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Michael Schumacher won the 2001 Malaysian Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2001 Malaysian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Rubens Barrichello and David Coulthard at Sepang International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, and David Coulthard
Race date
March 18, 2001
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Mika Häkkinen
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Jos Verstappen from P18 to P7 (+11), Fernando Alonso from P21 to P13 (+8), and Gastón Mazzacane from P19 to P12 (+7) 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, 4 Spun off, 3 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 1 +3 laps. Mika Häkkinen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:40.962 on lap 48. 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 SchumacherFerrari1:47:34.80110
2Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:47:58.4616
3David CoulthardMcLaren1:48:03.3564
4Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordan1:48:21.3443
5Ralf SchumacherWilliams1:48:23.0342
6Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:48:23.4071
7Jos VerstappenArrows1:48:56.3610
8Jarno TrulliJordan+1 lap0
9Jean AlesiProst+1 lap0
10Luciano BurtiJaguar+1 lap0
11Jenson ButtonBenetton+2 laps0
12Gastón MazzacaneProst+2 laps0
13Fernando AlonsoMinardi+3 laps0
14Tarso MarquesMinardi+4 laps0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaBenettonFuel pressure0
DNFJacques VilleneuveBARSpun off0
DNFNick HeidfeldSauberSpun off0
DNFEnrique BernoldiArrowsSpun off0
DNFJuan Pablo MontoyaWilliamsSpun off0
DNFEddie IrvineJaguarWater leak0