2001 British Grand Prix

April 2017 April 2017 F1 United Kingdom British 2001 British GP http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2001&gp=British%20GP&r=1 ChicaneF1 31 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20131113000710/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2001&gp=British%20GP&r=1 13 November 20132001 British Grand Prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2001-british-grand-prix/ Motor Sport 31 December 20242001 British Grand Prix results http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/race/2062.html ESPN 31 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20140720044701/http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/race/2062.html 20 July 2014 dead 11 17 2001 2001 French Grand Prix 2001 German Grand Prix Silverstone_Circuit_2000_to_2002.png Silverstone Circuit 2001 Foster's British Grand Prix 15 July Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England Permanent racing facility 3.194 5.140 60 191.640 308.400 Partially cloudy, mild, dry, Air Temp: 16 C F, Track 27 C F Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:20.447 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.405 34 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari GBR 267,000 (Three day)Baldwin Alan Silverstone Boasts Record Crowd Attendance https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/5007/.html AtlasF1 Reuters 15 July 2001 3 January 2025 https://archive.today/20250209110618/https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/5007/.html 9 February 2025 The 2001 British Grand Prix (formally the 2001 Foster's British Grand Prix)https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2001/races/713/great-britain/race-result British Formula1.com 22 July 2025 was a Formula One motor race held on 15 July 2001 at the Silverstone Circuit, England, United Kingdom. It was the 11th of 17 rounds in the 2001 Formula One World Championship and was the 52nd time that the British Grand Prix had been included in the championship since 1950. McLaren driver Mika Häkkinen won the 60-lap race after starting second. The Ferrari duo of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello finished in second and third, respectively. Heading into the Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship from McLaren's David Coulthard while Ferrari led McLaren in the World Constructors' Championship. Schumacher secured pole position after setting the fastest lap time in the one-hour qualifying session, with Häkkinen starting second. He led the first four laps before running wide at Copse corner, allowing Häkkinen to take the race lead. Häkkinen led throughout the majority of the race, except for the first round of pit stops, when he lost it to Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya for three laps, and won his first race since the 2000 Belgian Grand Prix as well as his 19th overall. Schumacher finished 33.6 seconds behind in second. The Grand Prix result increased Schumacher's World Drivers' Championship lead to 37 championship points over Coulthard, who retired on lap three due to a suspension failure caused by a first-lap collision with Jordan's Jarno Trulli. Ferrari maintained a 56-point lead over McLaren in the World Constructors' Championship, while Williams remained third with six races left in the season. Background thumb|left|The Silverstone Circuit (pictured in 2009), where the British Grand Prix was held The 2001 British Grand Prix was the 11th of 17 Formula One races in the 2001 Formula One World Championship, held on 15 July 2001, at the 5.140 km mi on Silverstone Circuit in England, United Kingdom. It was the 52nd British Grand Prix in the Formula One World Championship, which began in 1950.14 July 2001 Silverstone's Track record Edinburgh Evening News 6 32760270915 July 2001 Home of the British Grand Prix New Straits Times 04 266703985 Before the race, Ferrari's Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship with 78 championship points, ahead of McLaren's David Coulthard on 47 championship points in second and Williams's Ralf Schumacher (30). Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello was fourth with 30 championship points and Williams's Juan Pablo Montoya was fifth on 12 championship points.Jones Bruce https://archive.org/details/officialf1grandp0000jone/ The Official F1 Grand Prix Guide 2002 Carlton Books 2002 1-84222-557-X London, England 106–107 2001 Final Tables registration Internet Archive Ferrari led the World Constructors' Championship with 108 championship points, 52 ahead of the second-placed McLaren. Williams were third with 43 championship points. Sauber were fourth with 16 championship points, one championship point ahead of Jordan in fifth. After heavy rain affected the previous year's British Grand Prix, necessitating the closure of Silverstone's car parks, forcing spectators to walk long distances to attend the event, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; Formula One's regulatory body) awarded the Motor Sports Association, the Grand Prix organisers, a reprieve after pledging to remedy the flaws, and the next British Grand Prix was tentatively scheduled for 13 May 2001.21 June 2000 Silverstone Organisers Gain Provisional British GP Reprieve http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2000/jun/report.php?id=2559 31 December 2024 AtlasF1 13 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231013092833/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2000/jun/report.php?id=2559 live Although FIA president Max Mosley threatened to cancel the race due to Silverstone's poor facilities,Eason Kevin 5 October 2000 Silverstone reprieved with return to summer; Formula One https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A65781453/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=9d5437e0 subscription 31 December 2024 The Times 40 Gale Academic OneFile a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Seville, Spain on 4 October 2000 saw it awarded a July date after the British Racing Drivers' Club, Silverstone's proprietors, were assessed to have improved the track;Griffiths John 5 October 2000 Silverstone to keep grand prix Financial Times 8 248986228Gardner John 4 October 2000 2001 Schedule Announced, Silverstone Returns in July http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/001004a.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001017151233/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/001004a.html 17 October 2000 31 December 2024 Speedvision the 2001 Austrian organisers agreed to move the race from July to May to accommodate the British Grand Prix, following a request by Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone.Benson Andrew 13 September 2000 British GP set for July return http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/923614.stm https://archive.today/20250209110613/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/923614.stm 9 February 2025 31 December 2024 BBC Sport After the 2001 French on 1 July,3 July 2001 Kane Tests for Arrows at Vairano https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4886/.html 31 December 2024 AtlasF1 31 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241231142525/https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4886/.html live teams evaluated car components, settings, electronics and tyres at various European racing tracks from 3 to 6 July in preparation for the British Grand Prix.3 July 2001 Frentzen Goes Quickest at Monza - Day One https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4889/.html 31 December 2024 AtlasF1 31 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241231142525/https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4889/.html live Gardner John 3 July 2001 Testing Round-Up – Tuesday http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010703b.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010706113944/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010703b.html 6 July 2001 31 December 2024 SpeedvisionGardner John 6 July 2001 Testing Round-Up – Friday http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010706a.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010710051302/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010706a.html 10 July 2001 31 December 2024 Speedvision The Jordan, McLaren, Sauber, British American Racing (BAR) and Jaguar teams tested for four days at Italy's Monza Circuit.3 July 2001 Frentzen on top in Monza http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns04440.html 31 December 2024 GrandPrix.com 13 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231013092836/https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns04440.html live Jaguar's Eddie Irvine withdrew early from testing due to a reoccurring pain in the upper part of his cervical spine he had been suffering since June and was replaced by British Formula Three driver André Lotterer from the afternoon of the second day.Gardner John 4 July 2001 Neck Problem Sidelines Irvine Again http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010704b.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011223061637/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010704b.html 23 December 2001 31 December 2024 Speedvision4 July 2001 Irvine Withdraws from Monza Test http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4894/.html 31 December 2024 AtlasF1 1 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901153805/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4894/.html dead The Benetton and Williams teams tested for four days at Spain's Circuit de Barcelona.4 July 2001 Gene still on top in Spain https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/gene-still-on-top-in-spain-4997686/4997686/ 31 December 2024 Autosport 31 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241231142525/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/gene-still-on-top-in-spain-4997686/4997686/ live Ferrari went to Italy's Mugello Circuit before heading to their private testing facility, the Fiorano Circuit, for three days,6 July 2001 Schumacher Joins Badoer for Testing at Fiorano https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4916/.html https://archive.today/20250209110940/https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4916/.html 9 February 2025 31 December 2024 AtlasF1 joined later on by BAR and Minardi. Luca Badoer spent two days at Fiorano testing the F2001's electronic launch control system and practice standing starts for the Silverstone race.10 July 2001 Ferrari in Action at Fiorano https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4931/.html 31 December 2024 AtlasF1 31 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241231173507/https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4931/.html live 12 July 2001 Final fine tune for Ferrari http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27700 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040928171506/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27700 28 September 2004 31 December 2024 F1Racing.net Arrows held three days of straight-line aerodynamic car configuration tests with former Indy Lights driver Jonny Kane at Italy's Vairano circuit, while Williams did the same for three days at France's Lurcy-Lévis track.5 July 2001 Testing Round-up : Wednesday http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27578 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040928161544/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27578 28 September 2004 31 December 2024 F1Racing.net Michael Schumacher, the bookmakers' pre-race favourite for the win,5 July 2001 Bookies dismiss Coulthard home win https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/bookies-dismiss-coulthard-home-win-4997671/4997671/ 31 December 2024 Autosport 31 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241231194515/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/bookies-dismiss-coulthard-home-win-4997671/4997671/ live Agius Phil 10 July 2001 Spreadwise: Ralf major threat to big brother https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A76421191/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=ea5cce89 subscription 31 December 2024 Racing Post 67 Gale OneFile: News had the chance to tie Alain Prost's all-time record of 51 career victories at Silverstone. He stated that he was not prioritising statistics, but rather taking a race-by-race approach to achieving the "maximum possible" for both championships.Whyte Adrian 12 July 2001 Schu aims to keep Ferrari out in front Evening Times 57 335737073 Coulthard had won the British Grand Prix twice in succession in 1999 and 2000 and said he wanted to become the first driver to win the race three years running since Jim Clark in 1964. He added "I really need to win the British GP this year" because it would return him to championship contention and prevent Michael Schumacher from attaining an unassailable points advantage after securing one podium result in the previous four races.10 July 2001 DC aims for Clark's British GP hat-trick https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/dc-aims-for-clarks-british-gp-hat-trick-4997176/4997176/ 31 December 2024 Autosport 29 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210929030346/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/dc-aims-for-clarks-british-gp-hat-trick-4997176/4997176/ live Henry Alan Alan Henry 13 July 2001 Coulthard's wheels of misfortune https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/jul/13/formulaone.formulaone2001 https://archive.today/20250209111100/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/jul/13/formulaone.formulaone2001 9 February 2025 31 December 2024 The Guardian Eleven two-driver teams competed, each representing a different constructor, with no changes to the entry list from the previous race.FIA Formula One World Championship 2001 British Grand Prix Information https://motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-one-world-championship/2001/british-grand-prix/info https://archive.today/20250209111349/https://motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-one-world-championship/2001/british-grand-prix/info 9 February 2025 4 January 2025 Motorsport Stats Lotterer was on standby to replace the injured Irvine for the Grand Prix,Davison John 11 July 2001 Lotterer Prepared to Sub for Irvine http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010711b.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010713115700/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010711b.html 13 July 2001 3 January 2025 Speedvision but the latter entered the event.13 July 2001 Irvine's pain in the neck http://www.itv-f1.com/news/news_story.php3?mediaid=6274 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010717132209/http://www.itv-f1.com/news/news_story.php3?mediaid=6274 17 July 2001 1 January 2025 ITV-F1 Some teams modified their cars for the race.Piola Giorgio 17-23 July 2001 Più veloce la McLaren sottile The thin McLaren is faster Autosprint it 29 32–34 Giorgio Piola Ferrari reused a qualifying-spec engine and modified the F2001's lower front wing endplates slightly.https://archive.org/details/officialformulao0000unse/ 2001 Formula One Annual European Press Ltd 2001 0-9541368-0-2 Mansell Nigel Nigel Mansell 142, 168, 194, 220, 246, 272, 298, 324, 350, 376, 468–472, 552–553 registration Internet Archive McLaren driver Mika Häkkinen drove a qualifying-specification car for the race that had no end side chimneys to maximise the MP4-16 car's drag co-efficiency. Benetton had launch control for the first time. Jaguar added a revised floor and new bargeboards, while McLaren made minor aerodynamic changes, including new front brake ducts. Sauber had brought new brake ducts and revised their bargeboards. Williams also introduced redesigned bargeboards for the event and increased cooling by reducing the engine cover's rear edge above the rear suspension. Prost switched to an older undertray for Jean Alesi's car, which he preferred over the new version débuted for the race.Gardner John 13 July 2001 British GP: Friday Team Notes http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010713d.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010825140256/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010713d.html 25 August 2001 1 January 2025 Speedvision BAR unveiled Honda-built rear suspensions with carbon fibre pushrods, while Jordan debuted a new rear wing. Arrows debuted new brake ducts with the middle part moved forwards to improve the A22 car's cooling. Minardi introduced no new components to their car because it was focused on building a new titanium gearbox. Practice The race was preceded by four practice sessions, two one-hour sessions on Friday and two 45-minute sessions on Saturday.Domenjoz Luc Formula 1 Yearbook 2001–2002 Sporting regulations https://archive.org/details/formula1yearbook0000unse_y5h8 2001 Parragon Bath, Somerset 220–221 0-75256-639-3 registration Internet Archive The first session, held on Friday morning, was dry and cloudy.13 July 2001 Ferrari team quickest in Friday's first http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27730 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20041111090144/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27730 11 November 2004 1 January 2025 F1Racing.net Michael Schumacher lapped fastest at 1:23.619 after 46 minutes, 0.786 seconds faster than teammate Barrichello in second. Häkkinen, Coulthard. Jordan's Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Irvine, the BAR duo Olivier Panis and Jacques Villeneuve, Frentzen's teammate Jarno Trulli and Kimi Räikkönen (Sauber) were in positions three to ten.Gardner John 13 July 2001 British GP: McLarens Lead Friday Practice http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010713a.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010715091215/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010713a.html 15 July 2001 1 January 2025 Speedvision Räikkönen spun at Abbey corner but continued. Montoya spun into Vale corner after pushing hard with ten minutes left but continued. His Williams teammate Ralf Schumacher lost the rear of his car at the Bridge turn but was able to continue.13 July 2001 Friday First Free Practice – British GP http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4953/.html 1 January 2025 AtlasF1 1 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901154143/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4953/.html dead Pedro de la Rosa stopped his Jaguar in the centre of the track with a fuel supply issue and set no lap times in the session.Muradov Boris September 2001 Гран При Великобритании: возвращение высокого блондина British Grand Prix: The Return of the Tall Blond http://www.formula-one.ru/archive/0901/01gpbri.htm dead Formula 1 Magazine ru 9 22–32 https://web.archive.org/web/20030507223846/http://www.formula-one.ru/archive/0901/01gpbri.htm 7 May 2003 1 January 2025 thumb|left|Fernando Alonso (pictured in 2006) twice spun his Minardi car during the second practice session. The second session began sunny and windy, but heavy clouds formed low around Silverstone, and rain fell in the final ten minutes,13 July 2001 An all-McLaren affair http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27734 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040928161806/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27734 28 September 2004 1 January 2025 F1Racing.net creating a slippery track surface that slowed drivers.Benson Andrew 13 July 2001 McLaren fight back http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1437251.stm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030110200825/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1437251.stm 10 January 2003 1 January 2025 BBC Sport Häkkinen set the day's fastest lap of 1:22.827 with 14 minutes left, 0.067 seconds quicker than teammate Coulthard.13 July 2001 Free practice 2: McLaren takes over https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/free-practice-2-mclaren-takes-over-4996778/4996778/ https://archive.today/20250209111719/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/free-practice-2-mclaren-takes-over-4996778/4996778/ 9 February 2025 1 January 2025 Autosport The Ferrari pair of Barrichello and Michael Schumacher were third and fourth.13 July 2001 Friday Second Free Practice – British GP http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4954/.html 1 January 2025 AtlasF1 1 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901154044/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4954/.html dead Frentzen's car had an oil leak at the start of the session but duplicated his first-session result in fifth. Heidfeld, De la Rosa, Ralf Schumacher, Trulli and Räikkönen completed the top ten. Villeneuve lost control of his car's rear at Copse Corner, after the start/finish straight, owing to a front suspension failure, spun 360 degrees and damaged the front wing endplates. Fernando Alonso spun at Copse turn but returned to the pit lane with damage to the rear of his Minardi car. He spun again when he mounted the kerb driving onto the Hangar straight and spun into the grass. Alonso's undertray was damaged, and was unable to continue driving because the sodden grass prevented him from gaining traction. It rained on the circuit during the third practice session before clearing up later, but it was cold.14 July 2001 Free practice 3: Schuey storms it https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/free-practice-3-schuey-storms-it-4996618/4996618/ 1 January 2025 Autosport 22 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210922021845/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/free-practice-3-schuey-storms-it-4996618/4996618/ live It took 15 minutes before cars circulated the track, and several drivers lost control of their cars on the sodden track surface; a large amount of spray was lifted from the circuit, reducing visibility.Gardner John 14 July 2001 British GP: Schuey Tops Wet Saturday Practice http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010714a.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010716090227/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010714a.html 16 July 2001 1 January 2025 Speedvision Michael Schumacher led with a lap of 1:31.430, followed by Frentzen, the McLarens of Häkkinen and Coulthard, Barrichello, Heidfeld, Trulli, Ralf Schumacher, Panis and Montoya.14 July 2001 Saturday First Free Practice – British GP http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4969/.html 1 January 2025 AtlasF1 1 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901153844/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4969/.html dead After 11 minutes, Villeneuve failed to set a lap owing to a gearbox issue, causing him to halt on the grass near the pit lane exit. Irvine had to drive slowly to the pit lane with a hydraulic throttle failure on his R2 car. More rain fell between the third and fourth practice sessions, preventing most drivers from improving their lap times, which were more than four seconds slower than the previous session, and causing several to slide off the circuit.14 July 2001 Saturday Second Free Practice – British GP https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4970/.html 1 January 2025 AtlasF1 1 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901161130/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4970/.html live The rain later eased off slightly and the circuit dried slowly with standing water becoming less prevalent.14 July 2001 Michael leads washed out second practice http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27782 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040928161900/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27782 28 September 2004 1 January 2025 F1Racing.net Michael Schumacher remained fastest, ahead of Frentzen, Häkkinen, Coulthard, Barrichello, Heidfeld, Trulli, Räikkönen (who avoided hitting a hare that had breached circuit perimeters), Panis and Ralf Schumacher in positions two to ten. Tarso Marques was the only driver who did not set a lap time in the session when he lost control of his Minardi car while scrubbing his tyres and spun backwards into the gravel trap at Abbey chicane. Qualifying thumb|right|Michael Schumacher (pictured in 2007) qualified on pole position for the 40th time in his Formula One career. Saturday's afternoon one hour qualifying session saw each driver was limited to twelve laps, with the starting order decided by their fastest laps. During this session, the 107% rule was in effect, which necessitated each driver to set a time within 107 per cent of the quickest lap to qualify for the race. About an hour before qualifying, the rain ceased and it became sunny. The track swiftly dried, but no driver went onto it for the first 24 minutes because nobody wanted to begin drying the racing line;14 July 2001 Qualifying: Schuey nabs pole – just... https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/qualifying-schuey-nabs-pole-just-4996579/4996579/ 1 January 2025 Autosport 24 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210924221240/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/qualifying-schuey-nabs-pole-just-4996579/4996579/ live Tremayne David 15 July 2001 Motor Racing: British Grand Prix - Schumacher beats the rush; McLarens are edged out in cat and mouse qualifying https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A76537271/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=e9ec6959 subscription 1 January 2025 The Independent on Sunday 2 Gale General OneFile David Tremayne Competitors waited for the track temperatures to rise for the circuit to be suitably dry.Gardner John 14 July 2001 British GP: Schuey Takes Silverstone Pole http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01Formula1/010714b.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010716090309/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01Formula1/010714b.html 16 July 2001 1 January 2025 Speedvision Michelin-shod teams underperformed Bridgestone-shod squads because their tyres performed less well in colder weather.Mossop James 15 July 2001 All or nothing for Coulthard https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-telegraph-all-or-nothing-for-coul/162021307/ 1 January 2025 The Sunday Telegraph S9 Newspapers.com Lap times progressively got faster during qualifying,Gardner John 13 July 2001 British GP: Saturday Team Notes http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010714e.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010717084512/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010714e.html 17 July 2001 1 January 2025 Speedvision and every driver eclipsed the 2000 pole lap.Windsor Peter 15 July 2001 Schumacher on track; Motor racing https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A76589854/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=dcb47bac subscription 1 January 2025 The Sunday Times 9 Gale Academic OneFile Peter Windsor On his third run,Benson Andrew 14 July 2001 Schumacher grabs pole http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1438792.stm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030217001002/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1438792.stm 17 February 2003 1 January 2025 BBC Sport Michael Schumacher took the 40th pole position of his career and his eighth in 11 races in 2001, with a qualifying lap record of 1:20.477 with seven minutes left,Hughes Matt 14 July 2001 Schumacher grabs his first Silverstone poll https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/jul/14/formulaone.formulaone20014 https://archive.today/20250209112025/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/jul/14/formulaone.formulaone20014 9 February 2025 1 January 2025 The Guardian despite running slightly wide at Stowe corner. He noted that qualifying was challenging for him, and he used his first two quick laps to fine-tune his car's set-up because of the lack of dry track running during Saturday practice. Häkkinen took second, 0.082 seconds behind Michael Schumacher, and held pole until the latter's quickest lap. He lost time after being held up by a Benetton car on his final quick run, believing he lost the chance to take pole position. Coulthard took third and said he could not find the best balance for his McLaren before qualifying ended due to changing track conditions.14 July 2001 Saturday's Selected Quotes – British GP http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4986/.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055126/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4986/.html 4 March 2016 1 January 2025 AtlasF1 Trulli qualified fourth despite hitting a kerb at the exit of Becketts corner on his fourth run, damaging his front-left suspension pushrod. He slowed, then stopped at the side of the track. His Jordan teammate Frentzen secured fifth,D'Alessio Paolo https://archive.org/details/formula12001worl0000bryn Formula 1 2001 World Championship Yearbook – Ferrari, simply the best Williams Bryn Voyageur Press 2001 0-89658-564-6 Stillwater, Minnesota 186–187 British GP registration Internet Archive reporting no problems with his car. Barrichello was demoted to sixth in the final minutes. He spent his first two runs on his set-up, and failed to lap faster on his fourth run because he was twice blocked by Arrows's Enrique Bernoldi (who was on an in-lap). Räikkönen and Heidfeld took seventh and ninth respectively for Sauber; Räikkönen was pleased with seventh after making minor tweaks to the C20 chassis's handling balance. Ralf Schumacher and both McLarens were driving slowly through Luffield corner, prompting Heidfeld to run across an inside kerb and onto grass, losing Heidfeld three-tenths of a second. thumb|left|upright|Tarso Marques (pictured in 2007) transgressed the 107% rule and thus failed to qualify for the race. Montoya separated the Sauber drivers; he bent a front suspension push-rod arm on his first run after clipping the kerb at the exit of Becketts early in qualifying, and he took over Ralf Schumacher's spare car setup for the rest of qualifying. Ralf Schumacher, tenth, expressed disappointment that his quickest lap was set on his second run and was slowed by traffic as track conditions improved. Panis came 11th and said that his car's balance was good, although he experienced an accelerator pedal sensor problem on his first lap, which his team promptly resolved. Villeneuve, 12th, had an engine problem on his first run and drove the spare BAR car until his race car was fixed. He was ahead of the faster Jaguar of De la Rosa, who reported no issues. Alesi, 14th, found the old undertray on his Prost AP04 car gave him more consistent handling and he made minor setup changes. Irvine qualified 15th but had a front-left suspension pushrod failure, forcing him to drive the spare Jaguar set up for De la Rosa. Prost's Luciano Burti had a large amount of understeer, leaving him 16th. Verstappen gradually improved his car throughout qualifying and secured 17th; his teammate Bernoldi took 20th and had a throttle issue on his first run which affected his momentum and was held up by Verstappen on his final run. The two Arrows were separated by the Benettons of Jenson Button and Giancarlo Fisichella in 18th and 19th who lacked grip in the high-speed corners; Traffic prevented Button from lapping faster and Fisichella reported understeer and poor grip. Alonso completed the starting order in 21st. His teammate Marques failed to set a lap within 107% of Michael Schumacher's pole time and was barred from starting the race after Minardi's appeal on his behalf was rejected by the stewards because there were "no exceptional circumstances" to explain his qualifying performance.14 July 2001 Marques Excluded from the British GP https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4977/.html 1 January 2025 AtlasF1 Reuters 1 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250101182202/https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4977/.html live Marques had a throttle problem with his car, and with the backup car set up for Alonso, there was no time to modify the settings so Marques could use it. Qualifying classification Pos Position No Car number Driver Constructor Lap Gap Gap to the fastest driver Grid Final grid position 1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:20.477 — 1 2 3 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.529 +0.082 2 3 4 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.927 +0.480 3 4 12 Italy Jarno Trulli Jordan-Honda 1:20.930 +0.483 4 5 11 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Honda 1:21.217 +0.770 5 6 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:21.715 +1.268 6 7 17 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Sauber-Petronas 1:22.023 +1.576 7 8 6 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:22.219 +1.772 8 9 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:22.223 +1.776 9 10 5 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:22.283 +1.836 10 11 9 France Olivier Panis BAR-Honda 1:22.316 +1.869 11 12 10 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:22.916 +2.469 12 13 19 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth 1:23.273 +2.826 13 14 22 France Jean Alesi Prost-Acer 1:23.392 +2.945 14 15 18 UK Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 1:23.439 +2.992 15 16 23 Brazil Luciano Burti Prost-Acer 1:23.735 +3.288 16 17 14 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Arrows-Asiatech 1:24.067 +3.620 17 18 8 UK Jenson Button Benetton-Renault 1:24.123 +3.676 18 19 7 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Renault 1:24.275 +3.828 19 20 15 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Asiatech 1:24.606 +4.159 20 21 21 Spain Fernando Alonso Minardi-European 1:24.792 +4.345 21107% time: 1:26.078 DNQ Did not qualify 20 Brazil Tarso Marques Minardi-European 1:26.506 +6.059 22 —Sources:Britain 2001 – Qualifications https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx StatsF1 1 January 2025 1 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250101185419/https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx live Warm-up On race morning, teams had a 30-minute warm-up session to fine-tune their cars for the race in dry and partly sunny conditions.15 July 2001 Sunday Warm-Up – British GP http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4989/.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054426/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4989/.html 4 March 2016 1 January 2025 AtlasF115 July 2001 Warm-up: Jordan mixes it with McLaren https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/warm-up-jordan-mixes-it-with-mclaren-4996529/4996529/ 1 January 2025 Autosport 1 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250101182201/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/warm-up-jordan-mixes-it-with-mclaren-4996529/4996529/ live Some drivers used both their team's spare and racing cars.15 July 2001 Warm Up http://www.fia.com/PRESSE/F1-GP-2001/Grande-Bretagne/news3.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010728150426/http://www.fia.com/PRESSE/F1-GP-2001/Grande-Bretagne/news3.htm 28 July 2001 1 January 2025 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Coulthard set the fastest lap of 1:22.994 in the final three minutes of warm-up. He was 0.182 seconds faster than second-placed Trulli. Häkkinen was third, with early pace setter Frentzen fourth. Michael Schumacher, Panis, Räikkönen, Ralf Schumacher, Barrichello and Irvine followed in the top ten. Except for Heidfeld losing control of his car over a bump into Stowe corner and going into the gravel trap eleven minutes in, the session was generally incident-free.Gardner John 15 July 2001 British GP: Coulthard Fastest in Warm-Up http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010715a.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010717085008/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010715a.html 17 July 2001 1 January 2025 Speedvision Heidfeld was able to return to the pit lane. Race thumb|left|upright|David Coulthard (pictured in 1999) collided with Jordan driver Jarno Trulli on the first lap of the race and retired two laps with rear suspension damage caused by the collision. At 13:00 local time, the 60-lap race began in front of 100,000 to 120,000 spectators.Sources vary on the attendance, including 100,000, and 120,000.Gordon Ian 16 July 2001 Motorsport: Coulthard hopes shunted https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A76546953/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=fadd50b4 subscription 3 January 2025 Birmingham Post 28 Gale OneFile: News The weather before the event was dry but overcast;Hakkinen wins at Silverstone! http://www.f1-live.com/f1-2001/en/archives/results_2001/silverstone.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010802103131/http://www.f1-live.com/f1-2001/en/archives/results_2001/silverstone.shtml 2 August 2001 2 January 2025 F1-Live.com 2 2001 : Silverstone (Race Commentary) http://www.f1-live.com/f1-2001/en/archives/results_2001/silverstone_race_comments.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010814031416/http://www.f1-live.com/f1-2001/en/archives/results_2001/silverstone_race_comments.shtml 14 August 2001 2 January 2025 F1-Live.com the air temperature was between 16 and 18 C F, and the track temperature was between 27 and 28 C F.15 July 2001 Lap-by-lap report from Silverstone http://www.itv-f1.com/news/news_story.php3?mediaid=6307 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010719205601/http://www.itv-f1.com/news/news_story.php3?mediaid=6307 19 July 2001 2 January 2025 ITV-F1 When the red lights went out to begin the race,15 July 2001 Master Mika awakes ! http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27838 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20041111090352/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27838 11 November 2004 2 January 2025 F1Racing.net Michael Schumacher maintained his race lead over Häkkinen with a clean start into Copse turn,Elizalde Pablo The 2001 British GP Review https://atlasf1.autosport.com/2001/bri/elizalde.html AtlasF1 7 29 18 July 2001 1 January 2025 5 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200205170659/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/2001/bri/elizalde.html live19 July 2001 British GP Race Analysis https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/british-gp-race-analysis-4996367/4996367/ 2 January 2025 Autosport 2 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250102123354/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/british-gp-race-analysis-4996367/4996367/ live despite his car being 100 kg lb on heavier due to a fuel load of 110 kg lb on.Collings Timothy 16 July 2001 Coulthard's hopes wiped out https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-couthards-hopes-wip/162109780/ 2 January 2025 The Daily Telegraph S1 Newspapers.comAllen James James Allen (journalist) 17 July 2001 James Allen's race view – It's all over now for DC http://www.itv-f1.com/itv_team/itvteam_story.php3?mediaid=6374 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010719210245/http://www.itv-f1.com/itv_team/itvteam_story.php3?mediaid=6374 19 July 2001 2 January 2025 ITV-F1 Coulthard was driving on the inside line into Copse, with his car angled towards the centre of the track.Grand Prix Results: British GP, 2001 http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr674.html 2 January 2025 GrandPrix.com 13 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231013092839/https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr674.html live Trulli drove onto the inside line,Battersby Kate 16 July 2001 Coulthard will not give up the chase https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard-coulthard-will-not-give/162107366/ 2 January 2025 Evening Standard 71 Newspapers.com and pulled alongside Coulthard into the first curve, colliding with Coulthard's car's rear.Gardner John 15 July 2001 British GP: Hakkinen Takes First Win of Season http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010715b.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010717085239/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010715b.html 17 July 2001 2 January 2025 Speedvision Both drivers spun with Trulli going into the gravel trap on the outside at Copse turn, and Coulthard veering right across the grass verge and onto the pit lane exit road.15 July 2001 British GP 2001 - Hakkinen's runaway http://www.crash.net/uk/en/feature_view.asp?cid=1&fid=944 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030911160552/http://www.crash.net/uk/en/feature_view.asp?cid=1&fid=944 11 September 2003 2 January 2025 CrashHenry Alan Alan Henry 16 July 2001 Alan Henry's Silverstone Notebook: Sunday http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010716a.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010718134607/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010716a.html 18 July 2001 3 January 2025 Speedvision Coulthard was able to continue driving despite significant damage to his diffuser and undertray. He fell to 18th,15 July 2001 Lapwatch: British GP http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1439782.stm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021231213244/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1439782.stm 31 December 2002 2 January 2025 BBC Sport while Trulli retired from the race. Villeneuve was unable to change into a higher gear because his automatic upshifting system failed, forcing him to start manually. He then drove in a gear he did not plan to drive in, hit his brakes hard, locking his front wheels, rendering him unable to steer, and collided with teammate Panis, who retired from the race after entering the gravel trap at Copse next to Trulli's car. Villeneuve sustained front wing, sidepod and floor damage to his car. Montoya moved from tenth to third by the conclusion of the opening lap when Frentzen and Barrichello tried to avoid the Coulthard-Trulli accident. His teammate Ralf Schumacher gained five positions over the same distance, aided by his car's powerful launch control system and three cars ahead of him going off the track. Frentzen, however, made a poor start and lost three positions before the first lap ended. Verstappen made the best start in the field, moving from 17th to 11th, while Alesi gained four positions. Michael Schumacher led by 0.2 seconds over Häkkinen after the first lap, followed by Montoya, Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher and Räikkönen.Lap-by-Lap: Grand Prix of Britain 2001 http://dbs.galeforcef1.com/laps_2001/lbl_gb_laps.html https://web.archive.org/web/20040128204458/http://dbs.galeforcef1.com/laps_2001/lbl_gb_laps.html 28 January 2004 2 January 2025 Gale Force F1 Michael Schumacher maintained a modest gap over Häkkinen, who began challenging for the lead.15 July 2001 2001 – Round 11 – Britain: Silverstone http://www.formula1.com/races/racenews01/britain/race.html https://web.archive.org/web/20020805151753/http://www.formula1.com/races/racenews01/britain/race.html 5 August 2002 2 January 2025 Formula1.com Häkkinen set the race's fastest lap so far on the third lap – a 1:25.861 – to close the gap to Michael Schumacher to one-tenth of a second. Although McLaren were confident that Coulthard could safely stay on the track,Allsop Derick 16 July 2001 Coulthard's pain is Hakkinen's gain https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-coulthards-pain-is-hakk/162108509/ 2 January 2025 The Independent S1 Newspapers.com his right rear suspension collapsed on that lap due to his earlier accident with Trulli. He spun into the gravel trap at Priory corner, ending his race. Verstappen passed Villeneuve and Alesi for ninth on lap four, as Fisichella went into the gravel trap at Copse turn on that lap, rejoining behind Alonso. Michael Schumacher looked to lose control of his car at the exit to Copse corner, losing him speed.Spurgeon Brad Brad Spurgeon 16 July 2001 Finn Wins at Silverstone; German Stuck on 50 : Hakkinen Revives To Stall Schumacher https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/16/style/IHT-finn-wins-at-silverstone-german-stuck-on-50-hakkinen-revives-to.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250103102130/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/16/style/IHT-finn-wins-at-silverstone-german-stuck-on-50-hakkinen-revives-to.html 3 January 2025 3 January 2025 International Herald Tribune This enabled Häkkinen to take the lead at Maggots turn at the beginning of lap five; Due to Schumacher's car setup difficulty, Häkkinen began to draw away from him at roughly two seconds each lap. Burti became the Grand Prix's fourth retirement when his engine failed on lap seven and spilt oil at Woodcote ciorner, leading the marshals to wave the red and yellow striped warning flag. He retired after stopping his car on the start-finish straight next to the pit lane barrier, with smoke billowing from it. As Häkkinen extended his lead, Montoya reduced the margin to Michael Schumacher to 1.6 seconds by lap 10. Villeneuve overtook Alesi into Stowe corner for tenth on lap 11. By lap 15, Montoya continued to close up to Michael Schumacher and slipstreamed past the Ferrari driver on the inside to take second place at the end of the start-finish straight, three laps later, heading into Stowe turn. Montoya pulled away from Michael Schumacher. By lap 20, Häkkinen led Montoya by 25.2 seconds, with Michael Schumacher 4.5 seconds behind. Barrichello was 10.9 seconds behind his teammate and was being chased down by Ralf Schumacher in fifth. Räikkönen had been battling Ralf Schumacher for fifth and was the first driver to make a pit stop on the next lap. He rejoined the race in tenth. The McLaren and Ferrari teams had contrasting strategies: the McLaren team planned a two-stop strategy, while the Ferrari team planned one pit stop. Ferrari suspected Häkkinen would be carrying a small load at the start of the race, whereas McLaren hoped Häkkinen would pass Michael Schumacher and delay him long enough for Coulthard to challenge him at the appropriate time. As he approached slower cars, Häkkinen was summoned to the pit lane by his team to make his first pit stop from the race lead on the same lap. He returned to the circuit behind Montoya but ahead of Michael Schumacher. Heidfeld also had a pit stop on the same lap, exiting in tenth. Montoya led the following three laps before making his first pit stop on lap 25, put under pressure by Häkkinen, who reclaimed the race lead. Montoya was stationary for 8.2 seconds and re-emerged in fifth, getting stuck behind the duel for third between Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher. With a clear road ahead, Häkkinen built his lead over Michael Schumacher to 10 seconds by lap 27 after setting two consecutive fastest laps. As Michael Schumacher burned off fuel and became lighter, Häkkinen was told that going as fast as he could was unnecessary. Montoya was held up further back by teammate Ralf Schumacher and Barrichello. Seven laps later, Williams team manager Dickie Stanford repeatedly asked Ralf Schumacher by radio and a switch sign on a pit board to let Montoya past. Ralf Schumacher did not let Montoya pass because he believed he was driving fast enough to overtake Barrichello, but was unable to do so. Montoya did not attempt to overtake Ralf Schumacher with an aggressive manoevure. Ralf Schumacher made his only pit stop on the 36th lap, allowing Montoya to battle Barrichello for third. His pit stop took two to three seconds longer than intended because his mechanics had difficulty extracting the refuelling nozzle from his car. Ralf Schumacher rejoined the circuit in sixth, just ahead of Heidfeld and Frentzen, as Räikkönen moved to fifth. On lap 36, Frentzen battled Heidfeld for sixth and attempted to pass him twice but failed because Ralf Schumacher delayed them. Two laps later, Ralf Schumacher's engine cut out, forcing him to retire at the side of the circuit at the exit of Bridge corner. thumb|right|upright|Mika Häkkinen (pictured in 2006) overtook Michael Schumacher on lap five and held the lead for most of the remainder of the race to secure his first victory since the 2000 Belgian Grand Prix. On lap 39, both Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher made pit stops, with Häkkinen keeping his lead and Schumacher emerging in fourth, dropping teammate Barrichello and Montoya in the duel for second at Becketts Corner. Montoya was unable to pass Barrichello, who was able to draw away due to a light fuel load. Three laps later, Montoya entered the pit lane for his second pit stop, lasting 10.9 seconds. Montoya's stop took two to three seconds longer than usual due to undershooting his pit box by 2 ft on, tyre installation troubles and fuel nozzle removal. Barrichello made his one and only pit stop on lap 43. The stop lasted 8.5 seconds and fell to third, ahead of Montoya, as he drove quickly on the lap of his pit stop. On that lap, Alonso, who was battling the Benetton drivers and Bernoldi for position,15 July 2001 Loose wheel dashed Minardi hopes http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/27874/loose-wheel-dashed-minardi-hopes/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104211/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/27874/loose-wheel-dashed-minardi-hopes/ 8 December 2015 2 January 2025 GPUpdate had his left-front wheel become detached from his Minardi without warning near the pit lane entry. The wheel rolled into a gravel trap before hitting a tyre wall at Woodcote corner, making his pit stop longer than intended.15 July 2001 Three-Wheeled Minardi Leaves Alonso Shocked http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/5005/.html 2 January 2025 AtlasF1 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035157/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/5005/.html dead Further back, Bernoldi and Fisichella completed their second pit stops, and both drivers exited the pit lane side-by-side, with Bernoldi slowing to prevent a collision and allowing Fisichella to pass. The stewards opted not to reprimand Bernoldi after consulting with Arrows team members.15 July 2001 Bernoldi Escapes Penalty after Pitlane Incident https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/5003/.html 2 January 2025 AtlasF1 2 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250102172742/https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/5003/.html live Irvine was the final driver to make a pit stops for fuel and tyres on lap 47. He returned to the circuit in ninth. At the end of the same lap, after the scheduled pit stops, Häkkinen led Michael Schumacher by 23.9 seconds, followed by Barrichello, Montoya, Räikkönen, and Heidfeld. Häkkinen continued to lap consistently faster than Michael Schumacher, stretching his lead to 33.6 seconds by the race's end on lap 60, despite slowing slightly on the final lap due to reliability concerns stemming from losing the 2001 Spanish earlier in the season.15 July 2001 Mika KO'd in title chase, despite win https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/mika-kod-in-title-chase-despite-win-4996547/4996547/ https://archive.today/20250209113320/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/mika-kod-in-title-chase-despite-win-4996547/4996547/ 9 February 2025 2 January 2025 Autosport It was his first victory since the 2000 Belgian Grand Prix and his 19th in Formula One. Michael Schumacher chose not to challenge Häkkinen, finishing second, 25.6 seconds ahead of teammate Barrichello in third. Montoya was the last driver on the lead lap in fourth, having fallen behind Barrichello on his final set of tyres. Räikkonen finished fifth, outperforming teammate Heidfeld, who earned the final championship point by finishing sixth. Frentzen had understeer and was seventh. Villeneuve and Irvine were eighth and ninth respectively. Verstappen was 10th with a failing engine and excess oversteer on his first set of tyres. Alesi finished 11th with a car that lacked grip. De lLa Rosa was 12th following a malfunctioning refuelling machine at his first pit stop. Fisichella was 13th with Bernoldi 14th. Button, 15th, had a power steering failure on lap 15 and Alonso was the final classified finisher in 16th.Eason Kevin 16 July 2001 Kevin Eason charts how the teams fared at Silverstone; Motor racing https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A76565801/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=f008c9d7 subscription 3 January 2025 The Times 2 Gale Academic OneFile Post-race The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and spoke to the media in a later press conference. Häkkinen said it felt "really good" to win the race after a challenging season thus far. He also stated that he hoped to win more races before the season ended, and that it was "very important" that he passed Michael Schumacher for the race lead since it would have been "difficult to get the distance and the gap" he needed for both of his pit stops.15 July 2001 Post-Race Press Conference – British GP http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/5000/.html 2 January 2025 AtlasF1 1 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901160037/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/5000/.html dead Michael Schumacher admitted that he had a "difficult day" driving a hard car, but commended Häkkinen for winning the Grand Prix. He also dismissed suggestions from Formula One analysts that he had traction control issues. Barrichello stated he was pleased with his third-place result and that Ferrari feared their tyres would not survive long on the track. He also felt it was the right decision to stay on the track longer than Montoya. Häkkinen's triumph was well received in the paddock, and the crowd congratulated him.Collings Timothy 15 July 2001 Rejuvenated Hakkinen Ends Personal Nightmare https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/5006/.html 3 January 2025 AtlasF1 3 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250103102130/https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/5006/.html live McLaren team principal Ron Dennis commented, "For half the race, we were trying to slow Mika's pace. You have to be careful because drivers tend to make mistakes when they back off but Mika drove brilliantly all day."Eason Kevin 16 July 2001 Hakkinen happy to discover the winning formula again; Motor racing https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A76565805/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=47b29917 subscription 3 January 2025 The Times 3 Gale Academic OneFile Ferrari sporting director Jean Todt acknowledged that a one-stop strategy was the incorrect one but he was also complimentary of Häkkinen, saying, "McLaren are strong and Mika is a great driver. I am pleased for him that he has a win. We have always known how good they are and never listened to what other people felt. We never under-estimated him."Allsop Derick 17 July 2001 Hakkinen win spurs Ferrari to rethink strategy https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-hakkinen-win-spurs-ferra/162156083/ 3 January 2025 The Independent 20 Newspapers.com thumb|left|upright|Jarno Trulli (pictured in 2009) called his collision with David Coulthard on the first lap of the Grand Prix "a racing incident". Coulthard apologised to his McLaren technicians for ruining his car, and they accepted his apology. He attributed blame to Trulli for their first lap collision, "I was ahead of Jarno and I thought I could hold the front line. Two into one does not go and I was in the lead so I think he should have backed off."15 July 2001 Coulthard Blames Trulli for First Lap Accident https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4991/.html 2 January 2025 AtlasF1 2 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250102153213/https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/4991/.html live Trulli labelled the collision a "racing incident" and said he provided Coulthard with as much room as he could, "I tried to get out of the way but there was nowhere to go. It was an accident. I will have a word with him later to clear the air." Dennis contended that Coulthard was ahead of Trulli, however Jordan team principal Eddie Jordan believed Coulthard should have pulled off and that the contact harmed Coulthard's chances of winning the world championship against Michael Schumacher.17 July 2001 Trulli should have backed off, says Head https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/trulli-should-have-backed-off-says-head-4996442/4996442/ https://archive.today/20250209113655/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/trulli-should-have-backed-off-says-head-4996442/4996442/ 9 February 2025 2 January 2025 Autosport Villeneuve apologised to his teammate Panis for their collision on the first lap, while Panis described it as "a racing incident and I think we will now try and forget about it."16 July 2001 Villeneuve says 'sorry' to Panis http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1441908.stm 2 January 2025 BBC Sport 10 January 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20030110194311/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1441908.stm live According to Williams technical director Patrick Head, Montoya would have finished third if his teammate Ralf Schumacher had let him pass when advised.Benson Andrew 15 July 2001 Williams blame Ralf http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1440494.stm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020807234030/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1440494.stm 7 August 2002 2 January 2025 BBC Sport Montoya claimed to be faster than Ralf Schumacher because both drivers were using different strategies and consulted with Williams about it, "They said: 'Ralf's trying to get past Rubens. Turn down your fuel mixture and take it easy." Ralf Schumacher said his team "had the right strategy and we could have been on the podium. This is a weekend to forget in terms of results, but we should also learn from this to try and improve our chances next year.15 July 2001 Ralf rues a weekend to forget https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ralf-rues-a-weekend-to-forget-4996508/4996508/ 2 January 2025 Autosport 2 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250102172741/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ralf-rues-a-weekend-to-forget-4996508/4996508/ live Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn said his team had "a fairly conservative strategy today, which was what we needed" since they were defending not attacking, adding, "Our strategy gave us less possibility to attack, but we did not feel that here at Silverstone we could afford to take more risks."15 July 2001 Brawn Explains Strategy Choice https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/5008/.html 2 January 2025 AtlasF1 2 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250102172741/https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jul/report.php/id/5008/.html live The race result increased Michael Schumacher's World Drivers' Championship lead to 37 championship points over second-placed Coulthard. Barrichello moved into third position with 34 championship points, demoting Ralf Schumacher to fourth with 31 championship points. Häkkinen's win lifted him from sixth to fifth in the championship standings with 19 championship points, however, he was mathematically eliminated from title contention because he trailed Michael Schumacher by 65 championship points and the remaining six Grands Prix could only award 60 championship points. Ferrari's lead over McLaren in the World Constructors' Championship remained at 52 championship points. Williams retained third with 46 championship points, Sauber fourth with 19, and Jordan fifth with 15. Race classification Drivers who scored championship points are denoted in bold. Pos Position No Car number Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Grid Final grid position Points 1 3 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes Bridgestone 60 1:25:33.770 2 10 2 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 60 +33.646 1 6 3 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Bridgestone 60 +59.281 6 4 4 6 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW Michelin 60 +1:08.772 8 3 5 17 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 59 +1 Lap 7 2 6 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 59 +1 Lap 9 1 7 11 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Honda Bridgestone 59 +1 Lap 5   8 10 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda Bridgestone 59 +1 Lap 12   9 18 UK Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 59 +1 Lap 15   10 14 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Arrows-Asiatech Bridgestone 58 +2 Laps 17   11 22 France Jean Alesi Prost-Acer Michelin 58 +2 Laps 14   12 19 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 58 +2 Laps 13   13 7 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Renault Michelin 58 +2 Laps 19   14 15 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Asiatech Bridgestone 58 +2 Laps 20   15 8 UK Jenson Button Benetton-Renault Michelin 58 +2 Laps 18   16 21 Spain Fernando Alonso Minardi-European Michelin 57 +3 Laps 21   Ret Retired 5 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW Michelin 36 Engine 10   Ret Retired 23 Brazil Luciano Burti Prost-Acer Michelin 6 Engine 16   Ret Retired 4 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Bridgestone 2 Suspension/Spun off 3   Ret Retired 12 Italy Jarno Trulli Jordan-Honda Bridgestone 0 Collision 4   Ret Retired 9 France Olivier Panis BAR-Honda Bridgestone 0 Collision 11   DNQ Did not qualify 20 Brazil Tarso Marques Minardi-European Michelin — 107% rule 22 —Sources:2001 British Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2001/44/ Formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20141028234452/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2001/44/ 28 October 2014 3 January 2025 Championship standings after the race full season standings 2001 Formula One World Championship#Results and standings Drivers' Championship standings +/– Championship positions gained, maintained or lost Pos Position Driver Points 10px 1 Germany Michael Schumacher 84 10px 2 UK David Coulthard 47 10px 1 3 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 34 10px 1 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher 31 10px 1 5 Finland Mika Häkkinen 19Sources:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 2001 – Championship StatsF1 14 March 2019 28 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181128054140/http://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx live Constructors' Championship standings +/– Championship positions gained, maintained or lost Pos Position Constructor Points 10px 1 Italy Ferrari 118 10px 2 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 66 10px 3 United Kingdom Williams-BMW 46 10px 4 Switzerland Sauber-Petronas 19 10px 5 Ireland Jordan-Honda 15Sources: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Notes References 30em British Grand Prix 2001 2001 French Grand Prix 2001 German Grand Prix 2000 British Grand Prix 2002 British Grand Prix British Grand Prix Category:British Grand Prix Grand Prix British Grand Prix