2001 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars
Sunday, October 28, 2001
Race winner:
Round:
20
Laps:
65
Pole position:
Fastest Lap:
Vasser, 1m34.113
Country:
Australia
Circuit:
2001 season:
Results
| Position | Driver | Team | Vehicle | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ↑ 2 | Cristiano da Matta | Newman-Haas Racing | Lola B01/00-Toyota (Firestone) |
1h 51m 47.260s |
20 |
| 2 ↑ 4 | Michael Andretti | Team Green | Reynard 01I-Honda (Firestone) |
1h 51m 53.046s +5.786s |
16 |
| 3 ↑ 4 | Alexandre Tagliani | Forsythe Racing | Reynard 01I-Ford (Firestone) |
1h 51m 54.786s +7.526s |
14 |
| 4 ↓ 2 | Gil de Ferran | Marlboro Team Penske | Reynard 01I-Honda (Firestone) |
1h 52m 8.196s +20.936s |
12 |
| 5 ↑ 8 | Kenny Brack | Team Rahal | Lola B01/00-Ford (Firestone) |
1h 52m 9.834s +22.574s |
10 |
| 6 ↑ 4 | Jimmy Vasser | Patrick Racing | Reynard 01I-Toyota (Firestone) |
1h 52m 11.966s +24.706s |
8 |
| 7 ↑ 9 | Michel Jourdain jr | Bettenhausen Motorsports | Lola B01/00-Ford (Firestone) |
1h 52m 26.752s +39.492s |
6 |
| 8 ↑ 7 | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | Lola B01/00-Toyota (Firestone) |
1h 52m 27.727s +40.467s |
5 |
| 9 ↑ 5 | Massimiliano Papis | Team Rahal | Lola B01/00-Ford (Firestone) |
1h 52m 29.825s +42.565s |
4 |
| 10 ↑ 13 | Memo Gidley | Chip Ganassi Racing Team | Lola B01/00-Toyota (Firestone) |
1h 52m 30.148s +42.888s |
3 |
| 11 ↓ 2 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | Reynard 01I-Ford (Firestone) |
1h 52m 33.910s +46.650s |
2 |
| 12 ↑ 6 | Shinji Nakano | Fernandez Racing | Reynard 01I-Honda (Firestone) |
1h 52m 34.131s +46.871s |
1 |
| 13 ↑ 13 | Alex Barron | Arciero-Blair Racing | Lola B01/00-Ford (Firestone) |
1h 52m 46.914s +59.654s |
0 |
| 14 ↓ 10 | Paul Tracy | Team Green | Reynard 01I-Honda (Firestone) |
1h 52m 49.871s +1m 2.611s |
0 |
| 15 ↓ 7 | Scott Dixon | PacWest Racing Group | Reynard 01I-Toyota (Firestone) |
1h 52m 59.253s +1m 11.993s |
0 |
| 16 ↑ 4 | Toranosuke Takagi | Walker Racing | Reynard 01I-Toyota (Firestone) |
1h 53m 9.107s +1m 21.847s |
0 |
| 17 ↑ 2 | Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | Reynard 01I-Honda (Firestone) |
1h 53m 9.273s +1m 22.013s |
0 |
| 18 ↑ 4 | Bryan Herta | Forsythe Racing | Reynard 01I-Ford (Firestone) |
1h 53m 9.630s +1m 22.370s |
0 |
| 19 ↓ 2 | Adrian Fernandez | Fernandez Racing | Reynard 01I-Honda (Firestone) |
1h 53m 27.523s +1m 40.263s |
0 |
| 20 ↓ 9 | Helio Castroneves | Marlboro Team Penske | Reynard 01I-Honda (Firestone) | 0 | |
| 21 | Bruno Junqueira | Chip Ganassi Racing Team | Lola B01/00-Toyota (Firestone) | 0 | |
| 22 ↓ 21 | Roberto Moreno | Patrick Racing | Reynard 01I-Toyota (Firestone) | 0 | |
| 23 ↓ 18 | Dario Franchitti | Team Green | Reynard 01I-Honda (Firestone) | 0 | |
| 24 ↑ 1 | Mauricio Gugelmin | PacWest Racing Group | Reynard 01I-Toyota (Firestone) | 0 | |
| 25 ↓ 13 | Oriol Servia | Sigma Autosport | Lola B01/00-Ford (Firestone) | 0 | |
| 26 ↓ 2 | Casey Mears | Mo Nunn Racing | Reynard 01I-Honda (Firestone) | 0 |
Qualifying
Circuit
Country:
Australia
Location:
Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Type:
Temporary street circuit
Length:
2.795 (miles)
Record:
Graham Rahal (Panoz DP01-Cosworth), 1m31.093, 110.459 mph, Champ Cars, 2007
First race:
