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Firestone Firehawk 500K

 

Location: Twin Ring Motegi
1.549 Mile Paved Oval
201 Laps/311.349 Miles
May 19, 2001
Time of race: 1:44:48.888
Average speed of winner: 178.113 mph
Margin of victory: 3.650 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 5 leaders
Cautions: 2 for 13 laps
Lap leaders: Castroneves 1-50, Brack 51-54, Dixon 55, Castroneves 56-84, Brack 85-96, Franchitti 97, Brack 98-104, Kanaan 105-144, Castroneves 145-149, Brack 150-201

 

Previous Results at
Champ Car Race Results 2001
Champ Car Information
Champ Car Champions

 

Finish
Start
Driver
Car #
Sponsor/Name
Chassis
Engine
Laps
Status
1
6
Kenny Brack
8
Shell
Lola
Ford
201
1:44:48.888 178.113
2
1
Helio Castroneves
3
Marlboro Team Penske
Reynard
Honda
201
1:44:52.538 178.010
3
4
Tony Kanaan
55
Hollywood
Reynard
Honda
200
Flagged
4
14
Christian Fittipaldi
11
Kmart
Lola
Toyota
200
Flagged
5
21
Jimmy Vasser
40
Patrick Racing
Reynard
Toyota
200
Flagged
6
17
Max Papis
7
Miller Lite
Lola
Ford
200
Flagged
7
8
Alex Zanardi
66
Pioneer
Reynard
Honda
199
Flagged
8
13
Shinji Nakano
52
Avex/Alpine
Reynard
Honda
199
Flagged
9
20
Scott Dixon
18
Powerwear Panasonic
Reynard
Toyota
198
Flagged
10
23
Roberto Moreno
20
Visteon Patrick Racing
Reynard
Toyota
198
Flagged
11
7
Michel Jourdain, Jr.
16
Herdez
Lola
Ford
197
Flagged
12
25
Mauricio Gugelmin
17
Nextel PacWest
Reynard
Toyota
197
Flagged
13
3
Gil de Ferran
1
Marlboro Team Penske
Reynard
Honda
194
Mechanical
14
18
Oriol Servi
22
Sigma Autosport
Lola
Ford
191
Flagged
15
15
Nicolas Minassian
12
Target
Lola
Toyota
190
Wrecked
16
9
Adrin Fernndez
51
Tecate/Quaker State
Reynard
Honda
148
Mechanical
17
2
Dario Franchitti
27
KOOL
Reynard
Honda
126
Engine
18
16
Paul Tracy
26
KOOL
Reynard
Honda
77
Broken gearbox
19
10
Patrick Carpentier
32
Player's/Indeck
Reynard
Ford
54
Mechanical
20
24
Tora Takagi
5
Pioneer/DENSO
Reynard
Toyota
51
Mechanical
21
22
Bryan Herta
77
Zakspeed/Forsythe Racing
Reynard
Ford
50
Broken header
22
19
Alex Tagliani
33
Player's/Indeck
Reynard
Ford
40
Mechanical
23
11
Michael Andretti
39
Motorola
Reynard
Honda
33
Broken gearbox
24
5
Bruno Junqueira
4
Target
Lola
Toyota
1
Wrecked
25
12
Cristiano da Matta
6
Texaco/Havoline/Kmart
Lola
Toyota
0
Wrecked