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.
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.
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.[3]
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.[3]
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.[5] On lap 14, Takuma Sato hit Michael Schumacher's car from behind, causing both to retire.[4]Antônio Pizzonia crashed into Juan Pablo Montoya—in second position at the time—shortly before the finish of the race.[4]Jacques Villeneuve was able to finish sixth by virtue of a one-stop pit strategy, while other drivers stopped as many as five times.
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.[6]
Unusually, McLaren did not send a representative to the podium to collect the constructors' trophy, so, Räikkönen accepted it on behalf of the team.[7]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2005 Belgian Grand Prix news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2005 Belgian Grand Prix officially the 2005 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix 1 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 2005 Belgian Grand PrixRace 16 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World ChampionshipRace detailsDate11 September 2005Official name2005 Formula 1 Belgian Grand PrixLocationCircuit de Spa FrancorchampsCoursePermanent racing facilityCourse length6 976 km 4 335 miles Distance44 laps 306 944 km 190 726 miles WeatherWet and dryPole positionDriverJuan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren MercedesTime1 46 391Fastest lapDriverRalf SchumacherToyotaTime1 51 543 on lap 44PodiumFirstKimi RaikkonenMcLaren MercedesSecondFernando AlonsoRenaultThirdJenson ButtonBAR HondaLap leaders The 44 lap race was won by Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen driving a McLaren Mercedes after he started from second position Raikkonen 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 Antonio 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 Raikkonen needing only six more to clinch the title In the Constructors Championship McLaren reduced Renault s lead to six points Contents 1 Friday drivers 2 Report 2 1 Background 2 2 Practice and qualifying 2 3 Race 2 4 Post race 3 Classification 3 1 Qualifying 3 2 Race 4 Championship standings after the race 5 See also 6 ReferencesFriday drivers EditThe 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 DriverMcLaren Mercedes nbsp Alexander WurzSauber Petronas Red Bull Cosworth nbsp Vitantonio LiuzziToyota nbsp Ricardo ZontaJordan Toyota nbsp Nicolas KiesaMinardi Cosworth nbsp Enrico ToccaceloReport EditBackground Edit 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 Raikkonen was second on 76 points 27 points behind Alonso Behind Alonso and Raikkonen 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 2 Practice and qualifying Edit 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 3 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 3 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 4 Race Edit nbsp Kimi Raikkonen 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 5 On lap 14 Takuma Sato hit Michael Schumacher s car from behind causing both to retire 4 Antonio Pizzonia crashed into Juan Pablo Montoya in second position at the time shortly before the finish of the race 4 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 Edit 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 6 Unusually McLaren did not send a representative to the podium to collect the constructors trophy so Raikkonen accepted it on behalf of the team 7 Classification EditQualifying Edit Pos No Driver Constructor Lap Gap1 10 nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren Mercedes 1 46 3912 9 nbsp Kimi Raikkonen McLaren Mercedes 1 46 440 0 0493 6 nbsp Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1 46 497 0 1064 16 nbsp Jarno Trulli Toyota 1 46 596 0 2055 5 nbsp Fernando Alonso Renault 1 46 760 0 3696 17 nbsp Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1 47 401 1 0107 1 nbsp Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 47 476 1 0858 12 nbsp Felipe Massa Sauber Petronas 1 47 867 1 4769 3 nbsp Jenson Button BAR Honda 1 47 978 1 58710 7 nbsp Mark Webber Williams BMW 1 48 071 1 68011 4 nbsp Takuma Sato BAR Honda 1 48 353 1 96212 14 nbsp David Coulthard Red Bull Cosworth 1 48 508 2 11713 2 nbsp Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1 48 550 2 15914 11 nbsp Jacques Villeneuve Sauber Petronas 1 48 889 2 49815 8 nbsp Antonio Pizzonia Williams BMW 1 48 898 2 50716 15 nbsp Christian Klien Red Bull Cosworth 1 48 994 2 60317 20 nbsp Robert Doornbos Minardi Cosworth 1 49 779 3 38818 21 nbsp Christijan Albers Minardi Cosworth 1 49 842 3 45119 18 nbsp Tiago Monteiro Jordan Toyota 1 51 498 5 10720 19 nbsp Narain Karthikeyan Jordan Toyota 1 51 675 5 284Source 8 Race Edit Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 9 nbsp Kimi Raikkonen McLaren Mercedes M 44 1 30 01 295 2 102 5 nbsp Fernando Alonso Renault M 44 28 394 4 83 3 nbsp Jenson Button BAR Honda M 44 32 077 8 64 7 nbsp Mark Webber Williams BMW M 44 1 09 167 9 55 2 nbsp Rubens Barrichello Ferrari B 44 1 18 136 12 46 11 nbsp Jacques Villeneuve Sauber Petronas M 44 1 27 435 14 37 17 nbsp Ralf Schumacher Toyota M 44 1 27 574 5 28 18 nbsp Tiago Monteiro Jordan Toyota B 43 1 Lap 19 19 15 nbsp Christian Klien Red Bull Cosworth M 43 1 Lap 1610 12 nbsp Felipe Massa Sauber Petronas M 43 1 Lap 711 19 nbsp Narain Karthikeyan Jordan Toyota B 43 1 Lap 2012 21 nbsp Christijan Albers Minardi Cosworth B 42 2 Laps PL13 20 nbsp Robert Doornbos Minardi Cosworth B 41 3 Laps PL14 10 nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren Mercedes M 40 Collision 115 8 nbsp Antonio Pizzonia Williams BMW M 39 Collision 15Ret 16 nbsp Jarno Trulli Toyota M 34 Accident 3Ret 14 nbsp David Coulthard Red Bull Cosworth M 18 Engine 11Ret 1 nbsp Michael Schumacher Ferrari B 13 Collision 6Ret 4 nbsp Takuma Sato BAR Honda M 13 Collision 10Ret 6 nbsp Giancarlo Fisichella Renault M 10 Accident 13Sources 9 10 Doornbos and Albers started the race from the pitlane Championship standings after the race EditBold text and an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion Drivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points nbsp 1 nbsp Fernando Alonso 111 nbsp 2 nbsp Kimi Raikkonen 86 nbsp 3 nbsp Michael Schumacher 55 nbsp 4 nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya 50 nbsp 5 nbsp Jarno Trulli 43Source 11 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points nbsp 1 nbsp Renault 152 nbsp 2 nbsp McLaren Mercedes 146 nbsp 3 nbsp Ferrari 90 nbsp 4 nbsp Toyota 80 nbsp 5 nbsp Williams BMW 59Source 11 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings See also Edit2005 Spa Francorchamps GP2 Series roundReferences 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