2005 Brazilian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Fernando Alonso became Formula 1’s youngest world champion with third place in Brazil. Juan Pablo Montoya led Kimi Räikkönen home for a McLaren one-two, but Fernando Alonso’s measured podium finish delivered the title with two races to spare.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Pole time	1:11.988
Fastest lap	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren
Fastest-lap time	1:12.268 on lap 29
First	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren
Third	Fernando Alonso	Renault

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
23 September 2005	Practice 1	11:00
23 September 2005	Practice 2	14:00
24 September 2005	Practice 3	09:00
24 September 2005	Practice 4	10:15
24 September 2005	Qualifying	13:00
25 September 2005	Race	14:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Fernando Alonso arrived at round 17 leading the 2005 F1 World Championship on 111 points, with Kimi Räikkönen on 86. Renault headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 152 points.

Race entries

Antonio Pizzonia continued at Williams after Nick Heidfeld suffered a further injury in a cycling accident. Minardi did not run Toccacelo in its Friday car because he was competing in A1 Grand Prix. Alexander Wurz, Ricardo Zonta, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Kiesa supplied the other teams’ additional practice running.

Free Practice

Alexander Wurz led Friday morning as the teams encountered a dirty, low-grip Interlagos. Toyota found it difficult to draw early tyre conclusions, with bumps in the medium-speed corners still disturbing the cars despite improvements to the surface. Ricardo Zonta completed a substantial programme at home, while the race drivers concentrated on finding a usable balance.

Alexander Wurz remained fastest in the afternoon, with Juan Pablo Montoya next. Christian Klien crashed backwards into the barriers, while Michael Schumacher and Mark Webber also spun. Toyota gained more useful tyre data as grip improved, though traffic frustrated Ricardo Zonta’s fresh-tyre runs and Ralf Schumacher remained unhappy with the car’s grip.

Fernando Alonso narrowly led Giancarlo Fisichella in Saturday’s first practice, showing that Renault had the speed to contest the weekend rather than simply protect its championship position. Toyota continued refining its cars after Friday’s grip problems, with both drivers completing useful mileage. The possibility of rain remained relevant to the weekend’s tyre and set-up decisions.

Kimi Räikkönen went fastest in final practice, with Fernando Alonso close behind. Jarno Trulli’s morning pneumatic-system problem prompted a precautionary engine change before qualifying, bringing a ten-place penalty despite Toyota’s otherwise strong reliability. Ralf Schumacher had found a more competitive lap time in practice, though the balance would deteriorate again in qualifying.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2005 Brazilian Grand Prix FP1, 23 September 2005

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	35	Alexander Wurz	McLaren	1:11.701	25
2	4	Takuma Sato	BAR	+1.037s	17
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	+1.081s	10
4	3	Jenson Button	BAR	+1.217s	12
5	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	+1.364s	7
6	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+1.393s	10
7	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	+1.555s	6
8	8	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams	+1.726s	4
9	7	Mark Webber	Williams	+1.808s	4
10	38	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	+1.872s	31
11	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+2.087s	6
12	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+2.453s	10
13	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+2.581s	10
14	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	+2.767s	7
15	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+2.803s	6
16	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+3.023s	7
17	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Red Bull Racing	+3.141s	28
18	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	+3.510s	14
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan	+4.529s	14
20	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	+4.529s	15
21	39	Nicolas Kiesa	Jordan	+4.650s	23
22	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi	+5.068s	12
23	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	+5.479s	8
24	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	No time	5

Free Practice 2 Classification

2005 Brazilian Grand Prix FP2, 23 September 2005

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	35	Alexander Wurz	McLaren	1:12.083	38
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	+0.611s	13
3	38	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	+0.623s	36
4	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	+0.627s	28
5	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+1.005s	21
6	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	+1.089s	18
7	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	+1.119s	21
8	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+1.122s	24
9	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1.410s	26
10	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+1.435s	29
11	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	+1.462s	29
12	7	Mark Webber	Williams	+1.567s	18
13	8	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams	+1.745s	19
14	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi	+1.839s	28
15	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+1.923s	22
16	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Red Bull Racing	+2.058s	29
17	3	Jenson Button	BAR	+2.106s	26
18	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+2.344s	20
19	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	+2.480s	23
20	4	Takuma Sato	BAR	+2.501s	27
21	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	+2.588s	22
22	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	+2.615s	7
23	39	Nicolas Kiesa	Jordan	+3.011s	25
24	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan	+3.104s	19

Free Practice 3 Classification

2005 Brazilian Grand Prix FP3, 24 September 2005

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:12.738	7
2	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+0.051s	9
3	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	+0.312s	10
4	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	+0.350s	6
5	3	Jenson Button	BAR	+0.448s	9
6	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+0.791s	8
7	8	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams	+1.057s	8
8	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1.131s	12
9	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+1.170s	9
10	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+1.214s	8
11	4	Takuma Sato	BAR	+1.304s	9
12	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	+1.313s	12
13	7	Mark Webber	Williams	+1.374s	8
14	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	+1.517s	8
15	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+1.663s	5
16	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	+1.741s	11
17	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	+2.113s	11
18	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan	+2.514s	9
19	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi	+3.034s	8
20	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	+3.077s	13

Free Practice 4 Classification

2005 Brazilian Grand Prix FP4, 24 September 2005

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	1:11.929	11
2	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	+0.181s	13
3	3	Jenson Button	BAR	+0.219s	14
4	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+0.229s	13
5	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	+0.363s	11
6	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+0.453s	10
7	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+0.524s	15
8	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+0.580s	18
9	8	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams	+0.823s	10
10	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	+0.870s	11
11	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	+0.882s	12
12	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+1.270s	14
13	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1.293s	14
14	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan	+1.313s	8
15	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	+1.376s	18
16	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	+1.579s	16
17	4	Takuma Sato	BAR	+1.888s	5
18	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	+2.083s	16
19	7	Mark Webber	Williams	+2.185s	9
20	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi	+2.666s	17

Qualifying

Fernando Alonso took pole ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Giancarlo Fisichella. Kimi Räikkönen made a costly first-corner error and qualified fifth behind Jenson Button, leaving him with work to do if he was to keep the title alive. Renault’s pace showed that Fernando Alonso was not approaching the weekend merely to settle for the minimum result.

Jarno Trulli’s engine penalty moved him towards the back, while Takuma Sato also carried a grid penalty from his collision with Michael Schumacher at Spa. Jacques Villeneuve subsequently had to start from the pit lane after a parc fermé infringement. Fernando Alonso’s front-row position placed the championship firmly within reach.

Qualifying Classification

2005 Brazilian Grand Prix Qualifying, 24 September 2005

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:11.988	3
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	1:12.145	3
3	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:12.558	3
4	3	Jenson Button	BAR	1:12.696	3
5	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	1:12.781	3
6	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	1:12.889	3
7	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:12.976	3
8	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:13.041	3
9	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	1:13.151	3
10	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:13.183	3
11	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:13.285	3
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	1:13.372	3
13	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	1:13.387	3
14	7	Mark Webber	Williams	1:13.538	3
15	8	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams	1:13.581	3
16	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	1:13.844	3
17	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan	1:14.520	3
18	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	1:14.763	3
19	4	Takuma Sato	BAR		1
20	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi		2

Jarno Trulli and Takuma Sato received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes.

Jacques Villeneuve was dropped to the back of the grid for a breach of parc fermé rules.

Takuma Sato did not drive a qualifying lap because she was subject to a ten-place grid penalty given for the accident in the Belgian Grand Prix where he crashed into Michael Schumacher.

Robert Doornbos was left without time in after spinning at turn 12 and aborting the attempt.

What happened in the 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix?

A first-lap collision involving the Williams cars and David Coulthard brought out the safety car. Juan Pablo Montoya then took the lead from Fernando Alonso, while Kimi Räikkönen worked forward to keep McLaren’s hopes alive. Fernando Alonso remained comfortably inside the podium places he needed for the title.

Kimi Räikkönen moved ahead of Fernando Alonso through the pit-stop sequence, but Juan Pablo Montoya retained control at the front. The Renault driver concentrated on bringing his car home, with Michael Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella behind. Tiago Monteiro’s driveshaft failure ended his run of finishing every race that season.

Juan Pablo Montoya led Kimi Räikkönen home for McLaren’s first one-two since the Austrian Grand Prix in 2000. Fernando Alonso’s third place made him the first Spanish world champion and, at the time, the youngest ever. Michael Schumacher, Giancarlo Fisichella, Rubens Barrichello, Jenson Button and Ralf Schumacher completed the points, while McLaren took a narrow constructors’ lead.

After the race, Fernando Alonso headed the drivers’ standings with 117 points, followed by Kimi Räikkönen on 94. McLaren led the constructors’ table on 164, with Renault on 162.

2005 Brazilian Grand Prix race results

The 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix was held on 25 September 2005, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	71	1:29:20.574	10
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	71	+2.527	8
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	71	+24.840	6
4	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	71	+35.668	5
5	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	71	+40.218	4
6	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	71	+1:09.173	3
7	3	Jenson Button	BAR	70	+1 Lap	2
8	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	70	+1 Lap	1
9	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	70	+1 Lap	0
10	4	Takuma Sato	BAR	70	+1 Lap	0
11	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	70	+1 Lap	0
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	70	+1 Lap	0
13	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	69	Puncture	0
14	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	69	+2 Laps	0
15	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan	68	+3 Laps	0
Ret	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	55	Driveshaft	0
NC	7	Mark Webber	Williams	45	+26 Laps	0
Ret	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi	34	Engine	0
Ret	8	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams	0	Collision	0
Ret	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	0	Collision	0

Tiago Monteiro and Jacques Villeneuve started the race from the pitlane.

2005 Brazilian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	29	1:12.268	214.651
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	27	1:12.650	213.522
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	21	1:12.653	213.513
4	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	25	1:12.800	213.082
5	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	11	1:13.190	211.946
6	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	49	1:13.192	211.941
7	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	69	1:13.570	210.852
8	7	Mark Webber	Williams	45	1:13.590	210.794
9	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	25	1:13.724	210.411
10	3	Jenson Button	BAR	24	1:13.746	210.349
11	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	50	1:13.800	210.195
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	25	1:14.054	209.474
13	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	70	1:14.343	208.659
14	4	Takuma Sato	BAR	32	1:14.394	208.516
15	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan	41	1:14.906	207.091
16	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	41	1:15.113	206.520
17	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	19	1:15.527	205.388
18	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi	16	1:15.792	204.670

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

2005 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix.

2005 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Renault	117
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	McLaren	94
3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Colombian	McLaren	60
4	Michael Schumacher	German	Ferrari	60
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Italian	Renault	45
6	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Toyota	43
7	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Ferrari	38
8	Ralf Schumacher	German	Toyota	38
9	Jenson Button	British	BAR	32
10	Mark Webber	Australian	Williams	29
11	Nick Heidfeld	German	Williams	28
12	David Coulthard	British	Red Bull Racing	21
13	Jacques Villeneuve	Canadian	Sauber	9
14	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Sauber	8
15	Tiago Monteiro	Portuguese	Jordan	7
16	Alexander Wurz	Austrian	McLaren	6
17	Narain Karthikeyan	Indian	Jordan	5
18	Christian Klien	Austrian	Red Bull Racing	5
19	Christijan Albers	Dutch	Minardi	4
20	Pedro de la Rosa	Spanish	McLaren	4
21	Patrick Friesacher	Austrian	Minardi	3
22	Antônio Pizzonia	Brazilian	Williams	2
23	Takuma Sato	Japanese	BAR	1
24	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	Red Bull Racing	1
25	Robert Doornbos	Dutch	Minardi	0
–	Ricardo Zonta	Brazilian	Toyota	0
–	Anthony Davidson	British	BAR	0

2005 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	McLaren	164
2	Renault	162
3	Ferrari	98
4	Toyota	81
5	Williams	59
6	BAR	33
7	Red Bull Racing	27
8	Sauber	17
9	Jordan	12
10	Minardi	7

2005 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2005 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	6 March
2	2005 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	20 March
3	2005 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	3 April
4	2005 San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	24 April
5	2005 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	8 May
6	2005 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	22 May
7	2005 European Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	29 May
8	2005 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	12 June
9	2005 United States Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis	19 June
10	2005 French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	3 July
11	2005 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	10 July
12	2005 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	24 July
13	2005 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	31 July
14	2005 Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	21 August
15	2005 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	4 September
16	2005 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	11 September
17	2005 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	25 September
18	2005 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	9 October
19	2005 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	16 October