2005 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 17 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 25 September 2005 | ||
Official name | Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2005 | ||
Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.309 km (2.677 miles) | ||
Distance | 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.083 miles) | ||
Weather | Partially cloudy and dry, Air: 23 °C (73 °F), Track 22 °C (72 °F) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Renault | ||
Time | 1:11.988 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 1:12.268 on lap 29 | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
Third | Renault | ||
Lap leaders |
The 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2005)[1] was a Formula One motor race held on at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil on 25 September 2005. It was the seventeenth race of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The 71-lap race was won by McLaren driver Juan Pablo Montoya, who took the seventh and final victory of his career, ahead of his teammate, Kimi Räikkönen, who finished second. Renault driver Fernando Alonso became the Drivers' Champion for the first time after he finished the race in third place.