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2001 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix · qualifying

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: 2001 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix · qualifying

PROVENANCE

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/665-qualifying

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

2001 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix · Sepang International Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2001 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:47:34.801 · 55 laps · ferrari	10
2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:47:58.461 · 55 laps · ferrari	6
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:48:03.356 · 55 laps · mercedes	4
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:48:21.344 · 55 laps · honda	3
5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:48:23.034 · 55 laps · bmw	2
6	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:48:23.407 · 55 laps · mercedes	1
7	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:48:56.361 · 55 laps · asiatech	Unknown / not applicable
8	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	Time not recorded · 54 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
9	Jean Alesi	Prost	Time not recorded · 54 laps · acer	Unknown / not applicable
10	Luciano Burti	Jaguar	Time not recorded · 54 laps · cosworth	Unknown / not applicable
11	Jenson Button	Benetton	Time not recorded · 53 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
12	Gastón Mazzacane	Prost	Time not recorded · 53 laps · acer	Unknown / not applicable
13	Fernando Alonso	Minardi	Time not recorded · 52 laps · european	Unknown / not applicable
14	Tarso Marques	Minardi	Time not recorded · 51 laps · european	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Fuel pressure · Time not recorded · 31 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	Spun off · Time not recorded · 3 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	Spun off · Time not recorded · 3 laps · petronas	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	Spun off · Time not recorded · 3 laps · asiatech	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	Spun off · Time not recorded · 3 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	Water leak · Time not recorded · 3 laps · cosworth	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Olivier Panis	BAR	Engine · Time not recorded · 1 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Kimi Räikkönen	Sauber	Driveshaft · Time not recorded · 0 laps · petronas	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:35.220 · 12 laps · ferrari
2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:35.319 · 12 laps · ferrari
3	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:35.511 · 12 laps · bmw
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:36.040 · 11 laps · mercedes
5	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:36.180 · 11 laps · honda
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	1:36.218 · 11 laps · bmw
7	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:36.397 · 12 laps · honda
8	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:36.417 · 12 laps · mercedes
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:36.578 · 11 laps · honda
10	Olivier Panis	BAR	1:36.681 · 12 laps · honda
11	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	1:36.913 · 12 laps · petronas
12	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:37.140 · 12 laps · cosworth
13	Jean Alesi	Prost	1:37.406 · 12 laps · acer
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Sauber	1:37.728 · 9 laps · petronas
15	Luciano Burti	Jaguar	1:38.035 · 12 laps · cosworth
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:38.086 · 7 laps · renault
17	Jenson Button	Benetton	1:38.258 · 12 laps · renault
18	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:38.509 · 12 laps · asiatech
19	Gastón Mazzacane	Prost	1:39.006 · 12 laps · acer
20	Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:39.714 · 12 laps · european
21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi	1:40.249 · 11 laps · european
22	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	Time not recorded · asiatech

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:35.220 · ferrari
2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:35.319 · ferrari
3	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:35.511 · bmw
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:36.040 · mercedes
5	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:36.180 · honda
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	1:36.218 · bmw
7	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:36.397 · honda
8	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:36.417 · mercedes
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:36.578 · honda
10	Olivier Panis	BAR	1:36.681 · honda
11	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	1:36.913 · petronas
12	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:37.140 · cosworth
13	Jean Alesi	Prost	1:37.406 · acer
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Sauber	1:37.728 · petronas
15	Luciano Burti	Jaguar	1:38.035 · cosworth
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:38.086 · renault
17	Jenson Button	Benetton	1:38.258 · renault
18	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:38.509 · asiatech
19	Gastón Mazzacane	Prost	1:39.006 · acer
20	Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:39.714 · european
21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi	1:40.249 · european
22	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	Time not recorded · asiatech

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	20
2	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
2	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
5	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
6	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
7	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
9	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
10	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
11	Luciano Burti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
12	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
13	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
14	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
15	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
16	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
17	Gastón Mazzacane	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
19	Tarso Marques	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

Session	Driver	Position	Time
freePractice1Results	Jarno Trulli	1	1:38.846
freePractice1Results	Michael Schumacher	2	1:38.929
freePractice1Results	Rubens Barrichello	3	1:38.931
freePractice1Results	David Coulthard	4	1:39.300
freePractice1Results	Eddie Irvine	5	1:39.520
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	6	1:39.861
freePractice1Results	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	7	1:40.197
freePractice1Results	Luciano Burti	8	1:40.211
freePractice1Results	Olivier Panis	9	1:40.229
freePractice1Results	Ralf Schumacher	10	1:40.617
freePractice1Results	Jacques Villeneuve	11	1:41.003
freePractice1Results	Nick Heidfeld	12	1:41.027
freePractice1Results	Giancarlo Fisichella	13	1:41.375
freePractice1Results	Kimi Räikkönen	14	1:41.592
freePractice1Results	Jos Verstappen	15	1:41.794
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	16	1:41.834
freePractice1Results	Jenson Button	17	1:42.214
freePractice1Results	Enrique Bernoldi	18	1:42.541
freePractice1Results	Gastón Mazzacane	19	1:42.563
freePractice1Results	Tarso Marques	20	1:42.872
freePractice1Results	Fernando Alonso	21	1:43.107
freePractice1Results	Juan Pablo Montoya	22	2:13.188
freePractice2Results	Rubens Barrichello	1	1:36.188
freePractice2Results	Ralf Schumacher	2	1:36.475
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	3	1:36.519
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	4	1:36.548
freePractice2Results	David Coulthard	5	1:36.814
freePractice2Results	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6	1:37.030
freePractice2Results	Jarno Trulli	7	1:37.231
freePractice2Results	Eddie Irvine	8	1:37.360
freePractice2Results	Olivier Panis	9	1:37.391
freePractice2Results	Kimi Räikkönen	10	1:37.428
freePractice2Results	Nick Heidfeld	11	1:37.459
freePractice2Results	Jacques Villeneuve	12	1:37.463
freePractice2Results	Juan Pablo Montoya	13	1:37.502
freePractice2Results	Luciano Burti	14	1:37.636
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	15	1:38.130
freePractice2Results	Giancarlo Fisichella	16	1:38.548
freePractice2Results	Jenson Button	17	1:38.712
freePractice2Results	Enrique Bernoldi	18	1:38.958
freePractice2Results	Jos Verstappen	19	1:39.401
freePractice2Results	Gastón Mazzacane	20	1:39.651
freePractice2Results	Fernando Alonso	21	1:39.956
freePractice2Results	Tarso Marques	22	1:40.171
warmingUpResults	Rubens Barrichello	1	1:49.763
warmingUpResults	David Coulthard	2	1:50.846
warmingUpResults	Jarno Trulli	3	1:51.046
warmingUpResults	Kimi Räikkönen	4	1:51.265
warmingUpResults	Jos Verstappen	5	1:51.508
warmingUpResults	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6	1:52.061
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	7	1:52.316
warmingUpResults	Nick Heidfeld	8	1:53.352
warmingUpResults	Olivier Panis	9	1:53.470
warmingUpResults	Jacques Villeneuve	10	1:53.482
warmingUpResults	Ralf Schumacher	11	1:55.109
warmingUpResults	Juan Pablo Montoya	12	1:55.278
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	13	1:57.064
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	14	1:57.832
warmingUpResults	Eddie Irvine	15	1:58.322
warmingUpResults	Gastón Mazzacane	16	1:58.416
warmingUpResults	Giancarlo Fisichella	17	1:58.656
warmingUpResults	Luciano Burti	18	2:01.120
warmingUpResults	Enrique Bernoldi	19	2:01.630
warmingUpResults	Fernando Alonso	20	2:01.771
warmingUpResults	Tarso Marques	21	2:04.349
warmingUpResults	Jenson Button	22	2:07.047

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Fernando Alonso	1	2	39.001
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	3	43.577
Jenson Button	1	3	59.284
Luciano Burti	1	3	1:06.372
Tarso Marques	1	3	1:03.839
Fernando Alonso	2	3	1:00.158
David Coulthard	1	4	41.086
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	4	42.702
Rubens Barrichello	1	4	1:45.847
Michael Schumacher	1	4	1:56.461
Jos Verstappen	1	4	47.236
Jarno Trulli	1	4	50.046
Mika Häkkinen	1	4	44.016
Jean Alesi	1	4	45.491
Ralf Schumacher	1	4	1:06.195
Gastón Mazzacane	1	4	50.040
Mika Häkkinen	2	18	33.462
Ralf Schumacher	2	18	36.772
Fernando Alonso	3	18	36.712
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	20	41.128
Rubens Barrichello	2	21	40.343
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	21	35.394
Jos Verstappen	2	22	34.323
Jarno Trulli	2	23	33.459
Luciano Burti	2	23	45.131
Jean Alesi	2	23	35.348
Jenson Button	2	23	38.802
Gastón Mazzacane	2	24	46.699
David Coulthard	2	25	35.080
Michael Schumacher	2	30	39.158
Tarso Marques	2	28	58.899
Fernando Alonso	4	31	36.444
Gastón Mazzacane	3	34	38.753
Ralf Schumacher	3	38	34.925
Jarno Trulli	3	39	35.076
Mika Häkkinen	3	40	34.383
Rubens Barrichello	3	41	34.462
Fernando Alonso	5	40	36.593
Jos Verstappen	3	43	33.263