The 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 55th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2001 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 2001 Formula One World Champion
Michael Schumacher (pictured in 2003) won his second title in a row with Ferrari, his fourth overall.
McLaren's David Coulthard (pictured in 1999) finished runner-up, 58 points behind.
Schumacher's teammate, Rubens Barrichello (pictured in 2002), finished the season ranked third.
During the season, Jean Alesi quit his Prost drive and later joined the Jordan team.
David Coulthard
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David Marshall Coulthard is a British former racing driver and broadcaster from Scotland who competed in Formula One from 1994 to 2008. Nicknamed "DC", Coulthard was runner-up in the Formula One World
2001 Formula One World Championship
…the World Drivers' Championship and World Constructors' Championship, respectively. Schumacher won the title with a record margin of 58 points over David Coulthard (McLaren), after achieving nine victories and five second places. He also became the driver with the most wins thus far, with his victory at the Belgian…
Coulthard in 2025
Coulthard's Formula 3000 car which he drove for Pacific Racing in the 1993 season
Coulthard in the paddock at the 1993 British Grand Prix as Williams test driver
Coulthard at the 1994 British Grand Prix