San Marino Grand Prix 2001-04-15

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Event
San Marino Grand Prix

Date
Sun 15th April 2001 (UTC)

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00:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2001

Round
4

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Location
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari

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The 2001 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the XXI Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino) was a Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagana, Italy on 15 April 2001; It was the fourth race of the 2001 Formula One season. The 62-lap race was won by Ralf Schumacher driving a Williams car after starting from third position. David Coulthard, who started the Grand Prix from pole position, finished second in a McLaren car, with Rubens Barrichello finished third driving for Ferrari. Schumacher's win was the first of his Formula One career and was the first for Williams since Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix.

As a consequence of the race, Coulthard was level on points with Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher in the driver's championship with both drivers on 26 points after Schumacher retired from the race. In the constructors' championship, McLaren reduced the lead to Ferrari to 10 points. This was the last race for Gastón Mazzacane.