Round 1 of the 2001 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was held in Interlagos, Brazil on 31 March 2001. Jaime Melo started on pole position and Justin Wilson was the race winner. The race featured on the undercard of the 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Justin Wilson | Great Britain | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | Avon | 35 | 53:48.503 | - | - | 1:27.823 | 31 | 168.202 |
| 2 | 30 | Jaime Melo Jr. | Brazil | Durango Formula SRL | Avon | 35 | 53:56.152 | +7.649 | +7.649 | 1:28.108 | 32 | 167.804 |
| 3 | 21 | Sebastien Bourdais | France | DAMS | Avon | 35 | 54:05.962 | +17.459 | +9.810 | 1:28.383 | 11 | 167.297 |
| 4 | 7 | David Saelens | Belgium | European Minardi F3000 | Avon | 35 | 54:10.418 | +21.915 | +4.456 | 1:28.388 | 10 | 167.068 |
| 5 | 26 | Joël Camathias | Switzerland | Keerbergs Transport Racing | Avon | 35 | 54:15.601 | +27.098 | +5.183 | 1:28.582 | 34 | 166.802 |
| 6 | 19 | Fabrizio Gollin | Italy | Coloni F3000 | Avon | 35 | 54:17.070 | +28.567 | +1.469 | 1:28.380 | 34 | 166.727 |
| 7 | 1 | Mark Webber | Australia | Super Nova Racing Limited | Avon | 35 | 54:17.114 | +28.611 | +0.044 | 1:27.858 | 34 | 166.724 |
| 8 | 15 | Darren Manning | Great Britain | Arden Team Russia | Avon | 35 | 54:18.711 | +30.208 | +1.597 | 1:28.133 | 30 | 166.643 |
| 9 | 3 | Antonio Pizzonia | Brazil | Petrobras Junior Team | Avon | 35 | 54:28.492 | +39.989 | +9.781 | 1:27.755 | 9 | 166.144 |
| 10 | 25 | Bas Leinders | Belgium | Keerbergs Transport Racing | Avon | 35 | 54:31.875 | +43.372 | +3.383 | 1:28.338 | 31 | 165.972 |
| 11 | 8 | Andrea Piccini | Italy | European Minardi F3000 | Avon | 35 | 54:33.616 | +45.113 | +1.741 | 1:28.708 | 29 | 165.884 |
| 12 | 9 | Tomas Enge | Czech Republic | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | Avon | 35 | 54:34.908 | +46.405 | +1.292 | 1:28.115 | 9 | 165.819 |
| 13 | 20 | Rodrigo Sperafico | Brazil | Coloni F3000 | Avon | 35 | 54:35.226 | +46.723 | +0.318 | 1:27.926 | 11 | 165.802 |
| 14 | 22 | Derek Hill | United States | DAMS | Avon | 35 | 54:39.301 | +50.798 | +4.075 | 1:29.350 | 34 | 165.596 |
| 15 | 12 | Gabriele Varano | Switzerland | F3000 Prost Junior Team | Avon | 35 | 54:51.430 | +1:02.927 | +12.129 | 1:29.724 | 29 | 164.986 |
| 16 | 27 | Justin Keen | Great Britain | Kid Jensen Racing | Avon | 35 | 54:52.161 | +1:03.658 | +0.731 | 1:29.249 | 34 | 164.950 |
| 17 | 5 | Ananda Mikola | Indonesia | Team Astromega | Avon | 35 | 54:59.229 | +1:10.726 | +7.068 | 1:29.701 | 12 | 164.596 |
| 18 | 28 | Yann Goudy | France | Kid Jensen Racing | Avon | 35 | 55:11.001 | +1:22.498 | +11.772 | 1:29.933 | 31 | 164.011 |
| 19 | 6 | Giorgio Pantano | Italy | Team Astromega | Avon | 34 | 52:50.001 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:28.553 | 10 | 166.413 |
| 20 | 11 | Nicolás Filiberti | Argentina | F3000 Prost Junior Team | Avon | 34 | 55:06.789 | +1:18.286 | +2:16.788 | 1:29.269 | 30 | 159.529 |
| DNF | 2 | Mario Haberfeld | Brazil | Super Nova Racing Limited | Avon | 15 | 24:41.763 | 1:28.358 | 13 | 157.106 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Viktor Maslov | Russia | Arden Team Russia | Avon | 10 | 17:21.933 | 1:30.838 | 7 | 148.984 | ||
| DNF | 18 | Antonio García | Spain | Red Bull Junior Team | Avon | 8 | 14:09.326 | 1:29.393 | 6 | 146.242 | ||
| DNF | 17 | Patrick Friesacher | Austria | Red Bull Junior Team | Avon | 8 | 14:09.315 | 1:29.095 | 6 | 146.243 | ||
| DNF | 29 | Gabriele Lancieri | Italy | Durango Formula SRL | Avon | 4 | 8:06.918 | 1:59.153 | 4 | 127.655 | ||
| DNF | 4 | Ricardo Sperafico | Brazil | Petrobras Junior Team | Avon |