2001 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston

March 2026 February 2025 29 45 8 N 95 21 28 W type:landmark title United States Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston File:Houston CART circuit transparent.png Track layout. October 7 2001 CART 2001 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston 18 21 George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, United States Temporary street course 1.527 2.457 100 152.7 245.7 Brazil Gil de Ferran Team Penske 59.421 Brazil USA Jimmy Vasser Patrick Racing 1:00.928 75 USA Brazil Gil de Ferran Team Penske Brazil Scotland Dario Franchitti Team Green Scotland USA Memo Gidley Chip Ganassi Racing USA The 2001 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) motor race held on October 7, 2001 on the streets of Houston, Texas, USA. It was the 18th round of the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series season. Gil de Ferran took his second win of the season for Team Penske after starting on pole position and leading every lap ahead of Dario Franchitti and Memo Gidley. de Ferran inherited the lead of the drivers' standings from Kenny Bräck by virtue of his win here and at the previous race at Rockingham, a lead he would not relinquish for the rest of the season. The difficult road course on the streets of Houston meant that little on-track passing could occur, and de Ferran's position throughout the race was rarely in jeopardy. Franchitti was one of the few that could muscle his way through the field despite being hit by Hélio Castroneves at the start of the race, taking his third podium finish at Houston in four starts and his third podium of the season. Gidley, after starting 23rd, used pit strategy to move his way through the field and take his second podium of the season and his career. The race saw multiple incidents and crashes as drivers struggled around the temporary circuit. Alex Tagliani, despite running near the front for the entire race, crashed from 2nd place with just seven laps remaining. Oriol Servià and Michel Jourdain Jr. also crashed on Lap 37, with Servià's car ending up on top of Jourdain's. This was the final time CART would race at this track configuration in Houston; the series would return in 2006 and 2007 using a temporary circuit at NRG Park, while the IndyCar Series would race in Houston from 2013-2014. Qualifying October 6, 2001 - Qualifying Speeds Rank Driver Time Leader Speed (mph) Team1Brazil Gil de Ferran59.421—92.513Team Penske2Brazil Bruno Junqueira (R)59.943 +0.52291.707Chip Ganassi Racing3Sweden Kenny Bräck59.947 +0.52691.701Team Rahal4Brazil Hélio Castroneves1:00.063 +0.64291.524Team Penske5Canada Alex Tagliani1:00.191 +0.77091.329Forsythe Racing6Scotland Dario Franchitti1:00.433 +1.01290.964Team Green7New Zealand Scott Dixon (R)1:00.446 +1.02590.944PacWest Racing8Brazil Cristiano da Matta1:00.491 +1.07090.876Newman-Haas Racing9Brazil Maurício Gugelmin1:00.502 +1.08190.860PacWest Racing10Brazil Tony Kanaan1:00.548 +1.12790.791Mo Nunn Racing11Brazil Roberto Moreno1:00.612 +1.19190.695Patrick Racing12USA Michael Andretti1:00.625 +1.20490.675Team Motorola13Brazil Christian Fittipaldi1:00.681 +1.26090.592Newman-Haas Racing14Japan Tora Takagi (R)1:00.793 +1.29190.425Walker Motorsport15Mexico Adrian Fernández1:00.861 +1.44090.324Fernandez Racing16Japan Shinji Nakano1:00.949 +1.52890.193Fernandez Racing17Spain Oriol Servià1:01.182 +1.76189.850Sigma Autosport18Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.1:01.192 +1.77189.835Bettenhausen Racing19Italy Max Papis1:01.289 +1.86889.693Team Rahal20Canada Patrick Carpentier1:01.310 +1.88989.662Forsythe Racing21Canada Paul Tracy1:01.382 +1.96189.557Team Green22USA Bryan Herta1:01.418 +1.99789.505Forsythe Racing23USA Memo Gidley1:01.611 +2.19089.224Chip Ganassi Racing24USA Jimmy Vasser1:02.129 +2.70888.840Patrick Racing25USA Casey Mears1:02.799 +3.37687.536Mo Nunn Racing26Brazil Max Wilson (R)1:02.912 +3.49187.379Arciero RacingSource:2001 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston Qualifying Results Championship Auto Racing Teams October 6, 2001 http://www.cart.com:80/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=483 June 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20030504133626/http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=483 May 4, 2003 dead Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points11Brazil Gil de FerranTeam Penske1001:54:42.3361221 1227Scotland Dario FranchittiTeam Green100 +3.430616312USA Memo GidleyChip Ganassi Racing100 +18.847231445Japan Tora Takagi (R)Walker Motorsport100 +20.894141253Brazil Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske100 +21.67041066Brazil Cristiano da MattaNewman-Haas Racing100 +23.1028878Sweden Kenny BräckTeam Rahal100 +28.82636811Brazil Christian FittipaldiNewman-Haas Racing100 +34.42113597Italy Max PapisTeam Rahal100 +38.2981941032Canada Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing100 +38.8832031140USA Jimmy VasserPatrick Racing100 +39.2512421255Brazil Tony KanaanMo Nunn Racing100 +46.5391011377USA Bryan HertaForsythe Racing100 +46.80022—1451Mexico Adrian FernándezFernandez Racing99 +1 Lap15—1552Japan Shinji NakanoFernandez Racing99 +1 Lap16—1625Brazil Max Wilson (R)Arciero Racing98 +2 Laps26—1766USA Casey MearsMo Nunn Racing98 +2 Laps25—1818New Zealand Scott Dixon (R)PacWest Racing96Contact7—1933Canada Alex TaglianiForsythe Racing93Contact5—2017Brazil Maurício GugelminPacWest Racing78Gearbox9—2139USA Michael AndrettiTeam Motorola76Brakes12—2220Brazil Roberto MorenoPatrick Racing65Gearbox11—234Brazil Bruno Junqueira (R)Chip Ganassi Racing52Contact2—2426Canada Paul TracyTeam Green49Contact21—2516Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr.Bettenhausen Racing37Contact18—2622Spain Oriol ServiàSigma Autosport37Contact17—Source:2001 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston Race Results Championship Auto Racing Teams October 7, 2001 http://www.cart.com:80/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=479 June 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20030504133126/http://www.cart.com/Results/SessionResults.asp?ID=479 May 4, 2003 dead 1 1– Includes two bonus points for leading the most laps and being the fastest qualifier.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 Race statistics Lead changes: 0 among 0 drivers Lap Leaders Laps Leader1–100 Gil de Ferran Total laps led Leader Laps Gil de Ferran 100 Cautions: 4 for 16 laps2001 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston Box Score Championship Auto Racing Teams October 7, 2001 http://www.cart.com:80/Content/PDF/Results/2001/20011007PDFR_0006.pdf June 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20030331143655/http://www.cart.com/Content/PDF/Results/2001/20011007PDFR_0006.pdf March 31, 2003 dead Laps Reason39-43 Servià and Jourdain Jr. crash45-47 Fernández and Nakano collide52-54 Debris79-83 Andretti stops on course Standings after the race Drivers' standings 2001 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston Results Racing-reference.info http://racing-reference.info/race/2001_Texaco-Havoline_Grand_Prix_of_Houston/R June 5, 2017 Pos+/-DriverPoints1 10px 1Brazil Gil de Ferran1632 10px 1Sweden Kenny Bräck1533 10px 1Brazil Hélio Castroneves1334 10px 1USA Michael Andretti1255 10px 1Scotland Dario Franchitti105 Constructors' standings Pos +/– Constructor Points 1 10pxUK Reynard 329 2 10pxUK Lola 274 Manufacturer's StandingsCART Monterey Preview Championship Auto Racing Teams October 9, 2001 http://www.cart.com:80/News/Article.asp?ID=2102 June 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20030403211435/http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=2102 April 3, 2003 dead Pos +/- Manufacturer Points 1 10pxJPN Honda 300 2 10px 1JPN Toyota 250 3 10px 1UK Ford Cosworth 246 References Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston 2001 2001 Rockingham 500 2001 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey 2000 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston Not held Houston Grand Prix, 2001 Category:Grand Prix of Houston