2005 Brazilian Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 17 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One season. | ||
| Date | September 25, 2005 | |
| 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 | Fine | |
| Pole | ||
| Driver | Image:Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| Time | 1:11.988 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver | Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| Time | 1:12.268 (on lap 29 of 71) | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes |
| Second | Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| Third | Image:Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso | Renault |
The 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 25 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Qualifying
- 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.
[edit] Race
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.
[edit] 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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es:Gran Premio de Brasil de 2005 id:Grand Prix F1 Brasil 2005 pl:Formuła 1 - Grand Prix Brazylii 2005 sv:Brasiliens Grand Prix 2005
