2001 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix Presented by Herdez

Race 1 of 20

Monterrey
78 laps
Time of race: 2:00:44.85
Average speed of winner: 81.548 mph
Margin of victory: 1.982 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 16 laps
Fastest lap: Dario Franchitti 100.452
Lap leaders: Bräck 1-23, Dixon 24-37, Bräck 38-42, da Matta 43-56, Franchitti 57-60, da Matta 61-78

Race notes: First pole for Kenny Bräck. Debut for Scott Dixon, Bruno Junqueira, Michael Krumm, Nicolas Minassian, Tora Takagi, and Max Wilson.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Cristiano da Matta	6	Texaco/Havoline/Kmart	Lola	Toyota	Firestone	Newman-Haas	100.404	78	2	32	flagged	21
2	3	Gil de Ferran	1	Marlboro Team Penske	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Penske	100.255	78	0	0	flagged	16
3	15	Paul Tracy	26	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Green	98.485	78	0	0	flagged	14
4	5	Michael Andretti	39	Motorola	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Green	99.527	78	0	0	flagged	12
5	1	Kenny Bräck	8	Shell	Lola	Ford	Firestone	Rahal	100.665	78	2	28	flagged	11
6	9	Jimmy Vasser	40	Patrick Racing	Reynard	Toyota	Firestone	Patrick	99.069	78	0	0	flagged	8
7	12	Tony Kanaan	55	Hollywood	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Nunn	98.822	78	0	0	flagged	6
8	4	Hélio Castroneves	3	Marlboro Team Penske	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Penske	100.217	78	0	0	flagged	5
9	7	Dario Franchitti	27	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Green	99.174	78	1	4	flagged	4
10	25	Tora Takagi	5	Pioneer/DENSO	Reynard	Toyota	Firestone	Walker	95.889	78	0	0	flagged	3
11	21	Nicolas Minassian	12	Target	Lola	Toyota	Firestone	Ganassi	97.646	78	0	0	flagged	2
12	11	Max Papis	7	Miller Lite	Lola	Ford	Firestone	Rahal	98.996	78	0	0	flagged	1
13	14	Scott Dixon	18	Powerware Panasonic	Reynard	Toyota	Firestone	PacWest	98.592	78	1	14	flagged	0
14	8	Oriol Servià	22	Sigma Autosport	Lola	Ford	Firestone	Sigma (2000s)	99.084	78	0	0	flagged	0
15	17	Mauricio Gugelmin	17	Nextel PacWest	Reynard	Toyota	Firestone	PacWest	98.362	78	0	0	flagged	0
16	18	Bryan Herta	77	Zakspeed/Forsythe Racing	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Forsythe	98.194	78	0	0	flagged	0
17	24	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	16	Herdez	Lola	Ford	Firestone	Bettenhausen	96.636	78	0	0	flagged	0
18	27	Shinji Nakano	52	Avex/Alpine	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Fernandez	95.441	76	0	0	flagged	0
19	19	Adrián Fernández	51	Tecate/Quaker State	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Fernandez	98.025	75	0	0	mechanical	0
20	16	Christian Fittipaldi	11	Kmart	Lola	Toyota	Firestone	Newman-Haas	98.449	66	0	0	contact	0
21	13	Alex Tagliani	33	Player's/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Forsythe	98.733	60	0	0	mechanical	0
22	20	Bruno Junqueira	4	Target	Lola	Toyota	Firestone	Ganassi	97.728	57	0	0	mechanical	0
23	23	Michael Krumm	19	The Dark Dog	Lola	Ford	Firestone	Coyne	97.215	51	0	0	mechanical	0
24	22	Alex Zanardi	66	Pioneer	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Nunn	97.294	39	0	0	contact	0
25	6	Patrick Carpentier	32	Player's/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Forsythe	99.202	38	0	0	mechanical	0
26	28	Luiz Garcia, Jr.	21	Embratel	Lola	Ford	Firestone	Coyne	93.591	37	0	0	mechanical	0
27	10	Roberto Moreno	20	Visteon Patrick Racing	Reynard	Toyota	Firestone	Patrick	99.032	21	0	0	contact	0
28	26	Max Wilson	25	winnerB2B.com	Lola	Phoenix	Firestone	Arciero	95.523	7	0	0	contact	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Cristiano da Matta	21	1	0	1	1
2	Gil de Ferran	16	1	0	0	1
3	Paul Tracy	14	1	0	0	1
4	Michael Andretti	12	1	0	0	0
5	Kenny Bräck	11	1	1	0	0
6	Jimmy Vasser	8	1	0	0	0
7	Tony Kanaan	6	1	0	0	0
8	Hélio Castroneves	5	1	0	0	0
9	Dario Franchitti	4	1	0	0	0
10	Tora Takagi	3	1	0	0	0
11	Nicolas Minassian	2	1	0	0	0
12	Max Papis	1	1	0	0	0
13	Scott Dixon	0	1	0	0	0
14	Oriol Servià	0	1	0	0	0
15	Mauricio Gugelmin	0	1	0	0	0
16	Bryan Herta	0	1	0	0	0
17	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	0	1	0	0	0
18	Shinji Nakano	0	1	0	0	0
19	Adrián Fernández	0	1	0	0	0
20	Christian Fittipaldi	0	1	0	0	0
21	Alex Tagliani	0	1	0	0	0
22	Bruno Junqueira	0	1	0	0	0
23	Michael Krumm	0	1	0	0	0
24	Alex Zanardi	0	1	0	0	0
25	Patrick Carpentier	0	1	0	0	0