Monaco Grand Prix (Raikkonen wins!)

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 6:47 pm

And Raikkonen takes pole with a 2:30.323 (agg), a 1:16.679 this session.

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 6:51 pm

So Kimi Raikkonen will start the Monaco Grand Prix from Pole with Fernando Alonso alongside him.

Webber, Fisichella, Trulli, Heidfeld, Coulthard and M Schumacher make the top 8.

It is worth noting that Friesacher in the Minardi will start from 13th and that would be the best starting position for a Minardi since the Hungarian Grand Prix in 1995 when Luca Badoer started from 12th!

Full Results

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sun May 22, 2005 6:57 pm

Ed wrote:So Kimi Raikkonen will start the Monaco Grand Prix from Pole with Fernando Alonso alongside him.

Webber, Fisichella, Trulli, Heidfeld, Coulthard and M Schumacher make the top 8.

It is worth noting that Friesacher in the Minardi will start from 13th and that would be the bext starting position for a Minardi since the Hungarian Grand Prix in 1995 when Luca Badoer started from 12th!

Full Results shortly

Thanks ED
Bring on the new format, even if it does hurt Webber

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 7:18 pm

The Qualifying table for the 2005 F1 season is now updated with the Monaco results. It is available here

Raikkonen now has 3 Poles ahead of Alonso with 2 and Fisichella with 1

Only 2 drivers have always qualified in the top 5 so far this season. Trulli and Webber

Barrichello has yet to qualify better than 10th.

Klien's worst qualifying was 7th (twice), Liuzzi's best qualifying was 11th. It should be easy choosing who will drive the Red Bull for the rest of the season!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 9:58 pm

Formation lap shortly.

Kimi Raikkonen starts from Pole with Fernando Alonso alongside him.

Mark Webber is in 3rd place with Giancarlo Fisichella alongside.

Jarno Trulli in 5th with Nick Heidfeld alongside him

And David Coulthard in 7th with Michael Schumacher alongside him.

Ralf Schumacher starts from the back due to crash in qualifying. Juan Pablo Montoya had his result deleted for slowing down unnecessarily and causing Villeneuve to hit the back of Coulthard who hit Ralf Schumacher

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 9:59 pm

The grid is now being cleared!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 10:00 pm

And the formation lap is underway!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 10:02 pm

Weather conditions are mostly sunny with air temperature at 23 degrees and track temperature at 42 degrees!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 10:03 pm

The leading car is back on the starting grid and the race is about to start!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 10:03 pm

Lights!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 10:04 pm

Raikkonen gets a good start and so does Alonso. Fisichella moves into 3rd and Trulli in 4th!! Bad start for Webber

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 10:05 pm

Webber is 5th ahead of Heidfeld with Coulthard in 7th ahead of Michael Schumacher

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 10:06 pm

Order on Lap 2: Raikkonen, Alonso (+1.7), Fisichella, Trulli, Webber, Heidfeld, Coulthard, M Schumacher

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 10:07 pm

Montoya had an impressive start and is up in 12th. Ralf is in 17th!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun May 22, 2005 10:09 pm

Raikkonen extends his lead to 2.1 seconds after 4 laps. Fisichella in 3rd is 1.5 seconds behind Alonso.

2nd qualifying suggests that Raikkonen is heavier than Alonso but we don't know for sure!