2001 Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit
42°20′10″N 82°59′44″W / 42.33611°N 82.99556°W
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 7th round of the 2001 CART season | |
| Date | June 17, 2001 |
| Official name | Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit |
| Location | Detroit Belle Isle street circuit |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 2.35 mi / 3.78 km |
| Distance | 72 laps 168.9 mi / 271.8 km |
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 84 °F (29 °C); wind speeds up to 11.6 miles per hour (18.7 km/h) |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:53:51.815 |
| Driver | |
| Podium | |
| First | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Second | Dario Franchitti (Team Green) |
| Third | Roberto Moreno (Patrick Racing) |
The 2001 Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) race that was held on June 17, 2001 on the Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan for the final time for CART. It was the seventh race of the 2001 CART season. The race was won for the second consecutive year by Hélio Castroneves for Team Penske. Dario Franchitti finished second, and Roberto Moreno clinched third.
There were four cautions, totaling 14 laps during the race. It was Castroneves's second victory of the 2001 season, and the fifth of his CART career. Of the 25 drivers that started, 13 were listed as running at the end of the race; six retired after contact, and six retired with mechanical issues.