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2005 US F1 GRAND PRIX

2005 F1 GP: R9 of 19, 2005 US GP, June 19, Indianapolis

CIRCUIT:

• INDIANAPOLIS, USA
• famous Indianapolis oval track is modified for F1
• longest straight in F1 (full throttle for about 24 seconds)
• 73 lap race; total distance 190.24 ml / 306.28 km
• 2.61 ml / 4.192 km per lap
• US GP Winners:
• 2004 winner: M Schumacher, Ferrari
• 2003 winner: M Schumacher, Ferrari
• 2002 winner: BARRICHELLO, FERRARI
• 2001 winner: Hakkinen, McLaren Mercedes
• 2000 winner: M Schumacher, Ferrari
• LAST YEAR RESULT
  1 M Schumacher,
  2 Rubens Barrichello
  3 Takuma Sato
  4 Trulli, Renault
  5 Panis, Toyota
• MONTOYA & McLAREN LEADS FRIDAY PRACTICE - RALF SCHUMACHER CRASHED
• KOVALEINEN TO BE RESERVE DRIVER FOR RENAULT
  GP2 championship leader Heikki Kovalainen will fill in for Franck Montagny as Renault's reserve driver at Indianapolis.

2005 RACE RESULT: US GP

• 6 cars out of 20 raced
• 1 Michael Schumacher (GER) Ferrari 1 hr 29min 43.181sec
  2 Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Ferrari +1.522
  3 Tiago Monteiro (POR) Jordan +1 lap
  4 Narain Karthikeyan (IND) Jordan +1 lap
  5 Christijan Albers (NED) Minardi +2 laps
  6 Patrick Friesacher (AUT) Minardi +2 laps
• *All 7 Michelin tyre teams did not start*

TEAMS & MICHELIN STATEMENT

• The Michelin teams deeply regret the position that they have been put in today and would like to apologise to all the spectators, TV viewers, Formula One fans and sponsors for not being able to take part in today's USA Grand Prix.
• Following Ralf Schumacher's accident on Friday morning, we were advised by Michelin that none of the tyres that were available to the teams could be used unless the vehicle speed in turn 13 was reduced. Without this Michelin did not consider the tyre to be safe to be used for the race.
• All the teams are confident in Michelin and trust their advice as we know they are competent and responsible and their written instruction to us not to race unless changes to the circuit were made was accepted .....

BRIDGESTONE

• Hiroshi Yasukawa, Director Bridgestone Motorsport: "A disappointing day for race fans and we fully understand their displeasure. That aside, Bridgestone is pleased to have been able to provide our teams with a safe and suitable product for our teams this weekend. Our technical and support staff have worked hard with our teams to prepare for this race and I am pleased to see all our runners cross the finishing line safely ...

STATEMENT BY INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY:

• The Indianapolis Motor Speedway shares in the disappointment with the loyal fans of IMS and Formula One that we did not see the exciting race we all anticipated due to circumstances beyond our control.
• The FIA, Formula One, the constructors and manufacturers that represent the cars on the starting grid made decisions on an individual basis to limit participation in today's USGP.

FERRARI RACE REPORT:

• Jean Todt: "This was our first win and our first one-two finish of the season, obtained under very unusual circumstances. To be put this result in boxing terms, we and Bridgestone won with a technical knock-out. We witnessed a very close race between our two drivers, even if today's main aim was to bring the cars home without any problems, whatever the finishing order."
• "I am particularly happy that this is the hundredth win for a car produced under the technical direction of Rory Byrne, that coincides with the eightieth victory for the Scuderia since I have been running it. For Ferrari, this is an important win, coming as it does in a country that is our number one market."
• "It was pleasing to see that, even in these circumstances there were so many of our fans and so many Prancing Horse banners in the grandstands right to the end of the race."
• "I am very surprised by the situation that arose today, but would prefer not to comment on things that are not directly my responsibility .....

TOYOTA REPORT:

• The Panasonic Toyota Racing team did not start today's US Grand Prix, returning to the pit lane after the formation lap as a precaution following the accidents suffered by Ralf Schumacher and Ricardo Zonta in Friday's practice session.
• The decision was taken on the clear advice of the team's tyre partner, Michelin. After exhaustive testing of the two tyre-related issues which were the cause of Friday's accidents, the tyre company could not guarantee that such incidents would not reoccur in race conditions with this track configuration, particularly at turn 13 ....

2005 QUALIFYING: US GP

TOYOTA'S FIRST EVER F1 POLE

• TRULLI, POLE: "It's been a day of mixed emotions for the whole Toyota team after all the troubles we had yesterday so that makes this result all the sweeter. I did a good job and put in a great, clear lap, but I was still very happy to keep hold of pole position right up to the end of the session."
• His team-mate Ralf Schumacher has pulled out of race after his crash during practice. Zonta is filling in and he qualified 13th.
  TOYOTA (Tsutomu Tomita): "Obviously Ralf is disappointed that he cannot race this weekend. However, after considering the recommendation of the FIA's medical team we have decided to put Ricardo Zonta into the car for the remainder of the weekend. We want to reassure you that this is a precautionary measure and we are confident that Ralf will be able to participate at this month's French Grand Prix."

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