2005 United States Grand Prix

The 2005 United States Grand Prix, otherwise known as the XXXIV Foster's United States Grand Prix, was the ninth race of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, USA, on 19 June 2005.'USA 2005: Schumacher's hollow victory.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 19/06/2005), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/52670/1/usa-2005-schumachers-hollow-victory, (Accessed 14/01/2020) The race proved to be among the most controversial in F1 history, as Michael Schumacher led just five other cars throughout the race.
The cause of the controversy would be an accidents for Ralf Schumacher and Ricardo Zonta in practice, caused by a failure of their Michelin tyres on the banking. The French tyre manufacturer then approached the FIA, track organisers and rivals Bridgestone to find a compromise, with negotiations going on through to race morning.
In the mean time, qualifying would see Michelin shod Jarno Trulli claim pole position for , ahead of Kimi Räikkönen. Indeed, the top four would all qualify on Michelin tyres, with Michael Schumacher the best of the six Bridgestone shod drivers down in fifth.
Into race morning and Michelin's group of runners had provided various solutions, but could not reach a compromise with the FIA or . These included putting a chicane on the entry to turn thirteen, allowing Michelin runners to change tyres mid-race but not score points, and to change the race to a non-Championship round, with Michelin shod drivers using an alternate track layout.
However, all of those proposals were rejected, despite all fourteen of the Michelin runners lining up on the grid. However, all of the seven team principles agreed to withdraw from the race, with their drivers duly diving into the pitlane and their pit garages at the end of the formation lap.
With that just the two Ferraris, the two s and the two s lined up on the grid, amid a chorus of boos and shouts from the crowd. Regardless, the race was officially started with Schumacher streaking ahead of teammate Rubens Barrichello, while the two Jordans battled to the Minardis.
With just six cars on track, and two of them representing the reigning World Champions, there was little surprise that there was next to no on-track action. Indeed, within ten laps Schumacher and Barrichello had already built enough of an advantage to pit without dropping behind the Jordans, while the 100,000 strong crowd had already dispersed.
There would only be one on-track pass throughout the race, with Christijan Albers taking fourth from Narain Karthikeyan. That position would be reversed during the first round of stops, with Tiago Monteiro easing into a lonely third place and looking set for his maiden podium finish.
The second half of the race saw Barrichello almost challenge Schumacher for the lead as the duo completed their second stops, with the German ace exiting the pitlane alongside the Brazilian. Ultimately, Barrichello was run wide onto the grass by his teammate as they battled with Schumacher romping away from that moment on.
With that the race was over, with Schumacher cruising home ahead of Barrichello, while Monteiro claimed a little bit of history by becoming the first Portuguese driver to claim a podium finish. Karthikeyan, Albers and Patrick Friesacher completed the points as the entire field finished, although it was a very quiet IMS when the drivers made the trip to the podium.
==Background==
Victory for Kimi Räikkönen ensured that the Finn had closed the gap back to Fernando Alonso at the head of the Championship, although the Spaniard still enjoyed a fair lead. Indeed, Alonso left Canada having failed to score, but with twelve points in hand over Räikkönen, with the pair set to duel for the title over the rest of the season. Behind, Jarno Trulli slipped ten off of Räikkönen in third, Nick Heidfeld retained fourth, while Michael Schumacher broke into the top five.
In the Constructors Championship it had been a strong day for , although they were still shy of 's 76 point tally. The Anglo-German alliance would hence leave Canada thirteen off the French squad, with an identical margin keeping them ahead of and . The latter duo had both ended the eighth weekend of the season on 47 points for the campaign, Williams-BMW ahead on countback, while completed the top five, just two points behind.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Michael Schumacher 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2005 	 	055 3.0 V10 	
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2005 	 	055 3.0 V10 	
3 	Jenson Button 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	007 	 	RA005E 3.0 V10 	
4 	Takuma Sato 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	007 	 	RA005E 3.0 V10 	
5 	Fernando Alonso 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R25 	 	RS25 3.0 V10 	
6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R25 	 	RS25 3.0 V10 	
7 	Mark Webber 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW27 	 	P84-5 3.0 V10 	
8 	Nick Heidfeld 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW27 	 	P84-5 3.0 V10 	
9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-20 	 	FO 110R 3.0 V10 	
10 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-20 	 	FO 110R 3.0 V10 	
11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	Sauber Petronas 	 	C24 	 	05A 3.0 V10 	
12 	Felipe Massa 	Sauber Petronas 	 	C24 	 	05A 3.0 V10 	
14 	David Coulthard 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB1 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
15 	Christian Klien 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB1 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
16 	Jarno Trulli 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF105 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
17* 	Ralf Schumacher 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF105 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
17* 	Ricardo Zonta 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF105 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
18 	Tiago Monteiro 	Jordan Grand Prix 	 	EJ15 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
19 	Narain Karthikeyan 	Jordan Grand Prix 	 	EJ15 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
20 	Patrick Friesacher 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	PS05 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
21 	Christijan Albers 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	PS05 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
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35 	Pedro de la Rosa 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-20 	 	FO 110R 3.0 V10 	
37 	Scott Speed 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB1 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
38 	Ricardo Zonta 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF105 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
39 	Robert Doornbos 	Jordan Grand Prix 	 	EJ15 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
Source:'USA 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/engages.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)
** Zonta replaced Schumacher in the #17 Toyota after practice.
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Q1 Report===
===Q2 Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Gap 	Ave. Speed
1 	16 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:10.625 	— 	213.681 km/h
2 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:10.694 	+0.069s 	213.472 km/h
3 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	1:11.277 	+0.652s 	211.726 km/h
4 	6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:11.290 	+0.665s 	211.687 km/h
5 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:11.369 	+0.744s 	211.453 km/h
6 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:11.380 	+0.755s 	211.421 km/h
7 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:11.431 	+0.806s 	211.270 km/h
8 	4 	Takuma Sato 	 	1:11.497 	+0.872s 	211.075 km/h
9 	7 	Mark Webber 	 	1:11.527 	+0.902s 	210.986 km/h
10 	12 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:11.555 	+0.930s 	210.904 km/h
11 	10 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:11.681 	+1.056s 	210.533 km/h
12 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:11.691 	+1.066s 	210.503 km/h
13 	17 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	1:11.754 	+1.129s 	210.319 km/h
14 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	1:12.132 	+1.507s 	209.216 km/h
15 	8 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:12.430 	+1.805s 	208.356 km/h
16 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	1:12.682 	+2.057s 	207.633 km/h
17 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	1:13.462 	+2.837s 	205.429 km/h
18 	21 	Christijan Albers 	 	1:13.632 	+3.007s 	204.854 km/h
19 	19 	Narain Karthikeyan 	 	1:13.776 	+3.151s 	204.554 km/h
20 	20 	Patrick Friesacher 	 	1:14.494 	+3.869s 	202.583 km/h
WD* 	17 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/779/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 14/01/2019)'USA 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2019)	Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/779/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 14/01/2019)'USA 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2019)	Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/779/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 14/01/2019)'USA 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2019)	Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/779/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 14/01/2019)'USA 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2019)	Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/779/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 14/01/2019)'USA 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2019)	Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/779/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 14/01/2019)'USA 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2019)	Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ United States Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/779/united-states/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 14/01/2019)'USA 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
** Schumacher was withdrawn after an accident in practice.
===Original Grid===
==Race==
===Pre-race===
===Post-parade lap grid===
Note: Only six grid slots were filled at the start of the race, due to 14 cars withdrawing at the end of the parade lap.
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	73 	1:29:43.181 	5 	10
2 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	73 	+1.522s 	7 	8
3 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	17 	6
4 	19 	Narain Karthikeyan 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	19 	5
5 	21 	Christijan Albers 	 	71 	+2 Laps 	18 	4
6 	20 	Patrick Friesacher 	 	71 	+2 Laps 	20 	3
DNS 	16 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	4 	Takuma Sato 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	7 	Mark Webber 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	12 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	10 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	17 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	8 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	17 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'USA 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)	Source:'USA 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/etats-unis/classement.aspx, (Accessed 14/01/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
===Milestones===
*First pole position for .
*Michael Schumacher and Ferrari's only win of the season.
**This would also be Ferrari's only 1-2 finish of the season.
*Highest finish and only podium for Tiago Monteiro.
**This marks the first and only time a Portuguese driver finished on the podium to date.
*Only points finishes for Narain Karthikeyan, Christijan Albers and Patrick Friesacher.
*'s last podium finish.
*Minardi's last points finish.
*This was Bridgestone's only victory of the 2005 Season, and also the only Grand Prix of the season not won by Michelin, due to the withdrawal of the all the 14 Michelin cars before the race.
**Interestingly, it is also worth noting that this is the only grand prix of the 2005 Season where no Michelin drivers finished on the podium
==Standings==
Victory for Michael Schumacher in a sparse IMS ensured that the German ace was in title contention, having moved into third. However, he was still 25 points shy of Fernando Alonso in the lead, but was just three off of Kimi Räikkönen who had lacked the fortune of his competitors. Elsewhere, Rubens Barrichello had also made ground to move into fourth ahead of Jarno Trulli, with 21 drivers now on the board.
In the Constructors Championship it was who continued to lead the away, leaving the US having not raced, but with 76 points. were next having also failed to race in the US, while had moved into third, level on 63 points with the Anglo-German alliance. Behind, and were still tied on 47, while and had added their names to the score sheet.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Fernando Alonso 	59 	
2 	Kimi Räikkönen 	37 	
3 	Michael Schumacher 	34 	2
4 	Rubens Barrichello 	29 	3
5 	Jarno Trulli 	27 	2
6 	Nick Heidfeld 	25 	2
7 	Mark Webber 	22 	1
8 	Ralf Schumacher 	20 	
9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	17 	
10 	David Coulthard 	17 	
11 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	16 	
12 	Felipe Massa 	7 	
13 	Tiago Monteiro 	6 	5
14 	Alexander Wurz 	6 	1
15 	Jacques Villeneuve 	5 	1
16 	Narain Karthikeyan 	5 	5
17 	Christijan Albers 	4 	2
18 	Pedro de la Rosa 	4 	3
19 	Christian Klien 	4 	3
20 	Patrick Friesacher 	3 	1
21 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	1 	4
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	76 	
2 	 	63 	
3 	 	63 	2
4 	 	47 	1
5 	 	47 	1
6 	 	22 	
7 	 	12 	
8 	 	11 	
9 	 	7 	1
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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