2001 Formula One World Championship

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Michael Schumacher won his second title in a row with Ferrari, his fourth overall.
McLaren's David Coulthard (pictured in 1999) finished runner-up, 58 points behind.
Schumacher's teammate, Rubens Barrichello, finished the season ranked third.

The 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 55th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2001 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 2001 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a seventeen-race series that commenced on 4 March and ended on 14 October.

Defending champions Michael Schumacher and Scuderia Ferrari were again awarded the World Drivers' Championship and World Constructors' Championship, respectively. Schumacher won the title with a record margin of 58 points over David Coulthard (McLaren), after achieving nine victories and five second places. He also became the driver with the most wins thus far, with his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix marking his 52nd career win. The season saw the debut of two future world champions: Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen as well as race winner Juan Pablo Montoya. This was the last season for double world champion Mika Häkkinen. In addition, 2001 also saw French tyre manufacturer Michelin rejoin the sport for the first time since 1984 to provide competition for Japanese tyre supplier Bridgestone, beginning a tyre war between the two tyre companies that would last until the end of the 2006 season. The season also saw Renault rejoin the sport in an official capacity for the first time since 1997, with the French manufacturer purchasing the Benetton team which would be renamed Renault for 2002.

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