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Rubens Barrichello was the hot favourite, but it was not to be, again. After a year of struggle, the Brazilian Grand Prix saw Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya leaving the Williams team on a high following a superb first victory of the season. Atlas F1's Pablo Elizalde reviews the events and results from the final race of the 2004 season
The Brazilian race is unlikely to go into the history books for what happened during the 71 laps of the Interlagos event, but rather because of the decisions which were taken by team bosses to finally agree that something is needed to be done to solve the sport's problems. Only time will tell, however, if the move is successful and if it justifies all the controversy that has generated and will generate in the near future.
Politics aside, however, the weekend ended with a race, and it was a decent one, too.
For the Ferrari team, it was not only a bad weekend politically wise, but also disappointing when it came to racing. Despite starting out as favourites and with Rubens Barrichello on pole, the Italian squad came close to missing the podium.
The day, in the end, belonged to Juan Pablo Montoya, who left the Williams team with a victorious send-off after returning to winning ways for the first time since last year's German Grand Prix in July. It was a deserved win, too, after the Colombian put on a gutsy and error-free performance to hold off the challenge from McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen.
"I think it was a tough race," said Montoya. "I came into the race thinking Kimi was going to be the guy that had the chance to win the race. Before the race there are always rumours as to who's got more fuel than whom and when I heard how much fuel - supposedly - Kimi had I thought 'phew, he'll be hard to beat.'"
But Montoya made the most of the tricky conditions after the rain hit the Interlagos circuit before and during the race. He pushed hard when it was needed and even overtook Raikkonen without many problems before running flawlessly to the chequered flag. It was a sweet end to a bitter season, from which both Montoya and his team had expected a lot more than celebrating their first win in the season-ending race.
"What a fantastic way to finish the season," said Williams' technical director Sam Michael. "He didn't put a foot wrong, the pit crew and the engineers got everything right as well. It's been a hard season for us and this is a great reward."
But the move didn't work and Raikkonen had to be content with second place behind his future teammate. Judging by the Brazilian race, however, things are looking promising for McLaren, who will have one of the strongest driver line-ups of the field.
Barrichello broke his duck in Brazil and, after 10 failed attempts to finish his home Grand Prix, he could finally cross under the chequered flag in the points. It was, however, a disappointing result for the Ferrari driver, who was hoping to finish on top following his pole position, and more so after teammate Michael Schumacher had put himself out of contention after crashing in practice.
The conditions, however, played against the Bridgestone-shod runners and there was nothing Barrichello could do to keep up with the leading duo. The Michelins were superior when the track was damp and cold, and also Ferrari got it wrong and left Barrichello out on track a lap too many before switching to dry-weather tyres at the start of the race.
"I think the conditions were not favourable," said Barrichello. "In damp conditions we are still not fantastic. Had it stayed dry we'd have had a completely different pace. The car was all over the place, we lost a lot of time at the beginning because of that."
For Schumacher things were even worse, the German not only starting from 18th position but also spinning at the beginning of the race. The World Champion looked determined to stay out of Barrichello's spotlight during the weekend, but in the end none of the Ferraris showed the pace to win.
Neither did the team who finished behind Ferrari in the standings, as BAR had a disappointing final race which showed again they depend on Button to fight at the top. As it was, however, the Briton went out of the race with an engine failure very early on and Takuma Sato failed to shine, coming home in a distant sixth place.
The Spaniard was one of three drivers to take the start with dry-weather tyres - the other being teammate Jacques Villeneuve and David Coulthard - and despite dropping off during the first couple of laps, the decision proved right and, when everyone had pitted, Alonso found himself in the lead. He didn't have the pace to stay there, but fourth place was a strong result given the competitiveness of the R24 in the final races.
The Brazilian Grand Prix was a race of significant goodbyes, and both very disappointing. Coulthard, in his final race for McLaren and without a drive for next season, did himself no favours with his performance, never looking like having the pace to fight for the points. Time will tell if the Scot gets a chance to redeem himself from his disastrous season.
For Jaguar, their last Formula One race could not have had a worse finish, their cars crashing into each other on lap 26 when Mark Webber tried to overtake Christian Klien. The Australian will surely have brighter days. For the Austrian and for the team the future looks bleak.
On the day where nine of the Formula One teams announced proposed radical new measures for 2005 while also making it clear that Ferrari were against them, qualifying seemed to be of little importance for most involved in Formula One.
For the Brazilian fans populating the stands, however, racing was the only thing that mattered on Saturday, and more so with Barrichello looking like the hot favourite for a second pole position in a row. Politics aside, qualifying provided an entertaining show which delighted the local fans as the Ferrari driver got a last-minute pole.
The Grid
2. Juan Pablo Montoya
3. Kimi Raikkonen
4. Felipe Massa
5. Jenson Button
7. Ralf Schumacher
8. Fernando Alonso
9. Jarno Trulli
11. Mark Webber
12. David Coulthard
13. Jacques Villeneuve
15. Christian Klien
16. Nick Heidfeld
17. Timo Glock
19. Zsolt Baumgartner
20. Gianmaria Bruni
The Race
The final minutes before the start of the race saw frantic movement on the grid as the anticipated rain began to fall over Interlagos. It was not enough to make the track completely wet, but the surface was very slippery and most of the teams decided to use intermediate tyres, even if it meant pitting very early. Only the two Renaults of Alonso and Villeneuve, and Coulthard, ventured to go for dry-weather tyres.
The conditions were clearly benefitting the Michelin runners, and Raikkonen needed very little time to pass Barrichello for the lead. Button was also making the most of his tyres and moved in front of Montoya and Massa to place himself in third place. However, before the end of the second lap, Montoya had already moved in front of Button, with Massa following suit.
Raikkonen quickly showed he was making the best of the conditions and opened a small gap to Barrichello before the Brazilian's Bridgestone tyres began to work properly. Montoya followed in third ahead of Massa, while Button had dropped down the order as his Honda engine, already smoking on the grid, began to fail. By lap four, the Briton was forced to park his car and put an end to his season in the most disappointing way.
Also on lap four, there was a change in the lead as Barrichello dived down the inside of Raikkonen at the end of the straight. By then it was obvious that the track was already too dry for intermediates, and Alonso proved it by posting the quickest lap as he began his charge towards the front having dropped to 17th position by the end of lap two.
Ralf was the first of the top runners to pit, and he was soon followed by Raikkonen and Montoya, who almost touched in the pitlane after the Finn rejoined when the Colombian was passing by. The cars run side by side down the pitlane, and although Raikkonen emerged in front, Montoya overtook him at the end of the back straight. At the end of the race, Raikkonen would be fined for the incident.
While his main rivals had already pitted, Barrichello stayed out for another lap, losing a lot of time to both Raikkonen and Montoya. When the Ferrari driver finally stopped on the following lap, he rejoined in ninth place some six seconds behind his rivals.
Massa led briefly before making his late stop, and when everybody had pitted, Alonso was the leader nearly eight seconds ahead of Montoya. Raikkonen was third some two seconds behind the Williams driver, with Ralf following in fourth, Sato in fifth and Barrichello in sixth over 20 seconds off the lead. His teammate Schumacher, who had spun on lap three of the race, was down in 10th place.
Montoya and Raikkonen lapped at the same pace for a few laps, the Colombian some four seconds in front, while Ralf was managing to close the gap on the McLaren driver. By lap 23 the German was some four seconds adrift as the second round of pistops loomed.
Further behind, there was disaster for Jaguar as Webber tried to overtake Klien for 10th place. The Australian dived down the inside at the first corner and the rookie failed to see him and took the corner as usual. The cars collided and Webber was forced out of the race while Klien had to pit for repairs.
"Christian turned into me, really," said Webber. "Unbelievable, but that's what happens in motorsport. He's apologised, it happens. It's just not the right day for it to happen really. You don't want to finish the season like that." Especially when the season was the team's final one in Formula One.
Ralf again triggered the second round of pitstops, and he was soon followed by the rest of the leaders. Raikkonen pitted a lap later than Montoya, but the Finn still rejoined the race behind the Colombian and ahead of Alonso. Ralf was fourth, Barrichello fifth nearly 20 seconds off the lead, Sato sixth, and Schumacher and Villeneuve completing the top eight.
Just a few laps after everybody had pitted, a light rain began to fall over Interlagos, but despite the scare, it was no more than that and the track stayed dry enough to avoid changing tyres. For several laps, there was little action on track, with Montoya staying some five seconds in front of Raikkonen and around 20 ahead of Alonso, who had Ralf and Barrichello right behind him.
Alonso came into the pits for the final time on lap 48, dropping down to seventh place. He gained one place when Ralf pitted on the following lap, although he lost out to Barrichello, who pitted and returned in front of the Renault driver, who had passed Ralf to regain sixth place.
Barrichello followed in third place, the Brazilian nearly 20 seconds behind and already very much out of contention. Alonso was fourth, with Sato, Ralf, and Michael Schumacher following closely. Massa completed the top eight.
For several laps the order remained unchanged, although Raikkonen closed the gap to Montoya and got right behind the Colombian as the end of the race approached. Apart from Ralf passing Sato for fifth with just two laps remaining, there were no changes in the point-scoring positions.
Despite the pressure from Raikkonen, Montoya stayed cool for the remaining laps and crossed under the chequered flag a second ahead of his rival, giving Williams their first and only win of the season.
"I think it was a tough race," said a delighted Montoya. "I came into the race thinking Kimi was going to be the guy that had the chance to win the race. Before the race there are always rumours as to who's got more fuel than whom and when I heard how much fuel - supposedly - Kimi had I thought 'phew, he'll be hard to beat.'"
Sometimes it is almost inevitable to forget that Formula One is, at the end of the day, about teams and drivers racing against each other. The Brazilian Grand Prix weekend was the perfect example of how politics and controversy have taken the centre stage in this final part of the season.
The Contract Recognition Board's decision to make Jenson Button stay at BAR next year, the radical measures announced for 2005 by the FIA on Friday, and then the more radical proposals from nine of the ten Formula One teams - and more importantly leaving Ferrari on their own - overshadowed the final Grand Prix weekend of the 2004 season.
Victory allowed Williams to secure fourth place in the standings, relegating McLaren to fifth after Raikkonen had to settle for second despite looking like a winner for a big part of the event. Like in China, the McLaren driver opted for a somewhat different strategy than his rivals, staying on track longer than Montoya before making his final stop.
Even if the team from Brackley enjoyed their strongest season to date, they missed the icing on the cake, and were the only ones of the top five teams to end the year without a win. If their gap to Renault had been smaller, they would have gone through a scary time when Fernando Alonso emerged in the lead following a tyre gamble at the start.
1. Rubens Barrichello
First Qualifying: 1:09.822; Second Qualifying: 1:10.646
It was little surprise to see Barrichello emerging on top of the times at the end of qualifying. After two wins in three races, the Brazilian was the hot favourite to star during his home Grand Prix weekend, as he was eager to finally break the jinx that had seen him fail to finish at Interlagos over the last decade. Barrichello showed his intentions right from the start, finishing quickest on Friday, and then went on to continue with his perfect start to the weekend with the fastest time in pre-qualifying... In the final session he completed an error-free lap, much to the delight to his crowd, who went wild as Barrichello crossed the finish line to grab his second consecutive pole in Brazil.
First Qualifying: 1:09.862; Second Qualifying: 1:10.850
Montoya has always done well at Interlagos, which is like his home Grand Prix, and he didn't disappoint those who expected him to be on top of his game over the weekend. The Williams package proved very competitive at the bumpy Brazilian track and the Colombian driver extracted the most from it. On his final flying lap, Montoya didn't nail the first sector, but was nonetheless pleased with his performance, as he felt he could not have beaten Barrichello.
First Qualifying: 1:10.440; Second Qualifying: 1:10.892
Unless things went horribly wrong, McLaren were always going to be amongst the favourites to fight for victory in Brazil, and Raikkonen drove strongly all weekend to prove it. The Finn was quick right from the start and he claimed he could have been on pole with a steadier flying lap. As it was, however, Raikkonen complained his car was loose at the first and ninth corners.
First Qualifying: 1:09.930; Second Qualifying: 1:10.922
Returning to his home Grand Prix after missing it in 2003, an upbeat Massa was in strong form all weekend, outpacing teammate Fisichella in most of the timed sessions. The young Brazilian was surprisingly quick in pre-qualifying, being the only man other than Barrichello and Montoya to lap the Interlagos circuit in less than 70 seconds. His final qualifying lap was not as clean as the first one, his car snapping at turn 11 as he attempted to go flat out, but was still enough for an impressive time.
First Qualifying: 1:10.607; Second Qualifying: 1:11.092
Right from the start it didn't look as BAR had all the speed they needed to fight for their first and only win to put the icing on the cake to their great season. Button, however, had a great start to Saturday when he topped the times in the morning's practice. His flying lap was not as good as it could have been after his car developed balance problems, which resulted in the Briton suffering from oversteer at some parts of the track.
6. Takuma Sato
First Qualifying: 1:10.373; Second Qualifying: 1:11.120
Like teammate Button, Sato's car was not perfectly dialled in ahead of final qualifying and he too had problems during his flying lap. The Japanese driver, who was close to Button's pace all weekend long, complained about lack of grip at the Senna Esses after he failed to get his tyres up to the optimal temperature during his warm-up lap. Even so, he completed a solid lap and finished right behind his teammate.
First Qualifying: 1:10.258; Second Qualifying: 1:11.131
Ralf's relationship with the Brazilian Grand Prix has not been very successful and, despite his strong performances in China and Japan, the Williams driver's pace was not a match for his teammate Montoya's for most of the weekend. Like the Colombian, Ralf had a slow start on Friday and was unhappy with his car's handling on the bumpy circuit. Things improved on Saturday and Ralf completed a clean flying lap, but it was not enough to get close to his teammate's performance in terms of position.
First Qualifying: 1:10.637; Second Qualifying: 1:11.454
The Spanish driver was again the only Renault driver who looked competitive enough to fight for the points for most of the weekend. Despite a difficult to drive car, Alonso extracted the maximum from his package and placed himself in a decent position. The R24's balance was far from perfect but Alonso was still confident of a stronger race pace. His usual flying start, however, would be compromised by having to take it from the dirty side of the track.
First Qualifying: 1:10.478; Second Qualifying: 1:11.483
There was nothing new in Trulli's or Toyota's performance over the weekend. The TF104B performed somewhat competitively in most of the timed sessions and Trulli showed his raw speed in qualifying, with a solid top ten position. The car seemed to handle the bumps quite well, but as usual there was not much hope ahead of the race, the Japanese car expected to drop off as usual. Trulli, however, was happy with his showing.
10. Giancarlo Fisichella
First Qualifying: 1:10.467; Second Qualifying: 1:11.571
In his final race with the Sauber team, Fisichella did not have best of Grands Prix. The Italian could not match the pace of his teammate Massa in qualifying and his position was disappointing considering the Brazilian had missed the front row by less than a tenth. Still, and given Sauber's strong race pace, Fisichella was satisfied with his performance following a clean but perhaps too conservative flying lap.
First Qualifying: 1:11.230; Second Qualifying: 1:11.665
Eager to give Jaguar a successful send-off, Webber was determined to do well right from the start. His car, however, was limiting what the Australian could do once again. Being happy with the balance of his R5, Webber
put on his usual, solid performance in qualifying, despite driving too conservatively during the final part of his flying lap.
First Qualifying: 1:10.418; Second Qualifying: 1:11.750
Despite a promising start on Friday, Coulthard was never capable of matching Raikkonen's pace during the remaining part of the weekend. The Scot wanted to do well in his final race for McLaren, but his pace continued to be less than encouraging, which will not bode well when he tries to land a seat for next year. He claimed he had lost time due to oversteer in the middle sector, but finishing nearly a second off Raikkonen's time in just a short circuit, was a disappointing showing from the Scot.
First Qualifying: 1:10.708; Second Qualifying: 1:11.836
The Canadian said he was feeling more and more comfortable with the Renault as he put more miles in it, and although his gap to Alonso was less than four tenths of a second, the difference in positions was quite significant. Villeneuve admitted his flying lap had been simply bad, the former World Champion struggling with understeer for a big part of it. He will be hoping for brighter days at Sauber next season.
14. Ricardo Zonta
First Qualifying: 1:11.315; Second Qualifying: 1:11.974
Back after skipping the Japanese Grand Prix, Zonta was racing at home for the first time since the 2000 season, and he was looking to impress. His Toyota, however, proved hard to drive in final qualifying after his team were forced to make changes to avoid wearing the floor too much. The changes made the car's balance very poor and Zonta struggling with understeer on his flying lap.
First Qualifying: 1:11.912; Second Qualifying: 1:12.211
One again, rookie Klien was far enough from the Jordans and Minardis, but not close enough to Webber to really make an impression. The Austrian, driving at the Interlagos circuit for the first time, was handicapped by the lack of running on Saturday morning, when the first practice session had to be shortened due to two stray dogs wandering around the track. Like several drivers, he complained of lack of grip during his flying lap, which saw him finishing over half a second behind Webber.
First Qualifying: 1:11.394; Second Qualifying: 1:12.829
Although the time gap to his rivals was smaller than usual thanks to the shorter track, Heidfeld's Jordan didn't look competitive enough to allow the German to fight for a position outside the last two rows. Heidfeld had a tough Friday as he struggled with the balance and with the handling of the Jordan over the bumps. Things improved on Saturday and the German was pleased with his qualifying lap which, thanks to Schumacher's penalty, allowed him to escape the final two rows of the grid.
First Qualifying: 1:12.242; Second Qualifying: 1:13.502
Driving for the first time at Interlagos with the uncompetitive Jordan was never going to be an easy task for the German driver. Like Heidfeld, Glock had a difficult Friday and, while trying to learn the circuit, had to fight with the too sensitive rear end of the Jordan. It was slightly better for him on Saturday, although a mistake on his flying lap cost him some time.
18. Michael Schumacher
First Qualifying: 1:10.192; Second Qualifying: 1:11.386
Perhaps Schumacher was doing his best to let Barrichello take the spotlight during his home Grand Prix, but the German hardly looked in contention for most of the weekend. In any case, Schumacher's chances of a good result were over when he lost control of his car during second practice on Saturday. His Ferrari was destroyed and he was forced to qualify with the spare car and a fresh engine, which cost him a penalty. In qualifying he seemed to be carrying too much fuel to make an impact, as reflected by his eighth quickest time.
First Qualifying: 1:13.032; Second Qualifying: 1:13.550
Driving the problematic Minardi at the bumpy surface of Interlagos was never going to make Baumgartner's life easy. The Hungarian, driving in Brazil for the first time, looked quite competitive compared to his teammate and the Jordans. He was enjoying driving at the Brazilian track, and a solid flying lap saw him coming close to outpacing one of the Jordans, which was his only realistic goal apart from outqualifying his teammate.
First Qualifying: 1:12.916; Second Qualifying: No time
Bruni was also making his debut at Interlagos this weekend, but the Italian, unlike his teammate Baumgartner, was unable to escape mechanical problems. Bruni was quicker than Baumgartner in the pre-qualifying session, but a suspected suspension problem put an end to his hopes as he was forced to stay in the pits and miss his grid-deciding lap.
At the start, Barrichello got a clean start while Montoya struggled off the line and was passed by both Raikkonen and Massa while further behind, and despite a good start, Alonso could hardly make the first corner with his tyres and was soon relegated to the back of the field, just like Villeneuve, who nearly went off at the first corner, and Coulthard.
For a few laps, Alonso was the quickest man on track, but by lap 12 Montoya began to close the gap to the Spaniard as the race finally settled down following a frantic opening part. The Williams driver eventually took the lead of the race when Alonso made his first pitstop on lap 18, returning to the track in sixth place behind Barrichello and ahead of his teammate Villeneuve.
Montoya came into the pits for the last time on lap 50, leaving Raikkonen in the lead as the Finn prolonged his final stop for quite a few laps. With his car lighter than Montoya's, Raikkonen pushed as hard as possible before coming into the pits on lap 55. The McLaren driver stood still for only 6.8 seconds, but when he rejoined the race he was still behind Montoya, although the gap was less than two seconds.
Race Results
Pos Driver Team-Engine Time
1. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) 1h28:01.451
2. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) + 1.022
3. Barrichello Ferrari (B) + 24.099
4. Alonso Renault (M) + 48.308
5. R.Schumacher Williams-BMW (M) + 49.740
6. Sato BAR-Honda (M) + 50.248
7. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) + 50.626
8. Massa Sauber-Petronas (B) + 1:02.310
9. Fisichella Sauber-Petronas (B) + 1:03.842
10. Villeneuve Renault (M) + 1 lap
11. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) + 1 lap
12. Trulli Toyota (M) + 1 lap
13. Zonta Toyota (M) + 1 lap
14. Klien Jaguar-Cosworth (M) + 2 laps
15. Glock Jordan-Ford (B) + 2 laps
16. Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth (B) + 4 laps
17. Bruni Minardi-Cosworth (B) + 4 laps
Fastest Lap: Montoya, 1:11.473
Not Classified/Retirements:
Driver Team On Lap
Webber Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 24
Heidfeld Jordan-Ford (B) 16
Button BAR-Honda (M) 4
Final World Championship Standing:
Drivers: Constructors:
1. M.Schumacher 148 1. Ferrari 262
2. Barrichello 114 2. BAR-Honda 119
3. Button 85 3. Renault 105
4. Alonso 59 4. Williams-BMW 88
5. Montoya 58 5. McLaren-Mercedes 69
6. Trulli 46 6. Sauber-Petronas 34
7. Raikkonen 45 7. Jaguar-Cosworth 10
8. Sato 34 8. Toyota 9
9. R.Schumacher 24 9. Jordan-Ford 5
10. Coulthard 24 10. Minardi-Cosworth 1
11. Fisichella 22
12. Massa 12
13. Webber 7
14. Panis 6
15. Pizzonia 6
16. Klien 3
17. da Matta 3
18. Heidfeld 3
19. Glock 2
20. Baumgartner 1
21. Villeneuve 0
22. Zonta 0
23. Gene 0
24. Pantano 0
25. Bruni 0
Pos Driver Team Lap Time
1. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) 49 1:11.473
2. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 52 1:11.562 + 0.089
3. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 22 1:11.672 + 0.199
4. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 49 1:11.763 + 0.290
5. R.Schumacher Williams-BMW (M) 23 1:11.764 + 0.291
6. Fisichella Sauber-Petronas (B) 69 1:11.877 + 0.404
7. Sato BAR-Honda (M) 51 1:11.941 + 0.468
8. Massa Sauber-Petronas (B) 68 1:12.066 + 0.593
9. Alonso Renault (M) 42 1:12.118 + 0.645
10. Villeneuve Renault (M) 68 1:12.210 + 0.737
11. Trulli Toyota (M) 65 1:12.435 + 0.962
12. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) 40 1:12.522 + 1.049
13. Klien Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 49 1:12.891 + 1.418
14. Zonta Toyota (M) 69 1:12.961 + 1.488
15. Webber Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 20 1:13.197 + 1.724
16. Glock Jordan-Ford (B) 68 1:13.905 + 2.432
17. Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth (B) 45 1:14.743 + 3.270
18. Bruni Minardi-Cosworth (B) 50 1:14.756 + 3.283
19. Heidfeld Jordan-Ford (B) 11 1:15.855 + 4.382
20. Button BAR-Honda (M) 2 1:24.440 + 12.967
Pos Driver Team Time Lap
1. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 23.354 6
2. Sato BAR-Honda (M) 23.712 5
3. Fisichella Sauber-Petronas (B) 23.801 54
4. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 23.939 55
5. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 23.943 5
6. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 24.073 27
7. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 24.077 50
8. Trulli Toyota (M) 24.079 28
9. Trulli Toyota (M) 24.108 45
10. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) 24.115 5
11. Massa Sauber-Petronas (B) 24.125 53
12. Sato BAR-Honda (M) 24.137 54
13. Fisichella Sauber-Petronas (B) 24.155 8
14. Zonta Toyota (M) 24.222 6
15. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 24.261 49
16. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 24.355 28
17. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 24.378 5
18. Zonta Toyota (M) 24.424 23
19. Fisichella Sauber-Petronas (B) 24.630 34
20. Klien Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 24.708 51
21. Trulli Toyota (M) 24.767 5
22. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) 25.002 28
23. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) 25.048 50
24. Heidfeld Jordan-Ford (B) 25.059 8
25. Zonta Toyota (M) 25.059 49
26. Villeneuve Renault (M) 25.130 46
27. Bruni Minardi-Cosworth (B) 25.149 31
28. R.Schumacher Williams-BMW (M) 25.234 4
29. R.Schumacher Williams-BMW (M) 25.245 26
30. Bruni Minardi-Cosworth (B) 25.338 8
31. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 25.616 29
32. Glock Jordan-Ford (B) 25.632 33
33. Massa Sauber-Petronas (B) 25.664 7
34. Glock Jordan-Ford (B) 25.843 54
35. Alonso Renault (M) 25.888 47
36. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) 25.927 14
37. Sato BAR-Honda (M) 25.971 27
38. Glock Jordan-Ford (B) 26.044 6
39. Massa Sauber-Petronas (B) 26.065 33
40. R.Schumacher Williams-BMW (M) 26.287 48
41. Villeneuve Renault (M) 26.289 20
42. Alonso Renault (M) 26.452 18
43. Klien Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 26.627 6
44. Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth (B) 27.032 24
45. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) 27.039 41
46. Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth (B) 30.820 6
47. Bruni Minardi-Cosworth (B) 33.306 48
48. Klien Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 34.720 24
49. Webber Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 35.387 6
50. Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth (B) 36.145 46
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