Italian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 16th September 2001 Local
Sun 16th September 2001 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2001

Round
Round 15

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Monza Circuit

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The 2001 Italian Grand Prix (formally the LXXII Gran Premio Campari d'Italia) was a Formula One motor race held on 16 September 2001 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy. It was the fifteenth round of the 2001 Formula One season and the 72nd Italian Grand Prix. The 53-lap race was won by Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya after starting from pole position. Rubens Barrichello finished second in a Ferrari with Montoya's teammate Ralf Schumacher third.

Montoya maintained his start-line advantage and led until he was passed by Barrichello on the ninth lap. Barrichello pulled away from Montoya and held the lead until his one and only pit stop on lap 19 which proved problematic because of a faulty refuelling rig. Montoya was utilising a one-stop strategy and pitted on lap 29, which allowed his teammate Ralf Schumacher to lead for six laps. Barrichello regained the lead on lap 36, until Montoya took over the position on lap 42 when Barrichello pitted for the second time. Barrichello started to reduce the gap between himself and Montoya but was unable to challenge the Williams driver who won his first Formula One victory.

The result meant Montoya moved up into fifth place in the Drivers' Championship, 83 points behind leader Michael Schumacher who clinched the title two races beforehand. Barrichello's third position finish allowed him to close the gap to David Coulthard. Williams' strong finish meant the gap between themselves and McLaren was reduced to eight points with two races remaining in the season.

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Result List

01	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams Racing	1:16:58.493
02	Rubens Barrichello	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:05.175
03	Ralf Schumacher	Williams Racing	+0:17.335
04	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:24.991
05	Pedro de la Rosa	Jaguar Cosworth	+1:14.984
06	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	+1:22.469
07	Kimi Raikkonen	Sauber	+1:23.107
08	Jean Alesi	Jordan	+1 Lap
09	Olivier Panis	BAR	+1 Lap
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton Formula	+1 Lap
11	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+1 Lap
12	Tomáš Enge	Prost Grand Prix	+1 Lap
13	Fernando Alonso	Minardi	+2 Laps
14	Enrique Bernoldi	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
15	Alex Yoong	Minardi	DNF
16	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Prost Grand Prix	DNF
17	Jos Verstappen	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
18	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
19	Eddie Irvine	Jaguar Cosworth	DNF
20	David Coulthard	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
21	Jenson Button	Benetton Formula	DNF
22	Jarno Trulli	Jordan	DNF