2001 Formula Volkswagen Germany season explained

The 2001 Formula Volkswagen Germany supported by ZF Sachs was the inaugural season of the Formula Volkswagen Germany. All drivers competed in Volkswagen powered, Dunlop shod Reynard chassis.

Calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
1^[1]			June 10	Philip Cloostermans	Philip Cloostermans	Philip Cloostermans
2^[2]			July 21	Walter Lechner Jr.	Walter Lechner Jr.	Walter Lechner Jr.
3^[3]			August 5			Sven Barth
4^[4]			August 19	Philip Cloostermans	Marko Nevelainen	Marko Nevelainen
5^[5]			August 26			Sven Barth
6^[6]			September 16	Florian Stoll	Philip Cloostermans	Marco Caldonazzi
7^[7]			September 23	Marco Caldonazzi	Elran Nijenhuis	Sven Barth
8^[8]			September 30	Elran Nijenhuis	Walter Lechner Jr.	Elran Nijenhuis
9^[9]			October 14	Walter Lechner Jr.	Walter Lechner Jr.	Walter Lechner Jr.

Final standings

^[10]

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th & 5th place
Light Blue	6th–10th place
Dark Blue	11th place or lower
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Brown	Withdrawn (Wth)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)
	Driver replacement (Rpl)
	Injured (Inj)
	No race held (NH)

Rank	Driver										Points
1	Walter Lechner Jr.	2	1	4	7	2		5	2	1	179
2	Philip Cloostermans	1	3	Ret	2	4	2	3	8	14	155
3		9	Ret	1	3	1	Ret	1	3	15	148
4	Elran Nijenhuis	Ret	Ret	3	5	7	8	7	1	2	131
5		11	7	2	9	10	12	8	7	3	118
6	Florian Stoll	5	2	Ret	16	3	6	6	Ret	7	110
7	Marco Caldonazzi				8	11	1	2	6	6	107
8	Jarno Unland	10	10	11	4	6	7	9	Ret	4	107
9	Marko Nevelainen		4	6	1	Ret	Ret	4	5	11	105
10	Stefan Haak	15	8	5	6	9	9	10	4	17	102
11	Peter Heinrichsberger	12	13	7	11	12	3	12	12	12	89
12		4	5	Ret	Ret	5	4		11	8	89
13	Kim Hermans	3	6	8	Ret	Ret		15	9	10	77
14	Sebastian Zschirpe	16		10	13	13	5	14	14	9	75
15	Patric Rauscher	13	9		14	8	11	13	15	16	70
16	Christian Gratl	6	11	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	5	51
17	Michael Zottler	14		12	15	Ret	10	Ret	13	13	50
18		8				Ret	Ret	11	10	Ret	34
19	Amir Ghoreishi		Ret	13	18	14	13				27
20		Ret	Ret	9	10						23
21	Henrik Wilking	7		Ret	Ret						14
	Casey Beadle				12
	Nikolai Kozarovitzky	Ret
	Harald Proczyk		12

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ist Round Formula Volkswagen: Salzburgring 10.6.01. VW Motorsport. 30 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903054701/http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=12. 3 September 2014. dead.
2. Web site: 2nd Round Formula Volkswagen: Nurburgring 21.7.01. VW Motorsport. 30 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903054659/http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=13. 3 September 2014. dead.
3. Web site: 3rd Round Formula Volkswagen: Eurospeedway 5.8.01. VW Motorsport. 30 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903054509/http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=14. 3 September 2014. dead.
4. Web site: 4th Round Formula Volkswagen: Zolder 19.8.01. VW Motorsport. 30 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903054811/http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=15. 3 September 2014. dead.
5. Web site: 5th Round Formula Volkswagen: A1 Ring 26.8.01. VW Motorsport. 30 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903054656/http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=16. 3 September 2014. dead.
6. Web site: 6th Round Formula Volkswagen: Hockenheim 16.9.01. VW Motorsport. 30 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903054704/http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=17. 3 September 2014. dead.
7. Web site: 7th Round Formula Volkswagen: Zandvoort 23.9.01. VW Motorsport. 30 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903054707/http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=18. 3 September 2014. dead.
8. Web site: 8th Round Formula Volkswagen: Nurburgring 30.9.01. VW Motorsport. 30 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903054650/http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=19. 3 September 2014. dead.
9. Web site: 9th Round Formula Volkswagen: Oschersleben 14.10.01. VW Motorsport. 30 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903054503/http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=20. 3 September 2014. dead.
10. Web site: Meisterschaft . Formel Volkswagen . 30 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20011125052758/http://www.volkswagenracing.de/rennserien/formel_volkswagen/fvw_meister.html . November 25, 2001 .