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Mika Häkkinen won the 2001 United States Grand Prix

Mika Häkkinen won the 2001 United States Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Race recap

Winner
Mika Häkkinen
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Mika Häkkinen, Michael Schumacher, and David Coulthard
Race date
September 30, 2001
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Juan Pablo Montoya
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Eddie Irvine from P14 to P5 (+9), Tomáš Enge from P21 to P14 (+7), and Enrique Bernoldi 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 8 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 2 Driveshaft, 2 Engine, and 1 Gearbox. Juan Pablo Montoya holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:14.448 on lap 35. 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 HäkkinenMcLaren1:32:42.84010
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:32:53.8866
3David CoulthardMcLaren1:32:54.8834
4Jarno TrulliJordan1:33:40.2633
5Eddie IrvineJaguar1:33:55.2742
6Nick HeidfeldSauber1:33:55.8361
7Jean AlesiJordan+1 lap0
8Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton+1 lap0
9Jenson ButtonBenetton+1 lap0
10Heinz-Harald FrentzenProst+1 lap0
11Olivier PanisBAR+1 lap0
12Pedro de la RosaJaguar+1 lap0
13Enrique BernoldiArrows+1 lap0
14Tomáš EngeProst+1 lap0
15Rubens BarrichelloFerrariEngine0
DNFJacques VilleneuveBARSuspension0
DNFJos VerstappenArrowsEngine0
DNFJuan Pablo MontoyaWilliamsHydraulics0
DNFAlex YoongMinardiGearbox0
DNFRalf SchumacherWilliamsSpun off0