Michael Schumacher led from start to finish after pole-sitter David Coulthard’s McLaren stalled on the grid before the warm-up lap thanks to a failure in the launch control. Coulthard who then had to start from the back of the grid managed to score a couple of points for fifth place in a — usual for Monaco — race of high attrition with only 10 finishers.
Eddie Irvine scores the first points of the year and the first podium finish ever for Jaguar. Jean Alesi also scores the first point this year for Prost.
Round 7: May 27, 2001 – Monte Carlo, Monaco
| Position |
Driver |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
Michael Schumacher (D) |
Ferrari |
10 |
| 2 |
Rubens Barrichello (BR) |
Ferrari |
6 |
| 3 |
Eddie Irvine (GBR) |
Jaguar-Cosworth |
4 |
| 4 |
Jacques Villeneuve (CDN) |
BAR-Honda |
3 |
| 5 |
David Coulthard (GBR) |
McLaren-Mercedes |
2 |
| 6 |
Jean Alesi (F) |
Prost-Ferrari |
1 |
| Fastest Qualifier: David Coulthard (GBR) |
Complete Monaco GP results.
Posted: Sunday, May 27th, 2001
David Coulthard scores his second win of the season after getting in front of the Ferrari pair with a very Ferrari-like late pit stop strategy. Michael Schumacher squeaks home in second when teammate Rubens Barrichello — following team-orders — slows and lets him through on the finishing straight.
Thanks to launch control four cars — including Mika Hakkinen’s McLaren and both Jordans — failed to start the race. Michael Schumacher also made a poor start from the pole but switched to manual in time to clear the grid.
Round 6: May 13, 2001 – Spielberg, Austria
| Position |
Driver |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
David Coulthard (GBR) |
McLaren-Mercedes |
10 |
| 2 |
Michael Schumacher (D) |
Ferrari |
6 |
| 3 |
Rubens Barrichello (BR) |
Ferrari |
4 |
| 4 |
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) |
Sauber-Petronas |
3 |
| 5 |
Olivier Panis (F) |
BAR-Honda |
2 |
| 6 |
Jos Verstappen (NED) |
Arrows-AMT |
1 |
| Fastest Qualifier: Michael Schumacher (D) |
Complete Austrian GP results.
Posted: Sunday, May 13th, 2001
