
17	Scott Dixon	Reynard 01I, #18	0	215 laps Accident	PacWest Racing Group
18	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 01I, #51	0	195 laps Accident	Fernandez Racing
19	Roberto Moreno	Reynard 01I, #20	0	188 laps Engine	Patrick Racing
20	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 01I, #17	0	154 laps Engine	PacWest Racing Group
21	Shinji Nakano	Reynard 01I, #52	0	119 laps Engine	Fernandez Racing
22	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 01I, #3	0	86 laps Engine	Marlboro Team Penske
23	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 01I, #27	0	74 laps Engine	Team Green
24	Paul Tracy	Reynard 01I, #26	0	64 laps Engine	Team Green
25	Bryan Herta	Reynard 01I, #77	0	54 laps Electrics	Forsythe Racing
26	Kenny Brack	Lola B01/00, #8	0	31 laps Accident	Team Rahal

Qualifying Results for the 2001 Fontana Champ Cars on the California Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Alexandre Tagliani	Reynard 01I, #33	31.935s	Forsythe Racing
2	Cristiano Da Matta	Lola B01/00, #6	32.009s	Newman-Haas Racing
3	Kenny Brack	Lola B01/00, #8	32.06s	Team Rahal
4	Bryan Herta	Reynard 01I, #77	32.1s	Forsythe Racing
5	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola B01/00, #11	32.117s	Newman-Haas Racing
6	Massimiliano Papis	Lola B01/00, #7	32.124s	Team Rahal
7	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola B01/00, #16	32.22s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
8	Bruno Junqueira	Lola B01/00, #4	32.27s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
9	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 01I, #40	32.296s	Patrick Racing
10	Scott Dixon	Reynard 01I, #18	32.33s	PacWest Racing Group
11	Memo Gidley	Lola B01/00, #12	32.349s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
12	Shinji Nakano	Reynard 01I, #52	32.356s	Fernandez Racing
13	Michael Andretti	Reynard 01I, #39	32.397s	Team Green
14	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 01I, #55	32.432s	Mo Nunn Racing
15	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 01I, #17	32.438s	PacWest Racing Group
16	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 01I, #1	32.439s	Marlboro Team Penske
17	Oriol Servia	Lola B01/00, #22	32.468s	Sigma Autosport
18	Paul Tracy	Reynard 01I, #26	32.471s	Team Green
19	Alex Barron	Lola B01/00, #25	32.492s	Arciero-Blair Racing
20	Toranosuke Takagi	Reynard 01I, #5	32.583s	Walker Racing
21	Casey Mears	Reynard 01I, #66	32.607s	Mo Nunn Racing
22	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 01I, #27	32.653s	Team Green
23	Roberto Moreno	Reynard 01I, #20	32.664s	Patrick Racing
24	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 01I, #3	32.782s	Marlboro Team Penske
25	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 01I, #32	34.985s	Forsythe Racing
26	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 01I, #51	Accident	Fernandez Racing

List of all cars for the 2001 Fontana Champ Cars on the California Speedway circuit

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