2001 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 3 of 17 in the 2001 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | April 1, 2001 | ||
| Official name | XXX Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil | ||
| Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.309 km (2.677 mi) | ||
| Distance | 71 laps, 305.939 km (190.067 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry first, rain and thunderstorms later; Air temp: 25–30 °C (77–86 °F) Track 27–40 °C (81–104 °F) | ||
| Attendance | 82,500 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:13.780 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ralf Schumacher
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Williams-BMW | |
| Time | 1:15.693 on lap 38 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Sauber-Petronas | ||
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The 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the XXX Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 April 2001 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil. It was the third race of the 2001 Formula One season. The 71-lap race was won by McLaren driver David Coulthard after starting from fifth position. Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari with Nick Heidfeld third for the Sauber team.
The race was Coulthard's first win of the season, and the result meant he reduced the lead of Schumacher in the Drivers' Championship to six points along with moving up to second place, 10 points ahead of Rubens Barrichello. McLaren reduced the lead to Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship to 15 points, with 14 races of the season remaining.
The Grand Prix was contested by 22 drivers, in eleven teams of two. The teams, also known as constructors, were Ferrari, McLaren, Williams, Benetton, BAR, Jordan, Arrows, Sauber, Jaguar, Minardi and Prost.Tyre suppliers Bridgestone and Michelin brought five different tyre types to the race: two dry compounds and three wet-weather tyres.
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