Round 8 of the 2001 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on 15 July 2001. Tomas Enge started on pole position and Sébastien Bourdais was the race winner. The race featured on the undercard of the 2001 British Grand Prix.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Sebastien Bourdais | France | DAMS | Avon | 30 | 50:56.439 | - | - | 1:40.456 | 3 | 181.535 |
| 2 | 10 | Justin Wilson | Great Britain | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | Avon | 30 | 50:57.365 | +0.926 | + 0.926 | 1:40.621 | 5 | 181.480 |
| 3 | 3 | Antonio Pizzonia | Brazil | Petrobras Junior Team | Avon | 30 | 51:00.781 | +4.342 | +3.416 | 1:40.602 | 21 | 181.278 |
| 4 | 1 | Mark Webber | Australia | Super Nova Racing Limited | Avon | 30 | 51:03.982 | +7.543 | +3.201 | 1:40.917 | 14 | 181.089 |
| 5 | 9 | Tomas Enge | Czech Republic | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | Avon | 30 | 51:04.732 | +8.293 | +0.750 | 1:40.519 | 3 | 181.044 |
| 6 | 15 | Darren Manning | Great Britain | Arden Team Russia | Avon | 30 | 51:07.310 | +10.871 | +2.578 | 1:40.800 | 3 | 180.892 |
| 7 | 18 | Ricardo Maurício | Brazil | Red Bull Junior Team | Avon | 30 | 51:08.988 | +12.549 | +1.678 | 1:41.162 | 3 | 180.793 |
| 8 | 25 | Bas Leinders | Belgium | Keerbergs Transport Racing | Avon | 30 | 51:10.519 | +14.080 | +1.531 | 1:41.293 | 15 | 180.703 |
| 9 | 11 | Jonathan Cochet | France | F3000 Prost Junior Team | Avon | 30 | 51:10.963 | +14.524 | +0.444 | 1:41.230 | 14 | 180.677 |
| 10 | 19 | Fabrizio Gollin | Italy | Coloni F3000 | Avon | 30 | 51:20.763 | +24.324 | +9.800 | 1:41.600 | 4 | 180.102 |
| 11 | 4 | Ricardo Sperafico | Brazil | Petrobras Junior Team | Avon | 30 | 51:29.037 | +32.598 | +8.274 | 1:41.285 | 30 | 179.620 |
| 12 | 30 | Jaime Melo Jr. | Brazil | Durango Formula SRL | Avon | 30 | 51:32.066 | +35.627 | +3.029 | 1:41.836 | 22 | 179.444 |
| 13 | 29 | Gabriele Lancieri | Italy | Durango Formula SRL | Avon | 30 | 51:40.349 | +43.910 | +8.283 | 1:41.859 | 30 | 178.964 |
| 14 | 20 | Rodrigo Sperafico | Brazil | Coloni F3000 | Avon | 30 | 51:40.844 | +44.405 | +0.495 | 1:41.612 | 30 | 178.936 |
| 15 | 2 | Mario Haberfeld | Brazil | Super Nova Racing Limited | Avon | 30 | 52:01.065 | +1:04.626 | +20.221 | 1:41.136 | 7 | 177.777 |
| 16 | 16 | Viktor Maslov | Russia | Arden Team Russia | Avon | 30 | 52:07.607 | +1:11.168 | +6.542 | 1:42.382 | 15 | 177.405 |
| 17 | 26 | Joël Camathias | Switzerland | Keerbergs Transport Racing | Avon | 30 | 52:15.440 | +1:19.001 | +7.833 | 1:42.470 | 14 | 176.961 |
| 18 | 12 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Hungary | F3000 Prost Junior Team | Avon | 30 | 52:20.277 | +1:23.838 | +4.837 | 1:42.836 | 15 | 176.689 |
| 19 | 17 | Patrick Friesacher | Austria | Red Bull Junior Team | Avon | 29 | 52:44.418 | +1:47.979 | +24.141 | 1:41.682 | 11 | 169.492 |
| 20 | 6 | Giorgio Pantano | Italy | Team Astromega | Avon | 28 | 47:46.040 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:40.911 | 21 | 180.680 |
| DNF | 8 | Andrea Piccini | Italy | European Minardi F3000 | Avon | 24 | 41:03.047 | 1:41.636 | 9 | 180.186 | ||
| DNF | 5 | Dino Morelli | Great Britain | Team Astromega | Avon | 18 | 35:21.157 | 1:41.635 | 11 | 156.877 | ||
| DNF | 22 | Derek Hill | United States | DAMS | Avon | 11 | 18:57.897 | 1:42.102 | 4 | 178.583 | ||
| DNS | 7 | David Saelens | Belgium | European Minardi F3000 | Avon |