European Grand Prix 2001-06-24

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Event
European Grand Prix

Date
Sun 24th June 2001 (UTC)

Timestamp

Time

00:00:00 UTC

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24-11-15 16:00 (PST Los Angeles)
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24-11-15 18:00 (CST Chicago)
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24-11-15 19:00 (EST New York)
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24-11-16 00:00 (GMT London)
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24-11-16 01:00 (CET Paris)
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24-11-16 04:00 (GST Dubai)
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24-11-16 05:30 (IST Kolkata)
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24-11-16 09:00 (JST Tokyo)
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24-11-16 11:00 (AEDT Sydney)

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League
Formula 1

Season
2001

Round
9

Status

Location
Nürburgring

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The 2001 European Grand Prix (formally the XLV Warsteiner Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 24 June 2001 at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany. It was the ninth race of the 2001 Formula One season. The 67-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher driving for Ferrari after starting from pole position. Juan Pablo Montoya finished second driving for Williams, with David Coulthard third driving for McLaren.

The race was Michael Schumacher's fifth win of the season, his third at the Nürburgring, and the result meant that he extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 22 points over Coulthard and 36 ahead of Rubens Barrichello. Ferrari maintained their lead in the Constructors' Championship, 41 points ahead of McLaren and 57 ahead of Williams, with 8 races of the season remaining.