2001 Italian Grand Prix

Results from the 2001 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 16, 2001.

Classification

Notes

*First win: Juan Pablo Montoya

*First race: Alex Yoong, Tomáš Enge

*Fastest L

*Giancarlo Fisichella and Nick Heidfeld started this race from the pit lane.

*Jarno Trulli was involved into a collision and forced to retire at the first turn in the start.

*This was the first F1 race held after the September 11, 2001 attacks; the Ferraris ran without any sponsorship livery and had matte black nose-cones in remembrance.

* The pre-race build-up was notable for the fact that Michael Schumacher attempted to organise a pact that would see the drivers treat the first lap as if it were taking place behind the safety car. The plan failed, with Jacques Villeneuve and Benetton's Flavio Briatore refusing to accept the pact. Schumacher had been keen to avoid any accidents at the start, due to a combination of the effects of the September 11, 2001 attacks earlier that week; the death of a marshal in a pile-up at the beginning of the previous year's race; and the horrific accident in the previous day's ChampCar race in Germany, in which former F1 driver Alex Zanardi was critically injured, leading to the amputation of both legs.Fact|date=October 2007

* Rubens Barrichello showed obvious pace early in the race and it soon became evident that he was on a two-stop strategy, while the Williams-BMW's of Ralf Schumacher and Juan-Pablo Montoya were fuelled heavily and stopping just once, as is traditionally the case at Monza. Michael Schumacher was also two-stopping, but he struggled with pace and was never in the hunt for victory. So it was Barrichello who was the man for Ferrari. However, he couldn't make the strategy work and had to settle for 2nd behind a jubiliant Montoya, who celebreated his maiden win in Formula 1. Ralf Schumacher was third, with a strangely lacklustre Michael Schumacher in fourth.

F1 race report
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