2005 Belgian Grand Prix

  2005 Belgian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 16 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One season
Date	September 11, 2005
Official name	LXI Belgian Grand Prix
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.976 km (4.334 mi)
Distance	44 laps, 306.944 km (190.735 mi)
Weather	Wet,Dry
Pole position
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:46.391
Fastest lap
Driver	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota
Time	1:51.543 on lap 44
Podium
First	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Third	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda

The 2005 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on September 11, 2005 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium.

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.

On lap 14, Takuma Sato hit Michael Schumacher's car from behind, causing both to crash. The race stewards ruled that Sato had caused the collision and he would consequently drop ten places on the grid for the next Grand Prix. Antônio Pizzonia crashed into Juan Pablo Montoya– in second position at the time– shortly before the finish of the race. The race stewards consequently fined Pizzonia $8,000. Jacques Villeneuve was able to secure a high position thanks to a one-stop pit strategy while other drivers stopped as many as five times. This race saw the final points scored by Tiago Monteiro and the Jordan team. It was also the final time that a BAR car finished on the podium. Also, Ralf Schumacher scored his last, and Toyota's first, fastest lap.

Classification

Qualifying

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

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	44	1:30:01.295	2	10
2	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	44	+28.394	4	8
3	3	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	44	+32.077	8	6
4	7	Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	44	+1:09.167	9	5
5	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	44	+1:18.136	12	4
6	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	44	+1:27.435	14	3
7	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	44	+1:27.574	5	2
8	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	43	+1 Lap	19	1
9	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Cosworth	43	+1 Lap	16
10	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	43	+1 Lap	7
11	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	43	+1 Lap	20
12	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	42	+2 Laps	18
13	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi-Cosworth	41	+3 Laps	17
14	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	40	Collision	1
15	8	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW	39	Collision	15
Ret	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	34	Accident	3
Ret	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	18	Engine	11
Ret	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	13	Collision	6
Ret	4	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	13	Collision	10
Ret	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	10	Accident	13

Standings after the race

• Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Fernando Alonso 111 2 Kimi Räikkönen 86 3 Michael Schumacher 55 4 Juan Pablo Montoya 50 5 Jarno Trulli 43

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 152 2 McLaren-Mercedes 146 3 Ferrari 90 4 Toyota 80 5 Williams-BMW 59

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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