- Winner
- Michael Schumacher
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, and David Coulthard
- Race date
- October 14, 2001
- Pole
- Michael Schumacher
- Fastest lap
- Ralf Schumacher
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit
The decisive result
Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Juan Pablo Montoya is listed 2 for Williams, with David Coulthard 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Fernando Alonso from P18 to P11 (+7), Jos Verstappen from P21 to P15 (+6), and David Coulthard from P7 to P3 (+4) 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 7 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 2 Collision, and 1 +3 laps. Ralf Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.944 on lap 46. 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.