2005 Belgian Grand Prix

2005 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 16 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 11 September 2005
Official name 2005 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.976 km (4.335 miles)
Distance 44 laps, 306.944 km (190.726 miles)
Weather Wet and dry
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:46.391
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota
Time 1:51.543 on lap 44
Podium
First McLaren-Mercedes
Second Renault
Third BAR-Honda
Lap leaders

The 2005 Belgian Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 11 September 2005 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium. It was the sixteenth race of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship and the 62nd Belgian Grand Prix.

The 44-lap race was won by Finnish driver Kimi Räikkönen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes, after he started from second position. Räikkönen's Colombian teammate, Juan Pablo Montoya, took pole position and led until his second pit stop on lap 33; he then maintained second place until a late collision with Brazilian driver Antônio Pizzonia in the Williams-BMW. Spaniard Fernando Alonso thus took second in his Renault, with Englishman Jenson Button third in a BAR-Honda.

With three races remaining, Alonso led the Drivers' Championship by 25 points from Räikkönen, needing only six more to clinch the title. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren reduced Renault's lead to six points.

Friday drivers

The bottom 6 teams in the 2004 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.

Constructor Nat Driver
McLaren-Mercedes Austria Alexander Wurz
Sauber-Petronas -
Red Bull-Cosworth Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi
Toyota Brazil Ricardo Zonta
Jordan-Toyota Denmark Nicolas Kiesa
Minardi-Cosworth Italy Enrico Toccacelo

Report

Background

Before the race, Renault were leading the Constructors' Championship with 144 points and McLaren were second with 136 points, with Ferrari third on 58 points. In the World Drivers' Championship, Renault driver Fernando Alonso was leading with 103 points; Kimi Räikkönen was second on 76 points, 27 points behind Alonso. Behind Alonso and Räikkönen in the Drivers' Championship, Michael Schumacher was third on 55 points in a Ferrari, with Juan Pablo Montoya and Jarno Trulli on 50 and 43 points respectively.

Practice and qualifying

Four practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—two on Friday from 11:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 15:00 local time, with the final two sessions held on Saturday morning between 09:00 to 09:45 and 10:15 to 11:00.

Saturday's afternoon qualifying session took place as a one-lap session held between 13:00 and 14:00. Drivers went out one at a time in the reverse order of their finishing positions at the previous race. The cars ran on the fuel that would be used for the Sunday race.

Giancarlo Fisichella started the race from 13th place – the result of a ten-place grid penalty given for an engine change between final practice and qualifying on the Saturday.

Race

Kimi Räikkönen won the race for the second consecutive year for McLaren.

The race took place in the afternoon from 14:00 local time. On lap 11 Fisichella had an accident at Eau Rouge, emerging unhurt from his wrecked Renault but this brought out the safety car. On lap 14, Takuma Sato hit Michael Schumacher's car from behind, causing both to retire. Antônio Pizzonia crashed into Juan Pablo Montoya—in second position at the time—shortly before the finish of the race. Jacques Villeneuve was able to finish sixth by virtue of a one-stop pit strategy, while other drivers stopped as many as five times.

This race saw the Jordan team score their final point, courtesy of Tiago Monteiro, while the BAR team achieved their last podium finish through Jenson Button. Also, Ralf Schumacher scored his last, and Toyota's first, fastest lap.

Post-race

The race stewards ruled that Sato had caused the collision with Schumacher, and he would consequently drop ten places on the grid for the next Grand Prix in Brazil. They also fined Pizzonia $8,000 for his collision with Montoya.

Unusually, McLaren did not send a representative to the podium to collect the constructors' trophy, so, Räikkönen accepted it on behalf of the team.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Lap Gap
1 10 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.391
2 9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.440 +0.049
3 6 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:46.497 +0.106
4 16 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:46.596 +0.205
5 5 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:46.760 +0.369
6 17 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:47.401 +1.010
7 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:47.476 +1.085
8 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:47.867 +1.476
9 3 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:47.978 +1.587
10 7 Australia Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:48.071 +1.680
11 4 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:48.353 +1.962
12 14 United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Cosworth 1:48.508 +2.117
13 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:48.550 +2.159
14 11 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:48.889 +2.498
15 8 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 1:48.898 +2.507
16 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Cosworth 1:48.994 +2.603
17 20 Monaco Robert Doornbos Minardi-Cosworth 1:49.779 +3.388
18 21 Netherlands Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:49.842 +3.451
19 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:51.498 +5.107
20 19 India Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:51.675 +5.284
Source:

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes M 44 1:30:01.295 2 10
2 5 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault M 44 + 28.394 4 8
3 3 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda M 44 + 32.077 8 6
4 7 Australia Mark Webber Williams-BMW M 44 + 1:09.167 9 5
5 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari B 44 + 1:18.136 12 4
6 11 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas M 44 + 1:27.435 14 3
7 17 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota M 44 + 1:27.574 5 2
8 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota B 43 + 1 Lap 19 1
9 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Cosworth M 43 + 1 Lap 16
10 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas M 43 + 1 Lap 7
11 19 India Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota B 43 + 1 Lap 20
12 21 Netherlands Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth B 42 + 2 Laps PL
13 20 Monaco Robert Doornbos Minardi-Cosworth B 41 + 3 Laps PL
14 10 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes M 40 Collision 1
15 8 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Williams-BMW M 39 Collision 15
Ret 16 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota M 34 Accident 3
Ret 14 United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Cosworth M 18 Engine 11
Ret 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari B 13 Collision 6
Ret 4 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda M 13 Collision 10
Ret 6 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault M 10 Accident 13
Sources:
  • Doornbos and Albers started the race from the pitlane.

Championship standings after the race

  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

50°26′14″N 5°58′17″E / 50.43722°N 5.97139°E / 50.43722; 5.97139


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