The 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 55th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2001 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 2001 Formula One World Championship for Constructors which were contested concurrently over a seventeen-race series that commenced on 4 March and ended on 14 October. Defending champions Michael Schumacher and Scuderia Ferrari were again awarded the World Drivers' Championship and World Constructors' Championship respectively. Schumacher won the title with a record margin of 58 points over David Coulthard (McLaren) after achieving nine victories and five-second places. He also became the driver the most wins thus far his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix marking his 52nd career win.