The 2001 British Grand Prix was Round 11 of the 2001 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on Sunday, 15 July 2001. Michael Schumacher started on pole position for Ferrari and Mika Häkkinen was the race winner in the McLaren Mercedes.
2001 Foster's British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:25:33.770 | - | - | 1:23.405 | 34 | 216.231 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:26:07.416 | +33.646 | +33.646 | 1:23.928 | 42 | 214.823 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:26:33.051 | +59.281 | +25.635 | 1:24.445 | 44 | 213.762 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Colombia | Williams BMW | Michelin | 60 | 1:26:42.542 | +1:08.772 | +9.491 | 1:24.437 | 23 | 213.372 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Finland | Sauber Petronas | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:25:36.758 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:24.563 | 34 | 212.502 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Germany | Sauber Petronas | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:25:46.580 | 1 lap | +9.822 | 1:24.765 | 46 | 212.096 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Jordan Honda | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:26:14.146 | 1 lap | +27.566 | 1:25.029 | 23 | 210.966 | |
| 8 | 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | BAR Honda | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:26:16.236 | 1 lap | +2.090 | 1:25.809 | 27 | 210.881 | |
| 9 | 18 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Jaguar Cosworth | Michelin | 59 | 1:26:26.365 | 1 lap | +10.129 | 1:24.544 | 59 | 210.469 | |
| 10 | 14 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Arrows Asiatech | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:25:51.883 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:26.394 | 40 | 208.286 | |
| 11 | 22 | Jean Alesi | France | Prost Acer | Michelin | 58 | 1:25:56.333 | 2 laps | +4.450 | 1:26.497 | 29 | 208.106 | |
| 12 | 19 | Pedro de la Rosa | Spain | Jaguar Cosworth | Michelin | 58 | 1:26:07.642 | 2 laps | +11.309 | 1:25.739 | 33 | 207.651 | |
| 13 | 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Renault | Michelin | 58 | 1:26:19.892 | 2 laps | +12.250 | 1:26.798 | 41 | 207.159 | |
| 14 | 15 | Enrique Bernoldi | Brazil | Arrows Asiatech | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:26:21.305 | 2 laps | +1.413 | 1:26.695 | 25 | 207.103 | |
| 15 | 8 | Jenson Button | Great Britain | Benetton Renault | Michelin | 58 | 1:26:41.586 | 2 laps | +20.281 | 1:26.963 | 24 | 206.296 | |
| 16 | 21 | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Minardi European | Michelin | 57 | 1:25:43.806 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:27.091 | 30 | 205.015 | |
| DNF | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Williams BMW | Michelin | 36 | 52:29.396 | 1:25.188 | 33 | 211.437 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Luciano Burti | Brazil | Prost Acer | Michelin | 6 | 9:11.988 | 1:29.252 | 4 | 200.495 | |||
| DNF | 4 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 2 | 3:11.439 | 1:28.908 | 2 | 191.396 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Jordan Honda | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 9 | Olivier Panis | France | BAR Honda | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNQ | 20 | Tarso Marques | Brazil | Minardi European | Michelin |