The 2001 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 October 2001, at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Mie. It was the 17th and final round of the 2001 Formula One World Championship. Ferrari's Michael Schumacher won the race from pole position. Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya finished in second and McLaren's David Coulthard was third.

World Drivers' Champion Michael Schumacher qualified on pole position by setting the fastest lap time in the qualifying session. Montoya started from second, alongside Schumacher. The Ferrari driver held off Montoya's attack to take the lead on the first lap, losing it only during the race leaders' two pit stops. Schumacher won the race, with Montoya 3.1 seconds behind. Coulthard finished third, having been let past by McLaren teammate Mika Häkkinen in the final five laps of the Grand Prix.

Schumacher's victory was his ninth of the season, tying his own record from 1995 and 2000 and Nigel Mansell from 1992. As a consequence of the race, Schumacher finished the year with a season-record 123 points scored in the World Drivers' Championship, breaking Alain Prost's all-time record for most career points scored.