2001 Season - Overview

Two future champions, Fernando Alonso in the Minardi and Kimi Raikkonen in the Sauber made their debut at the 2001 season-opener in Australia |  The Schumacher brothers scored 12 victories between them in 2001 with Michael registering nine in his Ferrari and Ralf clinching three victories |  Rookie Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya became the first Colombian race-winner at the 2001 Italian GP |  Michael Schumacher won the 2001 Drivers' title with a record margin of 58 points |  Ferrari won its eleventh Constructors' title in 2001

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 11
No. of Drivers: 26
No. of Races: 17
No. of Race Winners: 5
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Ralf Schumacher - 5 times

winning constructor

1
Ferrari
   
 
179
2 McLaren
102
3 Williams
80
4 BMW Sauber F1
21
5 Jordan
19

2001 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

No.
Date
Grand Prix
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor


3
Apr 01


5
Apr 29

6
May 13

7
May 27


9
Jun 24

10
Jul 01


12
Jul 29

13
Aug 19

14
Sep 02

15
Sep 16

16
Sep 30

17
Oct 14

TOP PERFORMERS IN 2001

According to stats...

  • Two future champions, Fernando Alonso in the Minardi and Kimi Raikkonen in the Sauber made their debut at the 2001 season-opener in Australia
  • The Schumacher brothers scored 12 victories between them in 2001 with Michael registering nine in his Ferrari and Ralf clinching three victories
  • Rookie Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya became the first Colombian race-winner at the 2001 Italian GP
  • Michael Schumacher won the 2001 Drivers' title with a record margin of 58 points
  • Ferrari won its eleventh Constructors' title in 2001



In which year was the Constructor's Championship first introduced in Formula 1?

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