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2001 German Grand Prix

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2001 German Grand Prix
Race 11 of 18 in the 2001 Formula One World Championship
The Hockenheimring
The Hockenheimring
Race details
Date July 15, 2001
Official name LXVII Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland
Location Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.823 km (4.240 miles)
Distance 45 laps, 307.035 km (190.792 miles)
Weather Sunny, warm
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:41.089
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:41.835 on lap 45
Podium
First Ferrari
Second McLaren-Mercedes
Third Jordan-Honda

Qualifying

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Unsurprisingly, the two Ferraris of home hero Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello were untouchable and they locked out the front row with Schumacher, spurred on by his home fans taking the pole ahead of Barrichello. Juan Pablo Montoya did a good job to take third and beat Mika Häkkinen down to fourth. Championship leader Ralf Schumacher, off form in recent weeks did not improve much either, being down in fifth with one of his main rivals, David Coulthard sixth. As usual, the two Jordans were behind them with Jarno Trulli once again ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen who was having a row with team boss Eddie Jordan.

Race

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At the start, polesitter and home hero Michael Schumacher did not have a start as good as that of teammate Rubens Barrichello's but he moved over to prevent any of Barrichello's advances. Behind, David Coulthard quickly charging up to fourth by getting past Mika Häkkinen and Ralf Schumacher. At the chicane, Coulthard tried to pass Juan Pablo Montoya and they touched and while Coulthard took third, Montoya dropped behind Ralf (who was able to find a way past Häkkinen), Häkkinen and Jarno Trulli and was also forced to fend off Heinz-Harald Frentzen. At the end of the first lap, Schumacher led Barrichello, Coulthard, Ralf, Häkkinen, Trulli, Montoya and Frentzen. The top three pulled away from the rest at a second a lap but they stayed together. However, Coulthard retired with gearbox troubles on lap 10 leaving the lead battle to be between Schumacher and Barrichello. Behind, Häkkinen was also able to pass Ralf and climb up to third. The first round of stops did not change anything at all, the top 7 staying the same.

After the stops, Häkkinen began lapping at he speed of the Ferraris, albeit 10 seconds behind them. Schumacher and Barrichello stayed together, exchanging fastest laps along with Häkkinen until a fuel pump problem forced Barrichello to retire on lap 25. At the same time, a frustrated Montoya tried to pass Trulli and they touched, with Trulli spinning and Montoya going wide. This allowed Frentzen to sneak ahead of Montoya and by the time Trulli rejoined, he was over 14 seconds behind. At the second round of stops, Montoya jumped Frentzen and now set off after Ralf who was 3.5 seconds ahead. By lap 42, with 3 laps to go, they were right together. Montoya tried to pass on the penultimate lap and they collided, with Ralf being punted into the wall and Montoya losing one of his wheels. Both were out. Schumacher took his third consecutive win ahead of Häkkinen, Frenten, Trulli, Jean Alesi, Nick Heidfeld, Jenson Button and Olivier Panis (who crossed the line on three wheels after a tire punctured on the last lap).

Classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 45 1:18.17.873 1 10
2 3 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 45 +10.358 4 8
3 11 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Honda 45 +48.393 8 6
4 12 Italy Jarno Trulli Jordan-Honda 45 +1:07.914 7 5
5 22 France Jean Alesi Prost-Acer 45 +1:30.157 12 4
6 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 45 +1:45.522 11 3
7 8 United Kingdom Jenson Button Benetton-Renault 45 +1:45.809 9 2
8 9 France Olivier Panis BAR-Honda 45 +2:13.549 13 1
9 18 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 44 +1 Lap 20  
10 23 Brazil Luciano Burti Prost-Acer 44 +1 Lap 15  
11 14 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Arrows-Asiatech 44 +1 Lap 21  
12 19 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth 44 +1 Lap 17  
13 21 Spain Fernando Alonso Minardi-European 44 +1 Lap 19  
14 6 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 43 Collision 3  
15 5 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 43 Collision 5  
Ret 10 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 39 Radiator 10  
Ret 7 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Renault 31 Accident 14  
Ret 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 25 Fuel pump 2  
Ret 20 Brazil Tarso Marques Minardi-European 20 Engine 22  
Ret 15 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Asiatech 13 Oil pressure 16  
Ret 4 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 9 Gearbox 6  
Ret 17 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Sauber-Petronas 1 Water leak 18  

Notes

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Standings after Grand Prix

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