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| 2005 British Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 11 of 19 in the2005 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 10 July 2005 | ||||
| Official name | 2005 Formula 1Foster's British Grand Prix[1] | ||||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire andBuckinghamshire, England | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.141 km (3.194 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 60 laps, 308.46 km (191.64 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny, Air: 27 °C (81 °F), Track 47 °C (117 °F) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:19.905 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:20.502 on lap 60 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Renault | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2005 British Grand Prix (officially the2005 Formula 1 Foster's British Grand Prix) was aFormula One race held inSilverstone Circuit on 10 July 2005 at 13:00BST (UTC+1). It was the eleventh race of the2005 Formula One World Championship and the last race for thenMinardi driverPatrick Friesacher.
The bottom 6 teams in the2004 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 |
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| McLaren-Mercedes |  | Pedro de la Rosa |
| Sauber-Petronas | - | |
| Red Bull-Cosworth |  | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
| Toyota |  | Ricardo Zonta |
| Jordan-Toyota |  | Robert Doornbos |
| Minardi-Cosworth | - |
For the second consecutive race,Renault'sFernando Alonso tookpole position while his championship rival,McLaren'sKimi Räikkönen, was demoted ten places on the grid following an engine failure. Räikkönen, who had originally qualified second with a time just 0.027 seconds slower than Alonso's, suffered this engine failure during Saturday free practice. This promotedBAR'sJenson Button, in his home race, to the front row, with the top ten being completed byJuan Pablo Montoya in the second McLaren,Jarno Trulli in theToyota,Rubens Barrichello in theFerrari,Giancarlo Fisichella in the second Renault,Takuma Sato in the second BAR,Ralf Schumacher in the second Toyota,Michael Schumacher in the second Ferrari, andJacques Villeneuve in theSauber.Jordan'sTiago Monteiro started at the rear of the grid after failing to set a time, following an engine failure during Friday practice.
Before the race, aminute of silence was held as a mark of respect for those who had lost their lives in theLondon bombings three days earlier.[2]Daily Express reporter Bob McKenzie honored the pledge to run naked around the Silverstone track if McLaren won the race in 2004. McLaren bossRon Dennis sent McKenzie on his way two hours before the start of the race. He arrived at the finish line 36 minutes later after honouring his promise wearing nothing more than silver body paint and a sporran. McKenzie's run raised money for charity.[3][4]
The weather was hot, with air temperature at 30 °C, and the track temperature at 45 °C as the cars completed the formation lap. Sato stalled as he came to the grid, after he had mistakenly pressed the kill switch on his steering wheel, but race directorCharlie Whiting nonetheless started the race, with thesafety car being deployed on lap 2 to allow the marshals to safely return the BAR to the pit lane. Sato would eventually rejoin the race, two laps behind the leaders. Montoya made a fast start, passing Button off the grid and then overtaking Alonso for the lead into Becketts. After the safety car period, Montoya retained the lead until the first round of pit stops, although Alonso remained no more than a second and a half behind as he and the Colombian traded fastest laps. Button held third, while Barrichello and Fisichella passed a slow-starting Trulli, who in turn was holding up Michael Schumacher. Räikkönen, already up four places, was thus able to close up behind Schumacher and Trulli, but was unable to overtake them until the pit stops.
Montoya made his first pit stop on lap 21, a lap earlier than planned due to traffic.[5] Alonso followed on lap 23, rejoining the race almost side-by-side with Montoya, who again held his line. Fisichella led for the next two laps, setting the fastest lap in the process, before making his first stop. On lap 28, with every driver except Sato having pitted, Montoya led Alonso by three seconds, followed by Fisichella, Button, Barrichello, Räikkönen, Michael Schumacher and Trulli.
On lap 32 Barrichello, on a three-stop strategy, made his second stop. This enabled Räikkönen, now the fastest man on the track, to close up behind Button. Montoya responded to his team-mate's pace, and to Alonso, by setting back-to-back fastest laps on laps 40 and 41, increasing his lead over the Spaniard to over six seconds. On lap 43, Räikkönen took fourth when Button made his second stop, easily retaining this position after his own stop two laps later. Montoya pitted on lap 44, putting Alonso back in front, before Barrichello made his third stop on lap 45. On lap 46 Fisichella, on course for his first podium since winning the opening race of the season inAustralia, made his second stop, butstalled as he tried to leave the pits, promoting Räikkönen to third.
Alonso led for five laps before pitting on lap 49, but lost time trying to lap Trulli. This meant that he did not have a big enough lead to make his stop and rejoin the race in front of Montoya, though he was comfortably ahead of Räikkönen. In the end, the Colombian took his first win for McLaren by 2.7 seconds.
Räikkönen set the fastest race lap on the final lap to finish less than 12 seconds behind Alonso, while Fisichella ended up 3.5 seconds behind the Finn. Button finished a distant fifth, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Barrichello, while Ralf Schumacher edged out Toyota team-mate Trulli for the final point.
There was only one retirement in the race, Jordan'sNarain Karthikeyan dropping out on lap 11 with an electrical failure.
The result allowed Alonso to increase his lead over Räikkönen in the Drivers' Championship by two points, 77 to 51. Michael Schumacher remained in third on 43 points, while Montoya moved up to sixth with 26. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren reduced the deficit to Renault by three points, 102 to 87, Ferrari remaining in third on 74.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap | Grid | |
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| 1 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:19.905 | — | 1 | |
| 2 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.932 | +0.027 | 121 | |
| 3 | 3 |  Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:20.207 | +0.302 | 2 | |
| 4 | 10 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.382 | +0.477 | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:20.459 | +0.554 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:20.906 | +1.001 | 5 | |
| 7 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:21.010 | +1.105 | 6 | |
| 8 | 4 |  Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:21.114 | +1.209 | 7 | |
| 9 | 17 |  Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:21.191 | +1.286 | 8 | |
| 10 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:21.275 | +1.370 | 9 | |
| 11 | 11 |  Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | 1:21.352 | +1.447 | 10 | |
| 12 | 7 |  Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | 1:21.997 | +2.092 | 11 | |
| 13 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:22.108 | +2.203 | 13 | |
| 14 | 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | 1:22.117 | +2.212 | 14 | |
| 15 | 15 |  Christian Klien | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:22.207 | +2.302 | 15 | |
| 16 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:22.495 | +2.590 | 16 | |
| 17 | 19 |  Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | 1:23.583 | +3.678 | 17 | |
| 18 | 21 |  Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:24.576 | +4.671 | 18 | |
| 19 | 20 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:25.566 | +5.661 | 19 | |
| 20 | 18 |  Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | No time | 202 | ||
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| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 10 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 60 | 1:24:29.588 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | M | 60 | +2.739 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 60 | +14.436 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | M | 60 | +17.914 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | M | 60 | +40.264 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 60 | +1:15.322 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | B | 60 | +1:16.567 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | M | 60 | +1:19.212 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | M | 60 | +1:20.851 | 4 | |
| 10 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | M | 59 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 11 | 7 | Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | M | 59 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 12 | 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | M | 59 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 13 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | M | 59 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 14 | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | M | 59 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 15 | 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull-Cosworth | M | 59 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
| 16 | 4 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | M | 58 | +2 Laps | 7 | |
| 17 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | B | 58 | +2 Laps | 20 | |
| 18 | 21 | Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 57 | +3 Laps | 18 | |
| 19 | 20 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 56 | +4 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 19 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | B | 10 | Electrical | 17 | |
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