2005 Brazilian Grand Prix

Juan Pablo Montoya won the 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on 25 Sept 2005 for McLaren, from 2nd on the grid; Kimi Räikkönen was second and Fernando Alonso third. Pole position: Fernando Alonso.

Pablo Montoya took the lead for good on lap 60 of 71, from Kimi Räikkönen; the lead changed hands 5 times in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 1 to 3). Pablo Montoya stopped 2 times, on laps 28 and 54; 13 of 15 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 26. The fastest lap was Kimi Räikkönen's, 1:12.268 on lap 29. 15 of 20 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Fernando Alonso led the championship with 117 points, 23 ahead of Kimi Räikkönen, with 2 rounds left.

Date

25 Sept 2005

Circuit

Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil

Round

17 of 19

Winner

Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren)

Pole position

Fernando Alonso (1:11.988)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 12 drivers: Jarno Trulli qualified 8th, started 17th; Felipe Massa qualified 9th, started 8th; Rubens Barrichello qualified 10th, started 9th; Ralf Schumacher qualified 11th, started 10th; Jacques Villeneuve qualified 12th, started 20th; Tiago Monteiro qualified 13th, started 11th; Mark Webber qualified 14th, started 12th; Antônio Pizzonia qualified 15th, started 13th; David Coulthard qualified 16th, started 14th; Narain Karthikeyan qualified 17th, started 15th; Christijan Albers qualified 18th, started 16th; Robert Doornbos qualified 20th, started 18th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Juan Pablo Montoya: 2 stops (laps 28, 54), stints of 28, 26, 17 laps

2nd

Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 31, 59), stints of 31, 28, 12 laps

3rd

Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 22, 48), stints of 22, 26, 23 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 13 · 3 or more: 1

First stops

median lap 26 of 71

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2005 standings