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.
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Coordinates 25 40 41 N 100 17 00 W 25 67806 N 100 28333 W 25 67806 100 28333 The 2001 Tecate Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey was a Championship Auto Racing Teams CART motor race held on March 11 2001 at Fundidora Park in Monterrey Mexico in front of a crowd of 116 000 people It was the first round of the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series season and the inaugural open wheel race at Monterrey not to be confused with the Monterey Grand Prix at 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 2001 Grand Prix of MonterreyRace detailsRace 1 of 21 in the 2001 CART seasonDateMarch 11 2001Official name2001 Tecate Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey Presented by HerdezLocationFundidora Park Monterrey MexicoCourseTemporary Street Course2 105 mi 3 39 kmDistance78 shortened from 80 laps164 19 mi 264 42 kmPole positionDriverKenny Brack Team Rahal Time1 15 244Fastest lapDriverDario Franchitti Team Green Time1 15 403 on lap 59 of 78 shortened from 80 PodiumFirstCristiano da Matta Newman Haas Racing SecondGil de Ferran Team Penske ThirdPaul Tracy Team Green Despite leading much the first half of the race and starting on pole Team Rahal driver Kenny Brack 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 Contents 1 Qualifying 2 Race 3 Race statistics 4 Standings after the race 5 ReferencesQualifying EditMarch 10 2001 Qualifying SpeedsRank Driver Time Leader Speed mph Team1 Kenny Brack 1 15 244 100 665 Team Rahal2 Cristiano da Matta 1 15 439 0 195 100 404 Newman Haas Racing3 Gil de Ferran 1 15 551 0 307 100 255 Team Penske4 Helio Castroneves 1 15 580 0 336 100 217 Team Penske5 Michael Andretti 1 16 104 0 860 99 527 Team Motorola6 Patrick Carpentier 1 16 353 1 109 99 202 Forsythe Racing7 Dario Franchitti 1 16 375 1 131 99 174 Team Green8 Oriol Servia 1 16 44 1 200 99 084 Sigma Autosport9 Jimmy Vasser 1 16 456 1 212 99 069 Patrick Racing10 Roberto Moreno 1 16 484 1 240 99 032 Patrick Racing11 Max Papis 1 16 512 1 268 98 996 Team Rahal12 Tony Kanaan 1 16 647 1 403 98 822 Mo Nunn Racing13 Alex Tagliani 1 16 716 1 472 98 733 Forsythe Racing14 Scott Dixon R 1 16 826 1 582 98 592 PacWest Racing15 Paul Tracy 1 16 909 1 665 98 485 Team Green16 Christian Fittipaldi 1 16 937 1 693 98 449 Newman Haas Racing17 Mauricio Gugelmin 1 17 005 1 761 98 362 PacWest Racing18 Bryan Herta 1 17 137 1 893 98 194 Forsythe Racing19 Adrian Fernandez 1 17 270 2 026 98 025 Fernandez Racing20 Bruno Junqueira R 1 17 505 2 261 97 728 Chip Ganassi Racing21 Nicolas Minassian R 1 17 750 2 326 97 646 Chip Ganassi Racing22 Alex Zanardi 1 17 851 2 607 97 294 Mo Nunn Racing23 Michael Krumm 1 17 914 2 670 97 215 Dale Coyne Racing24 Michel Jourdain Jr 1 18 381 3 137 96 636 Bettenhausen Racing25 Tora Takagi 1 18 991 3 747 95 889 Walker Motorsport26 Max Wilson R 1 19 294 4 050 95 523 Arciero Racing27 Shinji Nakano 1 19 362 4 118 95 441 Fernandez Racing28 Luiz Garcia Jr 1 20 931 5 687 93 591 Dale Coyne RacingSource 1 Race EditPos No Driver Team Laps Time retired Grid Points1 6 Cristiano da Matta Newman Haas Racing 78 2 00 44 856 2 2112 1 Gil de Ferran Team Penske 78 1 982 3 163 26 Paul Tracy Team Green 78 2 802 15 144 39 Michael Andretti Team Motorola 78 4 931 5 125 8 Kenny Brack Team Rahal 78 5 411 1 1126 40 Jimmy Vasser Patrick Racing 78 5 710 9 87 55 Tony Kanaan Mo Nunn Racing 78 6 375 12 68 3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske 78 7 244 4 59 27 Dario Franchitti Team Green 78 7 580 7 410 5 Tora Takagi R Walker Motorsport 78 17 457 25 311 12 Nicolas Minassian R Chip Ganassi Racing 78 24 227 21 212 7 Max Papis Team Rahal 78 24 981 11 113 18 Scott Dixon R PacWest Racing 78 31 435 14 14 22 Oriol Servia Sigma Autosport 78 32 354 8 15 17 Mauricio Gugelmin PacWest Racing 78 32 733 17 16 77 Bryan Herta Forsythe Racing 78 33 745 18 17 16 Michel Jourdain Jr Bettenhausen Racing 78 34 376 24 18 52 Shinji Nakano Fernandez Racing 76 2 Laps 27 19 51 Adrian Fernandez Fernandez Racing 75 Out of fuel 19 20 11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman Haas Racing 66 Contact 16 21 33 Alex Tagliani Forsythe Racing 60 Overheating 13 22 4 Bruno Junqueira R Chip Ganassi Racing 57 Water leak 20 23 19 Michael Krumm Dale Coyne Racing 51 Mechanical 23 24 66 Alex Zanardi Mo Nunn Racing 39 Contact 22 25 32 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 38 Electrical 6 26 21 Luiz Garcia Jr Dale Coyne Racing 37 Mechanical 28 27 20 Roberto Moreno Patrick Racing 21 Contact 10 28 25 Max Wilson R Arciero Racing 7 Contact 26 Source 2 Notes1 Includes one bonus point for leading the most laps 3 2 Includes one bonus point for being the fastest qualifier 3 Race statistics EditLead changes 5 among 4 driversLap Leaders 4 Laps Leader1 23 Kenny Brack24 37 Scott Dixon38 42 Kenny Brack43 56 Cristiano da Matta57 60 Dario Franchitti61 78 Cristiano da Matta Total laps led 4 Leader LapsCristiano da Matta 32Kenny Brack 28Scott Dixon 14Dario Franchitti 4 Cautions 3 for 16 laps 4 Laps Reason9 13 Max Wilson crashes22 27 Roberto Moreno crashes68 72 Christian Fittipaldi crashesStandings after the race EditDrivers standings 5 Pos Driver Points1 Cristiano da Matta 212 Gil de Ferran 163 Paul Tracy 144 Michael Andretti 125 Kenny Brack 11 Constructors standingsPos Constructor Points1 Lola 212 Reynard 16 Manufacturer s Standings 6 Pos Manufacturer Points1 Toyota 212 Honda 163 Ford Cosworth 114 Phoenix 0References Edit 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 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a 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 Previous race Not held CART Indycar World Series2001 season Next race 2001 Toyota Long Beach Grand PrixPrevious race Not held Tecate Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey Next race 2002 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2001 Tecate Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey amp oldid 1096666345, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
