Autódromo José Carlos Pace · 1 April 2001
David Coulthard won the 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix for McLaren from 5th on the grid, 16.164s ahead of Michael Schumacher. Tarso Marques gained the most places, from 22nd on the grid to 9th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Coulthard 10 + Häkkinen 0 | Coulthard 10 + Häkkinen 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Schumacher 6 + Barrichello 0 | Schumacher 6 + Barrichello 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sauber Heidfeld 4 + Räikkönen 0 | Heidfeld 4 + Räikkönen 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | BAR Panis 3 + Villeneuve 0 | Panis 3 + Villeneuve 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Jordan Trulli 2 + Frentzen 0 | Trulli 2 + Frentzen 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Benetton Fisichella 1 + Button 0 | Fisichella 1 + Button 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Prost Alesi 0 + Mazzacane 0 | Alesi 0 + Mazzacane 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Minardi Marques 0 + Alonso 0 | Marques 0 + Alonso 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Williams Schumacher 0 + Montoya 0 | Schumacher 0 + Montoya 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jaguar Irvine 0 + Burti 0 | Irvine 0 + Burti 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Arrows Verstappen 0 + Bernoldi 0 | Verstappen 0 + Bernoldi 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard McLaren | McLaren | 1:39:00.834 | 71 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | Ferrari | +16.164s | 71 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Nick Heidfeld Sauber | Sauber | +1 Lap | 70 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Olivier Panis BAR | BAR | +1 Lap | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli Jordan | Jordan | +1 Lap | 70 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton | Benetton | +1 Lap | 70 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve BAR | BAR | +1 Lap | 70 | — | — | |
| 8 | Jean Alesi Prost | Prost | +1 Lap | 70 | — | — | |
| 9 | Tarso Marques Minardi | Minardi | +3 Laps | 68 | — | — | |
| 10 | Jenson Button Benetton | Benetton | +7 Laps | 64 | — | — | |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan | Jordan | DNF Electrical | 63 | — | — | |
| DNF | Kimi Räikkönen Sauber | Sauber | DNF Spun off | 55 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ralf Schumacher Williams | Williams | DNF Spun off | 54 | — | — | |
| DNF | Gastón Mazzacane Prost | Prost | DNF Clutch | 54 | — | — | |
| DNF | Eddie Irvine Jaguar | Jaguar | DNF Spun off | 52 | — | — | |
| DNF | Juan Pablo Montoya Williams | Williams | DNF Collision | 38 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen Arrows | Arrows | DNF Collision | 37 | — | — | |
| DNF | Luciano Burti Jaguar | Jaguar | DNF Engine | 30 | — | — | |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso Minardi | Minardi | DNF Electrical | 25 | — | — | |
| DNF | Enrique Bernoldi Arrows | Arrows | DNF Hydraulics | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Collision | 2 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | McLaren | DNF Stalled | 0 | — | — |