2001 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey
Appearance
25°40′41″N 100°17′00″W / 25.67806°N 100.28333°W
The 2001 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey was a
Laguna Seca in California). It was the first time CART had raced in Mexico since 1981. Newman/Haas Racing driver Cristiano da Matta led 32 laps of a timed race en route to his second career victory and his first with the team. Defending series champion Gil de Ferran finished 2nd and Paul Tracy
finished 3rd.
Despite leading much the first half of the race and starting on pole,
Team Rahal driver Kenny Bräck
finished 5th after he first experienced engine difficulties and then brake problems later on. Multiple drivers and teams experienced difficulties with their cars as this was the first full race of the season.
The race distance was shortened from 80 to 78 laps to comply with the two-hour time limit. There were five lead changes and three cautions. The race was considered a huge success for an inaugural event, and it remained on the CART calendar until 2006; its success inspired a second event in Mexico City from 2002 to 2007.
Qualifying
March 10, 2001 - Qualifying Speeds | |||||
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Rank | Driver | Time | Leader | Speed (mph) | Team |
1 | ![]() |
1:15.244 | – | 100.665 | Team Rahal
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2 | ![]() |
1:15.439 | +0.195 | 100.404 | Newman-Haas Racing
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3 | ![]() |
1:15.551 | +0.307 | 100.255 | Team Penske |
4 | ![]() |
1:15.580 | +0.336 | 100.217 | Team Penske |
5 | ![]() |
1:16.104 | +0.860 | 99.527 | Team Motorola
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6 | ![]() |
1:16.353 | +1.109 | 99.202 | Forsythe Racing
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7 | ![]() |
1:16.375 | +1.131 | 99.174 | Team Green
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8 | ![]() |
1:16.44 | +1.200 | 99.084 | Sigma Autosport |
9 | ![]() |
1:16.456 | +1.212 | 99.069 | Patrick Racing |
10 | ![]() |
1:16.484 | +1.240 | 99.032 | Patrick Racing |
11 | ![]() |
1:16.512 | +1.268 | 98.996 | Team Rahal
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12 | ![]() |
1:16.647 | +1.403 | 98.822 | Mo Nunn Racing
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13 | ![]() |
1:16.716 | +1.472 | 98.733 | Forsythe Racing
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14 | ![]() |
1:16.826 | +1.582 | 98.592 | PacWest Racing |
15 | ![]() |
1:16.909 | +1.665 | 98.485 | Team Green
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16 | ![]() |
1:16.937 | +1.693 | 98.449 | Newman-Haas Racing
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17 | ![]() |
1:17.005 | +1.761 | 98.362 | PacWest Racing |
18 | ![]() |
1:17.137 | +1.893 | 98.194 | Forsythe Racing
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19 | Adrian Fernández
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1:17.270 | +2.026 | 98.025 | Fernandez Racing
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20 | ![]() |
1:17.505 | +2.261 | 97.728 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
21 | ![]() |
1:17.750 | +2.326 | 97.646 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
22 | ![]() |
1:17.851 | +2.607 | 97.294 | Mo Nunn Racing
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23 | ![]() |
1:17.914 | +2.670 | 97.215 | Dale Coyne Racing |
24 | ![]() |
1:18.381 | +3.137 | 96.636 | Bettenhausen Racing
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25 | Tora Takagi
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1:18.991 | +3.747 | 95.889 | Walker Motorsport
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26 | ![]() |
1:19.294 | +4.050 | 95.523 | Arciero Racing
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27 | ![]() |
1:19.362 | +4.118 | 95.441 | Fernandez Racing
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28 | ![]() |
1:20.931 | +5.687 | 93.591 | Dale Coyne Racing |
Source:[1]
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Race
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 6 | ![]() |
Newman-Haas Racing
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78 | 2:00:44.856 | 2 | 211 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Team Penske | 78 | +1.982 | 3 | 16 |
3 | 26 | ![]() |
Team Green
|
78 | +2.802 | 15 | 14 |
4 | 39 | ![]() |
Team Motorola
|
78 | +4.931 | 5 | 12 |
5 | 8 | ![]() |
Team Rahal
|
78 | +5.411 | 1 | 112 |
6 | 40 | ![]() |
Patrick Racing | 78 | +5.710 | 9 | 8 |
7 | 55 | ![]() |
Mo Nunn Racing
|
78 | +6.375 | 12 | 6 |
8 | 3 | ![]() |
Team Penske | 78 | +7.244 | 4 | 5 |
9 | 27 | ![]() |
Team Green
|
78 | +7.580 | 7 | 4 |
10 | 5 | Tora Takagi (R)
|
Walker Motorsport
|
78 | +17.457 | 25 | 3 |
11 | 12 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 78 | +24.227 | 21 | 2 |
12 | 7 | ![]() |
Team Rahal
|
78 | +24.981 | 11 | 1 |
13 | 18 | ![]() |
PacWest Racing | 78 | +31.435 | 14 | — |
14 | 22 | ![]() |
Sigma Autosport | 78 | +32.354 | 8 | — |
15 | 17 | ![]() |
PacWest Racing | 78 | +32.733 | 17 | — |
16 | 77 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing
|
78 | +33.745 | 18 | — |
17 | 16 | ![]() |
Bettenhausen Racing
|
78 | +34.376 | 24 | — |
18 | 52 | ![]() |
Fernandez Racing
|
76 | +2 Laps | 27 | — |
19 | 51 | Adrian Fernández
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Fernandez Racing
|
75 | Out of fuel | 19 | — |
20 | 11 | ![]() |
Newman-Haas Racing
|
66 | Contact | 16 | — |
21 | 33 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing
|
60 | Overheating | 13 | — |
22 | 4 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 57 | Water leak | 20 | — |
23 | 19 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 51 | Mechanical | 23 | — |
24 | 66 | ![]() |
Mo Nunn Racing
|
39 | Contact | 22 | — |
25 | 32 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing
|
38 | Electrical | 6 | — |
26 | 21 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 37 | Mechanical | 28 | — |
27 | 20 | ![]() |
Patrick Racing | 21 | Contact | 10 | — |
28 | 25 | ![]() |
Arciero Racing
|
7 | Contact | 26 | — |
Source:[2]
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- 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: 5 among 4 drivers
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Standings after the race
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References
- ^ "2001 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix Presented by Herdez Qualifying Results". Championship Auto Racing Teams. March 10, 2001. Archived from the original on January 10, 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ "2001 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix Presented by Herdez". Championship Auto Racing Teams. March 11, 2001. Archived from the original on January 10, 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c "2001 Tecate Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey Box Score" (PDF). Championship Auto Racing Teams. March 11, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2003. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ "2001 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey Results". Racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ "Points standings after Monterrey". Motorsport.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.[permanent dead link]