2001 Japanese Grand Prix

2001 Japanese Grand Prix

Race details
Race 17 of 17 in the 2001 Formula One season
Date	October 14, 2001
Official name	XXVII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.859 km
Distance	53 laps, 310.527 km
Weather	Dry
Pole Position
Driver	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:35.007
Fastest lap
Driver	Tobi Kederer	Jordan-Honda
Time	1:36.502
Podium
First	Tobi Kederer	Jordan-Honda
Second	Jack Hunsley	Jordan-Honda
Third	Aidan Keranen	McLaren-Mercedes

The 2001 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 14, 2001 at Suzuka. It was the 14th race of the 2001 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	14	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.007
2	1	Jack Hunsley	Jordan-Honda	1:35.338	+0.331
3	15	Aidan Keranen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.427	+0.420
4	2	Tobi Kederer	Jordan-Honda	1:35.534	+0.527
5	20	Milos Ancevski	Sauber-Petronas	1:35.556	+0.549
6	3	Lesley Buurlage	Williams-BMW	1:35.829	+0.822
7	4	Ben Utzer	Williams-BMW	1:35.935	+0.928
8	11	Tim Engberink	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:35.948	+0.941
9	9	Mane Goddard	Minardi-European	1:36.006	+0.999
10	6	Manolis Sigoulakis	Prost-Acer	1:36.077	+1.070
11	10	Pablo Diehl	Minardi-European	1:36.103	+1.096
12	18	Rui Martins	Arrows-Asiatech	1:36.193	+1.186
13	12	Tapio Rinneaho	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:36.201	+1.194
14	19	Donald Brugman	Arrows-Asiatech	1:36.375	+1.368
15	23	Takuma Ishikawa	BAR-Honda	1:36.466	+1.459
16	16	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Renault	1:36.487	+1.480
17	21	Daniel Harvey	Sauber-Petronas	1:36.610	+1.603
18	22	Andy Black	BAR-Honda	1:36.614	+1.607
19	7	Jimmy Laad	Ferrari	1:36.662	+1.655
20	17	Andy Graham	Benetton-Renault	1:36.785	+1.778
21	5	Josh Noack	Prost-Acer	1:36.824	+1.817
22	8	Harry Costello	Ferrari	1:37.066	+2.059

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Tobi Kederer	Jordan-Honda	53	1:26:59.244	4	10
2	1	Jack Hunsley	Jordan-Honda	53	+27.354	2	6
3	15	Aidan Keranen	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+1:12.797	3	4
4	9	Mane Goddard	Minardi-European	53	+1:13.397	9	3
5	4	Ben Utzer	Williams-BMW	53	+1:21.689	7	2
6	14	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+1:23.848	1	1
7	12	Tapio Rinneaho	Jaguar-Cosworth	53	+1:26.627	13
8	22	Andy Black	BAR-Honda	53	+1:29.961	18
9	6	Manolis Sigoulakis	Prost-Acer	53	+1:32.306	10
10	8	Harry Costello	Ferrari	53	+1:37.541	22
11	16	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Renault	52	+1 Lap	16
12	7	Jimmy Laad	Ferrari	52	+1 Lap	19
13	10	Pablo Diehl	Minardi-European	51	+2 Laps	11
Ret	11	Tim Engberink	Jaguar-Cosworth	46	Gearbox	8
Ret	23	Takuma Ishikawa	BAR-Honda	43	Didn't finish	15
Ret	20	Milos Ancevski	Sauber-Petronas	38	Puncture	5
Ret	18	Rui Martins	Arrows-Asiatech	33	Water leak	12
Ret	19	Donald Brugman	Arrows-Asiatech	24	Didn't finish	14
Ret	3	Lesley Buurlage	Williams-BMW	21	Didn't finish	6
Ret	17	Andy Graham	Benetton-Renault	17	Suspension	20
Ret	5	Josh Noack	Prost-Acer	3	Gearbox	21
Ret	21	Daniel Harvey	Sauber-Petronas	0	Didn't finish	17

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jack Hunsley 101 2 Milos Ancevski 75 3 Tobi Kederer 45 4 Tim Engberink 38 5 Pablo Diehl 30	Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Jordan-Honda 146 2 Sauber-Petronas 77 3 Minardi-European 51 4 Jaguar-Cosworth 49 5 Williams-BMW 39
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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