Michael Schumacher won the French Grand Prix 2001 at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on 1 July 2001, starting from P2 on the grid. Ralf Schumacher finished second for Williams, with Rubens Barrichello completing the podium for Ferrari.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 72 | 1:33:35.636 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Williams | 72 | +10.399 | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Ferrari | 72 | +16.381 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 72 | +17.106 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Jordan | 72 | +1:08.285 | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | Sauber | 71 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 13 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Sauber | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Jordan | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 11 | Olivier PanisPAN | BAR | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | Luciano BurtiBUR | Prost | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 16 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Benetton | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | Jean AlesiALE | Prost | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | Jos VerstappenVER | Arrows | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | Jaguar | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 22 | Tarso MarquesMAR | Minardi | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 17 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Benetton | 68 | Fuel pressure | 0 | |
| 17 | 21 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Minardi | 65 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Jaguar | 54 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMON | Williams | 52 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Enrique BernoldiBER | Arrows | 17 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | BAR | 5 | Engine | 0 | |
| W | 4 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 0 | Gearbox | 0 |