2005 Brazilian Grand Prix

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The 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 25 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Classification 2.1 Qualifying 2.2 Race 3 Notes

Summary

Juan Pablo Montoya won the race ahead of teammate Kimi Räikkönen. Fernando Alonso finished 3rd and thus became World Champion for the first time, the youngest ever champion at 24 years and 59 days.

Classification

Commentators have judged Renault's qualifying performance as evidence that their "conservative phase" is over. Renault's Pat Symonds has said that the team is not aiming to settle for a simple podium finish, rather they are aiming to win. The BBC's Maurice Hamilton said that "the thought that Fernando Alonso might cruise to the Championship.....was dispelled in the most convincing fashion." McLaren CEO Ron Dennis remained confident of his team's race strategy given Juan Pablo Montoya's strong second position but despite a major error in the qualifying lap of Kimi Raikkonen.

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Lap	Gap
1	5	Image:Spain flag large.png Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:11.988	—
2	10	Image:Colombia flag large.png Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:12.145	+0.157
3	6	Image:Italy flag large.png Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:12.558	+0.570
4	3	Image:Uk flag large.png Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:12.696	+0.708
5	9	Image:Finland flag large.png Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:12.781	+0.793
6	15	Image:Austria flag large.png Christian Klien	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:12.889	+0.901
7	1	Image:Germany flag large.png Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:12.976	+0.988
8	16	Image:Italy flag large.png Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:13.041	+1.053
9	12	Image:Brazil flag large.png Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:13.151	+1.163
10	2	Image:Brazil flag large.png Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:13.183	+1.195
11	17	Image:Germany flag large.png Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:13.285	+1.297
12	11	Image:Canada flag large.png Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	1:13.372	+1.384
13	18	Image:Portugal flag large.png Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	1:13.387	+1.399
14	7	Image:Australia flag large.png Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	1:13.538	+1.550
15	8	Image:Brazil flag large.png Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW	1:13.581	+1.593
16	14	Image:Uk flag large.png David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:13.844	+1.856
17	19	Image:India flag large.png Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	1:14.520	+2.532
18	21	Image:Netherlands flag large.png Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:14.763	+2.775
19	4	Image:Japan flag large.png Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	No time
20	20	Image:Netherlands flag large.png Robert Doornbos	Minardi-Cosworth	No time	Spin

• As Takuma Sato was subject to a ten-place grid penalty, given for the accident in the 2005 Belgian Grand Prix where he crashed into Michael Schumacher, Sato did not attempt a qualifying lap.
• Jarno Trulli also had a ten-place penalty, in his case the result of an engine change before qualifying. Trulli started from 18th on the grid.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Image:Colombia flag large.png Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	71	1:29:20.574	2	10
2	9	Image:Finland flag large.png Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+2.5 secs	5	8
3	5	Image:Spain flag large.png Fernando Alonso	Renault	71	+24.8 secs	1	6
4	1	Image:Germany flag large.png Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	71	+35.6 secs	7	5
5	6	Image:Italy flag large.png Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	71	+40.2 secs	3	4
6	2	Image:Brazil flag large.png Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	71	+69.1 secs	10	3
7	3	Image:Uk flag large.png Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	70	+1 Lap	4	2
8	17	Image:Germany flag large.png Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	70	+1 Lap	4	1
9	15	Image:Austria flag large.png Christian Klien	Red Bull-Cosworth	70	+1 Lap	6
10	4	Image:Japan flag large.png Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	70	+1 Lap	19
11	12	Image:Brazil flag large.png Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	70	+1 Lap	8
12	11	Image:Canada flag large.png Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	70	+1 Lap	20
13	16	Image:Italy flag large.png Jarno Trulli	Toyota	69	+2 Lap	17
14	21	Image:Netherlands flag large.png Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	69	+2 Laps	16
15	19	Image:India flag large.png Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	68	+3 Laps	15
Ret	18	Image:Portugal flag large.png Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	55	Mechanical	11
NC	7	Image:Australia flag large.png Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	45	+26 Laps	12
Ret	20	Image:Netherlands flag large.png Robert Doornbos	Minardi-Cosworth	34	Engine	18
Ret	8	Image:Brazil flag large.png Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW	0	Accident	13
Ret	14	Image:Uk flag large.png David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	0	Accident	14

Notes:

• Villeneuve forced to start from pit lane as penalty for infringement of parc ferme regulations.
• After getting involved in an accident at the start of the race, Mark Webber was able to return, over 20 laps behind the leaders, and do some laps, only enough to position himself fourth in the Official Practice order for the subsequent Grand Prix, in Suzuka, Japan.

Notes

• Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen; 1m 12.268s on lap 29.
• Lap Leaders: Fernando Alonso 1-2 (2); Juan Pablo Montoya 3-28, 32-54, 60-71 (61); Kimi Räikkönen 29-31, 55-59 (8).

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