Round 2 · 18 March 2001
2001 Malaysian Grand Prix: results
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 2001 Malaysian Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 18 March 2001 at Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), starting from position 1. Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) and David Coulthard (McLaren) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 1:47:34.801 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | +23.660 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | +28.555 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 9 | +46.543 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 3 | +48.233 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | +48.606 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 18 | +81.560 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 5 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Luciano Burti | Jaguar | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Jenson Button | Benetton | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Gastón Mazzacane | Prost | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Minardi | 21 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 14 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 15 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 16 | — | — | Fuel pressure |
| 16 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 7 | — | — | Spun off |
| 17 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 11 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 22 | — | — | Spun off |
| 19 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 6 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 12 | — | — | Water leak |
| 21 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 10 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 22 | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber | 14 | — | — | Driveshaft |