The 2001 German Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2001)[5] was a Formula One motor race held on 29 July 2001 at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Juan Pablo Montoya began from pole position alongside Ralf Schumacher after recording the quickest qualifying lap.

The 2001 German Grand Prix was the 12th of 17 rounds in the 2001 Formula One World Championship and took place on the 6.825 km (4.241 mi) Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 29 July 2001.

[20] Minardi planned to introduce a new revision to their cars aerodynamic package which included a new engine cover, a titanium gearbox and rear suspension geometry.

Ralf Schumacher, Häkkinen, Williams' Juan Pablo Montoya, Eddie Irvine (Jaguar), Giancarlo Fisichella (Benetton) and Jordan's Jarno Trulli followed in positions five through ten.

De La Rosa, whose car developed an engine hydraulics issue, Coulthard, Prost's Jean Alesi, Trulli.

and Ralf Schumacher,[24][27] who collided with the Sudkurve tyre barrier after going wide in the stadium section and hitting a kerb during his first time lap after five minutes, followed in the top ten.

[25][26] Tarso Marques lost control of his Minardi car at the Ostkurve corner and his teammate Fernando Alonso drove into the gravel in avoidance.

Coulthard, who beached his McLaren in the Agip corner gravel trap and spent most of the session in the pit lane after pushing his car back to that area, was ninth and Trulli tenth.

[20][36] It marked the first time since the 1997 British Grand Prix that both Williams cars began a Formula One race from the first two starting positions.

[20] De La Rosa and Irvine qualified in ninth and eleventh positions respectively for Jaguar; the pair were separated by Trulli whose engine failed on his third run and could not return to the pit lane to use his team's spare car.

[36] The two were split by Zonta's slower Jordan car who mounted a kerb at the Senna chicane on his third run, which lost him time and he encountered Panis in the stadium section.

[12]: 273  Button's car had its gearbox changed in the morning and he pulled to the side of the track with a failed engine on his final timed lap.

[12]: 351  Bernoldi improved his car's handling although his potential best run was disrupted because of Button's engine failure and Verstappen spun on his final timed lap.

[43] As all 22 drivers were preparing to begin the formation lap, Alonso and Marques began from the pit lane due to fuel leaking from the refuelling values.

[12]: 377  Michael Schumacher began to be affected by a gearbox selection problem while on the parade lap which the Ferrari team had hoped was slow-speed related.

[45] Further back, Michael Schumacher slowed due to his gearbox selection fault that prevented him from shifting out of first gear and he drove in a straight line in the middle of the circuit.

[12]: 325, 480 [34] Burti landed upright between both Arrows cars;[46] his left-front wheel (which detached in the collision) broke Bernoldi's engine cover and rear wing.

[12]: 480 [50] A plethora of carbon fibre strands were scattered across the track that drivers had to drive around and marshals were needed to remove the debris.

[44] At the restart, Montoya and Ralf Schumacher again held their positions, while Häkkinen led the Ferrari cars and his teammate Coulthard entering the first corner.

Further down the field, De La Rosa lost control of his Jaguar as he braked late into the Clark chicane entry and hit Heidfeld's car.

[52] One lap later, Michael Schumacher took his pit stop and retired at the side of the main straight with a fuel pump pressure problem.

Barrichello became the final driver to make a scheduled pit stop a lap later and was delayed for 12 seconds because the Ferrari fuel hose closed itself.

[46] His teammate Button was close behind in fifth, and Alesi was 0.496 seconds behind in the final points-paying position of sixth; his car's wing pods prevented him from attacking on the long straights.

[56] Due to the warm weather and the circuit's long length stressing the machinery a lot,[54] the attrition rate was high, with ten of the twenty-two starters finishing the race.

[58] De La Rosa admitted to making an error by braking earlier than usual and said that he would apologise to Heidfeld after underestimating how close the latter was.

[61] Williams technical director Patrick Head was unhappy with the refueling rigs supplied by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

[55] Burti said that the accident "looked worse on TV" and that he stated his spin on lap 18 was caused because his left arm was aching from the crash.

[55] FIA medical delegate Sid Watkins attributed the safety measures made in Formula One since the 1970s for preventing Burti and Michael Schumacher from sustaining a major injury.

[64] Michelin Motorsport Director Pierre Dupasquier agreed with the FIA's view and stated he was concerned about cars hitting the strands of debris and catching a puncture.