2001 Malaysian Grand Prix
The 2001 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia in front of a crowd of 75,000 spectators on 18 March 2001. It was the second round of the 2001 Formula One World Championship and the third Malaysian Grand Prix to be part of the series. The race was won from pole position by Michael Schumacher, driving for Ferrari. His teammate Rubens Barrichello finished second and McLaren's David Coulthard was third.
The Sepang International Circuit (pictured in 2016), where the race was held.
Enrique Bernoldi (pictured in 2007) had all of his lap times deleted because his Arrows A22 was found to have an illegal front wing and bodywork parts on the step plane.
Rubens Barrichello (pictured in 2002), who finished in second, had a 72-second pit stop due to a tyre mix-up early in the race.
Michael Schumacher (pictured in 2005) led the majority of the race to better Nigel Mansell and Alberto Ascari's joint record of five victories in a row from pole position with his sixth.
2001 Formula One World Championship
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 Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a seventeen-race series that commenced on 4 March and ended on 14 October.
Michael Schumacher won his second title in a row with Ferrari, his fourth overall.
McLaren's David Coulthard (pictured here in 1995) finished runner-up, 58 points behind.
Schumacher's teammate, Rubens Barrichello, finished the season ranked third.
Ferrari won the 2001 Formula One World Championship for Constructors.