2001 Macau Grand Prix

Formula Three motor race October 2018 October 2018 Race details 200px Date 18 November 2001 Location Guia Circuit, Macau Course Temporary street circuit6.120 km mi on Distance 30 laps, 165.27 km mi on First leg Pole Driver SWE Björn Wirdheim Prema Powerteam Time 2:11.983 Fastest Lap Driver ITA Paolo Montin TOM'S Time 2:13.263 Podium First JPN Takuma Sato Carlin Second SWE Björn Wirdheim Prema Powerteam Third ITA Paolo Montin TOM'S Second leg Driver JPN Takuma Sato Carlin Fastest Lap Driver GBR Derek Hayes Derek Hayes Time 2:12.921 Podium First JPN Takuma Sato Carlin Second FRA Benoît Tréluyer Mugen x Dome Project Third SWE Björn Wirdheim Prema Powerteam The 2001 Macau Grand Prix (officially the 48th Macau Grand Prix) was a Formula Three (F3) motor race held on the streets of Macau on 18 November 2001. Unlike other races, such as the Masters of Formula 3, the 2001 Macau Grand Prix was not part of any F3 championship, but was open to entries from all F3 championships. The race was split into two 15-lap aggregate legs held in the morning and afternoon, with the overall winner being the driver who completed all 30 laps in the quickest time. The 2001 edition was the 48th Macau Grand Prix and the 19th for F3 cars. Takuma Sato of Carlin Motorsport won the Grand Prix after starting second on the first leg. Sato overtook pole position starter Björn Wirdheim of Prema Powerteam at the start of the first leg and pulled away to win to start the second leg from first. He led every lap of the second leg to win the race outright on his second appearance, becoming the first Japanese driver to do so. Benoît Tréluyer of Mugen x Dome Project took second place and Wirdheim finished third overall. Background and entry list The Macau Grand Prix is a Formula Three (F3) race that has been dubbed the territory's most prestigious international sporting event and a stepping stone to higher motorsport categories such as Formula One (F1).https://www.autoindustriya.com/race-reports/the-macau-grand-prix.html The Macau Grand Prix – A look back through time Carino JP 7 December 2007 AutoIndustriya.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171116065247/https://www.autoindustriya.com/race-reports/the-macau-grand-prix.html 16 November 2017 15 November 2017http://en.macaotourism.gov.mo/events/majorevent_detail.php?id=7 Macau Grand Prix Macao Government Tourism Office https://web.archive.org/web/20180211155754/http://en.macaotourism.gov.mo/events/majorevent_detail.php?id=7 11 February 2018 live 28 October 2018 The 2001 Macau Grand Prix was the event's 48th edition and the 19th time it was held to F3 rules. It was held on the 6.2 km mi on Guia Circuit on 18 November 2001, after three days of practice and qualifying.Junlin Liu 堪稱亞洲最精彩的賽車運動！第48屆澳門格蘭披治大賽車開戰 http://www.autonet.com.tw/cgi-bin/view.cgi?/news/2001/11/a1110068.ti+a2+a3+a4+a5+b1+/news/2001/11/a1110068+b3+d6+c1+c2+c3+e1+e2+e3+e5+f1 AutoNet.com.tv Chinese 16 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181027195938/http://www.autonet.com.tw/cgi-bin/view.cgi?%2Fnews%2F2001%2F11%2Fa1110068.ti+a2+a3+a4+a5+b1+%2Fnews%2F2001%2F11%2Fa1110068+b3+d6+c1+c2+c3+e1+e2+e3+e5+f1 27 October 2018 live dmy-all Following an accident during the warm-up session for the 2000 Guia Race of Macau in which driver Frans Verschuur's brakes failed, causing him to penetrate the Lisboa corner tyre wall and plough into a truck, killing a mainland Chinese tourist and injuring three others,https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/motorsport-grand-prix-tod-in-der-fussgaengerzone/180220.html Motorsport-Grand-Prix: Tod in der Fußgängerzone 19 November 2000 Der Tagesspiegel 29 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181029133413/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/motorsport-grand-prix-tod-in-der-fussgaengerzone/180220.html 29 October 2018 live German race organisers installed two rows of steel barriers and improved safety by replacing its canvas and repairing the area's asphalt road surface.為免去年賽車衝出賽道慘劇重演 今年特別加強賽道安全設施 7 September 2001 Macao Daily News B3 Drivers had to compete in a Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)-regulated championship race during the calendar year, in one of the seven national F3 championships that took place during the calendar year, with the top-placed drivers receiving priority to earn an invitation to the race.New F1 signing Sato heads sterling Macau entry https://www.crash.net/f3/news/28385/1/new-f1-signing-sato-heads-sterling-macau-entry crash.net 30 October 2001 28 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181027203442/https://www.crash.net/f3/news/28385/1/new-f1-signing-sato-heads-sterling-macau-entry 27 October 2018 live Each of the major F3 series champions were on the event's 30-car grid.https://www.formel3guide.com/images/ergebnisse/2001/2001-macau-nl1.pdf 48th Macau Grand Prix – FIA Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup: Nennungsliste Lauf 1 18 November 2001 Formel 3 Guide German https://web.archive.org/web/20160415002554/http://www.formel3guide.com/images/ergebnisse/2001/2001-macau-nl1.pdf 15 April 2016 live 28 October 2018 dmy-allhttp://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17013 Sato heads Macau Grand Prix entry 30 October 2001 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20181101201645/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17013 1 November 2018 live 28 October 2018 British champion Takuma Sato, who had been signed to drive for Jordan Grand Prix in the 2002 Formula One World Championship in October 2001 and was the first contracted F1 driver to compete at the Macau Grand Prix since the 1985 race,https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/oct/12/formulaone.formulaone2001 Jordan taking Sato road to Honda's heart Henry Alan 12 October 2001 The Guardian 29 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928221043/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/oct/12/formulaone.formulaone2001 28 September 2015 live Alan Henry was joined in Macau by German title holder Toshihiro Kaneishi, French series champion Ryō Fukuda, Japanese series winner Benoît Tréluyer and Australian champion Peter Hackett. The Macau Grand Prix Committee invited three Macanese drivers to compete: Jo Merszei, Michael Ho and Lei Kit Meng. British series driver Gianmaria Bruni elected to withdraw from the event and the Korea Super Prix because of a lack of car familiarisation time and instead tested an International Formula 3000 vehicle. Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship driver Heikki Kovalainen replaced Bruni.https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-first-practice-report-and-times/82202/ Macau first practice report and times Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne 15 November 2001 motorsport.com https://archive.today/20180922191301/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-first-practice-report-and-times/82202/ 22 September 2018 live 28 October 2018 dmy-allhttps://www.crash.net/f1/news/40637/1/bruni-the-next-to-take-big-step Bruni the next to take big step? 3 December 2001 crash.net https://web.archive.org/web/20181028113052/https://www.crash.net/f1/news/40637/1/bruni-the-next-to-take-big-step 28 October 2018 live 28 October 2018 Practice and qualifying There were two one-hour practice sessions preceding the race on Sunday: one on Thursday morning and one on Friday morning.http://www.formula3.info/saison2001/berichte/macau/programme_eng.htm 48th Macau Grand Prix – Programme Formula 3 Info https://web.archive.org/web/20181028061146/http://www.formula3.info/saison2001/berichte/macau/programme_eng.htm 28 October 2018 live 28 October 2018 The first practice session was held on a dirty track due to debris left over from the Guia Race of Macau and in cool, cloudy weather. TOM'S Paolo Montin lapped fastest in the final minute at 2:14.510.Montin Leads the Way http://www.macautourism.gov.mo:80/grandprix2001/en/pressnews.phtml?id=82 Macau Grand Prix Committee 15 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20020104101845/http://www.macautourism.gov.mo/grandprix2001/en/pressnews.phtml?id=82 4 January 2002 dead dmy-all He was nearly four-tenths of a second faster than Jonathan Cochet, who had front braking issues and was fastest until Montin's lap. Sato, Pierre Kaffer, Tiago Monteiro, Yuji Ide, Kaneishi, João Paulo de Oliveira, Kosuke Matsuura and Tréluyer completed the top ten. No major incidents were reported during the session although Mark Taylor and Kovalainen scraped the trackside barriers. left|thumb|upright|Anthony Davidson (pictured in 2007) had a heavy accident in the first qualifying session and was withdrawn on medical grounds. Qualifying was divided into two 45-minute sessions, one on Thursday afternoon and one on Friday afternoon. Each driver's fastest time from either session was used to determine their starting position in Sunday's race. The first qualifying session took place on Thursday afternoon in warm weather with a strong sea breeze from Macau's coastline.Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne Macau first qualifying report and times https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-first-qualifying-report-and-times/82203/ motorsport.com 15 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://archive.today/20180922190344/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-first-qualifying-report-and-times/82203/ 22 September 2018 live dmy-all Practice pace setter Montin contended from the start and took provisional pole position with a 2 minutes, 13.214 seconds lap with less than two minutes left.Wilkins Robert Montin claims provisional pole position https://www.crash.net/f3/news/28390/1/montin-claims-provisional-pole-position crash.net 15 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181027202306/https://www.crash.net/f3/news/28390/1/montin-claims-provisional-pole-position 27 October 2018 live Sato, second, led for much of qualifying with Cochet third. Monteiro led early on but failed to lap faster and came fourth. Anthony Davidson was fifth after seeking to find a rhythm he liked. Sixth-placed Kaneshi took first from Monteiro until he fell back. Fukuka, seventh, did not push too hard. Early pace setter Andy Priaulx was eighth; Tréluyer and Matsurra completed the top ten. De Oliviera was the fastest driver not to reach the top ten despite a strong start. The final positions were Kaffer, Björn Wirdheim, Enrico Toccacelo, Derek Hayes, Marchy Lee, Kovalainen, Bruce Jouanny, Tristan Gommendy, Sakon Yamamoto, Peter Sundberg, Hackett, Ho, Haruki Kurosawa, Lei, Merszei, Matteo Bobbi and Taylor. Ide and Raffaele Giammaria set no laps. Ide slid on his out-lap and hit the Mandarin Oriental Bend wall. He recovered but stopped in the Melco hairpin tyre barrier, causing a traffic jam that caught Giammaria off guard. This stopped qualifying to allow marshals to clear the wreckage. Davidson could not avoid striking Lei's stricken car and went airborne. His suspension wishbones were broken and his nose cone removed. Davidson limped to the pit lane for car repairs. Later, Kurosawa removed one of his car's wheels in an impact with a wall. Taylor and Bobbi collided and ended their session early as Yamamoto struck the trackside wall. With less than a minute left,Sports Round-up https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3016895/Sports-Round-up.html The Daily Telegraph 15 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20160228081504/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3016895/Sports-Round-up.html 28 February 2016 live Davidson lost rear vehicle traction at Matsuya bend and struck the barrier. He ricocheted sideways across the track and stopped broadside. An unsighted Montiero then rammed Davidson's car at low speed. Davidson prepared by moving his head forward and exited his car unaided.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17218 Davidson: 'I was so scared' 16 November 2001 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20181101201645/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17218 1 November 2018 live 28 October 2018 He complained of a sore neck and was taken to the local hospital by ambulance for a precautionary x-ray. He was hospitalised overnight and withdrawn for the rest of the meeting due to a concussion, torn neck ligaments and a fractured C5 vertebrae. thumb|upright|Björn Wirdheim (pictured in 2008) took pole position for the first leg of the Grand Prix. Priaulx set the early pace in the second half-hour practice session, which took place in hot and clear weather on Friday morning, and he held the top spot until Wirdheim set the first sub 2:15 lap. The order continuously changed but practice's opening minutes did not have anyone record a sub 2:14 time.Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne Macau second practice report and times https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-second-practice-report-and-times/82204/ motorsport.com 16 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://archive.today/20180922190713/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-second-practice-report-and-times/82204/ 22 September 2018 live dmy-all Monteiro adjusted his car's set-up to set the fastest lap time of 2:13.241, 0.112 seconds faster than Sato, who was quick throughout due to a car set-up change.Friday Practice: Monteiro sets pace http://www.autosport.com:80/newsitem.cfm?id=17212&series=11 Autosport 16 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20011118084346/http://www.autosport.com/newsitem.cfm?id=17212&series=11 18 November 2001 dead dmy-all Tréluyer was third after a mid-session collision with the wall. Positions four through ten were held by Cochet, Kaffer,  Fukuda, Wirdheim, de Oliviera, Toccacelo and Priaulx. The second 45-minute qualifying session on Friday afternoon was held in clear, hot and breezy weather. Provisional pole sitter Montin led early with the first sub 2:13 lap. Wirdheim prepared by inspecting and filming 20 laps of the track on VHS tape in a hire car with his race engineer early Tuesday morning.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17230 Wirdheim reveals secret to pole pace 17 November 2001 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20181029153350/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17230 29 October 2018 live 28 October 2018 He attributed this to his efforts to take pole position from Montin, but Tréluyer quickly took it. Fukuda then set a new fastest lap before the session was stop due to Hackett's crash into the wall, which was recovered by track marshals. Wirdheim, Tréluyer, and Cochet traded pole before Wirdheim clinched it with a 2:11.983 lap,Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne Macau final qualifying report and times https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-final-qualifying-report-and-times/82205/ motorsport.com 16 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://archive.today/20180802194137/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-final-qualifying-report-and-times/82205/ 2 August 2018 live dmy-all which the motorsport press considered surprising. Sato improved from ninth to join Wirdheim on the grid's front row in the final ten minutes, but he did not earn pole position because he swerved to avoid hitting Ho's car at the exit to Fisherman's Bend corner.Wirdheim takes surprise Macau GP pole https://www.crash.net/f3/news/28396/1/wirdheim-takes-surprise-macau-gp-pole crash.net 16 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181027203113/https://www.crash.net/f3/news/28396/1/wirdheim-takes-surprise-macau-gp-pole 27 October 2018 live Cochet failed to respond to Wirdheim and Sato's pace, remaining third. Montin dropped to fourth after failing to regain the necessary speed to rejoin the top three. He was just ahead of Tréluyer in fifth. Priaulx improved to sixth in second qualifying's last minute. Matsuura moved to seventh, as Monteiro and Fukuda fell to eighth ninth, respectively. Kaffer was tenth. Behind him the rest of the field lined up as Kaneishi, Ide, Toccacelo, Hayes, Jouanny, de Oliviera, Sundberg, Taylor, Gommendy, Kurosawa, Lee, Kovalainen, Giammaria, Yamamoto, Bobbi, Ho, Hackett, Lei and Merszei.48th Macau Grand Prix: Circuito de Guia: 15th – 18th November 2001 http://www.formula3.info/saison2001/ergebnisse/macau/14609fm3.pdf Macau Grand Prix Committee 18 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180802192208/http://www.formula3.info/saison2001/ergebnisse/macau/14609fm3.pdf 2 August 2018 live Qualifying classification Each of the driver's fastest lap times from the two qualifying sessions are denoted in bold. +Final qualifying classificationPos PositionNo. Car number Driver TeamQ1 Time Best lap time recorded during first qualifyingRank Ranking of first qualifying timesQ2 Time Best lap time recorded during second qualifyingRank Ranking of second qualifying timesGap Gap to first-placed driverGrid Final grid position 127SWE Björn WirdheimPrema Powerteam2:14.891132:11.9831—1 26JPN Takuma SatoCarlin Motorsport2:13.54622:12.0622 +0.0792 325FRA Jonathan CochetSignature Team2:13.67632:12.2123 +0.2293 412ITA Paolo MontinTOM'S2:13.21412:12.4324 +0.4494 53FRA Benoît TréluyerMugen x Dome Project2:14.38392:12.4875 +0.5045 630GBR Andy PriaulxAndy Priaulx2:14.37582:12.5816 +0.5986 728JPN Kosuke MatsuuraPrema Powerteam2:14.483102:12.7187 +0.7357 818POR Tiago MonteiroASM Formule 32:13.77642:12.9028 +0.9198 98JPN Ryō FukudaSaulnier Racing2:14.04772:12.9489 +0.9659 1010DEU Pierre KafferKolles Racing2:14.586122:13.10810 +1.12510 111JPN Toshihiro KaneishiBertram Schafer Racing2:14.04262:13.68611 +1.70311 1226JPN Yuji IdeSignature Team—292:13.71512 +1.73212 135GBR Anthony DavidsonCarlin Motorsport2:13.8395—30+1.856—1 1 142ITA Enrico ToccaceloBertram Schafer Racing2:14.894142:13.97513 +1.99213 1515GBR Derek HayesDerek Hayes2:16.039152:13.98914 +2.00614 1631FRA Bruce JouannyBruce Jouanny2:16.426182:14.48415 +2.50115 1719BRA João Paulo de OliveiraSwiss Racing Team2:14.529112:14.55616 +2.54616 1821SWE Peter SundbergThreeBond Racing2:17.363212:14.99417 +3.01117 1916GBR Mark TaylorManor Motorsport15:47.588282:15.43918 +3.45618 2017FRA Tristan GommendyASM Formule 32:16.643192:15.48519 +3.50219 2120JPN Haruki KurosawaSwiss Racing Team2:22.388242:16.04120 +4.05820 229HKG Marchy LeeSaulnier Racing2:16.094162:16.11721+4.11121 2323FIN Heikki KovalainenFortec Motorsport2:16.13917—29+4.15622 2433ITA Raffaele GiammariaKolles Racing—302:16.77322 +4.79023 2511JPN Sakon YamamotoTOM'S2:17.18820—28 +5.20524 2636ITA Matteo BobbiTarget Racing2:28.194272:17.39323 +5.41025 2732MAC Michael HoCram Competition2:18.890232:17.61224 +5.62926 287AUS Peter HackettCarlin Motorsport2:17.726222:18.07925 +5.74327 2922MAC Lei Kit MengFortec Motorsport2:23.472252:19.50426+7.52128 3029MAC Jo MerszeiCram Competition2:26.044262:24.58327 +12.60029110% qualifying time: 2:25.181Source:Bold time indicates the faster of the two times that determined the grid order. 1 1 – Anthony Davidson crashed heavily during the first qualifying session and he was declared medically unfit to take part in the race. Warm-up On the morning of the race, a half-hour warm-up session was held. Montin lapped fastest at 2:12.836, nearly four-tenths of a second faster than Sato. Positions three to ten were occupied by pole sitter Wirdheim, Fukuda, Priaulx, Cochet, de Oliviera, Kaffer and the Japanese pair of Kaneishi and Matsuura. Race Sunday's race was divided into two aggregate legs totaling 30 laps. The first 15-lap leg took place in the morning, and the results determined the starting order for the second leg, with the winner starting from pole position. Following that, a five-hour interval was observed to allow for the intervening support races. The second 15-lap leg took place later in the afternoon. The driver who completed all 30 laps in the shortest amount of time won the event overall.https://www.webcg.net/articles/-/21589 佐藤琢磨、マカオで勝利！ 19 November 2001 Car Graphic Japanese https://web.archive.org/web/20181028085140/https://www.webcg.net/articles/-/21589 28 October 2018 live 28 October 2018 Leg 1 left|thumb|upright|Paolo Montin (pictured in 2002) finished third in the first leg but he removed his rear-left wheel in the second leg and was out of contention for a top ten overall finish. The race's first leg began in hot and sunny weather at 10:15 Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00) on 18 November.Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne Macau GP Leg one race report, results https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-leg-one-race-report-results/82311/ motorsport.com 18 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://archive.today/20180922192041/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-leg-one-race-report-results/82311/ 22 September 2018 dead dmy-all Matsuura failed to start and was instructed to restart from the pit lane. Wirdheim and Sato both made quick starts, but neither led on the approach to Lisboa corner, where Cochet glimpsed open space and executed a slingshot pass to take the lead. Further down the order, two multi-car accidents caused the leg to be stopped.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17237 Race 1: Takuma survives carnage 18 November 2001 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20181029152153/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17237 29 October 2018 live 28 October 2018 Hayes was slipstreaming Jouanny's rear on the straight into Lisboa turn when he felt a sudden spike of acceleration as he was about to be cautious. He then locked his brakes, launching himself over Jouanny's head and landing on Kaffer's car. Some drivers collided as they scrambled for open space to avoid becoming entangled in the incident.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17242 Hayes on the defence after crash 18 November 2001 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20181029153350/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17242 29 October 2018 live 28 October 2018 Yamamoto was greatly unsettled and he ran off at San Francisco Bend. This caused Giammaria to drive off the track in avoidance and he hit the trackside barrier. Eleven cars were damaged in both crashes and de Oliviera, Kaneishi, Sundberg, Lee and Gommendy retired. Sato made a better getaway from the standing restart to slipstream past Wirdheim into Lisboa corner for the lead.Dominant Sato completes F3 hat-trick https://www.crash.net/f3/news/28398/1/dominant-sato-completes-f3-hat-trick crash.net 18 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181027201444/https://www.crash.net/f3/news/28398/1/dominant-sato-completes-f3-hat-trick 27 October 2018 live Meanwhile, Cochet was unable to get off to a quick start, leaving him to battle Montin and Tréluyer. That freed Wirdheim to focus on staying with Sato if possible, as Cochet lost the duel and fell to sixth. Priaulx suffered a puncture and had to make a pit stop for new tyres to go several laps down. Sato pulled away from the rest of the field, leading Wirdheim by one second. Meanwhile, Monteiro and Toccacelo collided, forcing the latter to retire and the former to return to the pit lane for a new front wing. Taylor improved from nineteenth to eighth by the end of the third lap, while Kovalainen gained 13 positions to be in tenth. Montin overtook Tréluyer for third, but Tréluyer stayed close behind him. Similarly, Sato was unable to pull away from Wirdheim, who set a new fastest lap to catch up. The safety car was deployed on lap four when Cochet spun at the Reservoir bend and hit the tyre wall. Fukuda collected him and sustained heavy left-hand damage.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17243 Fukuda unhurt in high-speed smash 18 November 2001 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20181029191529/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17243 29 October 2018 live 28 October 2018 Although Fukuda exited his car unaided, he sustained a concussion and was transported by ambulance to the local hospital. Four laps later, the safety car was withdrawn and racing resumed. It was quickly deployed again when Taylor pushed too hard on cold tyres and lost control of his car at the Reservoir bend. He collided with the wall, removing a wheel that Hackett then struck. After the safety car was withdrawn on the ninth lap, racing resumed. The race became a procession as all drivers tried to avoid an unpleasant situation. Sato won the first leg and started the second from pole position after going unchallenged in the final six laps. Wirdheim was 1.490 seconds behind in second and Montin completed the podium in third. Off the podium, Tréluyer gained on Montin but settled for fourth. Matsuura finished fifth, Bobbi sixth, Ide seventh and Kovalainen eighth. Ho was the highest-placed Macanese driver in ninth and Hackett tenth. Outside the top ten, Lei finished 11th, having gained 18 positions from where he started. The final classified finishers were Merszei, Monteiro, and Gommendy, with Sato lapping the latter two twice. Leg 2 thumb|upright|Takuma Sato (pictured in 2005) took the first victory for a Japanese driver in the history of the Macau Grand Prix. The second leg began later that day at 15:40 local time, in hot and sunny weather.Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne Macau GP Leg two race report, results https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-leg-two-race-report-results/82312/ motorsport.com 18 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://archive.today/20180802194125/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-leg-two-race-report-results/82312/ 2 August 2018 live dmy-all Taylor, Cochet, Fukuda, Sundberg, Giammaria, and Yamamoto were unable to begin because their cars were damaged beyond repair, reducing the field to 23 drivers. The driver's main concern in the middle of the grid was that they would be easily overtaken by faster vehicles, so Lei let them pass so he would not interfere. Sato made a good start and withstood heavy pressure from Montin to maintain his lead on the run to the first corner, despite a brush with the circuit's barrier. Tréluyer passed Wirdheim for second place despite having multiple cars alongside him. Kovalainen was unable to accelerate from his grid position and fell three-quarters of a lap behind Sato. While Sato pushed hard to establish a 1.4-second lead by the end of lap one, Wirdheim put Tréluyer under pressure in the battle for second. Bobbi was overtaken by Ide further back in the field, and Ho lost several positions to all drivers behind him except Kovalainen and Lee. Montin's rear-left wheel was removed in a collision with the wall on lap two. He drove slowly to the pit lane for a replacement wheel, and the extra time cost him a top-ten overall finish. Sato's lead was cut slightly as Tréluyer pulled away from Wirdheim in third. Sato responded by increasing his lead by a small margin the following lap, and he did the same whenever Tréluyer appeared to be closing in on him. Hayes attempted to make up for the first leg by breaking Narain Karthikeyan's Guia Circuit race track lap record of 2:12.921 seconds set the previous year.Sato powers home in Macau https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/1660521.stm BBC Sport 18 November 2001 28 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181027201320/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/1660521.stm 27 October 2018 live He caught Kurosawa and easily overtook him before focusing on Hackett, whom he quickly passed. By the end of the seventh lap, Hackett had lost more positions to Kaneishi and de Oliviera as they attempted to recover lost ground from not restarting the first leg. Monteiro led a battle over fifth with Priaulx, Kaffer, and Ide, who prevented Monteiro from passing him, and Priaulx eventually overtook Monteiro. Kaffer challenged Monteiro for sixth as Ide lost fifth to Priaulx on lap 12. This unsettled Ide, who was overtaken by Monteiro and Kaffer and dropped to eighth soon after due to his four-lap delay. Matsuura was separated from the quartet by Wirdheim, who began to challenge Tréluyer in slower traffic. "I am totally happy now. This is obviously my last major F3 Grand Prix race ever and I am so happy to come back here. It is always difficult to race here but in the end I drove so hard, enjoyed my racing and won. This was something I wanted very much to achieve and now I have done it – it was one of my biggest challenges so far and I am so pleased to have succeeded." Takuma Sato on winning the 48th Macau Grand Prix.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17236 Report: Sato dominates at Macau 18 November 2001 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20181028101956/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/17236 28 October 2018 live 28 October 2018Macau victory lift for Sato http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A80148667/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=3f0229c9 Herald Sun 040 18 November 2001 28 October 2018 Gale Power Search subscription left 40% Tréluyer was distracted long enough for Wirdheim to attempt an overtake, which the former blocked. During the last lap, Jouanny and Hayes passed Bobbi on the road. Meanwhile, Sato was unchallenged for the rest of the second leg on his second appearance in Macau, finishing it ten minutes faster than the first and winning outright,http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A80218172/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=e0941b3d Sporting Digest: motor racing 19 November 2001 The Independent 29 October 2018 11 subscription Gale Power Search the first victory for a Japanese driver in the race's history. Tréluyer followed 4.410 seconds later in second and Wirdheim took third overall. Matsuura and Ide of Japan finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Bobbi finished sixth, Hackett seventh, Kovalainen eighth, and the Macanese duo of Ho and Lei completed the top ten. Montin, Merszei, Monteiro, Gommendy, and Kurosawa were the final classified finishers. Race classification +Final race classification Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Laps completed Grid Final grid position 16JPN Takuma SatoCarlin Motorsport302 23FRA Benoît TréluyerMugen x Dome Project305 327SWE Björn WirdheimPrema Powerteam301 428JPN Kosuke MatsuuraPrema Powerteam307 526JPN Yuji IdeSignature Team3012 636ITA Matteo BobbiTarget Racing3026 77AUS Peter HackettCarlin Motorsport3027 823FIN Heikki KovalainenFortec Motorsport3022 932MAC Michael HoCram Competition3026 1022MAC Lei Kit MengFortec Motorsport3028 1112ITA Paolo MontinTOM'S294 1229MAC Jo MerszeiCram Competition2929 1318POR Tiago MonteiroASM Formule 3288 1417FRA Tristan GommendyASM Formule 32819 1520JPN Haruki KurosawaSwiss Racing Team2720 NC Not classified30GBR Andy PriaulxAndy Priaulx266 NC Not classified31FRA Bruce JouannyBruce Jouanny2115 NC Not classified10DEU Pierre KafferKolles Racing1510 NC Not classified15GBR Derek HayesDerek Hayes1514 NC Not classified19BRA João Paulo de OliveiraSwiss Racing Team1516 NC Not classified9HKG Marchy LeeSaulnier Racing1521 NC Not classified1JPN Toshihiro KaneishiBertram Schafer Racing1111 NC Not classified16GBR Mark TaylorManor Motorsport718 NC Not classified8JPN Ryō FukudaSaulnier Racing39 NC Not classified25FRA Jonathan CochetSignature Team33 NC Not classified2ITA Enrico ToccaceloBertram Schafer Racing313 DNS Did not start33ITA Raffaele GiammariaKolles Racing—23 DNS Did not start21SWE Peter SundbergThreeBond Racing—17 DNS Did not start11JPN Sakon YamamotoTOM'S—24 DNS Did not start5GBR Anthony DavidsonCarlin Motorsport——Fastest lap: Derek Hayes, 2:12.921 165.75 km/h mph on on lap 11 (leg two)Source: References 30em External links https://web.archive.org/web/20181029152431/http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/grandprix2002/en/index.phtml (Archived) Sports Category:Macau Grand Prix Category:2001 in Formula Three Grand Macau