Michael Schumacher won the Malaysian Grand Prix 2001 at Sepang International Circuit on 18 March 2001, starting from pole position. Rubens Barrichello finished second for Ferrari, with David Coulthard completing the podium for McLaren.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 55 | 1:47:34.801 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Ferrari | 55 | +23.660 | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 55 | +28.555 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Jordan | 55 | +46.543 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Williams | 55 | +48.233 | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 55 | +48.606 | 1 | |
| 7 | 18 | Jos VerstappenVER | Arrows | 55 | +1:21.560 | 0 | |
| 8 | 5 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Jordan | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 13 | Jean AlesiALE | Prost | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | Luciano BurtiBUR | Jaguar | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Benetton | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | Gastón MazzacaneMAZ | Prost | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 21 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Minardi | 52 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | Tarso MarquesMAR | Minardi | 51 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Benetton | 31 | Fuel pressure | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | BAR | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | Sauber | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Enrique BernoldiBER | Arrows | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMON | Williams | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Jaguar | 3 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Olivier PanisPAN | BAR | 1 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Sauber | 0 | Driveshaft | 0 |