2005 Italian Grand Prix

The 2005 Italian Grand Prix, officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2005, was race number fifteen of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy on 4 September 2005.'Italy 2005: Monty's Monza moment.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 04/09/2005), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/53563/1/italy-2005-montys-monza-moment, (Accessed 24/01/2020) The race was won by driver Juan Pablo Montoya with Championship leader Fernando Alonso of in second.
Montoya's teammate and title pretender Kimi Räikkönen had been the man to beat in qualifying, although a ten place grid penalty meant that the Finn was unable to start on pole position. That meant that Montoya would head the field on the grid, with Alonso promoted onto the front row of the grid.
Räikkönen's hopes of victory were further dented by a poor start, for he slipped behind Jacques Villeneuve with a cautious getaway. Out front, meanwhile, Montoya got the jump on Alonso to lead into the Rettifilo, with the rest of the field pouring through the first chicane in their wake.
In the midst of the crowd David Coulthard would clip the back of Giancarlo Fisichella and break his front wing, while Mark Webber did the same on the back of Coulthard's . Christijan Albers, meanwhile, would be caught out by Narain Karthikeyan as the Indian racer's suddenly changed lines into the chicane, resulting in the pitching the Jordan into a spin.
Into the early stages and Montoya was able to escape up the road from Alonso, the McLaren showing tremendous straight-line speed. Alonso himself, meanwhile, was soon able to escape the attentions of Jenson Button, sat in a lonely third, while Jarno Trulli found himself fighting with the s for fourth, with Michael Schumacher only able to pass the after cutting the first chicane.
Räikkönen, meanwhile, would remain stuck behind Villeneuve's outside the top ten, and would only be released when the Canadian ace followed the Ferraris into the pits on lap fourteen. Now clear, however, Räikkönen would deliver a series of stunning laps, in the midst of which he would set a new record for highest top-speed achieved in a Grand Prix at 370.1 km/h (230.0 mph).
Indeed, the Finn would benefit massively during the first pit-phase, becoming the last man to stop to leap up ahead of Button, the Ferraris, Trulli and the rest of the top ten to move into third. He would also briefly battle with Alonso, before his single stop just shy of half-distance dropped him back down to fifth behind Trulli.
However, Räikkönen would see his hopes of a podium, and the World Championship, shredded moments after leaving the pitlane, as a tyre failure caused his left-rear tyre to fall apart at Lesmo. He duly charged around on three wheels to pit for a replacement, but dropped back behind Villeneuve to twelfth as a result.
With Räikkönen out of the hunt attention turned to the second round of stops, although there would be little change to the order. Indeed, the only change to the order would come via the antics of Antônio Pizzonia in the , who battled his way into fourth before dropping back to seventh.
Räikkönen would, however, have one last blast, barging through to fourth before hunting down Fisichella, in third, int he closing stages. However, a spin at Roggia saw the #9 McLaren narrowly avoid beaching itself, and would leaving Räikkönen trailing Trulli.
With that the race was effectively run, with Montoya cruising through the final laps to claim victory ahead of Alonso. Fisichella completed the podium in third, well clear of Räikkönen, with Trulli and Ralf Schumacher trailing for . Pizzonia was next to claim an impressive seventh on his Williams-BMW return, while Button could only muster eighth after his strong quali-run.
This was the first race since the 1961 Dutch Grand Prix that all of the starting/qualifying drivers had finished, ending a run of 649 Grand Prix. This feat would not be repeated again until the 2011 European Grand Prix.
==Background==
Kimi Räikkönen continued his push for the World Championship with his fifth win of the season, leaving him 24 points off the lead. Indeed, by finishing second Championship leader Fernando Alonso had minimised the damage Räikkönen had done to his lead, with those two effectively now in a duel for the title. Indeed, third placed Michael Schumacher had slipped 40 points behind, with just 50 left on the table for the remaining five races.
In the Constructors Championship had retained their lead, although were becoming an ever looming threat, and with a seemingly quicker car. Indeed, the Anglo-German alliance had cut the French squad's advantage to just nine points in Turkey, as those two, like their lead drivers, set about duelling for the crown. Third placed were no realistically too far back to challenge, with and completing the top five.
===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 Antônio Pizzonia 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW27 	 	P84-5 3.0 V10 	
9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Team McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-20 	 	FO 110R 3.0 V10 	
10 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	Team 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 	
18 	Tiago Monteiro 	Jordan Grand Prix 	 	EJ15B 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
19 	Narain Karthikeyan 	Jordan Grand Prix 	 	EJ15 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
20 	Robert Doornbos 	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 	Team McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-20 	 	FO 110R 3.0 V10 	
37 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB1 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
38 	Ricardo Zonta 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF105 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
39 	Nicolas Kiesa 	Jordan Grand Prix 	 	EJ15 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
40 	Enrico Toccacelo 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	PS05 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
Source:'Italy 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)
** Pizzonia would replace Heidfeld during the race weekend as a result of illness.
==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* 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:20.878 	— 	257.855 km/h
2 	10 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:21.054 	+0.176s 	257.295 km/h
3 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:21.319 	+0.441s 	256.457 km/h
4 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	1:21.369 	+0.491s 	256.299 km/h
5 	4 	Takuma Sato 	 	1:21.477 	+0.599s 	255.959 km/h
6 	16 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:21.640 	+0.762s 	255.448 km/h
7 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:21.721 	+0.843s 	255.195 km/h
8 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:21.962 	+1.084s 	254.445 km/h
9 	6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:22.068 	+1.190s 	254.116 km/h
10 	17 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:22.266 	+1.388s 	253.505 km/h
11 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	1:22.304 	+1.426s 	253.387 km/h
12 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:22.356 	+1.478s 	253.227 km/h
13 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	1:22.532 	+1.654s 	252.687 km/h
14 	7 	Mark Webber 	 	1:22.560 	+1.682s 	252.602 km/h
15 	12 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:23.060 	+2.182s 	251.081 km/h
16 	8 	Antônio Pizzonia 	 	1:23.291 	+2.413s 	250.385 km/h
17 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	1:24.666 	+3.788s 	246.318 km/h
18 	20 	Robert Doornbos 	 	1:24.904 	+4.026s 	245.628 km/h
19 	19 	Narain Karthikeyan 	 	1:25.859 	+4.981s 	242.896 km/h
20 	21 	Christian Albers 	 	1:26.964 	+6.086s 	239.810 km/h
WD† 	8 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/785/italy/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Italy 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/785/italy/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Italy 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/785/italy/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Italy 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/785/italy/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Italy 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/785/italy/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Italy 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/785/italy/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Italy 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/785/italy/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Italy 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)
*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.
** Räikkönen received a ten place grid penalty for changing his engine.
*† Heidfeld was withdrawn from the race weekend due to illness.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	10 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	53 	1:14:28.659 	1 	10
2 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	53 	+2.479s 	2 	8
3 	6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	53 	+17.975s 	8 	6
4 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	53 	+22.775s 	11 	5
5 	16 	Jarno Trulli 	 	53 	+33.786s 	5 	4
6 	17 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	53 	+43.925s 	9 	3
7 	8 	Antônio Pizzonia 	 	53 	+44.643s 	16 	2
8 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	53 	+1:03.635 	3 	1
9 	12 	Felipe Massa 	 	53 	+1:15.413 	15 	
10 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	53 	+1:36.070 	6 	
11 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	12 	
12 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	7 	
13 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	13 	
14 	7 	Mark Webber 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	14 	
15 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	10 	
16 	4 	Takuma Sato 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	4 	
17 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	51 	+2 Laps 	17 	
18 	20 	Robert Doornbos 	 	51 	+2 Laps 	18 	
19 	21 	Christijan Albers 	 	51 	+2 Laps 	20 	
20 	19 	Narain Karthikeyan 	 	50 	+3 Laps 	19 	
WD 	8 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Italy 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Italy 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
==Milestones==
* Juan Pablo Montoya secured the 50th pole position for a engine.'15. Italy 2005', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/italie.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)
* Montoya secured his sixth career victory.
* 145th win for as a constructor.
** Mercedes registered their 50th win as an engine supplier.
* First race since the 1961 Dutch Grand Prix that all drivers whom qualified and started the race would finish without retiring.
* Antônio Pizzonia's last points.
==Standings==
With four races to go the World Championship battle seemed to be over, for Fernando Alonso had managed to extend his lead to 27 points over Kimi Räikkönen. That meant that the Spanish ace could secure the title in Belgium if he out-scored the Finn by four points in Spa. Räikkönen, meanwhile, would have to beat Alonso in each of the four remaining races just to stand a hope of taking the crown, with those two the only drivers mathematically in the fight.
In the Constructors Championship it had been a fairly even day for the main protagonists, with only able to nudge a point closer to 's 144 point tally. Indeed, the Anglo-German squad were sat eight off the French manufacturer with four rounds to go, and were the only constructor feasibly capable of overhauling the French squad in 2005. Indeed, were still mathematically in the hunt, but with a huge 58 point deficit to the leaders.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Fernando Alonso 	103 	
2 	Kimi Räikkönen 	76 	
3 	Michael Schumacher 	55 	
4 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	50 	
5 	Jarno Trulli 	43 	
6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	41 	
7 	Ralf Schumacher 	35 	
8 	Rubens Barrichello 	31 	
9 	Nick Heidfeld 	28 	
10 	Jenson Button 	24 	1
11 	Mark Webber 	24 	1
12 	David Coulthard 	21 	
13 	Felipe Massa 	8 	
14 	Tiago Monteiro 	6 	
15 	Alexander Wurz 	6 	
16 	Jacques Villeneuve 	6 	
17 	Narain Karthikeyan 	5 	
18 	Christian Klien 	5 	
19 	Christijan Albers 	4 	
20 	Pedro de la Rosa 	4 	
21 	Patrick Friesacher 	3 	
22 	Antônio Pizzonia 	2 	5
23 	Takuma Sato 	1 	1
24 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	1 	1
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	144 	
2 	 	136 	
3 	 	86 	
4 	 	78 	
5 	 	54 	
6 	 	27 	
7 	 	25 	
8 	 	14 	
9 	 	11 	
10 	 	7 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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