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Juan Pablo Montoya won the 2001 Italian Grand Prix

Juan Pablo Montoya won the 2001 Italian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Juan Pablo Montoya
Team
Williams
Top listed
Juan Pablo Montoya, Rubens Barrichello, and Ralf Schumacher
Race date
September 16, 2001
Pole
Juan Pablo Montoya
Fastest lap
Ralf Schumacher
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Juan Pablo Montoya finished first for Williams. Rubens Barrichello is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Ralf Schumacher 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Jacques Villeneuve from P15 to P6 (+9), Jean Alesi from P16 to P8 (+8), and Olivier Panis from P17 to P9 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Pablo Montoya started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 3 Engine, 2 Gearbox, and 1 +2 laps. Ralf Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:25.073 on lap 39. 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
1Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams1:16:58.49310
2Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:17:03.6686
3Ralf SchumacherWilliams1:17:15.8284
4Michael SchumacherFerrari1:17:23.4843
5Pedro de la RosaJaguar1:18:13.4772
6Jacques VilleneuveBAR1:18:20.9621
7Kimi RäikkönenSauber1:18:21.6000
8Jean AlesiJordan+1 lap0
9Olivier PanisBAR+1 lap0
10Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton+1 lap0
11Nick HeidfeldSauber+1 lap0
12Tomáš EngeProst+1 lap0
13Fernando AlonsoMinardi+2 laps0
DNFEnrique BernoldiArrowsCrankshaft0
DNFAlex YoongMinardiSpun off0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenProstGearbox0
DNFJos VerstappenArrowsFuel pressure0
DNFMika HäkkinenMcLarenGearbox0
DNFEddie IrvineJaguarEngine0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenEngine0