Firestone Firehawk 500 var ett race som var den femte deltävlingen i CART World Series 2001. Racet kördes den 19 maj på Twin Ring Motegi i Japan, över 201 varv. Kenny Bräck tog sin första seger i CART, och gick med det upp i mästerskapsledning.
Plats | Förare | Team | Grid | Kvaltid |
1 | Kenny Bräck | Team Rahal | 6 | 26,044 |
2 | Hélio Castroneves | Marlboro Team Penske | 1 | 25,849 |
3 | Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 4 | 26,022 |
4 | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 14 | 26,366 |
5 | Jimmy Vasser | Patrick Racing | 21 | 26,600 |
6 | Max Papis | Team Rahal | 17 | 26,452 |
7 | Alex Zanardi | Mo Nunn Racing | 8 | 26,088 |
8 | Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 13 | 26,280 |
9 | Scott Dixon | PacWest Racing | 20 | 26,587 |
10 | Roberto Moreno | Patrick Racing | 23 | 26,800 |
11 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Herdez Bettenhausen | 7 | 26,057 |
12 | Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing | 25 | 26,860 |
13 | Gil de Ferran | Marlboro Team Penske | 3 | 25,993 |
14 | Oriol Servià | Sigma Autosport | 18 | 26,528 |
15 | Nicolas Minassian | Chip Ganassi Racing | 15 | 26,378 |
16 | Adrián Fernández | Fernández Racing | 9 | 26,097 |
17 | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 2 | 25,991 |
18 | Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 16 | 26,432 |
19 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 10 | 26,147 |
20 | Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 24 | 26,840 |
21 | Bryan Herta | Zakspeed/Forsythe Racing | 22 | 26,786 |
22 | Alex Tagliani | Forsythe Racing | 19 | 26,530 |
23 | Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 11 | 26,215 |
24 | Bruno Junqueira | Chip Ganassi Racing | 5 | 26,035 |
25 | Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 12 | 26,274 |