| 2001 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 12 of 17 in the 2001 Formula One World Championship
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 Hockenheimring (last modified in 1994) | |||||
| Race details[1][2][3] | |||||
| Date | 29 July 2001 | ||||
| Official name | Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2001 | ||||
| Location | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 6.825 km (4.240 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 45 laps, 307.125 km (190.838 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Partially cloudy, very hot, dry | ||||
| Attendance | 100,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Williams-BMW | ||||
| Time | 1:38.117 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | |||
| Time | 1:41.808 on lap 20 (lap record) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Williams-BMW | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | BAR-Honda | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2001 German Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2001)[5] was a Formula One motor race held on 29 July 2001 at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was the 12th round of the 2001 Formula One World Championship and the 63rd German Grand Prix. Williams driver Ralf Schumacher won the 45-lap race starting from second. Rubens Barrichello finished second for Ferrari with BAR driver Jacques Villeneuve third scoring his last F1 podium finish.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher led the World Drivers' Championship from David Coulthard of McLaren with Ferrari atop the World Constructors' Championship over McLaren. Juan Pablo Montoya began from pole position alongside Ralf Schumacher after recording the quickest qualifying lap. Michael Schumacher started fourth, behind Mika Häkkinen of McLaren. The race was marked by an airborne accident going into the first corner involving Michael Schumacher and Luciano Burti for Prost, which caused the track to be scattered with shreds of carbon fibre and the race restarted as a result. Both Williams drivers retained their positions at the end of the first lap, with Michael Schumacher passing Häkkinen for third. Over the course of the race, Montoya extended a considerable lead over Ralf Schumacher. Montoya lost the lead on lap 24 when an issue with a refuelling rig caused him to be stationary for more than 20 seconds. Ralf Schumacher thus inherited the lead and held it to achieve his third victory of the season.
As a consequence of the final race order, Michael Schumacher retained his points advantage in the World Drivers' Championship over second-placed Coulthard as both drivers retired from the Grand Prix. Ralf Schumacher moved ahead of Barrichello to take over third position. In the World Constructors' Championship, Ferrari with 124 points retained their lead, while Williams reduced the deficit to McLaren by ten points, with five races of the season remaining. This was the last Grand Prix to be held on the 6.825 km (4.241 mi) layout; the race would be held on a shorter reconfigured track starting in 2002.
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