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Mika Häkkinen won the 2001 British Grand Prix

Mika Häkkinen won the 2001 British Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Mika Häkkinen
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Mika Häkkinen, Michael Schumacher, and Rubens Barrichello
Race date
July 15, 2001
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Mika Häkkinen
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Mika Häkkinen finished first for McLaren. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Rubens Barrichello 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Jos Verstappen from P17 to P10 (+7), Eddie Irvine from P15 to P9 (+6), and Giancarlo Fisichella from P19 to P13 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 +2 laps, 5 +1 lap, 4 Finished, 2 Collision, and 2 Engine. Mika Häkkinen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:23.405 on lap 34. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:25:33.77010
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:26:07.4166
3Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:26:33.0504
4Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams1:26:42.5423
5Kimi RäikkönenSauber+1 lap2
6Nick HeidfeldSauber+1 lap1
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordan+1 lap0
8Jacques VilleneuveBAR+1 lap0
9Eddie IrvineJaguar+1 lap0
10Jos VerstappenArrows+2 laps0
11Jean AlesiProst+2 laps0
12Pedro de la RosaJaguar+2 laps0
13Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton+2 laps0
14Enrique BernoldiArrows+2 laps0
15Jenson ButtonBenetton+2 laps0
16Fernando AlonsoMinardi+3 laps0
DNFRalf SchumacherWilliamsEngine0
DNFLuciano BurtiProstEngine0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenSuspension0
DNFJarno TrulliJordanCollision0