2001 Malaysian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 2 of 17 in the 2001 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 18 March 2001 | ||
| Official name | III Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Sepang International Circuit Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.543 km (3.444 mi) | ||
| Distance | 55 laps, 304.865 km (189.435 mi) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 56 laps, 310.408 km (192.879 mi) | ||
| Weather | Early Monsoon, Dry Later, Air Temp at start: 32°C | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:35.220 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Mika Häkkinen
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McLaren-Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:40.962 on lap 48 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
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Coordinates: 2°45′39″N 101°44′18″E / 2.76083°N 101.73833°E
The 2001 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia on 18 March 2001 at 14:00 MST. The 55-lap race was won by Ferrari's Michael Schumacher. His teammate, Rubens Barrichello, finished second whilst McLaren driver, David Coulthard, completed the podium by finishing in third place.
The race began at 14:00 MST, Heinz-Harald Frentzen drastically slowed during the parade lap due to a computer-hardware error. It was thought he would fail to make the start; however, Giancarlo Fisichella bought the Jordan driver some time when he lined up on the incorrect side of the grid, and failed to take his correct grid point after attempting to cross the grid. This caused an aborted start, allowing both the Jordan and Benetton to take the restart.
That was not the end of the dramatic start however: Juan Pablo Montoya's Williams then broke down and refused to fire. The Colombian was forced to take to the T-Car and start from the pitlane.
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