2001 Canadian Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of Canada 2001 was held on 10 June at the Circuit Gilles -Villeneuve in Montreal and was the eighth race of the Formula 1 season 2001.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
After the Monaco Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher led the drivers' championship with 12 points, ahead of David Coulthard and with 28 points ahead of Rubens Barrichello. Ferrari resulted in the constructors' championship with 32 points ahead of McLaren -Mercedes with 58 points ahead of Williams - BMW.
Ricardo Zonta replaced at Jordan Heinz- Harald Frentzen, who had an accident during the first free practice session, and thus returned to Formula 1.
With Michael Schumacher ( four times ), Mika Häkkinen and Jean Alesi ( once each ) were three former winners of this Grand Prix.
Training
In Friday's practice Häkkinen drove the fastest time. He was followed by his team-mate Coulthard and Eddie Irvine. The World Championship leader Michael Schumacher had to find in this training problems the right setup and drove only the elftschnellste time. Heinz -Harald Frentzen was injured in this training and was replaced for the rest of the weekend by Ricardo Zonta.
When training on Saturday Schumacher had his car set better and set the fastest time ahead of Coulthard and Hakkinen.
Qualifying
Michael Schumacher confirmed its performance in the second free practice session and secured the pole position. Second fastest was Ralf Schumacher before Coulthard.
Warm Up
When Warm Up Olivier Panis set the fastest time in front of Coulthard and Zonta.
Race
The race was marked by the battle of brothers Ralf against Michael Schumacher.
Michael Schumacher kept from the pole position starting the lead ahead of his younger brother. They both sat down on the rest of the field and took the win among themselves. Ralf Schumacher held various very large laps pressure on Michael. Especially on the straights, it was considerably more competitive, but could not pass despite several attempts. When Michael Schumacher was the first of the two turned into the box to his only pit stop, Ralf drove faster lap times than before the start. Michael, who came back to the track in second position, was not able to make up for the lead of his brother again, so Ralf leadership claimed after his pit stop to finish and thus import his second win of the season.
Behind the Schumacher brothers was Mika Hakkinen third. It was Häkkinen's first podium finish of the season. Kimi Raikkonen, Jean Alesi and Pedro de la Rosa completed the points. Only nine drivers saw the checkered flag, eleven counted.
Message list
Classifications
Qualifying
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 10, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).