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|Country = Germany
|details ref = <ref name=CF1Race>{{cite web|title=2001 European GP|url=https://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2001&gp=European%20GP|work=ChicaneF1|access-date=4 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113000801/https://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2001&gp=European%20GP&r=1|archive-date=13 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=ESPNMSportMagResults>{{cite web|title=2001 European Grand Prix|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2001-european-grand-prix/|work=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=4 October 2024|archive-date=7 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007091741/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2001-european-grand-prix/|url-status=live}}<br>{{cite web|title=2001 European Grand Prix results|url=http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/race/2060.html|work=[[ESPN]]|access-date=4 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720044656/http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/race/2060.html|archive-date=20 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Date = 24 June
|Year = 2001
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|Pole_Country = Germany
|Fast_Driver = [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
|Fast_Team = [[
|Fast_Time = 1:18.354
|Fast_Lap = 27
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|First_Country = Germany
|Second_Driver = [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
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|Second_Country= Colombia
|Third_Driver = [[David Coulthard]]
|Third_Team = [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes
|Third_Country = UK
|Lapchart = {{F1Laps2001|EUR}}
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The '''2001 European Grand Prix''' (formally the '''2001 Warsteiner Grand Prix of Europe''')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/711/europe/race-result.html|title=European|website=Formula1.com|access-date=12 November 2021|archive-date=10 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110060413/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2001/races/711/europe/race-result.html|url-status=live}}</ref> was a [[Formula One]] motor race held on 24 June 2001 at the [[Nürburgring]], [[Nürburg]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], Germany. It was the ninth race of the [[2001 Formula One World Championship]] and the sixth [[European Grand Prix]] to be held at the Nürburgring. It
Michael Schumacher's victory saw him increase his advantage in the World Drivers' Championship to 24 points over Coulthard and 42 ahead of his Ferrari teammate [[Rubens Barrichello]]. Ferrari maintained their lead in the World Constructors' Championship, 41 points ahead of McLaren and 57 ahead of Williams, with eight races remaining in the season.
==Background==
The 2001 [[European Grand Prix]] was the ninth of seventeen [[Formula One]] races in the [[2001 Formula One World Championship]], held on 24 June 2001, at the {{Convert|4.556|km|mi|abbr=on}} clockwise [[Nürburgring]], [[Nürburg]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], Germany,<ref name="CF1Race" /><ref name="ESPNMSportMagResults" /> the sixth time the European Grand Prix was held at the circuit after the redesigned track returned to the calendar in {{F1|1995}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2001 |title=Nürburgring – a brief history |url=http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27067 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041124161559/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27067 |archive-date=24 November 2004 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=F1Racing.net}}</ref><ref
Before the event, [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] driver [[Michael Schumacher]] led the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Championship]] with 58 [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|points]]; [[McLaren]] driver [[David Coulthard]] was second on 40 points. Schumacher's teammate [[Rubens Barrichello]] was third with 24 points, with [[Williams Racing|Williams]]'s [[Ralf Schumacher]] and Coulthard's teammate [[Mika Häkkinen]] on 22 and 8 points respectively.<ref name="points">{{cite book |last=Jones |first=Bruce |url=https://archive.org/details/officialf1grandp0000jone/ |title=The Official F1 Grand Prix Guide 2002 |publisher=[[Welbeck Publishing Group|Carlton Books]] |year=2002 |isbn=1-84222-557-X |location=London, England |pages=106–107 |chapter=2001 Final Tables |url-access=registration |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> In the [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|World Constructors' Championship]], Ferrari were leading on 82 points and McLaren were second on 48 points, with Williams third on 28 points. [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]] were fourth with 15 points with [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] fifth with 15 points.<ref name="points" />
Following the {{F1GP|2001|Canadian}} on 10 June,<ref name="AF1Test1">{{cite web |date=12 June 2001 |title=Trulli Tops Silverstone Test – Day One |url=https://archive.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4662/.html |access-date=29 November 2024 |work=[[AtlasF1]] |archive-date=7 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207062438/https://archive.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4662/.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the teams tested [[Racing setup|car setups]], car components and [[Formula One tyres|tyres]] at the [[Silverstone Circuit]] in [[Northamptonshire]] from 12 to 14 June to prepare for both the European Grand Prix and the {{F1GP|2001|British}} in July.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2001 |title=British GP testing begins in earnest |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/british-gp-testing-begins-in-earnest-5001696/5001696/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=[[Autosport]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2001 |title=Panis Goes Fastest at Silverstone – Day Two |url=https://archive.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4667/.html |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=[[AtlasF1]] |archive-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201205610/https://archive.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4667/.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="FIAF1Update">{{cite web |date=15 June 2001 |title=Formula One Update – 15 June 2001 |url=http://www.fia.com/presse/f1updt-a/15-06-2001.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010821044824/http://www.fia.com/presse/f1updt-a/15-06-2001.htm |archive-date=21 August 2001 |access-date=29 November 2024 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]]}}</ref> [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]]'s [[Eddie Irvine]] and Sauber's [[Nick Heidfeld]] withdrew from testing because of a neck pain and a minor headache, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2001 |title=Irvine and Heidfeld Pull Out of Silverstone Test |url=https://archive.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4660/.html |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=[[AtlasF1]] |archive-date=3 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203141047/https://archive.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4660/.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jarno Trulli]] (Jordan) set the fastest time on the first day,<ref name="AF1Test1" /> with [[British American Racing]]'s (BAR) [[Olivier Panis]] topping the second day's running.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2001 |title=Silverstone test, day 2: Panis sets the pace |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/silverstone-test-day-2-panis-sets-the-pace-5001670/5001670/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=[[Autosport]] |archive-date=30 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130083022/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/silverstone-test-day-2-panis-sets-the-pace-5001670/5001670/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Alexander Wurz]], McLaren's [[test driver]], was fastest on the final day, more than six-tenths of a second faster than Häkkinen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davison |first=John |date=14 June 2001 |title=Wurz Tops Final Silverstone Tests |url=http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010614a.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010825160951/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010614a.html |archive-date=25 August 2001 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=[[Speed (TV network)|Speedvision]]}}</ref> [[Minardi]] cancelled a two-day test at the [[Fiorano Circuit]] in Italy to examine a [[Drive shaft|driveshaft]] problem with their car.<ref name="FIAF1Update" /> [[Luca Badoer]], Ferrari's test driver, tested electronic controls and engine plans at Fiorano and later shookdown three cars available to Ferrari for the European Grand Prix.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2001 |title=Final Shakedown for Ferrari at Fiorano |url=https://archive.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4693/.html |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=[[AtlasF1]] |archive-date=4 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204144017/https://archive.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4693/.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davison |first=John |date=16 June 2001 |title=Badoer Runs Saturday Test at Fiorano |url=http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010616c.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010825163325/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010616c.html |archive-date=25 August 2001 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=[[Speed (TV network)|Speedvision]]}}</ref>
With 90 points available in the remaining nine Grands Prix, pundits raised the possibility of McLaren employing team orders to favour Coulthard over teammate Häkkinen in the championship battle.<ref name=Guardian22June2001>{{Cite news |last=Henry |first=Alan |date=22 June 2001 |title=Coulthard on a solo mission |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/jun/22/formulaone.formulaone2001 |access-date=29 November 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref name=Times22June2001>{{Cite news |last=Eason |first=Kevin |date=22 June 2001 |title=Hakkinen takes hard line on help for Coulthard; Motor racing |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A75770910/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=a6a5907b |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 November 2024 |work=[[The Times]] |page=3 |via=Gale Academic OneFile}}</ref> Coulthard said he was focused on winning individual races while Häkkinen stated McLaren expected him to win but acknowledged the complexity of the situation.<ref name=Guardian22June2001/><ref name=Times22June2001/> Michael Schumacher was the favourite to win the race,<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 June 2001 |title=Schu boys home in |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A77677242/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=d14e14d2 |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 November 2024 |work=Evening Times |page=49 |via=Gale OneFile: News}}</ref> and had won four out of the eight Grands Prix held thus far.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2001 |title=Schumacher brothers get in the 'Ring |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-brothers-get-in-the-ring-4999939/4999939/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=[[Autosport]] |archive-date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127021458/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/schumacher-brothers-get-in-the-ring-4999939/4999939/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite this, he said he was cautious over winning a fourth world championship and believed his 18-point advantage over Coulthard was not big enough for him to be confident considering the large number of points still available.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ristic |first=Ivan |date=20 June 2001 |title=Michael Schumacher Interview |url=http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27080 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041111084937/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27080 |archive-date=11 November 2004 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=F1Racing.net}}</ref> Williams's [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] had finished only one race across the season and hoped to score points in Germany.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 June 2001 |title=Montoya, el sin amigos |trans-title=Montoya, the friendless |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A129105831/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=f2157398 |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 November 2024 |work=[[Reforma (newspaper)|Reforma]] |page=5 |language=es |via=Gale OneFile: News}}</ref>
The event featured eleven teams (each representing a different [[List of Formula One constructors|constructor]]) with two drivers each, with one change from the [[2001 Formula One World Championship#Teams and drivers|season entry list]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIA Formula One World Championship 2001 European Grand Prix Information |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-one-world-championship/2001/european-grand-prix/info |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Motorsport Stats |archive-date=2 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202004316/https://motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-one-world-championship/2001/european-grand-prix/info |url-status=live }}</ref> Having missed the previous event due to a concussion, a headache and dizziness resulting from a crash during Friday practice for the Canadian Grand Prix, Jordan driver [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] was declared fit to race by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]]'s (FIA) Medical Delegate [[Sid Watkins]] and returned to his seat taken over by temporary replacement [[Ricardo Zonta]], the team's test driver. Zonta was on standby to replace Frentzen if required. Similarly, Irvine was able to recover from his strained neck and Heidfeld was suffering from headaches and dizziness after an accident in Canada; both were passed fit to race.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 June 2001 |title=Frentzen and Heidfeld both fit |url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns04381.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=GrandPrix.com |archive-date=13 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013092852/https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns04381.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2001 |title=Frentzen waits on fitness go-ahead |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/frentzen-waits-on-fitness-go-ahead-4999771/4999771/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=[[Autosport]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2001 |title=Irvine Ready for Europe Despite Loss of Testing Time |url=https://archive.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4690/.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=[[AtlasF1]] |archive-date=2 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202121627/https://archive.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4690/.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Few teams introduced major technical developments to their [[Formula One car|cars]] for the race.<ref name="AutosprintTech">{{cite journal |last=Piola |first=Giorgio |author-link=Giorgio Piola |date=26 June – 2 July 2001 |title=Le ali della vittoria |trans-title=The wings of victory |journal=Autosprint |language=it |pages=32–34}}</ref> Ferrari, McLaren and Williams each installed the same [[Spoiler (car)|rear wings]] onto their cars as they had done for the {{F1GP|2001|Monaco}}, while Williams introduced new aerodynamic side appendages in front of the [[Intake|air intakes]], requiring the installation of rubber protections on the outer edges to prevent injury to mechanics when the cars are parked.<ref name="AutosprintTech" /><ref name="AnnualMansell">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/officialformulao0000unse/ |title=2001 Formula One Annual |publisher=European Press Ltd |year=2001 |isbn=0-9541368-0-2 |editor-last=Mansell |editor-first=Nigel |editor-link=Nigel Mansell |pages=114, 140, 166, 192, 218, 244, 270, 322, 348, 374, 452-456, 548-549 |url-access=registration |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> BAR introduced a revised front [[Car suspension|suspension]] and a new nose featuring aerodynamic appendages in the lower section.<ref name="AutosprintTech" /> [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] tested a [[Launch control (automotive)|launch control system]] on both their cars to allow for a smoother and faster start during the Friday practice sessions.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 June 2001 |title=Benetton to use launch control for first time |url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns04377.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=GrandPrix.com |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205332/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns04377.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2001 |title=Benetton to use 'launch control' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/motorsport/formula_one/newsid_1398000/1398617.stm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010625121345/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/motorsport/formula_one/newsid_1398000/1398617.stm |archive-date=25 June 2001 |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> Jaguar fitted its Monaco-specification front wing and curved sidepod winglets onto their [[Jaguar R2|R2]] cars. Sauber revised their front wing endplates only for the day before the race and Minardi modified [[Tarso Marques]]'s pedals for his large feet.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /> [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] and [[Prost Grand Prix|Prost]] introduced no new major changes to their cars.<ref name="AnnualMansell" />
==Practice==
[[File:Eddie Irvine after the 1999 Australian Grand Prix.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Eddie Irvine]] ''(pictured in 1999)'' was restricted to no timed laps in the first practice session because of a loss in fuel pressure.]]
It continued to be sunny for the final practice session,<ref name="F1RacingFP4">{{cite web |date=23 June 2001 |title=Williams duo lead before Qualifyings |url=http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27155 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041124161711/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27155 |archive-date=24 November 2004 |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=F1Racing.net}}</ref> and more drivers went off the track but no one crashed.<ref name="F1COMSaturdayPractice">{{cite web |date=23 June 2001 |title=Ralf tops Europe Saturday practice |url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines01/06/s6024.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010706120843/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines01/06/s6024.html |archive-date=6 July 2001 |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=Formula1.com}}</ref> Ralf Schumacher was fastest, setting a time of 1:15.355 in the final minute, almost four tenths of a second faster than teammate Montoya.<ref name="AutosportFP4">{{cite web |date=23 June 2001 |title=Free practice 4: Williams shows its hand |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/free-practice-4-williams-shows-its-hand-4999562/4999562/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=[[Autosport]] |archive-date=2 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202195842/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/free-practice-4-williams-shows-its-hand-4999562/4999562/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Barrichello set the third fastest time, with Häkkinen and Coulthard fourth and fifth respectively.<ref name="AF1FP4">{{cite web |date=23 June 2001 |title=Saturday Second Free Practice – European GP |url=http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4742/.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714165234/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4742/.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=[[AtlasF1]] |publisher=}}</ref> Michael Schumacher, who set the sixth fastest time, had a minor hydraulic malfunction, thus limiting his running to only the final 15 minutes.<ref name="F1RacingMagRu" /><ref name="AutosportFP4" /> Trulli, Frentzen (who had to stop his car with an engine failure), Panis and Räikkönen completed the top ten.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /><ref name="AutosportFP4" />
==Qualifying==
[[File:Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) - GP d'Italia 1998.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Michael Schumacher]] ''(pictured in 1998)'' took his seventh [[pole position]] of the season by setting the fastest timed lap in the one-hour qualifying session.]]
Each driver was limited to twelve laps during Saturday's one-hour qualifying session, with the starting order determined by their fastest laps. The [[107% rule]] was in force during this session, which required each driver to set a time within 107% of the fastest lap to qualify for the race.<ref name="regulations"/> Qualifying took place in overcast conditions.<ref name="F1RacingNetQuali">{{cite web |date=23 June 2001 |title=Michael wins battle of brothers |url=http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27161 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041111085201/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27161 |archive-date=11 November 2004 |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=F1Racing.net}}</ref> Because the track temperature was cold, no driver entered the circuit until after 15 minutes.<ref name="AutosportQuali">{{cite web |date=23 June 2001 |title=Qualifying: Michael shows his brother who's boss |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/qualifying-michael-shows-his-brother-whos-boss-4999537/4999537/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |work=[[Autosport]]}}</ref> Michael Schumacher completed eight out of his allocated 12 laps,<ref name="ObserverQualifying">{{cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Maurice |date=24 June 2001 |title=Schueys set the pace |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-observer-schueys-set-the-pace-the/160089063/ |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=[[The Observer]] |page=22 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> and took his seventh [[pole position]] out of the nine races held thus far in the season.<ref name="DAlessioWilliams2001" /> His time, a 1:14.960, was the overall track lap record and was set on his second timed attempt,<ref name="SundayTimesQualifying">{{cite news |last=Windsor |first=Peter |date=24 June 2001 |title=Goodie two Schus; Motor racing |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A75927691/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=8a9d04e1 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2 December 2024 |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |page=11 |via=Gale Academic OneFile |authorlink=Peter Windsor}}</ref><ref name="SpeedvisionQuali">{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=John |date=23 June 2001 |title=European GP: Michael Pips Williams in Qualifying |url=http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010623b.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011128085850/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010623b.html |archive-date=28 November 2001 |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=[[Speed (TV network)|Speedvision]]}}</ref> after he adjusted his car's aerodynamics to extract more [[downforce]].<ref name="AnnualMansell" /><ref name="SpeedvisionSaturdayNotes">{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=John |date=23 June 2001 |title=European GP: Saturday Team Notes |url=http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010623f.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010709042149/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010623f.html |archive-date=9 July 2001 |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=[[Speed (TV network)|Speedvision]]}}</ref> Ralf Schumacher qualified two tenths of a second slower in second and had pole position until Michael Schumacher's lap.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /><ref name="DAlessioWilliams2001">{{cite book |last1=D'Alessio |first1=Paolo |url=https://archive.org/details/formula12001worl0000bryn |title=Formula 1 2001 World Championship Yearbook – Ferrari, simply the best |last2=Williams |first2=Bryn |publisher=Voyageur Press |year=2001 |isbn=0-89658-564-6 |location=[[Stillwater, Minnesota]] |pages=178–179 |chapter=European GP |url-access=registration |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Montoya, third, made a car setup error between two runs and reported excess [[Understeer and oversteer|oversteer]].<ref name="AnnualMansell" /> Barrichello took fourth with 11 minutes remaining after a [[power steering]] problem forced him to abort his second run and meant that his team setup the spare Ferrari for him if required.<ref name="SpeedvisionQuali" /><ref name="AF1QualifyingQuotes">{{cite web |date=23 June 2001 |title=Saturday's Selected Quotes – European GP |url=https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4756/.html |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=[[AtlasF1]] |archive-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901174518/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4756/.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Coulthard and Häkkinen were fifth and sixth, their best times six thousands of a second apart.<ref name="DAlessioWilliams2001" /> Häkkinen could not accelerate out of the slow-speed corners without losing control of his car's rear,<ref name="AF1QualifyingQuotes" /> and made an error mounting the [[Curb|kerbs]] at the Veedol [[chicane]].<ref name="AF1Qualifying">{{cite web |date=23 June 2001 |title=European GP Qualifying: Michael Heads All-Schumacher Front Row |url=https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4743/.html |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=[[AtlasF1]]}}</ref><ref name="F1COMQualifying">{{cite web |date=23 June 2001 |title=Schumacher takes pole in Europe |url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines01/06/s6026.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010706133923/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines01/06/s6026.html |archive-date=6 July 2001 |access-date=2 December 2024 |work=Formula1.com}}</ref> Coulthard attempted to lap faster after modifiying his McLaren's front in an effort to attack the kerbs aggressively.<ref name="AutosportQuali" /> On a lap on used front and new rear tyres that gave him oversteer,<ref name="SundayTimesQualifying" /> he spun into the edge of the gravel trap at the final Coca-Cola [[Hairpin turn|hairpin]],<ref name="AnnualMansell" /><ref name="SpeedvisionSaturdayNotes" /><ref name="F1COMQualifying" /> while performing a last attempt to qualify on the second row.<ref name="AutosportQuali" /><ref name="BBCSportQualifying">{{cite web |date=23 June 2001 |title=Schumachers book front row |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/motorsport/formula_one/newsid_1404000/1404197.stm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010805061457/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/motorsport/formula_one/newsid_1404000/1404197.stm |archive-date=5 August 2001 |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> Yellow flags were waved and every driver was required to slow.<ref name="AF1Qualifying" /><ref name="F1COMQualifying" /> Trulli qualified seventh and felt he could have improved had be not been impeded by slower cars and the yellow flag for Coulthard's spin.<ref name="AF1QualifyingQuotes" /> His teammate Frentzen was eighth after his final quick lap moved him from 11th.<ref name="SpeedvisionQuali" />
Räikkönen took ninth but his final run was interrupted by Coulthard's spin. His teammate Heidfeld pushed too hard and ran wide into the first chicane, claiming tenth.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /> Villeneuve qualified in 11th after another driver ahead of him went straight into the chicane; he consequently lost time running wide. Irvine, 12th, had severe understeer on his final run after setting a fast lap on a third set of tyres.<ref name="AutosportQuali" /><ref name="AF1QualifyingQuotes" /> Panis reported a lack of grip and could not equal his lap times during practice and claimed 13th. Alesi in 14th reported his car oversteered more than it had in practice because of an increase in track temperature, encountered slower cars and was affected by the yellow flags.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /><ref name="SpeedvisionSaturdayNotes" /> Benetton's [[Giancarlo Fisichella]], 15th,<ref name="DAlessioWilliams2001" /> reported an improvement in his car on each of his runs and a decent chassis balance.<ref name="SpeedvisionSaturdayNotes" /><ref name="AF1QualifyingQuotes" /> Jaguar's [[Pedro de la Rosa]] had major understeer through turns three and four and was 16th.<ref name="SpeedvisionSaturdayNotes" /><ref name="AF1QualifyingQuotes" /> Burti switched to teammate Alesi's spare vehicle that needed to be reset because his race car developed a fuel pressure fault. The car's behaviour prevented him from lapping faster and he took 17th.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /> The Arrows pair of [[Enrique Bernoldi]] and [[Jos Verstappen]] were 18th and 19th.<ref name="ObserverQualifying" /><ref name="DAlessioWilliams2001" /> Bernoldi reported a large loss of grip when the track temperature increased and Verstappen discovered his car lacked straightline speed compared to the morning sessions due to a lack of grip.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /><ref name="AF1QualifyingQuotes" /> Fisichella's teammate [[Jenson Button]] in 20th reported he had excess understeer and no grip.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /><ref name="SpeedvisionSaturdayNotes" />
===Qualifying classification===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pos|Position}}
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|No|Car number}}
! scope="col" | Driver
! scope="col" | Constructor
! scope="col" | Lap
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Gap|Gap to the fastest driver}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| align="center" | 1
| data-sort-value="SCHM" | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 1:14.960
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| align="center" | 5
| data-sort-value="SCHR" | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
| [[Williams
| 1:15.226
| +0.266
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| align="center" | 6
| data-sort-value="MON" | {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| [[Williams
| 1:15.490
| +0.530
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| align="center" | 2
| data-sort-value="BAR" | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 1:15.622
| +0.662
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| align="center" | 4
| data-sort-value="COU" | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| 1:15.717
| +0.757
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| align="center" | 3
| data-sort-value="HAK" | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Häkkinen]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| 1:15.776
| +0.816
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| align="center" | 12
| data-sort-value="TRU" | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| 1:16.138
| +1.178
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| align="center" | 11
| data-sort-value="FRE" | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| 1:16.376
| +1.416
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| align="center" | 17
| data-sort-value="RAI" | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
| [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]]-[[Sauber Petronas Engineering|Petronas]]
| 1:16.402
| +1.442
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| align="center" | 16
| data-sort-value="HEI" | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
| [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]]-[[Sauber Petronas Engineering|Petronas]]
| 1:16.438
| +1.478
|-
! scope="row" | 11
| align="center" | 10
| data-sort-value="VIL" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
| [[British American Racing|BAR]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| 1:16.439
| +1.479
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| align="center" | 18
| data-sort-value="IRV" | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Eddie Irvine]]
| [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]]-[[Cosworth]]
| 1:16.588
| +1.628
|-
! scope="row" | 13
| align="center" | 9
| data-sort-value="PAN" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]]
| [[British American Racing|BAR]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| 1:16.872
| +1.912
|-
! scope="row" | 14
| align="center" | 22
| data-sort-value="ALE" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Alesi]]
| [[Prost Grand Prix|Prost]]-[[Acer
| 1:17.251
| +2.291
|-
! scope="row" | 15
| align="center" | 7
| data-sort-value="FIS" | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| 1:17.378
| +2.418
|-
! scope="row" | 16
| align="center" | 19
| data-sort-value="DEL" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro de la Rosa]]
| [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]]-[[Cosworth]]
| 1:17.627
| +2.667
|-
! scope="row" | 17
| align="center" | 23
| data-sort-value="BUR" | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luciano Burti]]
| [[Prost Grand Prix|Prost]]-[[Acer
| 1:18.113
| +3.153
|-
! scope="row" | 18
| align="center" | 15
| data-sort-value="BER" | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Enrique Bernoldi]]
| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Asia Motor Technologies France|Asiatech]]
| 1:18.151
| +3.191
|-
! scope="row" | 19
| align="center" | 14
| data-sort-value="VER" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Asia Motor Technologies France|Asiatech]]
| 1:18.262
| +3.302
|-
! scope="row" | 20
| align="center" | 8
| data-sort-value="BUT" | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| 1:18.626
| +3.666
|-
! scope="row" | 21
| align="center" | 21
| data-sort-value="ALO" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[European (engine)|European]]
| 1:18.630
| +3.670
|-
! scope="row" | 22
| align="center" | 20
| data-sort-value="MAR" | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Tarso Marques]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[European (engine)|European]]
| 1:18.689
| +3.729
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=8|[[107% rule|107% time]]: 1:20.207
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan="8"|{{center|Sources:<ref name=ESPNMSportMagResults/><ref>{{cite web|title=Europe 2001 – Qualification|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/europe/qualification.aspx|work=StatsF1|access-date=3 December 2024|archive-date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209235400/http://www.statsf1.com/en/2001/europe/qualification.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|}
==Warm-up==
A 30-minute warm-up session took place on the morning of the race in sunny and warm conditions.<ref name="regulations" /><ref name="F1RacingMagRu" /><ref name="SpeedvisionWarmUp">{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=John |date=24 June 2001 |title=European GP: Barrichello Tops Warm-Up |url=http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010624a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010825145759/http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/01formula1/010624a.html |archive-date=25 August 2001 |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=[[Speed (TV network)|Speedvision]]}}</ref> Teams were focused on setting up their cars for the race,<ref name="AutosportWarmUp">{{cite web |date=24 June 2001 |title=Warm-up: Barrichello tops Ferrari one-two |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/warm-up-barrichello-tops-ferrari-one-two-4999448/4999448/ |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=[[Autosport]] |archive-date=4 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204172857/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/warm-up-barrichello-tops-ferrari-one-two-4999448/4999448/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and some drivers used spare cars.<ref name=FIAWarmUp>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2001 |title=Warm-Up |url=http://www.fia.com/PRESSE/F1-GP-2001/Europe/news3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010910042341/http://www.fia.com/PRESSE/F1-GP-2001/Europe/news3.htm |archive-date=10 September 2001 |access-date=3 December 2024 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]]}}</ref> Both Ferrari drivers maintained their good performance from qualifying; Barrichello had the fastest time of 1:18.209 that he set with five minutes remaining; Michael Schumacher was second in the other Ferrari car. Ralf Schumacher was just off Michael Schumacher's pace in third, with Irvine, Coulthard, Montoya, early pacesetter Trulli, Häkkinen and the Sauber duo of Heidfeld and Räikkönen following in the top ten.<ref name="AutosportWarmUp" /> No major incidents occurred during the session.<ref name="SpeedvisionWarmUp" /> Marques was affected by an engine and gearbox failure on his car.<ref name=FIAWarmUp/>
==Race==
The race was held before between 100,000 and 150,000 spectators in the afternoon from 14:00 local time.{{efn|Sources vary on the attendance, including 100,000,<ref name="CanadianPressReport"/> 142,000,<ref name="DAlessioWilliams2001"/> and 150,000.<ref name="DailyTelegraphReport"/>}}<ref name="regulations" /><ref name="DailyTelegraphReport">{{cite news |last=Collings |first=Timothy |date=25 June 2001 |title=Schumacher curbs sibling rival |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-schumacher-curbs-sib/161703376/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |page=S1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref name="APReport">{{cite news |last=Starcevic |first=Nesha |date=25 June 2001 |title=Schumacher closing in on Formula One record |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-times-schumacher-closing-in/161706574/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=[[Racine Journal Times]] |page=3D |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The conditions were dry, warm and sunny for the race.<ref name="F1LiveRaceReport">{{cite web |date=24 June 2001 |title=2001 : Europe Schumacher wins at the Nurburgring! |url=http://www.f1-live.com/f1-2001/en/archives/results_2001/europe.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011216212951/http://www.f1-live.com/f1-2001/en/archives/results_2001/europe.shtml |archive-date=16 December 2001 |access-date=27 December 2024 |work=F1-Live.com |page=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011220021741/http://www.f1-live.com/f1-2001/en/archives/results_2001/europe_02.shtml 2]}}
{{cite web |date=24 June 2001 |title=2001 : Europe (Race Commentary) |url=http://www.f1-live.com/f1-2001/en/archives/results_2001/europe_race_comments.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006211010/http://www.f1-live.com/f1-2001/en/archives/results_2001/europe_race_comments.shtml |archive-date=6 October 2001 |access-date=27 December 2024 |work=F1-Live.com}}</ref><ref name="F1COMRaceLive">{{cite web |date=24 June 2001 |title=2001 Round 9 Europe: Nurburgring |url=http://www.formula1.com/races/racenews01/europe/race.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010628181057/http://www.formula1.com/races/racenews01/europe/race.html |archive-date=28 June 2001 |access-date=27 December 2024 |work=Formula1.com}}</ref> The air temperature ranged from {{convert|21|to|
When the five lights went out to begin the race,<ref name="AnnualMansell" /> Ralf Schumacher made a faster start than Michael Schumacher due to his car's launch control system.<ref name="AF1Review">{{cite journal |last=Elizalde |first=Pablo |date=27 June 2001 |title=The 2001 European GP Review |url=https://www.atlasf1.com/2001/eur/elizalde.html |journal=[[AtlasF1]] |volume=7 |issue=26 |access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref> Michael Schumacher's launch control system was not correctly tuned,<ref name="AnnualMansell" /> and he veered to the right in order to move Ralf Schumacher towards the pit lane barrier to maintain the race lead into the Castrol-S chicane as the latter had to slow to avoid a collision.<ref name="DailyTelegraphReport" /><ref name="AF1Review" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport">{{cite web |date=24 June 2001 |title=European GP 2001
[[File:Ralf Schumacher 2002.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Ralf Schumacher]] ''(pictured in 2002)'' was behind his brother for much of the race until he was penalised with a ten-second stop-and-go penalty for crossing the white line at the [[pit lane]] exit.]]
Michael Schumacher and Ralf Schumacher began to pull away from the rest of the field as the former opened up a lead over the latter because he was running a light fuel load.<ref name="AutosportRaceAnalysis" /><ref name="CrashRaceReport" /> The race began processional as drivers ran in formation without many overtakes occurring.<ref name="F1COMRaceLive" /><ref name="F1RacingNetRace">{{cite web |date=24 June 2001 |title=Michael wins at home |url=http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27196 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041124161803/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27196 |archive-date=24 November 2004 |access-date=27 December 2024 |work=F1Racing.net}}
{{cite web |date=24 June 2001 |title=Michael Schumacher reigns in Germany
On the next lap, Michael Schumacher locked the rear brakes and ran wide to the outside of the track driving down the hill into the Dunlop hairpin.<ref name="APReport" /><ref name="GrandPrixCOMEntry" /><ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /> Ralf Schumacher attempted to take the race lead on the inside but Michael Schumacher defended his position on the [[racing line]].<ref name="AnnualMansell" /><ref name="AF1Review" /> Over the next ten laps, Ralf Schumacher pressured Michael Schumacher, who himself was pushing hard
Separated by four-tenths of a second,<ref name="GuardianReport" /> Michael Schumacher and Ralf Schumacher were the first of the leading drivers to make their first pit stops at the end of lap 28.<ref name="nytimesf1">{{cite web |last=Spurgeon |first=Brad |date=25 June 2001 |title=Penalty Dulls Brothers' Duel on Home Turf : This Time, Edge Goes To Older Schumacher |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/25/sports/25iht-prix_ed3__2.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw |access-date=27 December 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120836/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/25/sports/25iht-prix_ed3__2.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias:w |url-status=live }}</ref> Both drivers had opted for a two-stop strategy whereas Michael Schumacher's teammate Barrichello and the McLaren drivers were running a one-stop strategy.<ref name="GrandPrixCOMEntry" /><ref name="F1RacingNetRace" /> When he realised his brother was making a pit stop,<ref name="F1RacingNetRace" /> Michael Schumacher turned right into the pit lane entrance diving pit lane from the race track at the last possible moment, crossing the white line in the process and forcing him to cut in front of Ralf Schumacher, a legal manoeuvre.<ref name="APReport" /><ref name="galeforcef1race" /><ref name="AutosportRaceAnalysis" /> Swift work from the Ferrari crew allowed Michael Schumacher to stay ahead of Ralf Schumacher,<ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /> who overshot his pit box and lost time as a result.<ref name="AutosportRaceAnalysis" /> As both drivers exited the pitlane,<ref name="nytimesf1" /> Ralf Schumacher cut to the left of the pitlane, illegally crossing over the white line denoting the end of the pit lane straight to keep drivers on the inside of the circuit upon exiting because he was focused on Coulthard ahead of him.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /><ref name="AutosportRaceReport" /><ref name="RSCPenalty">{{cite web |date=24 June 2001 |title=White line blows Ralf Schumacher's race |url=http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27213 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041111085318/http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=27213 |archive-date=11 November 2004 |access-date=1 January 2025 |work=F1Racing.net}}</ref> Montoya took the race lead on lap 29 before he made his first of two pit stops and returned to the circuit in fourth place.<ref name="F1COMRaceLive" />
[[File:David Coulthard 2007.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[David Coulthard]] ''(pictured in 2007)'' finished in third place despite lacking pace in his [[McLaren]].]]
Ralf Schumacher overtook Coulthard for second at the Dunlop hairpin on lap 31, having decided that there was not much to gain by delaying the former. Coulthard wanted to observe Ralf Schumacher closing up to Michael Schumacher after watching the earlier battle between the two on the television screens around the circuit.<ref name="AutosportRaceAnalysis" /><ref name="AF1Review" /> Bernoldi pulled over to the side of the track on the same lap with his car's gearbox stuck in fifth gear.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /><ref name="F1COMRaceLive" /> Barrichello overtook Häkkinen at the chicane for fifth position on lap 32. Montoya was battling Coulthard for third and attempted to overtake him at the Veedol chicane but locked his brakes and ran wide onto the grass at the corner on the next lap.<ref name="F1LiveRaceReport" /><ref name="F1COMRaceLive" /><ref name="AF1Review" /> He returned to the circuit without losing any positions.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /> Häkkinen made his only pit stop on the same lap and fell to tenth.<ref name="F1COMRaceLive" /> His teammate Coulthard entered the pit lane for his sole pit stop on lap 39 and rejoined the track in fifth.<ref name="AF1Review" />
Ferrari technical director [[Ross Brawn]] told team principal [[Jean Todt]] that Ralf Schumacher had illegally crossed the white line at the pit lane exit, to which Todt informed FIA race director [[Charlie Whiting]] of the infringement by email.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /> As Michael Schumacher extended his lead over Ralf Schumacher because his new tyres gave him extra pace over
Trulli parked his car on the grass after the Bit curve corner to retire from the race because of a gearbox failure caused by a oil pressure problem on lap 46.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /><ref name="F1COMRaceLive" /><ref name="BBCSportRace" /> Two laps later, Alesi attempted to pass Heidfeld for twelfth position and the two drivers made minor contact after Heidfeld performed a defensive manoeuvre on Alesi. Frentzen spun his car after the Dunlop hairpin on lap 50 because of a [[traction control system]] failure and retired after stopping his car at the side of the track.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /><ref name="F1LiveRaceReport" /> Michael Schumacher and Montoya made their second pit stops at the conclusion of the lap. Both drivers remained in first and second places following their pit stops.<ref name="AF1Review" /> Ralf Schumacher entered the pit lane for his second scheduled pit stop three laps later and rejoined in fourth, behind Coulthard.<ref name="F1LiveRaceReport" /> Heidfeld drove slowly to the pit lane because of his earlier collision with Alesi bending a driveshaft and he was pushed into the garage to retire on safety grounds on lap 56.<ref name="AnnualMansell" /><ref name="F1COMRaceLive" /><ref name="SpeedvisionRace" /> Burti battled Button for 14th and overtook the latter for the position on lap 56.<ref name="F1COMRaceLive" /><ref name="AF1Review" />
[[File:Schumacher Europe 2001.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Michael Schumacher]], who took [[pole position]] and won the race by 4.1 seconds]]
===Post-race===
The top three drivers appeared on the [[Podium#Usage in motorsport|podium]] to collect their trophies and spoke to the media at the [[press conference]] held afterwards.<ref name="regulations" /> Michael Schumacher said of his victory, "We have had a superb weekend, we got pole position, we got the win, we had a nice race again together, Ralf and myself, until the stop and go, so it was quite an entertaining weekend."<ref name="pressconference2">{{cite web |date=24 June 2001 |title=Post-Race Press Conference – European GP |url=http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4771/.html |access-date=27 December 2024 |work=[[AtlasF1]] |archive-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901165713/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4771/.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Montoya said he "had pretty good luck" and added that he was relieved to finish second after errors in the preceding two races. He commented that he was pushing after his second pit stop as his car had the capability to go fast and that he was able to handle it in a manner that allowed him to drive smoothly.<ref name="pressconference2" /> Coulthard believed him finishing in third was his best possible result and felt it would have been fourth had Ralf Schumacher not been penalised. He said that he felt running a one-stop strategy from where he started the race was the correct decision.<ref name="pressconference2" />
Following the race, Ralf Schumacher confronted his brother Michael Schumacher in the [[Scrutineer|scrutineering]] garage about being forced towards the pit lane barrier at the start.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2001 |title=Schumacher spat
[[File:Ron dennis 2000Monaco.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Ron Dennis]] ''(pictured in 2000)'' defended McLaren driver [[Mika Häkkinen]]'s form]]
Ferrari president [[Luca Cordero di Montezemolo]] called the race outcome "one of Schumacher's best ever wins with Ferrari" and that victory against their primary rivals in their home nation of Germany was "even more satisfying and motivating."<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 June 2001 |title=Di Montezemolo: One of Schumacher's Best Ever Wins |url=https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4787/.html |access-date=27 December 2024 |website=[[AtlasF1]]}}</ref> Barrichello attributed his fifth-place finish to him running a one-stop strategy and his carrying a large amount of fuel preventing him from racing with competitors close behind him, adding, "It was just one of those days which didn't work out right."<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2001 |title=Strategy woe costs Rubens dear |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/news/news_story.php3?mediaid=5996 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010701041507/http://www.itv-f1.com/news/news_story.php3?mediaid=5996 |archive-date=1 July 2001 |access-date=27 December 2024 |website=[[Formula One coverage on ITV|ITV-F1]]}}</ref> Häkkinen said he was very disappointed to finish sixth and that his tyre vibration and his pitting early cost him positions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2001 |title=Hakkinen disappointed with sixth place |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/hakkinen-disappointed-with-sixth-place-4999116/4999116/ |access-date=27 December 2024 |website=[[Autosport]] |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205013733/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/hakkinen-disappointed-with-sixth-place-4999116/4999116/ |url-status=live }}</ref> McLaren team principal [[Ron Dennis]] defended Häkkinen, saying the driver slowed because of his tyre issue and resulting vibrations that prevented him from finishing in fourth place.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2001 |title=Hakkinen was Not Off Form, Says Dennis |url=https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4789/.html |access-date=27 December 2024 |website=[[AtlasF1]] |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805191451/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2001/jun/report.php/id/4789/.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
The race result saw Michael Schumacher extend his lead in the World Drivers' Championship with 68 points. Coulthard was second on 44 points, 18 points ahead of Barrichello in third and 19 in front of Ralf Schumacher in fourth. Montoya's second-place finish saw him move from eleventh to fifth.<ref name="points" /> Ferrari maintained their lead in the World Constructors' Championship with 94 points, McLaren maintained second with 53 points, and Williams remained third on 37 points, with eight races remaining in the season.<ref name="points" />
===Race classification===
Drivers who scored [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|championship points]] are denoted in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pos|Position}}
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|No|Car number}}
! scope="col" | Driver
! scope="col" | Constructor
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Laps|Laps completed}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Time/Retired
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Grid|Final grid position}}
! scope="col" | Points
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| align="center" | 1
|data-sort-value="SCHM"| {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Michael Schumacher]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| align="center" | 67
| 1:29:42.724
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | '''10'''
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| align="center" | 6
|data-sort-value="MON"| {{flagicon|Colombia}} '''[[Juan Pablo Montoya]]'''
| '''[[
| align="center" | 67
| +4.127
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | '''6'''
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| align="center" | 4
|data-sort-value="COU"| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[David Coulthard]]'''
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes
| align="center" | 67
| +24.993
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | '''4'''
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| align="center" | 5
|data-sort-value="SCHR"| {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Ralf Schumacher]]'''
| '''[[
| align="center" | 67
| +33.345
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | '''3'''
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| align="center" | 2
|data-sort-value="BAR"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Rubens Barrichello]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| align="center" | 67
| +45.495
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | '''2'''
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| align="center" | 3
|data-sort-value="HAK"| {{flagicon|Finland}} '''[[Mika Häkkinen]]'''
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes
| align="center" | 67
| +1:04.868
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | '''1'''
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| align="center" | 18
|data-sort-value="IRV"| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Eddie Irvine]]
| [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]]-[[Cosworth]]
| align="center" | 67
| +1:06.198
| align="center" | 12
|
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| align="center" | 19
|data-sort-value="DEL"| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pedro de la Rosa]]
| [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]]-[[Cosworth]]
| align="center" | 66
| +1 Lap
| align="center" | 16
|
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| align="center" | 10
|data-sort-value="VIL"| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
| [[British American Racing|BAR]]-[[Honda
| align="center" | 66
| +1 Lap
| align="center" | 11
|
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| align="center" | 17
|data-sort-value="RAI"| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
| [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]]-[[Sauber Petronas Engineering|Petronas]]
| align="center" | 66
| +1 Lap
| align="center" | 9
|
|-
! scope="row" | 11
| align="center" | 7
|data-sort-value="FIS"| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Renault
| align="center" | 66
| +1 Lap
| align="center" | 15
|
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| align="center" | 23
|data-sort-value="BUR"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Luciano Burti]]
| [[Prost
| align="center" | 65
| +2 Laps
| align="center" | 17
|
|-
! scope="row" | 13
| align="center" | 8
|data-sort-value="BUT"| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jenson Button]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Renault
| align="center" | 65
| +2 Laps
| align="center" | 20
|
|-
! scope="row" | 14
| align="center" | 21
|data-sort-value="ALO"| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[European (engine)|European]]
| align="center" | 65
| +2 Laps
| align="center" | 21
|
|-
! scope="row" | 15
| align="center" | 22
|data-sort-value="ALE"| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean Alesi]]
| [[Prost
| align="center" | 64
| Spun off
| align="center" | 14
|
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="16" | {{Abbr|Ret|Retired}}
| align="center" | 14
|data-sort-value="VER"| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Asia Motor Technologies France|Asiatech]]
| align="center" | 58
| Engine
| align="center" | 19
|
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="17" | {{Abbr|Ret|Retired}}
| align="center" | 16
|data-sort-value="HEI"| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
| [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]]-[[Sauber Petronas Engineering|Petronas]]
| align="center" | 54
| Driveshaft
| align="center" | 10
|
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="18" | {{Abbr|Ret|Retired}}
| align="center" | 11
|data-sort-value="FRE"| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Honda
| align="center" | 48
| Traction control
| align="center" | 8
|
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="19" | {{Abbr|Ret|Retired}}
| align="center" | 12
|data-sort-value="TRU"| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Honda
| align="center" | 44
| Transmission
| align="center" | 7
|
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="20" | {{Abbr|Ret|Retired}}
| align="center" | 15
|data-sort-value="BER"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Enrique Bernoldi]]
| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Asia Motor Technologies France|Asiatech]]
| align="center" | 29
| Gearbox
| align="center" | 18
|
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="21" | {{Abbr|Ret|Retired}}
| align="center" | 9
|data-sort-value="PAN"| {{flagicon|France}} [[Olivier Panis]]
| [[British American Racing|BAR]]-[[Honda
| align="center" | 23
| Electrical
| align="center" | 13
|
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="22" | {{Abbr|Ret|Retired}}
| align="center" | 20
|data-sort-value="MAR"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Tarso Marques]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[European (engine)|European]]
| align="center" | 7
| Electrical
| align="center" | 22
|
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan="8"|{{center|
|}
==Championship standings after the race==
{{for|full season standings|2001 Formula One World Championship#Results and standings}}
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
Line 480 ⟶ 512:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
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! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! scope="col" | Driver
! scope="col" | Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| align="right"| 68
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[David Coulthard]]
| align="right"| 44
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
| align="right"| 26
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
| align="right"| 25
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 6
|align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| align="right"| 12
|-
!colspan=4|
|}
{{col-2}}
Line 510 ⟶ 548:
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! scope="col" | +/–
! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! scope="col" | Driver
! scope="col" | Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| align="right"| 94
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| align="right"| 53
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Williams Racing|Williams]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]]
| align="right"| 37
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]]-[[Sauber Petronas Engineering|Petronas]]
| align="right"| 15
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 5
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| align="right"| 13
|-
!colspan=4|
|}
{{col-end}}
* <small>'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.</small>
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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