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Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2001 · race

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2001 · race

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/673-race

Original reference ↗

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

Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2001 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours

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

2001 Formula 1 World Championship · round 10

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:33:35.636 · 72 laps · ferrari	10
2	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:33:46.035 · 72 laps · bmw	6
3	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:33:52.017 · 72 laps · ferrari	4
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:33:52.742 · 72 laps · mercedes	3
5	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:34:43.921 · 72 laps · honda	2
6	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	Time not recorded · 71 laps · petronas	1
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Sauber	Time not recorded · 71 laps · petronas	Unknown / not applicable
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	Time not recorded · 71 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
9	Olivier Panis	BAR	Time not recorded · 71 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
10	Luciano Burti	Prost	Time not recorded · 71 laps · acer	Unknown / not applicable
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Time not recorded · 71 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
12	Jean Alesi	Prost	Time not recorded · 70 laps · acer	Unknown / not applicable
13	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	Time not recorded · 70 laps · asiatech	Unknown / not applicable
14	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar	Time not recorded · 70 laps · cosworth	Unknown / not applicable
15	Tarso Marques	Minardi	Time not recorded · 69 laps · european	Unknown / not applicable
16	Jenson Button	Benetton	Fuel pressure · Time not recorded · 68 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
17	Fernando Alonso	Minardi	Engine · Time not recorded · 65 laps · european	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	Engine · Time not recorded · 54 laps · cosworth	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	Engine · Time not recorded · 52 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	Engine · Time not recorded · 17 laps · asiatech	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	Engine · Time not recorded · 5 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Gearbox · Time not recorded · mercedes	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:12.989 · 10 laps · bmw
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:12.999 · 12 laps · ferrari
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:13.186 · 12 laps · mercedes
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:13.268 · 12 laps · mercedes
5	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:13.310 · 12 laps · honda
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	1:13.625 · 12 laps · bmw
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:13.815 · 11 laps · honda
8	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:13.867 · 11 laps · ferrari
9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	1:14.095 · 12 laps · petronas
10	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:14.096 · 12 laps · honda
11	Olivier Panis	BAR	1:14.181 · 12 laps · honda
12	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:14.441 · 10 laps · cosworth
13	Kimi Räikkönen	Sauber	1:14.536 · 12 laps · petronas
14	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar	1:15.020 · 11 laps · cosworth
15	Luciano Burti	Prost	1:15.072 · 11 laps · acer
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:15.220 · 11 laps · renault
17	Jenson Button	Benetton	1:15.420 · 12 laps · renault
18	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:15.707 · 12 laps · asiatech
19	Jean Alesi	Prost	1:15.774 · 11 laps · acer
20	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	1:15.828 · 12 laps · asiatech
21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi	1:16.039 · 12 laps · european
22	Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:16.500 · 11 laps · european

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:12.989 · bmw
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:12.999 · ferrari
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:13.186 · mercedes
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:13.268 · mercedes
5	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	1:13.310 · honda
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	1:13.625 · bmw
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:13.815 · honda
8	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:13.867 · ferrari
9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	1:14.095 · petronas
10	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:14.096 · honda
11	Olivier Panis	BAR	1:14.181 · honda
12	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar	1:14.441 · cosworth
13	Kimi Räikkönen	Sauber	1:14.536 · petronas
14	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar	1:15.020 · cosworth
15	Luciano Burti	Prost	1:15.072 · acer
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:15.220 · renault
17	Jenson Button	Benetton	1:15.420 · renault
18	Jos Verstappen	Arrows	1:15.707 · asiatech
19	Jean Alesi	Prost	1:15.774 · acer
20	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows	1:15.828 · asiatech
21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi	1:16.039 · european
22	Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:16.500 · european

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	78
2	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	47
3	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	31
4	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	30
5	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
6	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
7	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
8	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
12	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
13	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
14	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
15	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
16	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
19	Ricardo Zonta	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
20	Luciano Burti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
21	Tarso Marques	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
22	Enrique Bernoldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
23	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	0
24	Gastón Mazzacane	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	David Coulthard	1	1:14.935
freePractice1Results	Eddie Irvine	2	1:15.133
freePractice1Results	Jacques Villeneuve	3	1:15.224
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	4	1:15.372
freePractice1Results	Ralf Schumacher	5	1:15.537
freePractice1Results	Juan Pablo Montoya	6	1:15.582
freePractice1Results	Michael Schumacher	7	1:15.810
freePractice1Results	Pedro de la Rosa	8	1:16.140
freePractice1Results	Jarno Trulli	9	1:16.187
freePractice1Results	Rubens Barrichello	10	1:16.325
freePractice1Results	Olivier Panis	11	1:16.364
freePractice1Results	Luciano Burti	12	1:16.455
freePractice1Results	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	13	1:16.868
freePractice1Results	Kimi Räikkönen	14	1:16.906
freePractice1Results	Nick Heidfeld	15	1:17.011
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	16	1:17.088
freePractice1Results	Jenson Button	17	1:17.172
freePractice1Results	Jos Verstappen	18	1:17.285
freePractice1Results	Enrique Bernoldi	19	1:17.527
freePractice1Results	Giancarlo Fisichella	20	1:17.566
freePractice1Results	Fernando Alonso	21	1:17.866
freePractice1Results	Tarso Marques	22	1:18.372
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	1	1:13.729
freePractice2Results	Ralf Schumacher	2	1:13.953
freePractice2Results	David Coulthard	3	1:13.972
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	4	1:14.295
freePractice2Results	Jarno Trulli	5	1:14.482
freePractice2Results	Rubens Barrichello	6	1:14.515
freePractice2Results	Juan Pablo Montoya	7	1:14.652
freePractice2Results	Nick Heidfeld	8	1:14.652
freePractice2Results	Eddie Irvine	9	1:14.824
freePractice2Results	Kimi Räikkönen	10	1:14.872
freePractice2Results	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	11	1:14.992
freePractice2Results	Jacques Villeneuve	12	1:15.061
freePractice2Results	Olivier Panis	13	1:15.122
freePractice2Results	Pedro de la Rosa	14	1:15.602
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	15	1:15.750
freePractice2Results	Jos Verstappen	16	1:15.829
freePractice2Results	Luciano Burti	17	1:15.846
freePractice2Results	Giancarlo Fisichella	18	1:15.873
freePractice2Results	Jenson Button	19	1:16.129
freePractice2Results	Enrique Bernoldi	20	1:16.177
freePractice2Results	Fernando Alonso	21	1:17.135
freePractice2Results	Tarso Marques	22	1:17.156
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	1	1:15.428
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	2	1:15.429
warmingUpResults	Rubens Barrichello	3	1:15.676
warmingUpResults	David Coulthard	4	1:15.780
warmingUpResults	Jarno Trulli	5	1:15.980
warmingUpResults	Kimi Räikkönen	6	1:16.136
warmingUpResults	Olivier Panis	7	1:16.184
warmingUpResults	Pedro de la Rosa	8	1:16.426
warmingUpResults	Nick Heidfeld	9	1:16.559
warmingUpResults	Eddie Irvine	10	1:16.567
warmingUpResults	Juan Pablo Montoya	11	1:16.735
warmingUpResults	Enrique Bernoldi	12	1:16.777
warmingUpResults	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	13	1:16.952
warmingUpResults	Jacques Villeneuve	14	1:17.073
warmingUpResults	Jos Verstappen	15	1:17.120
warmingUpResults	Luciano Burti	16	1:17.443
warmingUpResults	Ralf Schumacher	17	1:17.605
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	18	1:17.945
warmingUpResults	Giancarlo Fisichella	19	1:18.084
warmingUpResults	Jenson Button	20	1:18.431
warmingUpResults	Fernando Alonso	21	1:19.986
warmingUpResults	Tarso Marques	22	1:21.295

Recorded pit stops

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

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Kimi Räikkönen	1	15	27.236
Jenson Button	1	19	26.162
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	20	24.324
Rubens Barrichello	1	21	23.585
Nick Heidfeld	1	21	25.983
Jean Alesi	1	22	25.312
Olivier Panis	1	23	24.669
Ralf Schumacher	1	24	26.987
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	24	33.610
Michael Schumacher	1	25	24.167
Jarno Trulli	1	25	25.915
Luciano Burti	1	25	25.920
Jos Verstappen	1	25	47.249
David Coulthard	1	26	25.951
Tarso Marques	1	26	27.287
Eddie Irvine	1	27	25.938
Pedro de la Rosa	1	28	24.712
Juan Pablo Montoya	1	30	25.998
David Coulthard	2	32	26.880
Rubens Barrichello	2	36	24.747
Fernando Alonso	1	36	29.282
Kimi Räikkönen	2	40	27.375
Nick Heidfeld	2	42	27.435
Ralf Schumacher	2	44	25.412
Michael Schumacher	2	45	27.370
Pedro de la Rosa	2	43	27.237
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	44	26.796
Jenson Button	2	44	37.551
Olivier Panis	2	45	26.294
Jos Verstappen	2	45	26.028
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	46	25.460
Jarno Trulli	2	47	25.172
Jean Alesi	2	47	25.344
Eddie Irvine	2	48	26.660
Luciano Burti	2	48	26.035
Juan Pablo Montoya	2	50	25.459
David Coulthard	3	51	24.232
Tarso Marques	2	50	25.603
Rubens Barrichello	3	54	24.262