Michael Schumacher won the Japanese Grand Prix 2001 at Suzuka Circuit on 14 October 2001, starting from pole position. Juan Pablo Montoya finished second for Williams, with David Coulthard completing the podium for McLaren.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 53 | 1:27:33.298 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMON | Williams | 53 | +3.154 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 53 | +23.262 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 53 | +35.539 | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Ferrari | 53 | +36.544 | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Williams | 53 | +37.122 | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Benetton | 53 | +1:37.102 | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Jordan | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 10 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | Sauber | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | BAR | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Minardi | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 15 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Prost | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | Olivier PanisPAN | BAR | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | Enrique BernoldiBER | Arrows | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 21 | Jos VerstappenVER | Arrows | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 22 | Alex YoongYOO | Minardi | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 6 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Benetton | 47 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | Jaguar | 45 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Tomáš EngeENG | Prost | 42 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Jaguar | 24 | Fuel rig | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Sauber | 5 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Jean AlesiALE | Jordan | 5 | Collision | 0 |