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Michael Schumacher won the 2001 Spanish Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2001 Spanish Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Jacques Villeneuve at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Jacques Villeneuve
Race date
April 29, 2001
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Juan Pablo Montoya is listed 2 for Williams, with Jacques Villeneuve 3 for BAR.

Grid to finish

Juan Pablo Montoya from P12 to P2 (+10), Jenson Button from P21 to P15 (+6), and Tarso Marques from P22 to P16 (+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 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 2 +1 lap, 2 +3 laps, and 2 Collision. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.151 on lap 25. 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 SchumacherFerrari1:31:03.30510
2Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams1:31:44.0436
3Jacques VilleneuveBAR1:31:52.9314
4Jarno TrulliJordan1:31:54.5583
5David CoulthardMcLaren1:31:54.9212
6Nick HeidfeldSauber1:32:05.1981
7Olivier PanisBAR1:32:08.2820
8Kimi RäikkönenSauber1:32:23.1130
9Mika HäkkinenMcLarenClutch0
10Jean AlesiProst+1 lap0
11Luciano BurtiProst+1 lap0
12Jos VerstappenArrows+2 laps0
13Fernando AlonsoMinardi+2 laps0
14Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton+2 laps0
15Jenson ButtonBenetton+3 laps0
16Tarso MarquesMinardi+3 laps0
DNFRubens BarrichelloFerrariSuspension0
DNFEddie IrvineJaguarEngine0
DNFRalf SchumacherWilliamsBrakes0
DNFEnrique BernoldiArrowsFuel pressure0