The Italian Grand Prix. Round 15. 14th - 16th September Monza, italy.

Weather   Times (all times Local) Friday Cloudy, 20% chance of rain 12-23C   Free Practice 1 Free Practice 2 11:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 14:00 Saturday Partly Cloudy 11-24C   Free Practice 3 Free Practice 4 Qualifying 09:00 - 09:45 10:15 - 11:00 13:00 - 14:00 Sunday Partly Cloudy 12-25C   Warm Up The Race 09:30 - 10:00 14:00

Laps - 53 Km per lap - 5.793 Race Km - 306.764

Race Preview

Built in a royal park to the north of Milan in the 1920’s, Monza has hosted a Grand Prix every year since the start of the World Championship in 1950, with the exception of 1980 when the race departed for Imola. The circuit has seen numerous revisions to its layout, including one that incorporated an oval sporting steeply banked turns at either end, although this ceased to be used for international races in the 1970’s. The first chicane was modified for last year’s race and now has an improved run off area, but the track is a true test of speed and nerves with fast and sweeping curves, long straights and quick chicanes requiring a low downforce setting. Jean Alesi Fresh from a points finish in Belgium, the Jordan Honda team travels to Monza, another of its more successful circuits, where it enjoyed a terrific victory for Heinz-Harald Frentzen two years ago. The 1999 win, probably the most notable of Jordan’s three race victories for being achieved on a dry track against strong competition, should help to build Jordan’s confidence in its fight for fourth place in the 2001 World Championship. Currently Jordan are in 5th place on 16 points and equal with BAR. Sauber stand one place ahead in fourth on 20 points. “It always feels good to go back to a circuit where you have previously won and Jordan has shown to be fairly strong at Monza in the past. Coming to this race having scored a point in Belgium is also a good morale boost for the team,” commented Trevor Foster, Jordan’s Managing Director. “The track is incredibly demanding on engines, gearboxes and brakes and, coupled with the nature of the circuit and the large number of first lap incidents in recent years, it is usually a race of attrition.” Jarno Trulli Monza may mark the end of this season’s European races, but with three races remaining there is still a great deal to play for in the tough championship battle. Foster continued, “Reliability is a key factor at this circuit and in our quest to score more points in the last three races of the season, in order to try and achieve our aim of finishing fourth in the championship.” “Monza is one of my home Grands Prix as my origins are Italian,” commented Jean Alesi whose love for the race has been backed up by success in qualifying over the years. He will be looking to continue his points scoring run started at Spa “I really like the circuit and have some good memories from Monza. I’ve had two pole positions there and also came very close to winning in ’94 and ‘95, but was unfortunately hindered by car troubles on both occasions. I enjoyed every minute of racing in Spa and am sure I will gain as much pleasure driving the EJ11 on such a fast track as Monza. Hopefully I will score more points too.” Italian star, Jarno Trulli is also looking forward to his home race. “Monza is a great circuit and I believe that we can really challenge for points there as the car is strong and suited to circuits of this nature. It would be great to produce a points scoring finish in front of my home fans.”

2000 Result Pos. Driver Team Time Qualification Highlights 1. M Schumacher Ferrari 1:23.770 2. Barrichello Ferrari 1:23.797 3. Hakkinen McLaren 1:23.967 4. Villeneuve BAR 1:24.238 5. Coulthard McLaren 1:24.290 6. Trulli Jordan 1:24.447 8. Frentzen Jordan 1:24.786 Race Result 1. M Schumacher Ferrari 1:27'31.638 2. Hakkinen McLaren +3.810 3. R Schumacher Williams +52.432 4. Verstappen Arrows +59.938 5. Wurz Benetton +1:07.426 5. Zonta BAR +1:09.293 Lap 0 Frentzen Jordan Collision Lap 0 Trulli Jordan Collision

Previous Results at Spa Year Positions Points 2000 No Points 0 1999 First 10 1998 Third & Sixth 5 1997 Fourth 3 1996 Fourth & Fifth 5 1995 No Points 0 1994 Fourth 3 1993 No Points 0 1992 No Points 0 1991 No Points 0 Previous Winners Year Driver Team 1999 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan 1998 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1997 David Coulthard McLaren 1996 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1995 Johnny Herbert Benetton 1994 Damon Hill Williams 1993 Damon Hill Williams 1992 Ayrton Senna McLaren 1991 Migel Mansell Williams 1990 Ayrton Senna McLaren 1989 Alain Prost McLaren 1988 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1987 Nelson Piquet Williams 1986 Nelson Piquet Williams

The Current 2001 Standings