Italian Grand Prix – Qualifying

September 3, 2005 by paul
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I’m still without an Internet connection (well done Rogers) so my notes are going to be a bit patchy.

Antonia Pizzonia is replacing Heidfeld for this race following NH’s accident earlier in the week. [source]
Raikkonen has had yet another engine problem, so he’s got another 10-grid-spot penalty.

Batch 1:
A.Pizzonia (Williams) – sector 1=26.830; s2=55.538; 1:23.291 = provisional pole
M.Webber (Williams) – s1=26.508; s2=54.921; 1:22.560 = pP1 by 0.7s
F.Massa (Sauber) – 1:23.060 = pP2
M.Schmacher (Ferrari) – s1=26.533; s2=54.417; 1:21.721 = pP1 by 0.839s
C.Albers (Minardi) – s1=26.913; ran wide but recovered; s2=58.247; 1:26.964 = pP5
(Grid so far = MS, MW, FM, AP, CA)

Batch 2:
T.Monteiro (Jordan) – s1=27.053; s2=56.162; 1:24.666 = pP5
N.Karthikeyan (Jordan) – s1=27.087; s2=56.637; 1:25.899 = pP6
R.Doornbos (Minardi) – s1=27.042; s2=56.176; 1:24.904 = pP6
R.Schumacher (Toyota) – s1=26.583; s2=54.794; 1:22.266 = pP2
J.Villeneuve (Sauber) – s1=26.625; s2=54.767; 1:22.356 = pP3
(Grid so far = MS, RS, JV, MW, FM, AP, TM, RD, NK, CA)

Batch 3:
R.Barrichello (Ferrari) – s1=26.311; s2=54.342; 1:21.962 = pP2 – having been ahead in S1 and S2, loses time in S3
T.Sato (BAR) – s1=26.373; s2=54.248; 1:21.477 = pP1(!), 0.244s faster than MS
C.Klien (Red Bull) – s1=26.442; s2=54.665; 1:22.532 = pP6
D.Coulthard (Red Bull) – s1=26.618; s2=54.779; 1:22.304 = pP5
J.Trulli (Toyota) – s1=26.427; s2=54.246; 1:21.640 = pP2
(Grid so far = TS, JT, MS, RB, RS, DC, JV, CK, MW, FM, AP, TM, RD, NK, CA)

Batch 4:
J.Button (BAR) – s1=26.408; s2=54.047; 1:21.369 = pP1, 0.108s faster than his teammate
G.Fisichella (Renault) – s1=26.739; nearly lost it running wide; s2=54.590; 1:22.068 = pP6
J.Montoya (McLaren) – s1=26.107; s2=53.899; 1:21.054 = pP1 by 0.315s
F.Alonso (Renault) – s1=26.121; s2=53.957; 1:21.319 = pP2
K.Raikkonen (McLaren)* – s1=26.161; s2=53.704; 1:20.878 = P1 by 0.176s … but he’s got a 10-spot penalty for an engine change.

Grid = [KR*] JM, FA, JB, TS, JT, MS, RB, GF, RS, DC, KR*, JV, CK, MW, FM, AP, TM, RD, NK, CA.

[Weekend schedule] [F1 calendar, 2005]