Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Sun 2nd September 2001 (UTC)

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00:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2001

Round
14

Status

Location
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

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Description

The 2001 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 September 2001 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. The race was the 14th race of the 2001 Formula One season, and the penultimate European round of the season. The race is notable for the accident of Brazilian Luciano Burti who crashed into a tyre barrier at the Blanchimont corner following a collision with Eddie Irvine and for Michael Schumacher overtaking Alain Prost's previous record of 51 Grand Prix victories. He also eclipsed Prost's record for the most total career points, scoring 10 more points to bring his career total to 769, beating Prost's 768 1/2.

Juan Pablo Montoya took pole position for the race, the second of his Formula One career. But an engine failure on lap two left Ferrari's Michael Schumacher, who also took the fastest lap, to win the race by 10 seconds from the McLaren of David Coulthard. Giancarlo Fisichella completed the podium in third, the final podium finish of the Benetton Team prior to their renaming to Renault F1.

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Result List

01	Michael Schumacher	1:08:05.002
02	David Coulthard	+0:10.098
03	Giancarlo Fisichella	+0:27.742
04	Mika Häkkinen	+0:36.087
05	Rubens Barrichello	+0:54.521
06	Jean Alesi	+0:59.684
07	Ralf Schumacher	+0:59.986
08	Jacques Villeneuve	+1:04.970
09	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+1 Lap
10	Jos Verstappen	+1 Lap
11	Olivier Panis	+1 Lap
12	Enrique Bernoldi	+1 Lap
13	Tarso Marques	+5 Laps
14	Jarno Trulli	DNF
15	Jenson Button	DNF
16	Juan Pablo Montoya	DNF
17	Pedro de la Rosa	DNF
18	Nick Heidfeld	DNF
19	Kimi Raikkonen	DNF
20	Eddie Irvine	DNF
21	Luciano Burti	DNF
22	Fernando Alonso	DNF