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2001 Spanish Grand Prix

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2001 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 5 of 17 in the 2001 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1][2]
Date 29 April 2001
Official name XLIII Gran Premio Marlboro de Espana
Location Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.730 km (2.939 miles)
Distance 65 laps, 307.323 km (190.962 miles)
Weather Overcast, Mild, Dry, Air Temp: 18°C
Attendance 91,000
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:18.201
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:21.151 on lap 25
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Williams-BMW
Third
BAR-Honda
Lap leaders

The 2001 Spanish Grand Prix (formally the XLIII Gran Premio Marlboro de Espana) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 April 2001 at the Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain. It was the fifth round of the 2001 Formula One World Championship. The 65-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari car after starting from pole position. Juan Pablo Montoya finished second driving a Williams car with Jacques Villeneuve third for the BAR team.

The race was Schumacher's third win of the season, and the result that he led the Drivers' Championship, eight points ahead of Coulthard and twenty-two ahead of Rubens Barrichello. Ferrari extended their lead in the Constructors' Championship, eighteen points ahead of McLaren, and thirty-two ahead of Williams, with 12 races of the season remaining.

This race marked the return of electronic driver aids, which were made legal and reintroduced by the FIA at this race, and this event marked the first time since the 1993 Australian Grand Prix in which the use of traction control, launch control, and fully-automatic gearboxes were all permitted. Formula One cars would not race without these systems again until the 2004 and 2008 Australian Grand Prix, respectively.[3][4][5][6]

Background

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The 2001 Spanish Grand Prix was the fifth of seventeen Formula One races in the 2001 Formula One World Championship, held on 29 April 2001, at the 4.730 km (2.939 mi) clockwise Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain,[1][2] the 11th Spanish Grand Prix to occur at the track.[7] Before the race, Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher and McLaren driver David Coulthard were tied for the lead of the World Drivers' Championship with 26 points each. Behind the two drivers, Rubens Barrichello was third on 14 points in the other Ferrari, with Williams's Ralf Schumacher and Sauber's Nick Heidfeld with 12 and 7 points respectively.[8] Ferrari led the World Constructors' Championship with 40 points and McLaren were second with 30 points. Williams were third with 12 points.[8]

Two months before the start of the Grand Prix weekend, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; Formula One's governing body) and all the teams agreed to legalise electronic driver aids such as traction control, fully-automatic gearboxes, and launch control from the Spanish Grand Prix to end long-standing rumours of cheating by teams in Formula One, because of the extreme difficulty of policing such systems and to clarify which electronic systems were legal.[9][10] These systems were previously banned by the FIA at the end of 1993 over worries that driver ability was being diminished by technology.[10][11] Several drivers expressed their displeasure with the reintroduction of the systems but engineers and manufacturers noted that it gave them the chance to demonstrate their technical skills.[11] Drivers tested the new systems as they exited the pit lane during free practice.[12]

Following the San Marino Grand Prix on 15 April, all the teams tested aerodynamics, electronic driver aids, engines, mechanical car components and tyres at various European racing circuits to prepare for the Spanish Grand Prix.[13][14][15] The British-based teams of Benetton, British American Racing (BAR), Jaguar, Jordan, McLaren and Williams and the Paris-based Prost team tested at England's Silverstone Circuit from 17 to 19 April.[13][16][17] Jordan's Heinz-Harald Frentzen set the fastest lap time on the first day,[15] while McLaren's Mika Häkkinen topped the second and third (and final) day's running.[17][18] Sauber, Ferrari and Minardi tested at Italy's Mugello Circuit between 18 and 20 April.[14][19][20] Luca Badoer, Ferrari's test driver, topped the first day's running,[19] while Michael Schumacher was fastest on the second and final days of testing.[21][20] Arrows conducted private straight-line speed aerodynamic testing with former Indy Lights driver Jonny Kane and then with regular driver Jos Verstappen for two days at Italy's Vairiano Circuit. They were joined by Sauber's Kimi Räikkönen.[13][14] Badoer and Barrichello shook down several Ferraris that would be driven in Spain at the team's private testing facility, the Fiorano Circuit.[22][23][24]

Häkkinen had scored four points in the season's first four races but hoped to extend his winning streak in Spain to four successive victories, adding, "No one is too far ahead and there are still plenty of points to be scored. I hope my championship starts here."[25] His teammate Coulthard said he would be prepared for the race,[26] but was aware of Häkkinen's performance at the circuit and that a victory by the latter would return him to championship contention.[27] Following two sub-par races, Michael Schumacher said he was not concerned after his retirement from the San Marino Grand Prix but believed his team could return to competitiveness and win in Spain.[28] Williams' Juan Pablo Montoya thought it would be a challenging Grand Prix because of the pace of his car in recent tests at the circuit, saying, "I am sure when we get there we will figure it out and hopefully be competitive. It will be quite interesting. For me I am really looking forward to getting to the end of a race to score some points."[6]

There were eleven teams (each representing a different constructor) with two drivers each for the Grand Prix, with two changes from the season entry list.[29] Having been in one of the two Jaguars since the start of the season, Luciano Burti was released from the team and replaced by their test driver Pedro de la Rosa. The second driver change was Burti moving to Prost, replacing Gastón Mazzacane, who was sacked by Prost because he breached a performance clause in his contract after being off the pace of his teammate Jean Alesi.[30][31] Prost attempted to replace Mazzacane with Jordan test driver Ricardo Zonta, among others, but they did not want to join an smaller team.[31]

Some teams did not introduce certain electronic driver aids to their cars for mainly concerns about reliability and there was less focus on cooling the brakes.[32][33]: 538–539  Teams protested the legality of the Williams FW23's diffuser after they learnt of it but it had been declared legal by FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer.[33]: 538–539 [34] Ferrari incorporated temperature sensors inside the F2001's wheels to monitor their temperatures and used the same front wing as in the San Marino Grand Prix. McLaren installed smaller and cleaner front brake ducts for qualifying and the race to cool the brake disc and the caliper. Sauber continued to lack power steering on their C20 cars because they were deemed too unreliable in testing. BAR tried exhausts with an upward exit on both Olivier Panis and Jacques Villeneuve's 003 cars along with a triangular fin behind the front wheels and the front wing had small gurney flaps added to it. Jaguar again installed a revised front wing as seen at Imola. Arrows's spare car had a new front suspension, different steering positions for better geometry and to lighten the steering and new front wing endplates incorporating horizontal flip-up winglets. Benetton, Minardi, Prost and Williams made no external changes to their cars.[33]: 538–539 

Practice

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David Coulthard, who qualified third, despite suffering from car balance issues (picture taken in 2007, while driving at Red Bull Racing)

The race was preceded by four practice sessions, two one-hour sessions on Friday and two 45-minute sessions on Saturday.[35]: 220–221  Both of the Friday sessions saw the fastest lap times set early in their respective one-hour periods,[36] and the abrasive track surface meant tyre wear was high.[37] The first practice session took place in the morning in dry and sunny conditions,[38] and drivers reported low grip, excess oversteer and teams adjusted their traction control systems.[39]

Coulthard was fastest in the first session with a lap of 1:20.107, half a second faster than Barrichello. Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher, Häkkinen and Panis, Montoya, Jordan's Jarno Trulli and his teammate Frentzen and Heidfeld rounded out the top ten.[39][40] Montoya spun his car on the entry to turn seven after locking his front-left wheel. Frentzen lost control of his vehicle's rear, went off into the turn seven gravel trap and crashed into the tyre barrier.[38][39][40] Villeneuve's pulled over to the side of the pit lane exit with flames emitting from his car due to an engine failure possibly caused by an electronic driver aid while performing a standing start with ten minutes to go.[33]: 240 [37][38][41] Jaguar's Eddie Irvine missed most of the session with two hydraulic gearbox leaks.[41][42]

It continued to be sunny and dry for the second practice session held later in the afternoon.[43] Coulthard went faster than he did in the first session and was quickest with a time of 1:20.107,[44] ahead of Irvine, Barrichello, Panis, Michael Schumacher and Häkkinen, who were within a second of Coulthard's time, De La Rosa, Ralf Schumacher, Villeneuve and Trulli.[36][45] Minardi's Tarso Marques had his brakes lock and he spun into the gravel 20 minutes in.[33]: 370  Montoya stopped his car at the side of the circuit in turn four because his engine failed for unknown reasons.[42][44][45] Häkkinen nearly understeered at turn ten early in the session spun at the uphill turn 11 late on but he continued driving.[42][44]

The third practice session to setup cars for qualifying was held in sunny and cool conditions on Saturday morning.[46] Michael Schumacher was quickest in the third practice session with a time of 1:18.634; Häkkinen was second fastest despite locking his tyres and going off into the turn one before returning to the race track gravel trap en route to the pit lane late in the session.[46][47][48] Coulthard, Barrichello, Trulli, Frentzen, Heidfeld, Räikkönen, Ralf Schumacher and Panis followed in positions three to ten.[47][48]

Michael Schumacher failed to lap faster in the final session later in the morning but remained fastest overall,[49] four hundredths of a second faster than teammate Barrichello in second. Coulthard, Räikkönen, Heidfeld, Trulli, Panis, Häkkinen, Ralf Schumacher and Villeneuve rounded out the top ten.[50] After ten minutes,[51] De La Rosa was in the pit lane straight on his speed limiter when his Jaguar unexpectedly veered to the right and into the barrier at the pit lane exit due to a power steering failure, removing the front-right wheel.[49][52] De La Rosa's car was stranded,[51] but he was unhurt in the accident.[50][53]

Qualifying

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Each driver was limited to twelve laps during Saturday's one-hour qualifying session, with the starting order determined by their fastest laps. The 107% rule was in force during this session, which required each driver to set a time within 107% of the fastest lap to qualify for the race.[35]: 220–221  Conditions were sunny but breezy for qualifying.[54] Michael Schumacher added more downforce to his Ferrari and completed eight of his twelve allocated laps.[33]: 110  He clinched his fourth pole position out of five races in the 2001 season and the 36th of his career with a time of 1:18.201,[55] a new track lap record he set with 15 minutes remaining.[54] Häkkinen switched off traction control to limit understeer and his fastest lap set late in qualifying put him 0.085 seconds behind Michael Schumacher in second.[33]: 136 [54][56] Coulthard qualified third, having been demoted from second by his teammate Häkkinen and could not lap faster due to car balance issues and Heidfeld bulking his last run.[52][56] Barrichello qualified fourth, half a second behind Michael Schumacher with the exact same time he set during Saturday's practice sessions,[54] having battled both McLaren drivers for time during the late stages of qualifying.[57] Ralf Schumacher qualified the highest-placed Michelin-shod car in fifth.[56] The Jordan team used the soft Bridgestone tyre compounds and their drivers Trulli and Frentzen qualified sixth and eighth.[33]: 214  Trulli encountered slower cars on his fastest lap and Frentzen improved on each of his laps despite losing time in the final sector.[58] Villeneuve, seventh, spun off into the gravel trap because his rear brakes were not attached and continued to have a minor brake issue for the rest of qualifying.[33]: 240 [52] The Sauber duo of Räikkönen and Heidfeld were ninth and tenth.[56] Räikkönen regretted not altering his car from its setup in practice while Heidfeld drove the spare C20 car that was setup for his teammate after a driveshaft problem with his race car while on an installation lap for his opening run.[33]: 188 [52]

Panis in 11th was the fastest driver to not qualify in the top ten after he was impeded by De La Rosa and Barrichello on two separate runs and the presence of other cars around him prevented him from setting another fast lap. Montoya lost time when Verstappen spun ahead of him and was slowed by other drivers, leaving him 12th.[52][58] Irvine slipstreamed pole sitter Michael Schumacher on the pit lane straight to allow him to increase his car's speed and qualify 13th.[33]: 292 [56] Burti, in his first Formula One qualifying session for Prost,[57] took 14th after his car's balance was affected by the wind and made it difficult to record a fast lap.[33]: 310 [58] His teammate Alesi had trouble finding the balance and pace in his car and qualified 15th.[33]: 310  Arrows teammates Enrique Bernoldi and Verstappen secured 16th and 17th for the third consecutive race. Bernoldi did not make significant changes to his car's setup and experienced a minor loss of car control.[33]: 344  Verstappen spun into the turn four gravel trap during his third run because of a long brake pedal and sustained undertray damage.[33]: 344 [57][58] Fernando Alonso was the faster Minardi driver in 18th after had his engine changed because it failed owing to an oil system issue in the morning practice.[52][58] Benetton's Giancarlo Fisichella secured 19th after his final runs were affected by slower cars. De La Rosa qualified 20th due to rear brake issues on his final run driving the spare Jaguar R2 that was setup for his teammate Irvine because his race car was being repaired.[33]: 266, 292 [52] Jenson Button, nursing a shoulder injury,[59] was the slower Benetton driver in 21st because car setup changes made late in qualifying took longer than anticipated and he missed his final run.[33]: 266 [52] Marques completed the starting order in 22nd. He failed to locate a decent chassis balance because of excess oversteer in certain corners and he lost a large amount of time approaching a slower car on his final run in which he almost spun.[33]: 370 [58]

Qualifying classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Lap Gap
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:18.201 —
2 3 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.286 +0.085
3 4 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.635 +0.434
4 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:18.674 +0.473
5 5 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:19.016 +0.815
6 12 Italy Jarno Trulli Jordan-Honda 1:19.093 +0.892
7 10 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:19.122 +0.921
8 11 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Honda 1:19.150 +0.949
9 17 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Sauber-Petronas 1:19.229 +1.028
10 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:19.232 +1.031
11 9 France Olivier Panis BAR-Honda 1:19.479 +1.278
12 6 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:19.660 +1.459
13 18 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 1:20.326 +2.125
14 23 Brazil Luciano Burti Prost-Acer 1:20.585 +2.384
15 22 France Jean Alesi Prost-Acer 1:20.601 +2.400
16 15 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Asiatech 1:20.696 +2.495
17 14 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Arrows-Asiatech 1:20.737 +2.536
18 21 Spain Fernando Alonso Minardi-European 1:21.037 +2.837
19 7 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Renault 1:21.065 +2.864
20 19 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth 1:21.338 +3.137
21 8 United Kingdom Jenson Button Benetton-Renault 1:21.916 +3.715
22 20 Brazil Tarso Marques Minardi-European 1:22.522 +4.321
107% time: 1:23.675
Source:[60]

Warm-up

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The drivers took to the track at 09:30 (GMT +1) for a 30-minute warm-up session.[35]: 220–221  Both Ferrari cars maintained their good pace from qualifying; Michael Schumacher had the fastest time of 1:20.680. Barrichello was fourth in the other Ferrari car; Häkkinen and Coulthard split them for second and third positions respectively, despite the latter's car suffering from an engine failure. Frentzen and Panis rounded out the top six with identical lap times.

Race

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Michael Schumacher (pictured in 2005) benefited from problems that afflicted Mika Häkkinen to take his third win of the 2001 season

The conditions were dry and overcast for the race with the air temperature 18 °C (64 °F) and the track temperature 19 °C (66 °F).[61][62] The race started at 14:00 local time.[61] Coulthard stalled his car at the start of the parade lap, forcing him to start at the back of the grid. Michael Schumacher made a good start, retaining his first position; Häkkinen behind him maintained his second position.[63] Frentzen, from eighth, made a poor start losing fourteen places.[61] Coulthard sustained damage to his front wing in a minor collision, resulting in a pitstop.[64] At the completion of the first lap, Michael Schumacher led from Häkkinen, Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher, Trulli, Montoya, Villeneuve, Heidfeld, Eddie Irvine, Räikkönen, Panis, Jos Verstappen, Jean Alesi, Burti, Fisichella, Fernando Alonso, Pedro de la Rosa, Frentzen, Jenson Button, Tarso Marques, Enrique Bernoldi and Coulthard.[65]

Michael Schumacher and Häkkinen gradually began to pull away from Barrichello. On lap 3, Panis overtook Räikkönen for 10th position and Alonso dropped to 16th position having been overtaken by de la Rosa and Frentzen. As the race progressed, Michael Schumacher began to open a small lead over Häkkinen. On lap 6, Frentzen attempted to overtake de la Rosa around turn 10 for 16th position, with both retiring from the race, as a result of a collision between both drivers.[63]

In the closing laps, Häkkinen increased his lead over Michael Schumacher to over 40 seconds, and it appeared that the McLaren driver would win the race comfortably. However, as Häkkinen started the final lap, his engine failed without warning, and was forced to coast around the circuit before pulling off at turn seven.[63] Michael Schumacher was thus promoted into the lead, which he held to take his third victory of the season in a time of 1'31:03.305, at an average speed of 125.832 miles per hour (202.507 km/h). Montoya likewise claimed the first Formula One podium of his career, with second position. Villeneuve took the final place on the podium. Trulli managed to fend off Coulthard for fourth position, with Heidfeld completing the points scoring positions in sixth. Panis and Räikkönen finished seventh and eighth respectively. Despite not finishing the race, Häkkinen was classified ninth. The lapped cars of Alesi, Burti, Verstappen, Alonso, Fisichella, Button and Marques were the last of the finishing drivers.[61]

Post-race

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The top three drivers appeared on the podium and in the subsequent press conference. Although Michael Schumacher was pleased with his race performance, he expressed sympathy over Häkkinen's retirement. After the race he said, "I simply said sorry and I wanted to apologise. It belongs to him to be sitting here, he hasn't made any mistakes and sometimes racing is hard but to some degree that's the way racing is. It's a shame for him it happened so short before the end, if it happens sometimes 20 laps in the race it's less hard to take but this way must be very shocking for him".[66]

McLaren team principal Ron Dennis said Coulthard's stall on the parade lap was caused by a computer glitch. He also stated that Coulthard was not to blame for the incident, despite initial criticism of the Scot, due to a lack of information regarding the problem.[67] Dennis also revealed the cause of Hakkinen's engine failure which was down to an hydraulic leak, leading to the clutch failing to operate.[68]

The race result left Michael Schumacher leading the Drivers' Championship with 36 points. Coulthard was second on 28 points, fourteen points ahead of Barrichello and sixteen ahead of Ralf Schumacher.[8] In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari extended their lead with 50 points, McLaren maintained second with 32 points, with Williams maintaining third with 18 points, with 12 races of the season remaining.[8]

Race classification

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Drivers who scored championship points are denoted in bold.

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 65 1:31:03.305 1 10
2 6 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 65 +40.738 12 6
3 10 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 65 +49.626 7 4
4 12 Italy Jarno Trulli Jordan-Honda 65 +51.253 6 3
5 4 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 65 +51.616 3 2
6 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 65 +1:01.893 10 1
7 9 France Olivier Panis BAR-Honda 65 +1:04.977 11  
8 17 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Sauber-Petronas 65 +1:19.808 9  
9 3 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 64 Clutch/Engine 2  
10 22 France Jean Alesi Prost-Acer 64 +1 Lap 15  
11 23 Brazil Luciano Burti Prost-Acer 64 +1 Lap 14  
12 14 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Arrows-Asiatech 63 +2 Laps 17  
13 21 Spain Fernando Alonso Minardi-European 63 +2 Laps 18  
14 7 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Renault 63 +2 Laps 19  
15 8 United Kingdom Jenson Button Benetton-Renault 62 +3 Laps 21  
16 20 Brazil Tarso Marques Minardi-European 62 +3 Laps 22  
Ret 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 49 Suspension 4  
Ret 18 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Jaguar-Cosworth 48 Engine 13  
Ret 5 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 20 Brakes/Spun off 5  
Ret 15 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Arrows-Asiatech 8 Fuel pressure 16  
Ret 19 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar-Cosworth 5 Collision 20  
Ret 11 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Honda 5 Collision 8  
Source:[69]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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