Qualifying
Kenny Bräck qualified for the pole position at an all-time official track record of 22.854 seconds (233.447 mph). Patrick Carpentier was second, and Oriol Servia third. Twenty-four of the twenty-five cars were over 226 mph (364 km/h), and the average speed for the field was 229.9 mph (370.0 km/h).
During qualifying, drivers were reporting 5 lateral Gs sustained for 14-18 of the 23 seconds per lap.
| April 28, 2001 - Qualifying Speeds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver | Time | Speed | Team |
| 1 | Kenny Bräck | 22.854 | 233.447 | Team Rahal |
| 2 | Patrick Carpentier | 22.864 | 233.345 | Forsythe Racing |
| 3 | Oriol Servia | 22.900 | 232.978 | Sigma Autosport |
| 4 | Bryan Herta | 22.931 | 232.663 | Zakspeed/Forsythe Racing |
| 5 | Shinji Nakano | 22.988 | 232.086 | Fernández Racing |
| 6 | Alex Zanardi | 23.003 | 231.935 | Mo Nunn Racing |
| 7 | Gil de Ferran | 23.067 | 231.291 | Team Penske |
| 8 | Alex Tagliani | 23.077 | 231.191 | Forsythe Racing |
| 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | 23.079 | 231.171 | Newman/Haas Racing |
| 10 | Paul Tracy | 23.097 | 230.991 | Team Green |
| 11 | Cristiano da Matta | 23.105 | 230.911 | Newman/Haas Racing |
| 12 | Adrian Fernandez | 23.116 | 230.801 | Fernández Racing |
| 13 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 23.120 | 230.761 | Bettenhausen Racing |
| 14 | Tony Kanaan | 23.142 | 230.542 | Mo Nunn Racing |
| 15 | Nicolas Minassian | 23.146 | 230.502 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 16 | Dario Franchitti | 23.165 | 230.313 | Team Green |
| 17 | Max Papis | 23.176 | 230.204 | Team Rahal |
| 18 | Michael Andretti | 23.215 | 229.817 | Team Motorola |
| 19 | Hélio Castroneves | 23.292 | 229.057 | Team Penske |
| 20 | Scott Dixon | 23.319 | 228.792 | PacWest Racing |
| 21 | Bruno Junqueira | 23.373 | 228.263 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 22 | Jimmy Vasser | 23.479 | 227.233 | Patrick Racing |
| 23 | Tora Takagi | 23.533 | 226.711 | Walker Racing |
| 24 | Roberto Moreno | 23.580 | 226.260 | Patrick Racing |
| 25 | Max Wilson | 24.308 | 219.483 | Arciero-Blair Racing |
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