2001 Target Grand Prix of Chicago

July 2019 March 2026 February 2025 United States Target Grand Prix Chicago Motor Speedway.svg July 29 2001 CART 2001 Target Grand Prix Presented by Energizer 12 21 Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero, Illinois, United States Oval 1.029 1.656 225 231.525 372.6 Brazil Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 23.145 Brazil Sweden Kenny Bräck Team Rahal 24.687 164 Sweden Sweden Kenny Bräck Team Rahal Sweden Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing Canada Brazil Gil de Ferran Team Penske Brazil The 2001 Target Grand Prix, known informally as the 2001 Grand Prix of Chicago, was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) motor race held on July 29, 2001, at Chicago Motor Speedway in Cicero, Illinois, USA. It was the 12th round of the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series season. Kenny Bräck won his third race of the season and of his CART career for Team Rahal ahead of Patrick Carpentier and Gil de Ferran. Bräck's quick pace allowed him to make up ground in the second half of the race and ultimately win the race itself, further distancing himself from second place Hélio Castroneves in the drivers' standings. Carpentier and Forsythe Racing were in the middle of a powerful surge in form, with teammates earning podiums at Cleveland and Toronto and Carpentier taking his first career win just a week earlier at the Michigan 500. de Ferran was also beginning an improvement in form and consistency that would make him a championship contender at the end of the season. The race saw much clean on-track action and multiple lead changes, something that was not common for open-wheel cars on oval tracks. Only three cars retired from the race, and only one was a result of contact with the barriers. Qualifying July 28, 2001 - Qualifying Speeds Rank Driver Time Leader Speed (mph) Team1Brazil Tony Kanaan23.145—160.052Mo Nunn Racing2Brazil Hélio Castroneves23.148 +0.003160.031Team Penske3Mexico Adrian Fernández23.203 +0.058159.652Fernandez Racing4USA Memo Gidley23.221 +0.076159.528Chip Ganassi Racing5Italy Alex Zanardi23.315 +0.170158.885Mo Nunn Racing6USA Jimmy Vasser23.317 +0.172158.871Patrick Racing7Brazil Roberto Moreno23.327 +0.182158.803Patrick Racing8Sweden Kenny Bräck23.340 +0.195158.715Team Rahal9Canada Patrick Carpentier23.371 +0.226158.504Forsythe Racing10Scotland Dario Franchitti23.395 +0.250158.342Team Green11Brazil Bruno Junqueira (R)23.409 +0.264158.247Chip Ganassi Racing12Brazil Gil de Ferran23.458 +0.313157.916Team Penske13Brazil Maurício Gugelmin23.459 +0.314157.910PacWest Racing14Canada Alex Tagliani23.471 +0.326157.829Forsythe Racing15USA Bryan Herta23.498 +0.353157.647Forsythe Racing16Japan Shinji Nakano23.501 +0.356157.627Fernandez Racing17USA Michael Andretti23.513 +0.368157.547Team Motorola18Japan Tora Takagi (R)23.539 +0.394157.373Walker Motorsport19New Zealand Scott Dixon (R)23.568 +0.423157.179PacWest Racing20Brazil Cristiano da Matta23.592 +0.447157.019Newman-Haas Racing21Spain Oriol Servià23.678 +0.533156.449Sigma Autosport22Canada Paul Tracy23.742 +0.597156.027Team Green23Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.23.805 +0.660155.614Bettenhausen Racing24Brazil Christian Fittipaldi23.957 +0.812154.627Newman-Haas Racing25Italy Max Papis23.984 +0.839154.453Team RahalSource:2001 Target Grand Prix Qualifying Results Championship Auto Racing Teams July 28, 2001 http://www.cart.com:80/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=336 June 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20030702014931/http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=336 July 2, 2003 dead Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points18Sweden Kenny BräckTeam Rahal2251:45:12.835820232Canada Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing225 +4.48091631Brazil Gil de FerranTeam Penske225 +5.1901214418New Zealand Scott Dixon (R)PacWest Racing225 +5.5631912512USA Memo GidleyChip Ganassi Racing225 +9.651410633Canada Alex TaglianiForsythe Racing225 +13.03714873Brazil Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske225 +13.597271 1855Brazil Tony KanaanMo Nunn Racing225 +14.558162 2966Italy Alex ZanardiMo Nunn Racing225 +17.157541051Mexico Adrian FernándezFernandez Racing225 +20.91433115Japan Tora Takagi (R)Walker Motorsport225 +21.1991821226Canada Paul TracyTeam Green225 +22.098221137Italy Max PapisTeam Rahal225 +39.48325—1440USA Jimmy VasserPatrick Racing224 +1 Lap6—1527Scotland Dario FranchittiTeam Green224 +1 Lap10—1652Japan Shinji NakanoFernandez Racing224 +1 Lap16—174Brazil Bruno Junqueira (R)Chip Ganassi Racing223 +2 Laps11—1822Spain Oriol ServiàSigma Autosport223 +2 Laps21—196Brazil Cristiano da MattaNewman-Haas Racing223 +2 Laps20—2020Brazil Roberto MorenoPatrick Racing223 +2 Laps7—2177USA Bryan HertaForsythe Racing222 +3 Laps15—2217Brazil Maurício GugelminPacWest Racing220 +5 Laps13—2316Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Bettenhausen Racing189Contact23—2439USA Michael AndrettiTeam Motorola187Engine17—2511Brazil Christian FittipaldiNewman-Haas Racing102Engine24—Source:2001 Target Grand Prix Race Results Championship Auto Racing Teams July 29, 2001 http://www.cart.com:80/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=338 June 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20030504132602/http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=338 May 4, 2003 dead Notes 1 1– Includes one bonus point for leading the most laps.http://pdfsr.com/pdf/cart-2001-rule-book-electronic-version-1 CART FedEx Championship Series - 2001 Rule Book Championship Auto Racing Teams March 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20160528174124/http://pdfsr.com/pdf/cart-2001-rule-book-electronic-version-1 2016-05-28 bot: unknown 2017-05-22 2 2– Includes one bonus point for being the fastest qualifier. Race statistics Lead changes: 14 among 9 drivers Lap Leaders2001 Target Grand Prix of Chicago Racing-Reference.com http://racing-reference.info/race/2001_Target_Grand_Prix_of_Chicago/R June 2, 2017 Laps Leader1–47 Tony Kanaan48-79 Helio Castroneves80-81 Tony Kanaan82 Jimmy Vasser83 Roberto Moreno84-89 Scott Dixon90-121 Helio Castroneves122-161 Kenny Bräck162-165 Helio Castroneves166-167 Tony Kanaan168 Adrian Fernández169-187 Dario Franchitti188-196 Memo Gidley197-206 Scott Dixon207-225 Kenny Bräck Total laps led Leader Laps Helio Castroneves 68 Kenny Bräck 59 Tony Kanaan 51 Dario Franchitti 19 Scott Dixon 16 Memo Gidley 9 Jimmy Vasser 1 Roberto Moreno 1 Adrian Fernández 1 Cautions: 2 for 20 lapsTarget Grand Prix Sunday Press Notes Championship Auto Racing Teams July 29, 2001 http://www.cart.com:80/News/Article.asp?ID=1433 June 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20030325015235/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=1433 March 25, 2003 dead Laps Reason112-121 Jourdain Jr. spins in Turn 1200-211 Gugelmin spins in Turn 1 Standings after the race Drivers' standings Pos+/-DriverPoints1 10pxSweden Kenny Bräck1042 10px 1Brazil Hélio Castroneves823 10px 1Scotland Dario Franchitti814 10pxUSA Michael Andretti735 10px 1Brazil Gil de Ferran72 Constructors' standings Pos +/– Constructor Points 1 10pxUK Reynard 207 2 10pxUK Lola 186 Manufacturer's StandingsFord Race Report Championship Auto Racing Teams July 29, 2001 http://www.cart.com:80/News/Article.asp?ID=1443 June 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20030325015846/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=1443 March 25, 2003 dead Pos +/- Manufacturer Points 1 10pxJPN Honda 190 2 10px 1UK Ford-Cosworth 171 3 10px 1JPN Toyota 166 4 10pxUK Phoenix 0 References Target Grand Prix 2001 2001 Harrah's 500 2001 Miller Lite 200 2000 Grand Prix of Chicago 2002 Grand Prix of Chicago 41 49 50 N 87 44 55 W region:US_type:landmark title Chicago Grand Prix, 2001