2005 Brazilian Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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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) | |
| 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 |
The 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 25 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Summary
Juan Pablo Montoya won the race ahead of teammate Kimi Räikkönen. Fernando Alonso finished 3rd and thus became World Champion for the first time, the youngest ever champion at 24 years and 59 days.
Classification
Commentators have judged Renault's qualifying performance as evidence that their "conservative phase" is over. Renault's Pat Symonds has said that the team is not aiming to settle for a simple podium finish, rather they are aiming to win. The 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 but despite a major error in the qualifying lap of Kimi Räikkönen.
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. Trulli started from 18th on the grid.
Race
Notes:
- Villeneuve forced to start from pit lane as penalty for infringement of parc ferme regulations.
- McLaren's first 1-2 finish since the 2000 Austrian Grand Prix.
- After getting involved in an accident at the start of the race, Mark Webber was able to return, over 20 laps behind the leaders, and do some laps, sufficient to position himself fourth in the official practice order for the subsequent Grand Prix, at Suzuka.
- Due to a mechanical failure, this was Tiago Monteiro's only DNF of the 2005 season.
Notes
- Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen; 1m 12.268s on lap 29.
- Lap Leaders: Fernando Alonso 1-2 (2); Juan Pablo Montoya 3-28, 32-54, 60-71 (61); Kimi Räikkönen 29-31, 55-59 (8).
- Last Win: Juan Pablo Montoya
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