Races
Rnd |
Race Name |
Circuit |
City/Location |
Date |
1 |
Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey |
Fundidora Park (S) |
Monterrey, Mexico |
March 11 |
- |
Rio 200 (Cancelled) |
Autódromo de Jacarepaguá (O) |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
March 25 |
2 |
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |
Streets of Long Beach (S) |
Long Beach, California |
April 8 |
- |
Firestone Firehawk 600 (Cancelled) |
Texas Motor Speedway (O) |
Fort Worth, Texas |
April 29 |
3 |
Lehigh Valley Grand Prix |
Nazareth Speedway (O) |
Nazareth, Pennsylvania |
May 6 |
4 |
Firestone Firehawk 500 |
Twin Ring Motegi (O) |
Motegi, Japan |
May 19 |
5 |
Miller Lite 225 |
Milwaukee Mile (O) |
West Allis, Wisconsin |
June 3 |
6 |
Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit |
The Raceway on Belle Isle Park (S) |
Detroit, Michigan |
June 17 |
7 |
Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 |
Portland International Raceway (R) |
Portland, Oregon |
June 24 |
8 |
Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland |
Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (S) |
Cleveland, Ohio |
July 1 |
9 |
Molson Indy Toronto |
Exhibition Place (S) |
Toronto, Ontario |
July 15 |
10 |
Harrah's 500 |
Michigan International Speedway (O) |
Brooklyn, Michigan |
July 22 |
11 |
Target Grand Prix of Chicago |
Chicago Motor Speedway (O) |
Cicero, Illinois |
July 29 |
12 |
Miller Lite 200 |
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (R) |
Lexington, Ohio |
August 12 |
13 |
Motorola 220 |
Road America (R) |
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
August 19 |
14 |
Molson Indy Vancouver |
Streets of Vancouver (S) |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
September 2 |
15 |
The American Memorial |
EuroSpeedway Lausitz (O) |
Klettwitz, Germany |
September 15 |
16 |
Rockingham 500 |
Rockingham Motor Speedway (O) |
Corby, United Kingdom |
September 22 |
17 |
Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston |
Streets of Houston (S) |
Houston, Texas |
October 7 |
18 |
Honda Grand Prix of Monterey |
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (R) |
Monterey, California |
October 14 |
19 |
Honda Indy 300 |
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (S) |
Surfers Paradise, Australia |
October 28 |
20 |
Marlboro 500 |
California Speedway (O) |
Fontana, California |
November 4 |
(R) Dedicated road course, (O) Oval/Speedway, (S) Temporary street circuit
- The original calendar called for 22 races on five continents, by far the most ambitious calendar CART had ever attempted. With the race at Texas being canceled and the Rio 200 being dropped, the 2001 season ultimately had the same number of races as the previous year.
- For the first time, CART would race in the United Kingdom and Germany and also return to Mexico for the first time in almost twenty years.
- The original calendar released on August 5, 2000 had the first round of the season at Jacarepaguá in Brazil, but disagreements with the track owners several months later led to the event being dropped.
- The events at Homestead-Miami and Gateway were dropped after negotiations with the tracks owners failed; rival series Indy Racing League secured the contracts instead, and both tracks were featured in the 2001 Indy Racing League season.
- The removal of Gateway from the calendar meant that Memorial Day weekend would be empty, allowing several teams and drivers the opportunity to compete at the Indianapolis 500.
Season summary
Final driver standings
|
Color |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
4th-6th place |
Light Blue |
7th-12th place |
Dark Blue |
Finished (Outside Top 12) |
Purple |
Did not finish |
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Brown |
Withdrawn (Wth) |
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
White |
Did not start (DNS) |
Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
Not competing |
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In-line notation |
Bold |
Pole position |
Italics |
Ran fastest race lap |
* |
Led most race laps |
RY |
Rookie of the Year |
R |
Rookie |
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Nation's Cup
- Top result per race counts towards Nation's Cup.