and Coulthard to take second and third. Going into the final race, this was the championship standings: Schumacher the champion with 113 points, Coulthard second with 61, Barrichello third with 54, Ralf fourth with 48, Häkkinen fifth with 34, and Montoya sixth with 25. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari was a winner with 167 points, McLaren with 95 was confirmed in second, and Williams with 73 was confirmed in third. The last round was in Japan, and Schumacher took pole again, ahead of Montoya and Ralf. The top 3 kept their places into the first corner, even though Ralf was soon passed by a three-stopping Barrichello. Barrichello was unable to pass Montoya, and this ruined his strategy. Ralf was given a stop-go penalty for cutting the chicane at the last corner too frequently. This left Häkkinen running third in his last race in F1, but he gave the position to teammate Coulthard as a token of gratitude for all the support Coulthard gave him during the previous seasons. Schumacher capped off the season with a victory ahead of Montoya and Coulthard. Häkkinen was fourth in his last ever race, ahead of Barrichello and Ralf. At the end of the season, Schumacher was a dominant champion with 123 points. Coulthard with 65 was a distant second, 58 points behind. Barrichello was third with 56, Ralf fourth with 49, Häkkinen fifth with 37, and Montoya sixth with 31. This meant that Schumacher had collected more than second and third-placed drivers' (Coulthard's and Barichello's) totals put together. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari was a winner with 179 points, a massive 77 ahead of second-placed McLaren with 102, and Williams was third with 80 points. Results and standings Grands Prix Scoring system Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race as follows: World Drivers' Championship standingsNotes: – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance. World Constructors' Championship standingsNotes:''' – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance. Notes References External links formula1.com – 2001 official driver standings (archived) formula1.com – 2001 official team standings (archived) 2001 Formula One Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 23 January 2009 2001 Formula One Technical Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 25 January 2009 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship for