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Juan Pablo Montoya won the 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix

Juan Pablo Montoya won the 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso at Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

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Race recap

Winner
Juan Pablo Montoya
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Juan Pablo Montoya, Kimi Räikkönen, and Fernando Alonso
Race date
September 25, 2005
Pole
Fernando Alonso
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace

The decisive result

Juan Pablo Montoya finished first for McLaren. Kimi Räikkönen is listed 2 for McLaren, with Fernando Alonso 3 for Renault.

Grid to finish

Takuma Sato from P19 to P10 (+9), Jarno Trulli from P17 to P13 (+4), and Kimi Räikkönen from P5 to P2 (+3) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Fernando Alonso started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 2 Collision, 1 +2 laps, and 1 +3 laps. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:12.268 on lap 29. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren1:29:20.57410
2Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:29:23.1018
3Fernando AlonsoRenault1:29:45.4146
4Michael SchumacherFerrari1:29:56.2425
5Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:30:00.7924
6Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:30:29.7473
7Jenson ButtonBAR+1 lap2
8Ralf SchumacherToyota+1 lap1
9Christian KlienRed Bull+1 lap0
10Takuma SatoBAR+1 lap0
11Felipe MassaSauber+1 lap0
12Jacques VilleneuveSauber+1 lap0
13Jarno TrulliToyotaPuncture0
14Christijan AlbersMinardi+2 laps0
15Narain KarthikeyanJordan+3 laps0
DNFTiago MonteiroJordanDriveshaft0
NCMark WebberWilliams+26 laps0
DNFRobert DoornbosMinardiEngine0
DNFAntônio PizzoniaWilliamsCollision0
DNFDavid CoulthardRed BullCollision0