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
|
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