2005 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix, officially the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2005, was race number seventeen of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, on 25 September 2005.'Brazil 2005: McLaren's day, Alonso's year.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 25/09/2005), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/53829/1/brazil-2005-mclarens-day-alonsos-year, (Accessed 27/01/2020) The race would see Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Räikkönen secure a dominant one-two for , as Fernando Alonso finished third to claim his maiden World Championship title with two races to go.
Qualifying would see Alonso finally challenge for pole position, sweeping to the top spot as he attempted to wrap up the title. Montoya was next ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella, while Alonso's main rival Räikkönen would start down in fifth behind Jenson Button.
The start would see Montoya challenge Alonso into the Senna S, although the Spaniard stood his ground and retained the lead. However, all of the attention was on the field behind, as David Coulthard smashed into the back of Antônio Pizzonia, having misjudged the Brazilian racer's manoeuvre ahead.
That impact sent Pizzonia's straight into the side of the sister car of Mark Webber, leaving all three drivers with heavy damage. Furthermore, it would result in an early appearance for the Safety Car, as Webber dragged his hobbled Williams back to the pits.
The restart came on lap three, with Alonso able to ace the restart to deny Montoya the ability to challenge, only to misjudge his entry into turn two. The extra momentum ensured that the #5 washed out wide, and hence allowed Montoya to slip right under his rear wing. Moments later and the #10 McLaren was diving past the #5 Renault to claim the lead into turn four.
Montoya soon checked out, while Alonso paced himself against Räikkönen, who had beaten Fisichella and Button at the original start. Fisichella, meanwhile, found himself fighting with Michael Schumacher for fourth through the early laps, while Button headed a long line of cars, the result of the lacking straight-line speed.
However, the order would remain static, and would only change as the first pitstops of the afternoon were staged on lap fifteen. Alonso duly became the first of the leaders to stop on lap 22, dropping to sixth before the rest of the stops unfolded.
With Alonso's stop completed Räikkönen knew he had to push, and would subsequently deliver a string of fastest laps prior to his stop, the last of the leaders. The ploy worked and the Finn duly streaked out of the pits with time in hand over Alonso's Renault, and with Montoya within touching distance ahead.
The two McLaren-Mercedes checked out at that point, hoping that Alonso would challenge them and potentially push his Renault into a retirement. However, the Spanish ace knew that third would be enough for him to claim the crown, and with Schumacher, now ahead of Fisichella, too far back to challenge, could afford to nurse his Renault to the flag.
With that the race was effectively over before the halfway point, with the second round of stops resulting in no change at the front of the field. Behind, Button and Ralf Schumacher would slip out of the points during that second pit phase, while Tiago Monteiro retired for the first time in his F1 career.
Out front, meanwhile, Montoya and Räikkönen would have a well mannered duel for victory in the closing stages, with the Colombian ace emerging ahead. Alonso, meanwhile, would duly claim third and the World Championship after a quiet afternoon, setting a new record as the youngest ever Champion, eclipsing Emerson Fittipaldi's 33 year-old mark.
Michael Schumacher, Fisichella, Rubens Barrichello, Button and Ralf Schumacher would claim the remaining points, as McLaren overhauled Renault in the Constructors Championship.
==Background==
Victory for Kimi Räikkönen ensured that the title fight would go on for at least one more race, although the Finn was facing a very one-sided battle. Indeed, second place in Spa for Fernando Alonso ensured that the Spaniard had to score just six points across the final three rounds to claim the crown, leaving Belgium with 25 points in hand. Behind, Michael Schumacher was set to fight with Juan Pablo Montoya to finish third, while Jarno Trulli and Giancarlo Fisichella were to battle for fifth.
In the Constructors Championship had once again inched closer to leaders , leaving Belgium with a six point deficit. Those two would hence battle it out over the final three races, with a huge 56 point gap back to in third, now mathematically out of the fight. were the Scuderia's biggest threat, ten behind the Italian manufacturer, with set to round out 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 	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 	 	EJ15B 	 	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 	Alexander Wurz 	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 	 	EJ15B 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
40 	Enrico Toccacelo 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	PS05 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
Source:'Brazil 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/01/2020)
* Enrico Toccacelo, Minardi's third driver was not present in Brazil as he competed for the Italian team in the opening round of the A1 Grand Prix series at Brands Hatch.https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/brazilian-gp-minardi-friday-practice-notes-2005-09-24/1274362/
==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 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:11.988 	— 	215.486 km/h
2 	10 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:12.145 	+0.157s 	215.017 km/h
3 	6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:12.558 	+0.570s 	213.793 km/h
4 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	1:12.696 	+0.708s 	213.387 km/h
5 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:12.781 	+0.793s 	213.138 km/h
6 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	1:12.889 	+0.901s 	212.822 km/h
7 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:12.976 	+0.988s 	212.569 km/h
8* 	16 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:13.041 	+1.053s 	212.379 km/h
9 	12 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:13.151 	+1.163s 	212.060 km/h
10 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:13.183 	+1.195s 	211.967 km/h
11 	17 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:13.285 	+1.297s 	211.672 km/h
12 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:13.285 	+1.297s 	211.672 km/h
13 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	1:13.387 	+1.399s 	211.378 km/h
14 	7 	Mark Webber 	 	1:13.538 	+1.550s 	210.944 km/h
15 	8 	Antônio Pizzonia 	 	1:13.581 	+1.593s 	210.821 km/h
16 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	1:13.844 	+1.856s 	210.070 km/h
17 	19 	Narain Karthikeyan 	 	1:14.520 	+2.532s 	208.164 km/h
18 	21 	Christijan Albers 	 	1:14.763 	+2.775s 	207.488 km/h
NC† 	4 	Takuma Sato 	 	— 	— 	—
NC 	20 	Robert Doornbos 	 	— 	— 	—
Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Prêmio do Brasil 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/787/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/01/2020)'Brazil 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Prêmio do Brasil 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/787/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/01/2020)'Brazil 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Prêmio do Brasil 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/787/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/01/2020)'Brazil 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Prêmio do Brasil 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/787/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/01/2020)'Brazil 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Prêmio do Brasil 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/787/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/01/2020)'Brazil 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Prêmio do Brasil 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/787/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/01/2020)'Brazil 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Prêmio do Brasil 2005 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/787/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/01/2020)'Brazil 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)
*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.
** Trulli received a ten place grid penalty for changing his engine.
*† Sato would receive two ten place grid penalties, one for changing his engine, the other for causing a collision in the 2005 Belgian Grand Prix.
===Grid===
** Monteiro and Villeneuve would start the race from the pitlane.
==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 	 	71 	1:29:20.574 	2 	10
2 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	71 	+2.527s 	5 	8
3 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	71 	+24.840s 	1 	6
4 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	71 	+35.668s 	7 	5
5 	6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	71 	+40.218s 	3 	4
6 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	71 	+1:09.173 	9 	3
7 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	4 	2
8 	17 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	10 	1
9 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	6 	
10 	4 	Takuma Sato 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	19 	
11 	12 	Felipe Massa 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	8 	
12 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	20 	
13* 	16 	Jarno Trulli 	 	69 	Puncture 	17 	
14 	21 	Christijan Albers 	 	69 	+2 Laps 	16 	
15 	19 	Narain Karthikeyan 	 	68 	+3 Laps 	15 	
Ret 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	55 	Electrical 	11 	
NC† 	7 	Mark Webber 	 	45 	+26 Laps 	12 	
Ret 	20 	Robert Doornbos 	 	34 	Water leak 	18 	
Ret 	8 	Antônio Pizzonia 	 	0 	Accident 	13 	
Ret 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	0 	Collision 	14 	
Source:'Brazil 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)	Source:'Brazil 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Trulli was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
*† Webber was unable to be classified as he failed to complete 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* Fernando Alonso declared as the FIA Formula One World Championship Champion.
** Alonso became the first Spanish driver to win the World Championship.'17. Brazil 2005', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/bresil.aspx, (Accessed 28/01/2020)
* 50th Grand Prix start for Felipe Massa.
* 100th entry for Jenson Button.'2005 Brazilian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), https://web.archive.org/web/20190410010700/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2005&gp=Brazilian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 28/01/2020) - Original
* Takuma Sato entered his 50th Grand Prix.
* Seventh and final race victory for Juan Pablo Montoya.
* scored their 147th win as a constructor.
** claimed their 52nd win as an engine supplier.
* First McLaren's double win since the 2000 Austrian Grand Prix.
* Kimi Räikkönen recorded the 100th fastest lap for Mobil as a lubricant supplier.
==Standings==
Third place in Brazil was enough for Fernando Alonso to claim the FIA Formula One World Championship with two rounds to spare, ending the weekend on 117 points. His closest challenger Kimi Räikkönen had technically closed the gap, although he was still 23 points behind with only twenty points to fight for. The Finn hence had to settle for second, as behind Juan Pablo Montoya moved ahead of Michael Schumacher on countback.
In the Constructors Championship had moved ahead of at the head of the pack, and could therefore claim the crown in Japan. Indeed, should the Anglo-German alliance outscore Renault by sixteen points in Suzuka then they would claim the crown, while Renault would take the lead heading into the finale if they outscored McLaren by three. Elsewhere, had moved seventeen points clear of in third, while were set to finish in fifth.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Fernando Alonso 	117 	
2 	Kimi Räikkönen 	94 	
3 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	60 	1
4 	Michael Schumacher 	60 	1
5 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	45 	1
6 	Jarno Trulli 	43 	1
7 	Rubens Barrichello 	38 	1
8 	Ralf Schumacher 	38 	1
9 	Jenson Button 	32 	
10 	Mark Webber 	29 	
11 	Nick Heidfeld 	28 	
12 	David Coulthard 	21 	
13 	Jacques Villeneuve 	9 	
14 	Felipe Massa 	8 	
15 	Tiago Monteiro 	7 	
16 	Alexander Wurz 	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 	
23 	Takuma Sato 	1 	
24 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	164 	1
2 	 	162 	1
3 	 	98 	
4 	 	81 	
5 	 	59 	
6 	 	33 	
7 	 	27 	
8 	 	17 	
9 	 	12 	
10 	 	7 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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