2001 Miller Lite 200

March 2026 February 2025 40 41 21.46 N 82 38 10.94 W region:US-OH_type:landmark title United States Miller Lite 200 Mid-Ohio.svg August 12 2001 CART 2001 Miller Lite 200 13 21 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, United States Road course 2.258 3.634 83 187.414 301.613 Brazil Gil de Ferran Team Penske 1:05.442 Brazil Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 1:07.669 51 Brazil Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Brazil Brazil Gil de Ferran Team Penske Brazil Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing Canada The 2001 Miller Lite 200 was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) motor race held on August 12, 2001, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, USA. It was the 13th round of the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series season. Team Penske dominated the event, with Gil de Ferran taking pole position and Hélio Castroneves finishing ahead of de Ferran in the race itself. Patrick Carpentier finished 3rd. Castroneves had earned his third win of the season and the last of his CART career by taking advantage of a faster pitstop during the first half of the race and staying ahead the rest of the way. Castroneves was now within one point of championship leader Kenny Bräck, who collided with his teammate in the race and ended up three laps down in 20th place. de Ferran was also continuing a streak of high points-paying positions, and his podium at the race put him third overall. Carpentier scored his third consecutive podium and continued a run of good results for Forsythe Racing. The race hinged on pitstops and fuel strategy, as many drivers gambled on off-schedule stops to try to make up positions on a track that was notoriously difficult to pass on. Nevertheless, it was Team Penske's conventional strategy that allowed both drivers to finish 1–2. Qualifying August 11, 2001 - Qualifying Speeds Rank Driver Time Leader Speed (mph) Team1Brazil Gil de Ferran1:05.442—124.214Team Penske2Brazil Hélio Castroneves1:05.877 +0.435123.394Team Penske3Canada Patrick Carpentier1:05.905 +0.463123.341Forsythe Racing4USA Jimmy Vasser1:05.931 +0.489123.293Patrick Racing5Scotland Dario Franchitti1:06.012 +0.570123.141Team Green6Canada Alex Tagliani1:06.093 +0.651122.990Forsythe Racing7Brazil Tony Kanaan1:06.196 +0.754122.799Mo Nunn Racing8Canada Paul Tracy1:06.361 +0.919122.494Team Green9Brazil Christian Fittipaldi1:06.364 +0.922122.488Newman-Haas Racing10Brazil Bruno Junqueira (R)1:06.395 +0.953122.431Chip Ganassi Racing11Brazil Cristiano da Matta1:06.469 +1.027122.295Newman-Haas Racing12New Zealand Scott Dixon (R)1:06.480 +1.038122.274PacWest Racing13Sweden Kenny Bräck1:06.494 +1.052122.249Team Rahal14USA Bryan Herta1:06.510 +1.068122.219Forsythe Racing15Brazil Roberto Moreno1:06.550 +1.108122.146Patrick Racing16Mexico Adrian Fernández1:06.649 +1.207121.964Fernandez Racing17USA Memo Gidley1:06.776 +1.334121.732Chip Ganassi Racing18USA Michael Andretti1:06.806 +1.364121.678Team Motorola19Italy Max Papis1:06.939 +1.497121.436Team Rahal20Italy Alex Zanardi1:07.068 +1.626 121.202Mo Nunn Racing21Brazil Maurício Gugelmin1:07.105 +1.664121.134PacWest Racing22Japan Tora Takagi (R)1:07.168 +1.726121.022Walker Motorsport23Japan Shinji Nakano1:07.235 +1.793120.901Fernandez Racing24Brazil Max Wilson (R)1:07.508 +2.066120.412Arciero Racing25Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.1:07.678 +2.236120.110Bettenhausen Racing26Spain Oriol Servià1:08.364 +2.922120.110Sigma AutosportSource:2001 Miller Lite 200 Qualifying Results Championship Auto Racing Teams August 11, 2001 http://www.cart.com:80/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=388 June 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20030702021905/http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=388 July 2, 2003 dead Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points13Brazil Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske831:44:54.9312211 121Brazil Gil de FerranTeam Penske83 +1.5681172 2332Canada Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing83 +2.548314426Canada Paul TracyTeam Green83 +5.326812555Brazil Tony KanaanMo Nunn Racing83 +6.155710620Brazil Roberto MorenoPatrick Racing83 +6.703158733Canada Alex TaglianiForsythe Racing83 +7.53766811Brazil Christian FittipaldiNewman-Haas Racing83 +11.32295922Spain Oriol ServiàSigma Autosport83 +14.561264106Brazil Cristiano da MattaNewman-Haas Racing83 +15.2471131112USA Memo GidleyChip Ganassi Racing83 +15.9381721218New Zealand Scott Dixon (R)PacWest Racing83 +16.336121134Brazil Bruno Junqueira (R)Chip Ganassi Racing83 +17.00110—1417Brazil Maurício GugelminPacWest Racing83 +21.84321—1525Brazil Max Wilson (R)Arciero Racing83 +23.73924—1627Scotland Dario FranchittiTeam Green83 +49.6695—1716Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Bettenhausen Racing82 +1 Lap25—1852Japan Shinji NakanoFernandez Racing82 +1 Lap23—1966Italy Alex ZanardiMo Nunn Racing80 +3 Laps20—208Sweden Kenny BräckTeam Rahal80 +3 Laps13—215Japan Tora Takagi (R)Walker Motorsport72Off course22—2251Mexico Adrian FernándezFernandez Racing50Contact16—2340USA Jimmy VasserPatrick Racing34Contact4—247Italy Max PapisTeam Rahal30Contact19—2577USA Bryan HertaForsythe Racing14Engine14—2639USA Michael AndrettiTeam Motorola5Engine18—Source:2001 Miller Lite 200 Race Results Championship Auto Racing Teams August 12, 2001 http://www.cart.com:80/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=390 June 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20030504133938/http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=390 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: 3 among 3 drivers Lap Leaders2001 Miller Lite 200 Racing-Reference.com http://racing-reference.info/race/2001_Miller_Lite_200/R June 1, 2017 Laps Leader1–28 Gil de Ferran29-54 Helio Castroneves55-65 Oriol Servià66-83 Helio Castroneves Total laps led Leader Laps Helio Castroneves 44 Gil de Ferran 28 Oriol Servià 11 Cautions: 3 for 11 laps2001 Miller Lite 200 Sunday Press Notes Championship Auto Racing Teams August 12, 2001 http://www.cart.com:80/News/Article.asp?ID=1557 June 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20030325022042/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=1557 March 25, 2003 dead Laps Reason31-34 Papis and Bräck collide51-56 Fernández crashes at Turn 474-76 Takagi stalls Standings after the race Drivers' standings Pos+/-DriverPoints1 10pxSweden Kenny Bräck1042 10pxBrazil Hélio Castroneves1033 10px 2Brazil Gil de Ferran894 10px 1Scotland Dario Franchitti815 10px 1USA Michael Andretti73 Constructors' standings Pos +/– Constructor Points 1 10pxUK Reynard 228 2 10pxUK Lola 191 Manufacturer's StandingsToyota Elkhart Lake Preview Championship Auto Racing Teams August 14, 2001 http://www.cart.com:80/News/Article.asp?ID=1576 June 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20030325022115/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=1576 March 25, 2003 dead Pos +/- Manufacturer Points 1 10pxJPN Honda 212 2 10pxUK Ford-Cosworth 185 3 10pxJPN Toyota 174 4 10pxUK Phoenix 0 References Miller Lite 200 2001 2001 Target Grand Prix 2001 Motorola 220 2000 Miller Lite 200 2002 CART Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Miller Lite 200 Miller Lite 200 Category:Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio