2005 Japanese Grand Prix

Qualifying Session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Pos	Driver			Team[/b]
1	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
2	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
3	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
4	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW  
5	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota  
6	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  
7	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  
8	Jarno Trulli		Toyota  
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas  
10	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  
11	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  
12	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing  
13	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota  
14	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  
15	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  
17	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari  
18	Fernando Alonso		Renault  
19	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes  
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes

Massa on track.

S1: 0.129 down
S2: 1.085 down
Time: 1:48.278

Nice little slide - well held there from Villeneuve

Grid positions

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:46.892
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:47.233
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:47.440
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:48.278
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  		1:48.718
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:48.898
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  	1:50.843
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:52.894
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		No Time
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			No Time
 
//Mike said:
I picked up on that one - must be significant amounts of investment from Toyota if they're redesigning a whole new car every 2/3 year!

Apparently a ballpark figure of $400'000'000 a year

Seriously large amounts of money.

The suspension geomentry on the B isn't the only unique thing on it though.
 
Qualifying Session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Pos	Driver			Team[/b]
1	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
2	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
3	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
4	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW  
5	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota  
6	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  
7	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  
8	Jarno Trulli		Toyota  
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas  
10	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  
11	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  
12	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing  
13	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota  
14	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  
15	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  
17	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari  
18	Fernando Alonso		Renault  
19	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes  
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes

Sato on track.

Has just started raining again.

S1: 0.165 up
S2: 0.058 down
Time: 1:46.841

Sato has done surprisingly well. Provisional pole - but mroe importantly - he's still on the black stuff. ;)

Grid positions

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  		1:46.841
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:46.892
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:47.233
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:47.440
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:48.278
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  		1:48.718
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:48.898
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  	1:50.843
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:52.894
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		No Time
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			No Time
 
Qualifying Session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Pos	Driver			Team[/b]
1	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
2	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
3	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
4	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW  
5	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota  
6	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  
7	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  
8	Jarno Trulli		Toyota  
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas  
10	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  
11	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  
12	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing  
13	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota  
14	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  
15	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  
17	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari  
18	Fernando Alonso		Renault  
19	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes  
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes

Klien on track.

S1: 0.134 up
S2: 0.376 up
Time: 1:46.464

Superb lap from Klien. Partially lucky on timing - but he kept it on the track.

Wonder how he'll do in 6 hours time.


Grid positions

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  	1:46.464
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  		1:46.841
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:46.892
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:47.233
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:47.440
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:48.278
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  		1:48.718
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:48.898
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  	1:50.843
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:52.894
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		No Time
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			No Time
 
Qualifying Session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Pos	Driver			Team[/b]
1	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
2	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
3	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
4	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW  
5	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota  
6	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  
7	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  
8	Jarno Trulli		Toyota  
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas  
10	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  
11	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  
12	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing  
13	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota  
14	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  
15	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  
17	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari  
18	Fernando Alonso		Renault  
19	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes  
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes

R.Schumacher on track.

S1: 0.512 up
S2: 0.496 up
Time: 1:46.106

All in all a nice lap from Ralf - The B car is significantly better that the A car.

Shock that - Ralf can drive in the wet.

Grid positions

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:46.106
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  	1:46.464
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  		1:46.841
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:46.892
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:47.233
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:47.440
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:48.278
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  		1:48.718
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:48.898
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  	1:50.843
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:52.894
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		No Time
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			No Time
 
Qualifying Session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Pos	Driver			Team[/b]
1	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
2	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
3	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
4	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW  
5	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota  
6	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  
7	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  
8	Jarno Trulli		Toyota  
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas  
10	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  
11	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  
12	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing  
13	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota  
14	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  
15	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  
17	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari  
18	Fernando Alonso		Renault  
19	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes  
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes

Button on track.

Still raining - still in Inters though.

S1: 0.284 down
S2: 0.224 down
Time: 1:46.141


Grid positions

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:46.106
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  		1:46.141
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  	1:46.464
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  		1:46.841
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:46.892
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:47.233
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:47.440
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:48.278
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  		1:48.718
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:48.898
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  	1:50.843
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:52.894
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		No Time
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			No Time
 
Qualifying Session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Pos	Driver			Team[/b]
1	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
2	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
3	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
4	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW  
5	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota  
6	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  
7	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  
8	Jarno Trulli		Toyota  
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas  
10	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  
11	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  
12	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing  
13	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota  
14	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  
15	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  
17	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari  
18	Fernando Alonso		Renault  
19	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes  
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes

Barrichello on track.

He's on Inters - looks like it's drying out a little again

S1: 0.987 down
S2: 1.632 down
Time: 1:48.248

Horiffic lap - the car was nowhere.

Grid positions

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:46.106
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  		1:46.141
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  	1:46.464
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  		1:46.841
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:46.892
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:47.233
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:47.440
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  		1:48.248
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:48.278
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  		1:48.718
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:48.898
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  	1:50.843
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:52.894
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		No Time
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			No Time
 
Qualifying Session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Pos	Driver			Team[/b]
1	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
2	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
3	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
4	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW  
5	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota  
6	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  
7	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  
8	Jarno Trulli		Toyota  
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas  
10	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  
11	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  
12	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing  
13	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota  
14	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  
15	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  
17	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari  
18	Fernando Alonso		Renault  
19	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes  
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes

Fisichella on track.

Now raining heavily. May have to go to full wets.

Fisichella is on Inters though.

S1: 0.069 up
S2: 0.040 down
Time: 1:46.276

Magnificent lap. Shows how good he is.

Grid positions

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:46.106
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  		1:46.141
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  		1:46.276
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  	1:46.464
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  		1:46.841
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:46.892
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:47.233
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:47.440
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  		1:48.248
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:48.278
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  		1:48.718
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:48.898
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  	1:50.843
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:52.894
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		No Time
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			No Time
 
Qualifying Session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Pos	Driver			Team[/b]
1	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
2	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
3	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
4	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW  
5	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota  
6	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  
7	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  
8	Jarno Trulli		Toyota  
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas  
10	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  
11	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  
12	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing  
13	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota  
14	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  
15	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  
17	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari  
18	Fernando Alonso		Renault  
19	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes  
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes

M.Schumacher on track.

Now raining extremely heavily.

M.Schumacher is on Inters though - but should be on wets

S1: 0.501 down
S2: 3.132 down
Time: 1:52.676

So much for the rain master...

Didn't look like he was having much luck today.

Grid positions

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:46.106
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  		1:46.141
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  		1:46.276
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  	1:46.464
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  		1:46.841
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:46.892
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:47.233
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:47.440
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  		1:48.248
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:48.278
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  		1:48.718
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:48.898
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  	1:50.843
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari 		1:52.676
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:52.894
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		No Time
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			No Time
 
Qualifying Session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Pos	Driver			Team[/b]
1	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
2	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
3	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
4	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW  
5	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota  
6	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  
7	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  
8	Jarno Trulli		Toyota  
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas  
10	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  
11	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  
12	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing  
13	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota  
14	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  
15	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  
17	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari  
18	Fernando Alonso		Renault  
19	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes  
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes

Alonso on track.

Alonso is on full wets.

S1: 2.323 down
S2: 5.677 down
Time: 1:54.667

You can see nothing. I've driven race cars in this - it's one of the few things I've done thats scared me.

So - going to be interesting.

Grid positions

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:46.106
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  		1:46.141
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  		1:46.276
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  	1:46.464
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  		1:46.841
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:46.892
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:47.233
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:47.440
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  		1:48.248
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:48.278
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  		1:48.718
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:48.898
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  	1:50.843
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari 		1:52.676
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:52.894
Fernando Alonso		Renault  		1:54.667
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		No Time
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			No Time
 
Code:
[b]Pos	Driver			Team[/b]
1	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
2	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
3	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
4	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW  
5	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota  
6	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  
7	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  
8	Jarno Trulli		Toyota  
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas  
10	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  
11	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  
12	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing  
13	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota  
14	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  
15	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  
17	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari  
18	Fernando Alonso		Renault  
19	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes  
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes

Raikkonen on track.

Raikkonen is also on full wets.

S1: 7.101 down
S2: 12.757 down
Time: 2:02.309

Coasting the lap - He's going to be last so why rush.

If it was drier - then he'd push.

Really wouldn't surprise me if he's loaded with fuel as well.

Grid positions

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:46.106
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  		1:46.141
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  		1:46.276
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  	1:46.464
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  		1:46.841
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:46.892
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:47.233
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:47.440
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  		1:48.248
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:48.278
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  		1:48.718
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:48.898
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  	1:50.843
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari 		1:52.676
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:52.894
Fernando Alonso		Renault  		1:54.667
Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes  	2:02.309
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		No Time
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			No Time
 
Qualifying Session

Running Order

Code:
[b]Pos	Driver			Team[/b]
1	David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing
2	Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW
3	Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth
4	Mark Webber		Williams-BMW  
5	Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota  
6	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  
7	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  
8	Jarno Trulli		Toyota  
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas  
10	Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  
11	Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  
12	Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing  
13	Ralf Schumacher		Toyota  
14	Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  
15	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  
17	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari  
18	Fernando Alonso		Renault  
19	Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes  
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes

Montoya on track.

Montoya, surprisingly is also on full wets.

S1: 3.894 down
S2: 6.656 down
Time:

Coasting the lap as well.

Now - this is interesting - pulls into the pits.

What are McLaren playing with?

Grid positions

Code:
[b]Driver			Team			Time[/b]
Ralf Schumacher		Toyota			1:46.106
Jenson Button		BAR-Honda  		1:46.141
Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault  		1:46.276
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas  	1:46.464
Takuma Sato		BAR-Honda  		1:46.841
David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing		1:46.892
Mark Webber		Williams-BMW		1:47.233
Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas		1:47.440
Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari  		1:48.248
Felipe Massa		Sauber-Petronas		1:48.278
Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota  		1:48.718
Antonio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW		1:48.898
Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth  	1:50.843
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari 		1:52.676
Robert Doornbos		Minardi-Cosworth	1:52.894
Fernando Alonso		Renault  		1:54.667
Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren-Mercedes  	2:02.309
Tiago Monteiro		Jordan-Toyota		No Time
Jarno Trulli		Toyota			No Time
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes  	No Time
 
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