2005 Brazilian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 17 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One season.
Date	September 25, 2005
Official name	XXXIV Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Location	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.677 mi / 4.309 km
Distance	71 laps, 190.067 mi / 305.939 km
Weather	{{{Weather}}}
Pole
Driver	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Time	1:11.988
Fastest Lap
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:12.268 (on lap 29 of 71)
Podium
First	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Fernando Alonso	Renault

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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. Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a successful racing driver from Colombia who drove in Formula One from 2001 to 2006. ... Kimi Matias Räikkönen (pronounced ), born October 17, 1979 in Espoo, Finland) is a Formula One race car driver for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. ... Fernando Alonso Díaz (born on July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and reigning, two-time, world champion. ...

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. Renault F1 is the Renault companys Formula One racing team. ... Pat Symonds (born June 11, 1953 in England) is currently the Executive Director of Engineering of the Renault Formula One team. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is one of the largest broadcasting corporations in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of more than £4 billion. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a successful racing driver from Colombia who drove in Formula One from 2001 to 2006. ...

Qualifying

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

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Takuma Sato (佐藤 琢磨 Satō Takuma, born January 28, 1977 in Tokyo) is a Japanese Formula One automobile racing driver. ... British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Robert Michael Doornbos (born 23 September 1981) is a Dutch Formula One driver for the Minardi team. ... Minardi is a automobile racing team, founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... Takuma Sato (佐藤 琢磨 Satō Takuma, born January 28, 1977 in Tokyo) is a Japanese Formula One automobile racing driver. ... The 2005 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on September 11 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... 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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	71	1'29:20.574	2	10
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+2.5	5	8
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	71	+24.8	1	6
4	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	71	+35.6	7	5
5	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	71	+40.2	3	4
6	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	71	+1:09.1	10	3
7	3	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	70	+1 Lap	4	2
8	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	70	+1 Lap	4	1
9	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Cosworth	70	+1 Lap	6
10	4	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	70	+1 Lap	19
11	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	70	+1 Lap	8
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	70	+1 Lap	20
13	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	69	+2 Lap	17
14	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	69	+2 Laps	16
15	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	68	+3 Laps	15
Ret	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	55	Mechanical	11
NC	7	Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	45	+26 Laps	12
Ret	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi-Cosworth	34	Engine	18
Ret	8	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW	0	Accident	13
Ret	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	0	Accident	14

Notes: Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a successful racing driver from Colombia who drove in Formula One from 2001 to 2006. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Kimi Matias Räikkönen (pronounced ), born October 17, 1979 in Espoo, Finland) is a Formula One race car driver for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Fernando Alonso Díaz (born on July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and reigning, two-time, world champion. ... Renault F1 is the Renault companys Formula One racing team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Giancarlo Fisichella (born January 14, 1973 in Rome), also known as Fisico or Fisi, is an Italian Formula One racing driver. ... Renault F1 is the Renault companys Formula One racing team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Barrichello in his Ferrari at the 2003 US GP. Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello (born May 23, 1972) is a Brazilian Formula One race driver who currently drives for Honda Racing. ... Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Jenson Alexander Lyons Button (born 19 January 1980) is a British Formula One racing driver from England. ... British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975 in Hürth-Hermülheim near Cologne) is a German Formula One racing driver for the Toyota team. ... // Toyota F1 is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Christian Klien (born February 7, 1983) is an Austrian Formula One racing driver for the Red Bull Racing team. ... Red Bull Racing is one of two (along with Scuderia Toro Rosso) Formula One teams owned by Austrian beverage company Red Bull. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Takuma Sato (佐藤 琢磨 Satō Takuma, born January 28, 1977 in Tokyo) is a Japanese Formula One automobile racing driver. ... British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Felipe Massa (born April 25, 1981) is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver, currently employed by the Ferrari team. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve [IPA: ʒak vilnɶv] (born April 9, 1971) is a Canadian automobile racing driver, and winner of Formula One (1997) and Champ Car (1995) championships and the Indianapolis 500, one of only three drivers to accomplish all three feats (the others being Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Jarno Trulli (born 13 July 1974) is an Italian Formula One auto racing driver currently in the employ of the Toyota team. ... // Toyota F1 is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Christijan Albers ( (help· info)) (born April 16, 1979 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) is a Dutch racing driver, currently competing in Formula One with the Spyker F1 team. ... Minardi was an automobile racing team and constructor founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (born January 14, 1977, Coimbatore, India) is a Formula One driver. ... Eddie Jordan, founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix, greets the fans in Montreal in 1996 Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro (pron. ... Eddie Jordan, founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix, greets the fans in Montreal in 1996 Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Mark Alan Webber (born August 27, 1976) is an Australian Formula One driver. ... Not to be confused with Frank Williams Racing Cars, formed by Frank Williams 1967. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Robert Michael Doornbos (born 23 September 1981) is a Dutch Formula One driver for the Minardi team. ... Minardi was an automobile racing team and constructor founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Antônio Reginaldo Pizzonia Júnior (born in Manaus, Brazil) is one of two test drivers for the Williams Formula One team. ... Not to be confused with Frank Williams Racing Cars, formed by Frank Williams 1967. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... David Marshall Coulthard (born March 27, 1971 in Twynholm, Dumfries and Galloway), is a Scottish Formula One racing driver for Red Bull Racing. ... Red Bull Racing is one of two (along with Scuderia Toro Rosso) Formula One teams owned by Austrian beverage company Red Bull. ...

• 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.

Suzuka (鈴鹿市; -shi) is a city located in Mie, Japan, about 50 miles south west of Nagoya. ...

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).
• Last Win: Juan Pablo Montoya