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2001 Brazil Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Interlagos circuit. Full information

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2001 Brazil Grand Prix

2001 Brazil Grand Prix is 666th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Interlagos circuit. Michael Schumacher won the pole position, David Coulthard won this race. This was his 10th victory. Michael Schumacher and Nick Heidfeld also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 71 laps (306 km).

Previous race: 2001 Malaysia Grand Prix
Next race: 2001 San Marino Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 2001 Brazil Grand Prix

131st victory for the McLaren team
10th victory for the David Coulthard
44th podium for the David Coulthard
86th podium for the Michael Schumacher
1st podium for the Nick Heidfeld

David Coulthard - Winner of the 2001 Brazil Grand Prix

2001 Brazil Grand Prix

McLaren MP4-16 - 2001 Brazil Grand Prix winner

2001 Brazil Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	David Coulthard	10.00	1h 39m 00.834s ( 185.392 km/h )	71	West McLaren Mercedes
2	Michael Schumacher	6.00	1h 39m 16.998s ( +16.164s )	71	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
3	Nick Heidfeld	4.00		70	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
4	Olivier Panis	3.00		70	Lucky Strike BAR Honda
5	Jarno Trulli	2.00		70	B&H Jordan Honda
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	1.00		70	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
7	Jacques Villeneuve	0		70	Lucky Strike BAR Honda
8	Jean Alesi	0		70	Prost Acer
9	Tarso Marques	0		68	European Minardi F1
10	Jenson Button	0		64	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
ab	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	0	Engine	63	B&H Jordan Honda
ab	Kimi Raikkonen	0	Spin	55	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
ab	Ralf Schumacher	0	Accident	54	BMW Williams F1 Team
ab	Gaston Mazzacane	0	Clutch	54	Prost Acer
ab	Eddie Irvine	0	Spin	52	Jaguar Racing
ab	Juan-Pablo Montoya	0	Collision	38	BMW Williams F1 Team
ab	Jos Verstappen	0	Collision	37	Orange Arrows Asiatech
ab	Luciano Burti	0	Engine	30	Jaguar Racing
ab	Fernando Alonso	0	Electronics	25	European Minardi F1
ab	Enrique Bernoldi	0	Hydraulics	15	Orange Arrows Asiatech
ab	Rubens Barrichello	0	Collision	2	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
ab	Mika Hakkinen	0	Clutch	0	West McLaren Mercedes

Qualifying Results for the 2001 Brazil Grand Prix on the Interlagos circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Michael Schumacher	1'13''780	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
2	Ralf Schumacher	1'14''090	BMW Williams F1 Team
3	Mika Hakkinen	1'14''122	West McLaren Mercedes
4	Juan-Pablo Montoya	1'14''165	BMW Williams F1 Team
5	David Coulthard	1'14''178	West McLaren Mercedes
6	Rubens Barrichello	1'14''191	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
7	Jarno Trulli	1'14''630	B&H Jordan Honda
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1'14''633	B&H Jordan Honda
9	Nick Heidfeld	1'14''810	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
10	Kimi Raikkonen	1'14''924	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
11	Olivier Panis	1'15''046	Lucky Strike BAR Honda
12	Jacques Villeneuve	1'15''182	Lucky Strike BAR Honda
13	Eddie Irvine	1'15''192	Jaguar Racing
14	Luciano Burti	1'15''371	Jaguar Racing
15	Jean Alesi	1'15''437	Prost Acer
16	Enrique Bernoldi	1'15''657	Orange Arrows Asiatech
17	Jos Verstappen	1'15''704	Orange Arrows Asiatech
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	1'16''175	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
19	Fernando Alonso	1'16''184	European Minardi F1
20	Jenson Button	1'16''229	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
21	Gaston Mazzacane	1'16''520	Prost Acer
22	Tarso Marques	1'16''784	European Minardi F1