Formula 1

European GP starting grid

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time S Gap To 1st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. David Coulthard GB Williams-Renault 1:18.738 1 2. Damon Hill ...

Edited: May 8, 2001, 12:19 PM

Copy link

Share on Facebook

Share on Twitter

Share on WhatsApp

Share on Linkedin

Share on Pinterest

Share on Viber

Add as a preferred source

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time S Gap To 1st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. David Coulthard GB Williams-Renault 1:18.738 1 2. Damon Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:18.972 1 0.234 0.234 3. Michael Schumacher D Benetton-Renault 1:19.150 2 0.178 0.412 4. Gerhard Berger A Ferrari 1:19.821 1 0.671 1.083 5. Eddie Irvine GB Jordan-Peugeot 1:20.488 1 0.667 1.750 6. Jean Alesi F Ferrari 1:20.510 2 0.022 1.772 7. Johnny Herbert GB Benetton-Renault 1:20.653 1 0.143 1.915 8. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Sauber-Ford 1:20.749 2 0.096 2.011 9. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.866 1 0.117 2.128 10. Mark Blundell GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.909 1 0.043 2.171 11. Rubens Barrichello BR Jordan-Peugeot 1:21.211 2 0.302 2.473 12. Martin Brundle GB Ligier-Mugen 1:21.541 1 0.330 2.803 13. J.-C. Boullion F Sauber-Ford 1:22.059 1 0.518 3.321 14. Olivier Panis F Ligier-Mugen 1:22.062 1 0.003 3.324 15. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:23.058 1 0.996 4.320 16. Pedro Lamy P Minardi-Ford 1:23.328 1 0.270 4.590 17. Massimiliano Papis I Arrows-Hart 1:23.689 1 0.361 4.951 18. Luca Badoer I Minardi-Ford 1:23.760 1 0.071 5.022 19. Gabriele Tarquini I Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:24.286 1 0.526 5.548 20. Andrea Montermini I Pacific-Ford 1:24.696 1 0.410 5.958 21. Taki Inoue J Arrows-Hart 1:24.900 2 0.204 6.162 22. Pedro Diniz BR Forti Corse-Ford 1:25.157 2 0.257 6.419 23. Roberto Moreno BR Forti Corse-Ford 1:26.098 2 0.941 7.360 24. Jean-Denis Deletraz CH Pacific-Ford 1:27.853 1 1.755 9.115

We want your opinion!

What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?

Take our 5 minute survey.

- The Motorsport.com Team

Read and post comments

Read also :

Share Or Save This Story

Copy link

Share on Facebook

Share on Twitter

Share on WhatsApp

Share on Linkedin

Share on Pinterest

Share on Viber

Previous article CHAMPCAR/CART: Villeneuve to drive in F1 in 1996

Next article Argentinian GP fastest laps

Top Comments

There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?

View More & Comment

More from

Taki Inoue



Controversy explodes with new 'double points' finale

Formula 1

Formula 1

Controversy explodes with new 'double points' finale



Fingers point at Pirelli after 'odd' qualifying

Formula 1

Formula 1

Fingers point at Pirelli after 'odd' qualifying



Formula One Motor Racing FAQ (modified 5/15/96), Part 1/2

Formula 1

Formula 1

Formula One Motor Racing FAQ (modified 5/15/96), Part 1/2

More from

Ferrari



The six drivers doing double duty in Portimao GTWCE and Barcelona WEC this weekend

WEC

WEC

Barcelona

13 h

The six drivers doing double duty in Portimao GTWCE and Barcelona WEC this weekend



Fred Vasseur "not sure" if Red Bull is currently F1's best team

Formula 1

Formula 1

Singapore GP

Fred Vasseur "not sure" if Red Bull is currently F1's best team



'Senior moment' or breakdown of trust? The implications of Hamilton's Singapore GP meltdown

Formula 1

Singapore GP

'Senior moment' or breakdown of trust? The implications of Hamilton's Singapore GP meltdown

Latest news



Spire, Chris Gabehart reject Joe Gibbs Racing premise on deleted texts

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup

Charlotte II

2 h

Spire, Chris Gabehart reject Joe Gibbs Racing premise on deleted texts



Ricky Stenhouse explains his side of Michael McDowell conflict

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup

Charlotte II

6 h

Ricky Stenhouse explains his side of Michael McDowell conflict



Barnes: Why IndyCar’s updated licensing system fails its own integrity test

IndyCar

Indy IndyCar 7 h

Barnes: Why IndyCar’s updated licensing system fails its own integrity test



Why NASCAR is not penalizing Stenhouse, McDowell for post-race theatrics

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup

Charlotte II

8 h

Why NASCAR is not penalizing Stenhouse, McDowell for post-race theatrics

Feature

Discover prime content



Christian Horner's inside story of how Red Bull built its own F1 engine

Formula 1

By Jake Boxall-Legge

Christian Horner's inside story of how Red Bull built its own F1 engine



Exclusive video: Christian Horner interview on his Red Bull exit, Mercedes rivalry and more

Formula 1

By Autosport

Exclusive video: Christian Horner interview on his Red Bull exit, Mercedes rivalry and more



Why Mercedes' latest 2026 F1 update is no downgrade

Formula 1

Singapore GP

By Jake Boxall-Legge

Why Mercedes' latest 2026 F1 update is no downgrade



'Senior moment' or breakdown of trust? The implications of Hamilton's Singapore GP meltdown

Formula 1

Singapore GP

By Stuart Codling

'Senior moment' or breakdown of trust? The implications of Hamilton's Singapore GP meltdown

Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.

From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.

You have 2 options:

Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here

Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page

Manage Alerts

Subscribe