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Michael Schumacher won the 2001 Japanese Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2001 Japanese Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and David Coulthard at Suzuka Circuit.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:27:33.29810
2Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams1:27:36.4526
3David CoulthardMcLaren1:27:56.5604
4Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:28:08.8373
5Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:28:09.8422
6Ralf SchumacherWilliams1:28:10.4201
7Jenson ButtonBenetton1:29:10.4000
8Jarno TrulliJordan+1 lap0
9Nick HeidfeldSauber+1 lap0
10Jacques VilleneuveBAR+1 lap0
11Fernando AlonsoMinardi+1 lap0
12Heinz-Harald FrentzenProst+1 lap0
13Olivier PanisBAR+2 laps0
14Enrique BernoldiArrows+2 laps0
15Jos VerstappenArrows+2 laps0
16Alex YoongMinardi+3 laps0
17Giancarlo FisichellaBenettonGearbox0
DNFPedro de la RosaJaguarOil leak0
DNFTomáš EngeProstBrakes0
DNFEddie IrvineJaguarFuel rig0