2005 Brazilian Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = Brazil
Grand Prix = Brazilian
Official name = XXXIV Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Date = September 25
Year = 2005


Race_No = 17
Season_No = 19
Location = Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Course_mi = 2.677
Course_km = 4.309
Distance_laps = 71
Distance_mi = 190.067
Distance_km = 305.939
Pole_Driver = Fernando Alonso
Pole_Team = Renault
Pole_Time = 1:11.988
Pole_Country = Spain
Fast_Driver = Kimi Räikkönen
Fast_Country = Finland
Fast_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
Fast_Time = 1:12.268
Fast_L

First_Driver = Juan Pablo Montoya
First_Country = Colombia
First_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
Second_Driver = Kimi Räikkönen
Second_Country = Finland
Second_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
Third_Driver = Fernando Alonso
Third_Country = Spain
Third_Team = Renault

The 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 25 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil.

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 L
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 MontoyaF1 race report
Name_of_race = Brazilian Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 2005
Previous_race_in_season = 2005 Belgian Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 2005 Japanese Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix