2001 British Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = United Kingdom
Grand Prix = British
Race_No = 11
Season_No = 17
Year = 2001

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Caption = Silverstone Circuit
Official name = Foster's British Grand Prix
Date = July 15
Location = Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course = Permanent racing facility
Course_mi = 3.194
Course_km = 5.140
Distance_laps = 60
Distance_mi = 191.640
Distance_km = 308.400
Scheduled_laps=
Scheduled_mi =
Scheduled_km =
Weather = Partially cloudy, mild, dry
Pole_Country = Germany
Pole_Driver = Michael Schumacher
Pole_Team = Ferrari
Pole_Time = 1:20.447
Fast_Country = Finland
Fast_Driver = Mika Häkkinen
Fast_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
Fast_Time = 1:23.405
Fast_L

First_Country = Finland
First_Driver = Mika Häkkinen
First_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
Second_Country= Germany
Second_Driver = Michael Schumacher
Second_Team = Ferrari
Third_Country = Brazil
Third_Driver = Rubens Barrichello
Third_Team = FerrariResults from the 2001 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 15, 2001.

Classification

Notes

*This race saw Mika Häkkinen's first win of the season.
*Last Fastest L
Mika Häkkinen
*As usual, this race was run without any tobacco sponsorship.
*This race saw the first DNQ of the season, by Tarso Marques's Minardi, as he couldn't make the 107% cut.
*This race saw Heinz-Harald Frentzen's last race for the Jordan team, he was sacked by that team after this race and forced to sit out for the next race, the 2001 German Grand Prix.
*At the start, Jarno Trulli's Jordan collided with David Coulthard's McLaren in the first corner. Eventually, both cars were retired within the first few laps.
*Jacques Villeneuve's BAR pushed his teammate Olivier Panis off the track at the start. Panis retired from the race immediately.

F1 race report
Name_of_race = British Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 2001
Previous_race_in_season = 2001 French Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 2001 German Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 2000 British Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 2002 British Grand Prix