01 Jul 2001 French Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2001 French Grand Prix was Round 10 of the 2001 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Magny-Cours, France on Sunday, 1 July 2001. Ralf Schumacher started on pole position in the Williams BMW and Michael Schumacher was the race winner for Ferrari.
Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2001 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:33:35.636 | - | - | 1:16.286 | 27 | 196.093 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Williams BMW | Michelin | 72 | 1:33:46.035 | +10.399 | +10.399 | 1:16.585 | 18 | 195.731 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:33:52.017 | +16.381 | +5.982 | 1:16.181 | 23 | 195.523 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:33:52.742 | +17.106 | +0.725 | 1:16.088 | 53 | 195.497 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Jordan Honda | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:34:43.921 | +1:08.285 | +51.179 | 1:17.369 | 29 | 193.737 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Germany | Sauber Petronas | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:33:49.264 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:17.538 | 23 | 192.900 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Finland | Sauber Petronas | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:34:02.262 | 1 lap | +12.998 | 1:17.311 | 8 | 192.455 | |
| 8 | 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Jordan Honda | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:34:07.250 | 1 lap | +4.988 | 1:17.540 | 20 | 192.285 | |
| 9 | 9 | Olivier Panis | France | BAR Honda | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:34:10.778 | 1 lap | +3.528 | 1:18.250 | 68 | 192.165 | |
| 10 | 23 | Luciano Burti | Brazil | Prost Acer | Michelin | 71 | 1:34:35.257 | 1 lap | +24.479 | 1:18.253 | 50 | 191.336 | |
| 11 | 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Renault | Michelin | 71 | 1:34:39.036 | 1 lap | +3.779 | 1:17.968 | 26 | 191.209 | |
| 12 | 22 | Jean Alesi | France | Prost Acer | Michelin | 70 | 1:34:04.983 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:18.817 | 14 | 189.652 | |
| 13 | 14 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Arrows Asiatech | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:34:14.330 | 2 laps | +9.347 | 1:18.662 | 47 | 189.338 | |
| 14 | 19 | Pedro de la Rosa | Spain | Jaguar Cosworth | Michelin | 70 | 1:34:28.598 | 2 laps | +14.268 | 1:17.508 | 67 | 188.861 | |
| 15 | 20 | Tarso Marques | Brazil | Minardi European | Michelin | 69 | 1:34:04.033 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:19.608 | 54 | 186.972 | |
| 16 | 8 | Jenson Button | Great Britain | Benetton Renault | Michelin | 68 | 1:31:18.685 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:18.359 | 25 | 189.822 | |
| 17 | 21 | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Minardi European | Michelin | 65 | 1:28:16.064 | 7 laps | 3 laps | 1:19.199 | 62 | 187.698 | |
| DNF | 18 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Jaguar Cosworth | Michelin | 54 | 1:11:19.521 | 1:17.304 | 23 | 192.947 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Colombia | Williams BMW | Michelin | 52 | 1:07:54.375 | 1:16.355 | 34 | 195.150 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Enrique Bernoldi | Brazil | Arrows Asiatech | Bridgestone | 17 | 22:36.106 | 1:19.181 | 13 | 191.350 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | BAR Honda | Bridgestone | 5 | 6:36.674 | 1:18.181 | 4 | 191.210 | |||
| DNS | 3 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone |