| 2005 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 8 of 19 in the2005 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | June 12, 2005 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2005 | ||||
| Location | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve,Montreal,Quebec,Canada | ||||
| Course | Street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 4.361 km (2.710 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 70 laps, 305.270 km (189.686 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Cloudy and hot with temperatures approaching 32.5 °C (90.5 °F) Wind speeds up to 5.1 km/h (3.2 mph)[1] Track 43–47 °C (109–117 °F) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | BAR-Honda | ||||
| Time | 1:15.217 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:14.384 on lap 23 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2005 Canadian Grand Prix (officially theFormula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2005)[2] was aFormula One motor race held on 12 June 2005 at theCircuit Gilles Villeneuve inMontreal,Quebec,Canada. The 70-lap race was the eighth round of the2005 Formula One season, the 43rd running of theCanadian Grand Prix, and the 37th running as a round of the World Championship. It set a ratings record and was the most watched F1 race in history with 51 million viewers.[3] It was also the first of two consecutiveNorth American rounds.
The race was won byMcLaren driverKimi Räikkönen, taking his third win from four races. The twoFerrari cars completed the podium, withMichael Schumacher in second place andRubens Barrichello in third. BothRenaults failed to finish the race, but the team maintained their lead in the Constructors' Championship; their driver,Fernando Alonso also kept his lead in the Drivers' Championship, despite the gap between himself and nearest rival Räikkönen closing by ten points.
After theEuropean Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso led the drivers' championship with 32 points ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Jarno Trulli. In the constructors' championship, Renault led McLaren-Mercedes by 23 points and Toyota by 32 points.
Christian Klien returned to the Red Bull cockpit after being replaced byVitantonio Liuzzi in the previous four races.
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.
Jordan was banned from running a third car at this race becauseFranck Montagny had used six sets of tyres instead of four at theprevious race.[4]Scott Speed made his debut in practice on Friday. He became the first American driver to compete in a Formula One event sinceMichael Andretti's1993 Italian Grand Prix.
| Constructor | Nat | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| McLaren-Mercedes |  | Pedro de la Rosa |
| Sauber-Petronas | - | |
| Red Bull-Cosworth |  | Scott Speed |
| Toyota |  | Ricardo Zonta |
| Jordan-Toyota | - | |
| Minardi-Cosworth | - |
After retiring on the last lap of theEuropean Grand Prix,Kimi Räikkönen was the 11th driver on the track in qualifying, and he managed to line up 7th on the grid.Ferrari'sRubens Barrichello suffered agearbox failure before the start of his qualifying lap, and was forced to abort his run.Jenson Button managed to takepole position, withMichael Schumacher second, and bothRenault drivers on the second row.
Barrichello, who would have been last on the grid, decided to start the race from pitlane, putting extra fuel in his car. At race start, both Button and Schumacher got away slowly, andGiancarlo Fisichella andFernando Alonso took off well to move into first and second by the first corner. TheMcLarens ofJuan Pablo Montoya and Räikkönen were also able to pass Schumacher, moving into 4th and 5th behind Button. Further back in the field,BAR'sTakuma Sato made a small mistake, but did not lose a large amount of time. On the second lap, Fisichella was able to widen the gap back to Alonso, while local driverJacques Villeneuve was forced to pit for a new front wing, leaving him at the back of the field. As the race continued, the Renault's pulled further away from the pack, and Barrichello was constantly moving up the field, up to 15th position by the end of lap 8.Narain Karthikeyan had a spin after a mistake in turn 1, allowingJordan teammateTiago Monteiro past.
Michael Schumacher became the first driver to take his scheduled pitstop, refuelling on lap 12 to drop from 6th to 12th position. Three laps later, Button andRalf Schumacher showed their hands, also entering the pits for more fuel. Button dropped from 3rd to 7th, leaving the two Renaults to lead from the two McLarens. On lap 21, the first of the two-stoppers pitted, withFelipe Massa,Nick Heidfeld and Klien all entering pitlane. The following lap, Sato entered his garage, apparently retiring from the race with gearbox trouble. Lap 24 saw the first of the leaders pit, with championship contenders Alonso and Räikkönen refuelling, before both of their teammates pitted on the following lap. On exiting the pits, Montoya went too fast on coldtyres, leaving the track and allowing Alonso to retain 2nd position. Karthikeyan hit the wall at the back end of the circuit, forcing him to retire from the race.Mark Webber, up to 7th position through a very long first stint, pitted on lap 28, and fed back into the race 9th, just ahead of Massa, Heidfeld and Ralf Schumacher. On the following lap, Webber went wide onto the grass, and in attempting to make up time, braked too late into the hairpin, running very wide and losing 3 positions. Barrichello became the final driver to pit on lap 31, dropping from 8th to 12th.
After following close behind for several laps, and appearing to be quicker, Alonso passed teammate Fisichella for the lead on lap 33, but Fisichella obviously had a technical problem, as Montoya easily passed him on the same lap. Fisichella entered the pits to retire at the end of the lap, with hydraulic system problems. On lap 34, both Button and Michael Schumacher took their second stops, retaining 4th and 5th positions. On lap 35, Alonso led from Montoya, Räikkönen, Button, Schumacher andJarno Trulli. However, on lap 39, Alonso ran wide at the exit of turn 4 and hit the outside wall, damaging hissuspension and forcing him to retire from the race. This left Montoya in the lead, followed by Räikkönen. After following Massa for several laps, Heidfeld'sBMWengine failed, allowing Ralf Schumacher into 7th and Webber to 8th. Takuma Sato rejoined the race 24 laps behind, after the B.A.R team fixed his car in order to gain him a slightly better starting position in qualifying for the followinggrand prix.
On lap 49, the gap from Montoya to Räikkönen was reduced to around 3 seconds. Button, under pressure from Michael Schumacher, made a mistake at the final chicane, hitting the inside kerb heavily, which forced him into the "wall of champions" on the outside. Button was forced to retire from the race, handing 3rd position to Schumacher, and causing the deployment of thesafety car as Button's car was in a dangerous position. Every car took the opportunity to pit besides Montoya, who was forced to stay out an extra lap while Räikkönen was refuelled. On exiting the pits, Montoya re-entered the race under the safety car, which had just led the train of cars through turns 1 and 2. Montoya slipped into 2nd, slightly ahead ofDavid Coulthard on track, although the Red Bull Racing driver had been lapped. Before the restart, Räikkönen led from Montoya, Michael Schumacher, Trulli, Webber, Massa, Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher. As the safety car re-entered the pits, Webber made a mistake into turn 1, allowing both Massa and Barrichello through, although theSauber driver was forced wide and Barrichello moved into 5th. Soon after, it was announced that Montoya was under investigation by the stewards, and he wasblack-flagged (disqualified) from the race for exiting the pits while a red light was showing (as the safety car was on the pit straight), making it his 2nd consecutive disqualification in Canada.
As the race entered the closing stages, Michael Schumacher closed in on Räikkönen, who was troubled by a misalignedsteering wheel. Trulli appeared to be having trouble with his brakes, and retired when they failed, leaving Barrichello in a comfortable 3rd position. However, Barrichello made a small error, allowing Massa to close up behind, but Webber was also close to Massa. Meanwhile, Takuma Sato appeared to have a mechanical failure which forced him to spin at the hairpin, before the rear of his car caught fire due to overheating. Räikkönen was able to retain his 1-second gap back to Schumacher to take the race win, with Barrichello more than 30 seconds behind in 3rd position. Webber was close to Massa into the final corner, but was unable to pass, leaving Massa to take a valuable 4th position and 5 championship points. Completing the pointscorers were Ralf Schumacher, Coulthard and Klien. The result meant Räikkönen reduced the gap in the championship standings to just 22 points, and the double-podium for Ferrari allowed them to close up in the constructors championship.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 3 |  Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:15.217 | — | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:15.475 | +0.258 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:15.561 | +0.344 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 |  Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:15.577 | +0.360 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.669 | +0.452 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 |  Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:15.729 | +0.512 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.923 | +0.706 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 |  Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | 1:16.116 | +0.899 | 8 |
| 9 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:16.201 | +0.984 | 9 |
| 10 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:16.362 | +1.145 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:16.661 | +1.444 | 11 |
| 12 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:16.890 | +1.673 | 12 |
| 13 | 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | 1:17.081 | +1.864 | 13 |
| 14 | 7 |  Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | 1:17.749 | +2.532 | 14 |
| 15 | 21 |  Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:18.214 | +2.997 | 15 |
| 16 | 15 |  Christian Klien | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:18.249 | +3.032 | 16 |
| 17 | 19 |  Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | 1:18.664 | +3.447 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |  Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | 1:19.034 | +3.817 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:19.574 | +4.357 | 19 |
| 20 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | No time1 | 20 | |
| Sources:[5][6] | ||||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 70 | 1:32:09.290 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 70 | +1.137 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | B | 70 | +40.483 | PL2 | 6 |
| 4 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | M | 70 | +55.139 | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | M | 70 | +55.779 | 14 | 4 |
| 6 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | M | 69 | +1 Lap | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | M | 69 | +1 Lap | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull-Cosworth | M | 69 | +1 Lap | 16 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | M | 69 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 10 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | B | 67 | +3 Laps | 18 | |
| 11 | 21 | Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 67 | +3 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | M | 62 | Brakes | 9 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | M | 46 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | M | 43 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 4 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | M | 40 | Brakes | 6 | |
| Ret | 20 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 39 | Hydraulics | 19 | |
| Ret | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | M | 38 | Suspension | 3 | |
| Ret | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | M | 32 | Hydraulic pressure | 4 | |
| Ret | 19 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | B | 24 | Suspension | 17 | |
| DSQ | 10 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 52 | Exited pit lane under red light3 | 5 | |
| Sources:[7][8][9] | ||||||||
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