Formula One 2001

Formula One 2001 11

• Race 1 · AUS Tragedy in Melbourne Australian Grand Prix Jacques Villeneuve hits the back of Ralf Schumacher's Williams and a flying wheel kills a track marshal. Michael Schumacher wins.
• Race 1 · AUS Räikkönen scores on debut Australian Grand Prix After only 23 car races, Kimi Räikkönen finishes sixth for Sauber in his first Grand Prix.
• Race 1 · AUS Alonso's debut Australian Grand Prix Fernando Alonso, 19, starts his first Grand Prix for Minardi and finishes 12th.
• Race 4 · SMR Ralf Schumacher's first win San Marino Grand Prix Ralf Schumacher wins at Imola, the first victory for the Williams-BMW partnership.
• Race 5 · ESP Häkkinen's last-lap failure Spanish Grand Prix Leading in Barcelona, Mika Häkkinen's clutch breaks on the final lap and Schumacher wins.
• Race 8 · CAN Brothers one-two in Montreal Canadian Grand Prix Ralf Schumacher beats his brother Michael — the first one-two by brothers in Formula One.
• Race 13 · HUN Schumacher's fourth title Hungarian Grand Prix Victory in Hungary seals Michael Schumacher's fourth championship with four races left and equals Prost's 51 wins.
• Race 14 · BEL Schumacher's record 52nd win Belgian Grand Prix Victory at Spa takes Michael Schumacher past Alain Prost's record for Grand Prix wins.
• Race 14 · BEL Burti's Blanchimont crash Belgian Grand Prix Luciano Burti's Prost hits the tyre wall at Blanchimont at high speed. He is injured and does not race in Formula One again.
• Race 15 · ITA Montoya's first win Italian Grand Prix Juan Pablo Montoya wins at Monza in his rookie season, days after the 11 September attacks.
• Race 16 · USA Häkkinen's last win United States Grand Prix Mika Häkkinen wins at Indianapolis, then announces a sabbatical from which he never returns.