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Results from the 2001 Formula One 'Japanese Grand Prix' held at Suzuka on October 14, 2001.

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Classification

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Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	'Michael Schumacher'	'Ferrari'	53	1:27:33.298	1	'10'
2	6	'Juan Pablo Montoya'	'Williams-BMW'	53	+3.154	2	'6'
3	4	'David Coulthard'	'McLaren-Mercedes'	53	+23.262	7	'4'
4	3	'Mika Häkkinen'	'McLaren-Mercedes'	53	+35.539	5	'3'
5	2	'Rubens Barrichello'	'Ferrari'	53	+36.544	4	'2'
6	5	'Ralf Schumacher'	'Williams-BMW'	53	+37.122	3	'1'
7	8	Jenson Button	Benetton-Renault	53	+1:37.102	9
8	11	Jarno Trulli	Jordan-Honda	52	+1 Lap	8
9	16	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	52	+1 Lap	10
10	10	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Honda	52	+1 Lap	14
11	21	Fernando Alonso	Minardi-European	52	+1 Lap	18
12	22	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Prost-Acer	52	+1 Lap	15
13	9	Olivier Panis	BAR-Honda	51	+2 Laps	17
14	15	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows-Asiatech	51	+2 Laps	20
15	14	Jos Verstappen	Arrows-Asiatech	51	+2 Laps	21
16	20	Alex Yoong	Minardi-European	50	+3 Laps	22
17	7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Renault	47	Gearbox	6
Ret	19	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar-Cosworth	45	Oil Leak	16
Ret	23	Tomáš Enge	Prost-Acer	42	Brakes	19
Ret	18	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar-Cosworth	24	Fuel Rig	13
Ret	17	Kimi Räikkönen	Sauber-Petronas	5	Collision	12
Ret	12	Jean Alesi	Jordan-Honda	5	Collision	11

Notes

★ Fastest Lap: Ralf Schumacher 1m 36.944s

★ Enrique Bernoldi and Alex Yoong started this race from the pit lane.

★ This was Mika Häkkinen's, Jean Alesi's and Tomáš Enge's last race in Formula One.

★ Mika Häkkinen and Jean Alesi retired from Formula One after this race.

★ Jos Verstappen, Tomáš Enge and Fernando Alonso did not return to F1 in 2002.

★ Jos Verstappen and Fernando Alonso returned to F1 in 2003 with different teams.

★ There were only 5 drivers did not return to F1 in 2002.

★ Jean Alesi's last race ended in a large accident with Kimi Räikkönen. This resulted in Alesi's only retirement of the season.

★ This race saw Kimi Räikkönen racing for Sauber team for the last time, he would move to McLaren the following year until 2006.

★ This race saw Giancarlo Fisichella's last race for the Benetton team, he would move to the Jordan team from 2002 to 2003.

★ This race also saw Jarno Trulli's last race for the Jordan team, he would move to the Renault team until 2004.

★ This was the last race for the Prost and Benetton teams; Prost went bankrupt and closed down after this race; Benetton was renamed as Renault for 2002.

★ That means Giancarlo Fisichella and Jarno Trulli swap teams between 2001 and 2002.

★ This was also the last time that the McLaren team raced with Bridgestone tyres until all teams used Bridgestone in 2007; they switched to Michelin tyres from 2002 to 2006.