Monaco GP: 22 May
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Race Track : Circuit de Monaco
Location: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Raceday : Sunday 22 May 2005
Time : 16:00 (Sunday Qualifying) 20:00 (Race) [Local Time]
2004 race winner : J Trulli
The Monaco Grand Prix is the one race of the year that every driver dreams of winning. Like the Indy 500 or Le Mans, it stands alone, almost distinct from the sport from which it was born. A combination of precision driving, technical excellence and sheer bravery is required to win in Monte Carlo, facets which highlight the differences between the great and the good in Formula One.
The Armco barrier-lined circuit leaves no margin for error, demanding more concentration that any other Formula One track. Cars run with maximum downforce and brakes are worked hard. Overtaking is next to impossible so qualifying in Monaco is more critical than at any other Grand Prix.
The Portier corner is key to achieving a good lap time around Monaco. It is preceded by the Loews hairpin, the slowest corner in Formula One, and followed by the tunnel, one of the few flat-out sections of the track. Some great names have ended their races in the barriers here, most notably Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.
To win in Monaco places a driver's name on a list that includes many of history's all-time greats. Both Graham Hill, the man nicknamed 'Mr Monaco', and Schumacher have won it five times, Alain Prost took four victories, whilst Stirling Moss and Jackie Stewart each won here three times. But the record of wins in the Principality resides with the Senna, who won in Monte Carlo six times.
The race has been a regular fixture of the world championship since 1955, but in that time the circuit has changed remarkably little. Slight alterations were made for the 2003 event, in particular a new, gentler entry to the Rascasse corner, and even bigger changes are planned for 2004, with a new pit complex and increased spectator capacity. -
BAR is still ineligible to race next weekend. If not, we could be seeing Jenson Button in action.
Speaking of him, anyone heard about his split with his girlfriend? Apparently both cannot see eye to eye on the issue of having children. -
Hmm sad for him two bad things happen at the same timeOriginally posted by iveco:BAR is still ineligible to race next weekend. If not, we could be seeing Jenson Button in action.
Speaking of him, anyone heard about his split with his girlfriend? Apparently both cannot see eye to eye on the issue of having children.
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It won't be the same without Prince Rainier's presence.
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Dont get wat ur talking aboutOriginally posted by Kuali Baba:KIt won't be the same without Prince Rainier's presence. -
The royal family graces every Grand Prix, and Prince Rainier (who married the late actress Grace Kelly) passed away last month.Originally posted by SBS9828X:Dont get wat ur talking about -
I see will there be a minute of silence before the green light?Originally posted by Kuali Baba:The royal family graces every Grand Prix, and Prince Rainier (who married the late actress Grace Kelly) passed away last month.
Flags fly half past mass, and so on....
Wth car waiting for green light oso must do the one minute of silence? -
Rainier's successor might make an appearance.Originally posted by Kuali Baba:The royal family graces every Grand Prix, and Prince Rainier (who married the late actress Grace Kelly) passed away last month. -
Results from Thursday Practice session 1:
2005 Monaco Grand Prix
Results from Session 2:
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.152
2 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:17.301
3 37 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1:17.511
4 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:17.640
5 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:17.869
6 35 Alexander Wurz McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.059
7 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:18.244
8 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:18.482
9 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:18.669
10 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:18.838
11 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 1:18.859
12 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.055
13 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:19.255
14 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:19.755
15 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Red Bull Racing 1:19.844
16 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:20.180
17 38 Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:20.979
18 39 Robert Doornbos Jordan-Toyota 1:21.511
19 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 1:21.968
20 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:22.388
21 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:23.521
22 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:25.6642005 Monaco Grand Prix
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:15.835
2 35 Alexander Wurz McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.912
3 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:16.184
4 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:16.519
5 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.534
6 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.558
7 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Red Bull Racing 1:16.640
8 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:16.914
9 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:16.917
10 38 Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:17.046
11 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:17.170
12 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:17.422
13 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:17.487
14 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:17.506
15 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:17.663
16 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 1:17.667
17 37 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1:18.815
18 39 Robert Doornbos Jordan-Toyota 1:19.526
19 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 1:19.587
20 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:20.284
21 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:21.879
22 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:22.162 -
Looks like there will be a fierce fight during this weekend for the Monaco GP, the slowest track this season.
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Prince Rainer, who supports n loves the monaco GP(indeed u can say he had a large part to play in making a GP happen in monaco), passed away recently.Originally posted by SBS9828X:Dont get wat ur talking about -
old news. this was announced back when the BAR ban was announced.Originally posted by iveco:BAR is still ineligible to race next weekend. If not, we could be seeing Jenson Button in action.
Speaking of him, anyone heard about his split with his girlfriend? Apparently both cannot see eye to eye on the issue of having children. -
will be interesting. Ferrari sidelined with more problems.Originally posted by SBS9828X:Looks like there will be a fierce fight during this weekend for the Monaco GP, the slowest track this season. -
Yup real interesting with the force behind the red-bull teamOriginally posted by HENG@:will be interesting. Ferrari sidelined with more problems. -
DC going to moon everyone on the podium if he gets on the podiumOriginally posted by SBS9828X:Yup real interesting with the force behind the red-bull team -
Couldnt get the pics...Originally posted by HENG@:DC going to moon everyone on the podium if he gets on the podium -
JPM SETS PRACTICE PACE
Last Updated: Saturday, 21, May, 2005, 09:54
Juan Pablo Montoya underlined his pace at Monaco this weekend by setting the fastest time in the first of SaturdayÂ’s two 45-minute practice sessions.
The Colombian was quickest out of the blocks on Thursday morning and repeated the feat today, clocking a best of 1m16.197s around the two-mile lap.
There was none of the usual normal early-morning torpor during a frenetic session in which the timing charts scrambled with the frequency of a fruit machine as the track surface rubbered in and the benchmark time was continually lowered.
The McLarens were quick from the get-go and 2003 Monaco winner Montoya eventually edged out Giancarlo FisichellaÂ’s Renault by two tenths of a second.
Ralf Schumacher seems to have found a set-up to his liking and was a promising third fastest for Toyota, but team-mate Jarno Trulli unaccountably lagged nearly two seconds behind in 11th place.
World championship leader and Thursday pacesetter Fernando Alonso was in the thick of things in fourth.
The Spaniard was faster than anybody in the opening portion of the lap but lost out to the likes of Montoya through the short final segment that includes the second part of the Swimming Pool complex and Rascasse.
Michael Schumacher was almost invisible for most of the session but hauled himself up to fifth, only 0.6s off the pace, amid the late flurry of activity.
Kimi Raikkonen was sixth quickest in the second McLaren ahead of Nick HeidfeldÂ’s Williams and Red Bull RacingÂ’s David Coulthard. Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) and Mark Webber (Williams) rounded out the top 10.
Patrick Friesacher was a creditable 14th on the timesheets for Minardi, comfortably ahead of both Jordans, but Sauber's Felipe Massa failed to set a timed lap.
Saturday first practice times from Monaco
1. MONTOYA McLaren 1m16.197s
2. FISICHELLA Renault 1m16.403s
3. R.SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m16.508s
4. ALONSO Renault 1m16.513s
5. M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari 1m16.803s
6. RAIKKONEN McLaren 1m16.875s
7. HEIDFELD Williams 1m16.935s
8. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m17.180s
9. BARRICHELLO Ferrari 1m17.475s
10. WEBBER Williams 1m18.065s
11. TRULLI Toyota 1m18.215s
12. LIUZZI Red Bull 1m18.259s
13. VILLENEUVE Sauber 1m18.640s
14. FRIESACHER Minardi 1m19.271s
15. MONTEIRO Jordan 1m20.215s
16. KARTHIKEYAN Jordan 1m20.348s
17. ALBERS Minardi 1m21.563s
18. MASSA Sauber no time -
I heard over BBC Radio there was an accident involving 3 cars at yesterday's practice session, with Juan Montoya deemed responsible and penalised by stewards for his role. However, the Colombian fingered David Coulthard for the blame. The cars driven by Ralf Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve were damaged badly.
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juan motoya did it on purpose one la...
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Power larOriginally posted by Takumi2eLimit:juan motoya did it on purpose one la... -
theres a mistake right on top..
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u put montoya to the back and he finishes 5th anyway.
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EditedOriginally posted by junh:theres a mistake right on top..
2004 winner was jarno trulli!!!
Anyway Alonso drove badly yesterday, blocking others way... But another win by the Finnish, K Raikonnen
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Full results from the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo:
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
Drivers' standings after the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo:
1 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 78 1:45:15.556 1 10
2 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 78 +13.8 secs 6 8
3 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 78 +18.4 secs 3 6
4 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 78 +36.4 secs 2 5
5 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 78 +36.6 secs 16 4
6 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 78 +37.1 secs 18 3
7 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 78 +37.2 secs 8 2
8 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 78 +37.5 secs 10 1
9 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 77 +1 Lap 11
10 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 77 +1 Lap 5
11 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 77 +1 Lap 9
12 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 77 +1 Lap 4
13 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 75 +3 Laps 15
14 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 73 +5 Laps 14
Ret 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Red Bull Racing 59 Accident 12
Ret 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 29 Accident 13
Ret 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 23 Accident 7
Ret 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 18 Hydraulics 17
Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1:15.842Pos Driver Nationality Team Points
Constructors' standings after the Monaco Grand Prix in Monaco:
1 Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault 49
2 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish McLaren-Mercedes 27
3 Jarno Trulli Italian Toyota 26
4 Mark Webber Australian Williams-BMW 18
5 Nick Heidfeld German Williams-BMW 17
5= Ralf Schumacher German Toyota 17
7 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Renault 14
7= Juan Pablo Montoya Colombian McLaren-Mercedes 14
9 Michael Schumacher German Ferrari 12
10 David Coulthard British Red Bull Racing 10
11 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Ferrari 9
12 Alexander Wurz Austrian McLaren-Mercedes 6
13 Jacques Villeneuve Canadian Sauber-Petronas 5
14 Pedro de la Rosa Spanish McLaren-Mercedes 4
15 Christian Klien Austrian Red Bull Racing 3
16 Felipe Massa Brazilian Sauber-Petronas 2
17 Vitantonio Liuzzi Italian Red Bull Racing 1Pos Constructor Points
1 Renault 63
2 McLaren-Mercedes 51
3 Toyota 43
4 Williams-BMW 35
5 Ferrari 21
6 Red Bull Racing 14
7 Sauber-Petronas 7 -
no i'd say he drove well considering the state of his tyres. If u're racing for position, u have every right to defend your position. Of course cutting the chicane and then not yielding the position to Webber is a slight infringement of the rules but the stewards haven't had the time to decide if he's infringed the rules when webber had another go and gotten the place.Originally posted by SBS9828X:Edited
Anyway Alonso drove badly yesterday, blocking others way... But another win by the Finnish, K Raikonnen
exciting stuff i must say