2005 Brazilian Grand Prix
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| Race 17 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | September 25, 2005 | |
| Official name | XXXIV Grande Prêmio do Brasil | |
| Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.309 km (2.677 mi) |
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| Distance | 71 laps, 305.939 km (190.067 mi) | |
| Weather | Cloudy, dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Fernando Alonso |
Renault |
| Time | 1:11.988 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Kimi Räikkönen |
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Time | 1:12.268 on lap 29 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Juan Pablo Montoya |
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Second | Kimi Räikkönen |
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Third | Fernando Alonso |
Renault |
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The 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 25, 2005, at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil.
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[edit] Summary
[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. The Italian started from 18th on the grid.
[edit] Race
Juan Pablo Montoya won the race ahead of teammate Kimi Räikkönen; McLaren's first 1-2 finish since the 2000 Austrian Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso finished 3rd and thus became World Champion for the first time, at the time the youngest ever champion at 24 years and 59 days. Jacques Villeneuve was forced to start from pit lane as a penalty for infringement of parc ferme regulations. After getting involved in an accident at the start of the race, Mark Webber was able to rejoin, over 20 laps behind the leaders and do some laps, sufficient to position himself fourth in the official qualifying order for the subsequent Grand Prix at Suzuka. Due to a driveshaft failure, this was Tiago Monteiro's only retirement of the 2005 season.
[edit] Classification
Commentators have judged Renault's qualifying performance as evidence that their "conservative phase" was over. Renault's Pat Symonds had said that the team was not aiming to settle for a simple podium finish, rather they were aiming to win. 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, despite a major error in the qualifying lap of Kimi Räikkönen.
[edit] Qualifying
[edit] Race
[edit] Standings after the race
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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Coordinates: 23°42′13″S 46°41′59″W / 23.70361°S 46.69972°W
