2005 Brazilian Grand Prix

2005 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 17 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	25 September 2005 (2005-09-25)
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	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Time	1:11.988
Fastest lap
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:12.268 on lap 29
Podium
First	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Fernando Alonso	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.

As of 2024, this is the last Grand Prix to be won by a Colombian driver in Formula One.