2001 French Grand Prix

Circuit: Circuit de Nevers Magny-CoursMagny-Cours, France
Winner: Michael SchumacherFerrari
Pole: Ralf Schumacher
Fastest lap: David Coulthard
Entries: 2217 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	F2001	2	72	Finished	10
2	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	FW23	1	72	Finished	6
3	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	F2001	8	72	Finished	4
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	MP4-16	3	72	Finished	3	fastest lap
5	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	EJ11	5	72	Finished	2
6	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	C20	9	71	Finished	1
7	Kimi Raikkonen	Sauber	C20	13	71	Finished	0
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	EJ11	7	71	Finished	0
9	Olivier Panis	British American Racing	3	11	71	Finished	0
10	Luciano Burti	Prost Grand Prix	AP04	15	71	Finished	0
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	B201	16	71	Finished	0
12	Jean Alesi	Prost Grand Prix	AP04	19	70	Finished	0
13	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	A22	18	70	Finished	0
14	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar Racing	R2	PL	70	Finished	0
15	Tarso Marques	Minardi	—	22	69	Finished	0
16	Jenson Button	Benetton	B201	17	68	Fuel pressure	0
17	Fernando Alonso	Minardi	—	21	65	Engine	0
DNF	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Racing	R2	12	54	Engine	0
DNF	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	FW23	6	52	Engine	0
DNF	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	A22	20	17	Engine	0
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	3	10	5	Engine	0
DNS	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	MP4-16	4	—	Gearbox	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Michael Schumacher	2	1	72
Ralf Schumacher	1	2	72
Rubens Barrichello	8	3	72
David Coulthard	3	4	72
Jarno Trulli	5	5	72
Nick Heidfeld	9	6	71
Kimi Raikkonen	13	7	71
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	7	8	71
Olivier Panis	11	9	71
Luciano Burti	15	10	71
Giancarlo Fisichella	16	11	71
Jean Alesi	19	12	70
Jos Verstappen	18	13	70
Pedro de la Rosa	PL	14	70
Tarso Marques	22	15	69
Jenson Button	17	16	68
Fernando Alonso	21	17	65
Eddie Irvine	12	DNF	54
Juan Pablo Montoya	6	DNF	52
Enrique Bernoldi	20	DNF	17
Jacques Villeneuve	10	DNF	5

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	5	1:12.989	—	—
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:12.999	+0.010	+0.010
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	4	1:13.186	+0.197	+0.187
4	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	3	1:13.268	+0.279	+0.082
5	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	12	1:13.310	+0.321	+0.042
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	6	1:13.625	+0.636	+0.315
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	11	1:13.815	+0.826	+0.190
8	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:13.867	+0.878	+0.052
9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	16	1:14.095	+1.106	+0.228
10	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	10	1:14.096	+1.107	+0.001
11	Olivier Panis	British American Racing	9	1:14.181	+1.192	+0.085
12	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Racing	18	1:14.441	+1.452	+0.260
13	Kimi Raikkonen	Sauber	17	1:14.536	+1.547	+0.095
14	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar Racing	19	1:15.020	+2.031	+0.484
15	Luciano Burti	Prost Grand Prix	23	1:15.072	+2.083	+0.052
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	7	1:15.220	+2.231	+0.148
17	Jenson Button	Benetton	8	1:15.420	+2.431	+0.200
18	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	14	1:15.707	+2.718	+0.287
19	Jean Alesi	Prost Grand Prix	22	1:15.774	+2.785	+0.067
20	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	15	1:15.828	+2.839	+0.054
21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi	21	1:16.039	+3.050	+0.211
22	Tarso Marques	Minardi	20	1:16.500	+3.511	+0.461

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

Pit stops

Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.

Pit stops
Driver	Result	Laps	Stops recorded	Stopped on lap
Michael Schumacher	1	72	2	25, 45
Ralf Schumacher	2	72	2	24, 44
Rubens Barrichello	3	72	3	21, 36, 54
David Coulthard	4	72	3	26, 32, 51
Jarno Trulli	5	72	2	25, 47
Nick Heidfeld	6	71	2	21, 42
Kimi Raikkonen	7	71	2	15, 40
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8	71	2	24, 46
Olivier Panis	9	71	2	23, 45
Luciano Burti	10	71	2	25, 48
Giancarlo Fisichella	11	71	2	20, 44
Jean Alesi	12	70	2	22, 47
Jos Verstappen	13	70	2	25, 45
Pedro de la Rosa	14	70	2	28, 43
Tarso Marques	15	69	2	26, 50
Jenson Button	16	68	2	19, 44
Fernando Alonso	17	65	1	36
Eddie Irvine	DNF	54	2	27, 48
Juan Pablo Montoya	DNF	52	2	30, 50
Enrique Bernoldi	DNF	17	0	None recorded
Jacques Villeneuve	DNF	5	0	None recorded

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid order	Grid	Result	First recorded stop, lap	Stopped first	Grid to flag
Ralf Schumacher · Michael Schumacher	1 · 2	2 · 1	24 · 25	Ralf Schumacher	Swapped places
Michael Schumacher · David Coulthard	2 · 3	1 · 4	25 · 26	Michael Schumacher	Kept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Rubens Barrichello	1 · 8	2 · 3	24 · 21	Rubens Barrichello	Kept their order
David Coulthard · Rubens Barrichello	3 · 8	4 · 3	26 · 21	Rubens Barrichello	Swapped places
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Rubens Barrichello	7 · 8	8 · 3	24 · 21	Rubens Barrichello	Swapped places
Rubens Barrichello · Nick Heidfeld	8 · 9	3 · 6	21 · 21	Same lap	Kept their order
David Coulthard · Jarno Trulli	3 · 5	4 · 5	26 · 25	Jarno Trulli	Kept their order
Jarno Trulli · Nick Heidfeld	5 · 9	5 · 6	25 · 21	Nick Heidfeld	Kept their order
Nick Heidfeld · Kimi Raikkonen	9 · 13	6 · 7	21 · 15	Kimi Raikkonen	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Kimi Raikkonen	7 · 13	8 · 7	24 · 15	Kimi Raikkonen	Swapped places
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Olivier Panis	7 · 11	8 · 9	24 · 23	Olivier Panis	Kept their order
Olivier Panis · Luciano Burti	11 · 15	9 · 10	23 · 25	Olivier Panis	Kept their order
Luciano Burti · Giancarlo Fisichella	15 · 16	10 · 11	25 · 20	Giancarlo Fisichella	Kept their order
Giancarlo Fisichella · Jean Alesi	16 · 19	11 · 12	20 · 22	Giancarlo Fisichella	Kept their order
Giancarlo Fisichella · Jenson Button	16 · 17	11 · 16	20 · 19	Jenson Button	Kept their order
Jos Verstappen · Jean Alesi	18 · 19	13 · 12	25 · 22	Jean Alesi	Swapped places
Jenson Button · Jos Verstappen	17 · 18	16 · 13	19 · 25	Jenson Button	Swapped places
Jenson Button · Tarso Marques	17 · 22	16 · 15	19 · 26	Jenson Button	Swapped places
Fernando Alonso · Tarso Marques	21 · 22	17 · 15	36 · 26	Tarso Marques	Swapped places
Jenson Button · Fernando Alonso	17 · 21	16 · 17	19 · 36	Jenson Button	Kept their order

Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	David Coulthard	McLaren	4	1:14.935	—	—	35
2	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Racing	18	1:15.133	+0.198	+0.198	27
3	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	10	1:15.224	+0.289	+0.091	39
4	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	3	1:15.372	+0.437	+0.148	33
5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	5	1:15.537	+0.602	+0.165	27
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	6	1:15.582	+0.647	+0.045	52
7	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:15.810	+0.875	+0.228	48
8	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar Racing	19	1:16.140	+1.205	+0.330	45
9	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	12	1:16.187	+1.252	+0.047	52
10	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:16.325	+1.390	+0.138	47
11	Olivier Panis	British American Racing	9	1:16.364	+1.429	+0.039	20
12	Luciano Burti	Prost Grand Prix	23	1:16.455	+1.520	+0.091	50
13	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	11	1:16.868	+1.933	+0.413	45
14	Kimi Raikkonen	Sauber	17	1:16.906	+1.971	+0.038	25
15	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	16	1:17.011	+2.076	+0.105	46
16	Jean Alesi	Prost Grand Prix	22	1:17.088	+2.153	+0.077	32
17	Jenson Button	Benetton	8	1:17.172	+2.237	+0.084	34
18	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	14	1:17.285	+2.350	+0.113	34
19	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	15	1:17.527	+2.592	+0.242	23
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	7	1:17.566	+2.631	+0.039	35
21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi	21	1:17.866	+2.931	+0.300	45
22	Tarso Marques	Minardi	20	1:18.372	+3.437	+0.506	38

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:13.729	—	—	16
2	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	5	1:13.953	+0.224	+0.224	29
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	4	1:13.972	+0.243	+0.019	23
4	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	3	1:14.295	+0.566	+0.323	15
5	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	12	1:14.482	+0.753	+0.187	20
6	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:14.515	+0.786	+0.033	18
7	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	6	1:14.652	+0.923	+0.137	25
8	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	16	1:14.652	+0.923	+0.000	33
9	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Racing	18	1:14.824	+1.095	+0.172	38
10	Kimi Raikkonen	Sauber	17	1:14.872	+1.143	+0.048	25
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	11	1:14.992	+1.263	+0.120	20
12	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	10	1:15.061	+1.332	+0.069	28
13	Olivier Panis	British American Racing	9	1:15.122	+1.393	+0.061	32
14	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar Racing	19	1:15.602	+1.873	+0.480	42
15	Jean Alesi	Prost Grand Prix	22	1:15.750	+2.021	+0.148	25
16	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	14	1:15.829	+2.100	+0.079	28
17	Luciano Burti	Prost Grand Prix	23	1:15.846	+2.117	+0.017	38
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	7	1:15.873	+2.144	+0.027	28
19	Jenson Button	Benetton	8	1:16.129	+2.400	+0.256	25
20	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	15	1:16.177	+2.448	+0.048	26
21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi	21	1:17.135	+3.406	+0.958	26
22	Tarso Marques	Minardi	20	1:17.156	+3.427	+0.021	33

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	3	1:15.428	—	—	14
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:15.429	+0.001	+0.001	16
3	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:15.676	+0.248	+0.247	13
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	4	1:15.780	+0.352	+0.104	12
5	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	12	1:15.980	+0.552	+0.200	17
6	Kimi Raikkonen	Sauber	17	1:16.136	+0.708	+0.156	14
7	Olivier Panis	British American Racing	9	1:16.184	+0.756	+0.048	15
8	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar Racing	19	1:16.426	+0.998	+0.242	15
9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	16	1:16.559	+1.131	+0.133	16
10	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Racing	18	1:16.567	+1.139	+0.008	14
11	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	6	1:16.735	+1.307	+0.168	16
12	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	15	1:16.777	+1.349	+0.042	11
13	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	11	1:16.952	+1.524	+0.175	16
14	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	10	1:17.073	+1.645	+0.121	15
15	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	14	1:17.120	+1.692	+0.047	14
16	Luciano Burti	Prost Grand Prix	23	1:17.443	+2.015	+0.323	16
17	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	5	1:17.605	+2.177	+0.162	15
18	Jean Alesi	Prost Grand Prix	22	1:17.945	+2.517	+0.340	15
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	7	1:18.084	+2.656	+0.139	18
20	Jenson Button	Benetton	8	1:18.431	+3.003	+0.347	9
21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi	21	1:19.986	+4.558	+1.555	16
22	Tarso Marques	Minardi	20	1:21.295	+5.867	+1.309	9

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Photographs from this race

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At the 2001 French Grand Prix — Alesi 2001 (cropped) · Alesi_2001.jpg : Mathieu Felten derivative work: Chubbennaitor ( talk ) · CC BY 2.5

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The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Ferrari F2001
Schumacher Ferrari F2001 at Laguna Seca · DonFrance-photos · CC BY 2.0

Williams FW23
Ralf Schumacher 2001 Canada · Paul Lannuier from Sussex, NJ, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Jordan EJ11
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2001 Canada · Paul Lannuier from Sussex, NJ, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

BAR 003
Jacques Villeneuve 2001 Canada · Paul Lannuier from Sussex, NJ, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

4 more photographs

Prost AP04
Enge indianapolis 2001 · agentura HOCH2 · CC BY 3.0 · unchecked

Jaguar R2
Pedro de la Rosa 2001 Canada · Paul Lannuier from Sussex, NJ, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Where this comes from

Round: 10 of 2001
Grand Prix: French Grand Prix
Dates: 1 Jul 2001
Layout raced: —
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Ferrari
Entrant: Ferrari
Confidence: reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.