Race results
Race startOctober 14, 2001 at 09:00Japan Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:27:33.298 | 53 | 1:37.133 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | +3.154 | 53 | 1:36.450 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | +23.262 | 53 | 1:37.313 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +35.539 | 53 | 1:37.298 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | +36.544 | 53 | 1:36.970 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | +37.122 | 53 | 1:36.944 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Jenson Button | Benetton | +1:37.102 | 53 | 1:38.526 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:40.225 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:38.647 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:38.887 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | Fernando Alonso | Minardi | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:39.153 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Prost | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:38.240 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | Olivier Panis | BAR | +2 Laps | 51 | 1:39.299 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | +2 Laps | 51 | 1:40.940 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | +2 Laps | 51 | 1:41.383 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | +3 Laps | 50 | 1:42.915 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | DNF (Gearbox) | 47 | 1:38.361 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | DNF (Oil leak) | 45 | 1:39.182 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Tomáš Enge | Prost | DNF (Brakes) | 42 | 1:39.827 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | DNF (Fuel rig) | 24 | 1:38.620 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber | DNF (Collision) | 5 | 1:39.991 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Jean Alesi | Jordan | DNF (Collision) | 5 | 1:38.857 | 0 | 11 | 0 |