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2001 Michigan 500 in CART at the Michigan circuit. Full information

2001 Michigan 500

2001 Michigan 500 is 356th CART race. Passed at the Michigan circuit. Kenny Brack won the pole position, Patrick Carpentier won this race. Dario Franchitti and Michel Jourdain jr also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 2001 Toronto Champ Cars
Next race: 2001 Chicago Champ Cars
Race Start: 22nd July 2001

Interesting facts and statistics about the 2001 Michigan 500

11th victory for the Forsythe Racing team
1st victory for the Patrick Carpentier
5th podium for the Patrick Carpentier
24th podium for the Dario Franchitti
1st podium for the Michel Jourdain jr

2001 Michigan 500 results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Patrick Carpentier Reynard 01I, #32 20 2h 54m 55.757s 0 Forsythe Racing
2 Dario Franchitti Reynard 01I, #27 16 2h 54m 56s 0 Team Green
3 Michel Jourdain jr Lola B01/00, #16 14 2h 54m 56s 0 Bettenhausen Motorsports
4 Cristiano Da Matta Lola B01/00, #6 12 2h 54m 56.202s 0 Newman-Haas Racing
5 Bryan Herta Reynard 01I, #77 10 2h 54m 56.273s 0 Forsythe Racing
6 Alexandre Tagliani Reynard 01I, #33 8 249 laps 0 Forsythe Racing
7 Paul Tracy Reynard 01I, #26 6 249 laps 0 Team Green
8 Helio Castroneves Reynard 01I, #3 5 249 laps 0 Marlboro Team Penske
9 Bruno Junqueira Lola B01/00, #4 4 249 laps 0 Chip Ganassi Racing Team
10 Scott Dixon Reynard 01I, #18 3 248 laps 0 PacWest Racing Group
11 Oriol Servia Lola B01/00, #22 2 248 laps 0 Sigma Autosport
12 Roberto Moreno Reynard 01I, #20 1 248 laps 0 Patrick Racing
13 Toranosuke Takagi Reynard 01I, #5 0 248 laps 0 Walker Racing
14 Memo Gidley Lola B01/00, #12 0 246 laps 0 Chip Ganassi Racing Team
15 Mauricio Gugelmin Reynard 01I, #17 0 246 laps 0 PacWest Racing Group
16 Massimiliano Papis Lola B01/00, #7 1 232 laps Accident 0 Team Rahal
17 Kenny Brack Lola B01/00, #8 0 232 laps Accident 0 Team Rahal
18 Christian Fittipaldi Lola B01/00, #11 0 204 laps Accident 0 Newman-Haas Racing
19 Michael Andretti Reynard 01I, #39 0 185 laps Engine 0 Team Green
20 Alessandro Zanardi Reynard 01I, #66 0 179 laps Electrics 0 Mo Nunn Racing
21 Tony Kanaan Reynard 01I, #55 0 174 laps Electrics 0 Mo Nunn Racing
22 Shinji Nakano Reynard 01I, #52 0 151 laps Engine 0 Fernandez Racing
23 Jimmy Vasser Reynard 01I, #40 0 129 laps Engine 0 Patrick Racing
24 Gil de Ferran Reynard 01I, #1 0 97 laps Engine 0 Marlboro Team Penske
25 Adrian Fernandez Reynard 01I, #51 0 15 laps Engine 0 Fernandez Racing
0 Max Wilson Lola B01/00, #25 0 0 Arciero-Blair Racing

Qualifying Results for the 2001 Michigan 500 on the Michigan circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Kenny Brack Lola B01/00, #8 31.33s Team Rahal
2 Massimiliano Papis Lola B01/00, #7 31.483s Team Rahal
3 Toranosuke Takagi Reynard 01I, #5 31.591s Walker Racing
4 Paul Tracy Reynard 01I, #26 31.609s Team Green
5 Tony Kanaan Reynard 01I, #55 31.626s Mo Nunn Racing
6 Michel Jourdain jr Lola B01/00, #16 31.676s Bettenhausen Motorsports
7 Bryan Herta Reynard 01I, #77 31.726s Forsythe Racing
8 Shinji Nakano Reynard 01I, #52 31.752s Fernandez Racing
9 Christian Fittipaldi Lola B01/00, #11 31.766s Newman-Haas Racing
10 Mauricio Gugelmin Reynard 01I, #17 31.784s PacWest Racing Group
11 Gil de Ferran Reynard 01I, #1 31.789s Marlboro Team Penske
12 Scott Dixon Reynard 01I, #18 31.877s PacWest Racing Group
13 Cristiano Da Matta Lola B01/00, #6 31.89s Newman-Haas Racing
14 Alessandro Zanardi Reynard 01I, #66 31.893s Mo Nunn Racing
15 Jimmy Vasser Reynard 01I, #40 31.896s Patrick Racing
16 Memo Gidley Lola B01/00, #12 31.949s Chip Ganassi Racing Team
17 Roberto Moreno Reynard 01I, #20 31.95s Patrick Racing
18 Michael Andretti Reynard 01I, #39 31.976s Team Green
19 Helio Castroneves Reynard 01I, #3 32.041s Marlboro Team Penske
20 Adrian Fernandez Reynard 01I, #51 32.17s Fernandez Racing
21 Patrick Carpentier Reynard 01I, #32 32.218s Forsythe Racing
22 Bruno Junqueira Lola B01/00, #4 32.244s Chip Ganassi Racing Team
23 Oriol Servia Lola B01/00, #22 32.26s Sigma Autosport
24 Alexandre Tagliani Reynard 01I, #33 32.261s Forsythe Racing
25 Dario Franchitti Reynard 01I, #27 32.66s Team Green
26 Max Wilson Lola B01/00, #25 32.8s Arciero-Blair Racing

List of all cars for the 2001 Michigan 500 on the Michigan circuit

Lola B01/00

Toyota

Reynard 01I

Honda

Lola B01/00

Ford

Reynard 01I

Toyota

Reynard 01I

Ford