squad, stated that they made an error in keeping Ralf Schumacher's car on a jack at the start of the third formation lap and that nobody could be blamed for it. Button said of his accident that caused him to retire from the race on lap 18, "The car was fine when I turned left, but it didn't want to turn right because the wing had fallen under my wheels, and so I hit the wall." The result left Coulthard nine points in front of Barrichello in the battle for second while the latter moved a further two points clear of Ralf Schumacher. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren moved further away from Williams by another nine points, while Jordan moved past BAR for fifth with three races left in the season. Race classification Drivers who scored championship points are denoted in bold. Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champions. Drivers' Championship standings Constructors' Championship standings Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Notes References Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Grand Prix September 2001 sports events in Europe