2005 Belgian Grand PrixYesterday's qualifying session saw championship leader Michael Schumacher take pole. Will he suffer the same fate as in Italy or can he extend his lead? Let's find out.
Lap 44/44It's lights out and away we go.
Takuma Sato takes the lead.
Montoya has dropped to 5th behind Massa and Alonso.
Lap 43/44A look at the order after the opening lap.
Kovalainen runs wide and spins. He drops to the back.
Lap 41/44Raikkonen has made a mistake and spun. He drops to 21st.
Kovalainen takes an erm....interesting racing line.
Lap 40/44Webber passes Dixon for 12th.
A big accident for Kubica.
Lap 39/44He's out of the race.
Button passes Villeneuve for 7th.
Alonso tries to pass Massa but can't get past.
That allows Montoya through.
Who then passes Massa.
Lap 38/44Alonso passes Massa.
Massa then runs wide and drops to 10th.
Lap 36/44De La Rosa dives down the inside of Massa. It's not been a great race for the Brazilian so far.
Lap 35/44A look at the order with ten laps gone.
Schumacher is under real pressure from Montoya and Alonso.
Alonso, Trulli and Raikkonen pit.
Lap 34/44Klien retires with a transmission problem.
Race leader Sato pits. He's followed in by Button, Rosberg and Maldonado.
Lap 33/44Button passes Barrichello.
Villeneuve takes advantage and makes a pass on Barrichello too.
Dixon has a spin. He carries on in 12th.
It looks like Button has jumped Alonso in the pits.
Montoya, Villeneuve, Enge, De La Rosa, Castro-Neves and Vettel come in for their first stops.
Lap 32/44Oh my! That's not looking good for our championship leader!
He's out of the race! Disaster for him.
Webber pits.
Lap 31/44Dixon is the latest man to pit for the first time. Kovalainen also pits.
Lap 29/44De La Rosa spins and drops to 18th.
Lap 28/44That looks like the end of the race for Massa.
Yep, he's out.
Race leader Barrichello pits and comes out in 3rd. Pantano also pits.
Lap 27/44A look at the order following the 1st pit stop phase.
Lap 26/44Button makes a mistake.
But he shows superb skill to hold the car and not spin.
Lap 25/44Raikkonen locks up.
Then pushes Kovalainen into the wall!
Kovalainen is lucky to escape with no damage.
Lap 22/44Trulli runs wide and drops to 13th.
Lap 20/44The order with 20 laps to go. Could today be the end of Ferrari's run of bad luck?
Lap 18/44Raikkonen locks up again.
It's like a copy from earlier except it's De La Rosa instead of Kovalainen!!
Lap 16/44Another engine up in flames!
Lap 15/44This time it's Vettel's Minardi.
Lap 14/44Button comes in for his second stop of the race. Kovalainen and De La Rosa also come in.
Lap 13/44Montoya pits from 2nd. Alonso and Pantano are in too.
Lap 11/44Scott Dixon pits from 10th.
Lap 10/44Here's the order with 10 laps to go but some drivers still need to pit for a second time.
Lap 9/44Rosberg is really holding up Alonso.
Race leader Sato stops for a second time. He comes out in 2nd. Enge and Castro-Neves also pit.
Lap 8/44Alonso finally passes Rosberg.
Rosberg pits.
Lap 7/44Villeneuve pits from 4th. Trulli, Raikkonen and Maldonado also pit.
Lap 5/44Alonso passes Webber.
Montoya and Button pit for a third time. Webber also pits.
Lap 4/44Meanwhile, Sato looks to pass Barrichello for the lead.
CONTACT!
Incredible! They are both off!!
Both drivers recover before Alonso in 3rd can arrive on the scene.
Here we go, round 2.
You've got to be kidding me! They've collided again!
Sato continues on in the lead but Barrichello will have to pit.
Lap 3/44Barrichello pits!? That's an awful strategy from Renault!
Lap 2/44Oh my! Alonso spins the Mclaren!!!!
Alonso drops to 7th.
Lap 1/44Enge runs wide and drops places.
A big crash for Raikkonen, he's out of the race.
Lap 0/44Takuma Sato wins the Belgian Grand Prix.
Juan-Pablo Montoya is 2nd.
Villeneuve completes the podium ahead of Alonso. What a race.
Official Belgian Grand Prix Result2005 Championship Tables