2001 Miller Lite 200

40°41′21.46″N 82°38′10.94″W / 40.6892944°N 82.6363722°W / 40.6892944; -82.6363722

United States 2001 Miller Lite 200
Race details
Race 13 of 21 in the 2001 CART season
DateAugust 12, 2001
Official name2001 Miller Lite 200
LocationMid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, United States
CourseRoad course
2.258 mi / 3.634 km
Distance83 laps
187.414 mi / 301.613 km
Pole position
DriverBrazil Gil de Ferran (Team Penske)
Time1:05.442
Fastest lap
DriverBrazil Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske)
Time1:07.669 (on lap 51 of 83)
Podium
FirstBrazil Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske)
SecondBrazil Gil de Ferran (Team Penske)
ThirdCanada Patrick Carpentier (Forsythe Racing)

The 2001 Miller Lite 200 was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) motor race held on August 12, 2001, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, USA. It was the 13th round of the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series season. Team Penske dominated the event, with Gil de Ferran taking pole position and Hélio Castroneves finishing ahead of de Ferran in the race itself. Patrick Carpentier finished 3rd.

Castroneves had earned his third win of the season and the last of his CART career by taking advantage of a faster pitstop during the first half of the race and staying ahead the rest of the way. Castroneves was now within one point of championship leader Kenny Bräck, who collided with his teammate in the race and ended up three laps down in 20th place. de Ferran was also continuing a streak of high points-paying positions, and his podium at the race put him third overall. Carpentier scored his third consecutive podium and continued a run of good results for Forsythe Racing.

The race hinged on pitstops and fuel strategy, as many drivers gambled on off-schedule stops to try to make up positions on a track that was notoriously difficult to pass on. Nevertheless, it was Team Penske's conventional strategy that allowed both drivers to finish 1–2.

Qualifying

August 11, 2001 - Qualifying Speeds
Rank Driver Time Leader Speed (mph) Team
1 Brazil Gil de Ferran 1:05.442 — 124.214 Team Penske
2 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 1:05.877 +0.435 123.394 Team Penske
3 Canada Patrick Carpentier 1:05.905 +0.463 123.341 Forsythe Racing
4 United States Jimmy Vasser 1:05.931 +0.489 123.293 Patrick Racing
5 Scotland Dario Franchitti 1:06.012 +0.570 123.141 Team Green
6 Canada Alex Tagliani 1:06.093 +0.651 122.990 Forsythe Racing
7 Brazil Tony Kanaan 1:06.196 +0.754 122.799 Mo Nunn Racing
8 Canada Paul Tracy 1:06.361 +0.919 122.494 Team Green
9 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi 1:06.364 +0.922 122.488 Newman-Haas Racing
10 Brazil Bruno Junqueira (R) 1:06.395 +0.953 122.431 Chip Ganassi Racing
11 Brazil Cristiano da Matta 1:06.469 +1.027 122.295 Newman-Haas Racing
12 New Zealand Scott Dixon (R) 1:06.480 +1.038 122.274 PacWest Racing
13 Sweden Kenny Bräck 1:06.494 +1.052 122.249 Team Rahal
14 United States Bryan Herta 1:06.510 +1.068 122.219 Forsythe Racing
15 Brazil Roberto Moreno 1:06.550 +1.108 122.146 Patrick Racing
16 Mexico Adrian Fernández 1:06.649 +1.207 121.964 Fernandez Racing
17 United States Memo Gidley 1:06.776 +1.334 121.732 Chip Ganassi Racing
18 United States Michael Andretti 1:06.806 +1.364 121.678 Team Motorola
19 Italy Max Papis 1:06.939 +1.497 121.436 Team Rahal
20 Italy Alex Zanardi 1:07.068 +1.626 121.202 Mo Nunn Racing
21 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin 1:07.105 +1.664 121.134 PacWest Racing
22 Japan Tora Takagi (R) 1:07.168 +1.726 121.022 Walker Motorsport
23 Japan Shinji Nakano 1:07.235 +1.793 120.901 Fernandez Racing
24 Brazil Max Wilson (R) 1:07.508 +2.066 120.412 Arciero Racing
25 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. 1:07.678 +2.236 120.110 Bettenhausen Racing
26 Spain Oriol Servià 1:08.364 +2.922 120.110 Sigma Autosport
Source:[1]

Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points
1 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 83 1:44:54.931 2 211
2 1 Brazil Gil de Ferran Team Penske 83 +1.568 1 172
3 32 Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 83 +2.548 3 14
4 26 Canada Paul Tracy Team Green 83 +5.326 8 12
5 55 Brazil Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 83 +6.155 7 10
6 20 Brazil Roberto Moreno Patrick Racing 83 +6.703 15 8
7 33 Canada Alex Tagliani Forsythe Racing 83 +7.537 6 6
8 11 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 83 +11.322 9 5
9 22 Spain Oriol Servià Sigma Autosport 83 +14.561 26 4
10 6 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Newman-Haas Racing 83 +15.247 11 3
11 12 United States Memo Gidley Chip Ganassi Racing 83 +15.938 17 2
12 18 New Zealand Scott Dixon (R) PacWest Racing 83 +16.336 12 1
13 4 Brazil Bruno Junqueira (R) Chip Ganassi Racing 83 +17.001 10 —
14 17 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing 83 +21.843 21 —
15 25 Brazil Max Wilson (R) Arciero Racing 83 +23.739 24 —
16 27 Scotland Dario Franchitti Team Green 83 +49.669 5 —
17 16 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Bettenhausen Racing 82 +1 Lap 25 —
18 52 Japan Shinji Nakano Fernandez Racing 82 +1 Lap 23 —
19 66 Italy Alex Zanardi Mo Nunn Racing 80 +3 Laps 20 —
20 8 Sweden Kenny Bräck Team Rahal 80 +3 Laps 13 —
21 5 Japan Tora Takagi (R) Walker Motorsport 72 Off course 22 —
22 51 Mexico Adrian Fernández Fernandez Racing 50 Contact 16 —
23 40 United States Jimmy Vasser Patrick Racing 34 Contact 4 —
24 7 Italy Max Papis Team Rahal 30 Contact 19 —
25 77 United States Bryan Herta Forsythe Racing 14 Engine 14 —
26 39 United States Michael Andretti Team Motorola 5 Engine 18 —
Source:[2]
Notes
  • 1– Includes one bonus point for leading the most laps.[3]
  • 2– Includes one bonus point for being the fastest qualifier.[3]

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers

Standings after the race

References

  1. ^ "2001 Miller Lite 200 Qualifying Results". Championship Auto Racing Teams. August 11, 2001. Archived from the original on July 2, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "2001 Miller Lite 200 Race Results". Championship Auto Racing Teams. August 12, 2001. Archived from the original on May 4, 2003. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Championship Auto Racing Teams (March 2001). "CART FedEx Championship Series - 2001 Rule Book". Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2017-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b c "2001 Miller Lite 200". Racing-Reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "2001 Miller Lite 200 Sunday Press Notes". Championship Auto Racing Teams. August 12, 2001. Archived from the original on March 25, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Toyota Elkhart Lake Preview". Championship Auto Racing Teams. August 14, 2001. Archived from the original on March 25, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2017.


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