Round 2 · 2001
Malaysian Grand Prix
WinnerSCHFerrari · from P1
PoleSCH
Fastest lap1:40.962Pauli Hakkinen · L48
Biggest gain+11Verstappen P18→P7
Retirements8of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 55 | 1:47:34.801 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 55 | +23.660 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 8 | +5 | 55 | +28.560 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jordan | 9 | +5 | 55 | +46.540 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher SCM | Williams | 3 | -2 | 55 | +48.230 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 4 | -2 | 55 | +48.610 FL | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jos Verstappen VEA | Arrows | 18 | +11 | 55 | +1:21.560 | — | |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Jordan | 5 | -3 | 54 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Jean Alesi ALE | Prost | 13 | +4 | 54 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Luciano Burti BUI | Jaguar | 15 | +5 | 54 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Jenson Button BUT | Benetton | 17 | +6 | 53 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | Gaston Mazzacane MZZ | Prost | 19 | +7 | 53 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Minardi | 21 | +8 | 52 | +3 laps | — | |
| 14 | Tarso Marques MAQ | Minardi | 20 | +6 | 51 | +4 laps | — | |
| — | Eddie Irvine IRV | Jaguar | 12 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | BAR | 7 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | |||
| — | Benetton | 16 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | |||
| — | Nick Heidfeld HEI | Sauber | 11 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Oliver Panis PAN | BAR | 10 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Williams | 6 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | |||
| — | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Sauber | 14 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Enrique Bernoldi ANO | Arrows | 22 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 2
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | ||
| 2 | David Coulthard COT | 10 | |
| 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 5 | ▲1 | |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | 3 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher SCM | 2 | ▲5 |
| 7 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | 1 | |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | 1 | ▼2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Sepang International Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Malaysian Grand Prix | Ferrari | 1 | |
| 1999 | Malaysian Grand Prix | Eddie Irvine IRV | Ferrari | 2 |