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 Salzburgring Salzburg, Austria June 10 Philip Cloostermans Philip Cloostermans Philip Cloostermans 2 Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany July 21 Walter Lechner Jr. Walter Lechner Jr. Walter Lechner Jr. 3 Lausitzring Lausitz, Germany August 5 Rob Nguyen Sven Barth Sven Barth 4 Circuit Zolder Zolder, Belgium August 19 Philip Cloostermans Marko Nevelainen Marko Nevelainen 5 A1 Ring Spielberg, Austria August 26 Sven Barth Sven Barth Sven Barth 6 Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Germany September 16 Florian Stoll Philip Cloostermans Marco Caldonazzi 7 Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands September 23 Marco Caldonazzi Elran Nijenhuis Sven Barth 8 Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany September 30 Elran Nijenhuis Walter Lechner Jr. Elran Nijenhuis 9 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben Oschersleben, Germany October 14 Walter Lechner Jr. Walter Lechner Jr. Walter Lechner Jr.
Final standings
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5th place Light Blue 6th–10th place Dark Blue 11th place or lower Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Brown Withdrawn (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Driver replacement (Rpl) Injured (Inj) No race held (NH) Rank Driver SAL NUR LAU ZOL A1 HOC ZAN NUR OSC 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 Sven Barth 9 Ret 1 3 1 Ret 1 3 15 148 4 Elran Nijenhuis Ret Ret 3 5 7 8 7 1 2 131 5 Rob Nguyen 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 Bastian Kolmsee 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 Hubert Stromberger 8 Ret Ret 11 10 Ret 34 19 Amir Ghoreishi Ret 13 18 14 13 27 20 Christian Mamerow Ret Ret 9 10 23 21 Henrik Wilking 7 Ret Ret 14 Casey Beadle 12 Nikolai Kozarovitzky Ret Harald Proczyk 12
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