Fernando Alonso clinched his first Formula One Drivers' Championship at this race, while Juan Pablo Montoya scored what remains the last Colombian victory in F1.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren)
- Number of laps
- 71 laps
- Race date
- 25 September 2005
- Championship round
- 17th of 2005 season
- Montoya career wins
- 7th and final career victory
- Drivers' Champion
- Fernando Alonso (Renault), finishing 3rd
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Heading into the final rounds of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship, Fernando Alonso held a significant points lead. The Brazilian Grand Prix offered him an opportunity to mathematically secure the title, with McLaren's Montoya and Räikkönen as his primary rivals on track.
The 71-lap race at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo was won by McLaren's Juan Pablo Montoya, who led teammate Kimi Räikkönen across the line. Renault's Fernando Alonso finished third, a result sufficient to clinch the 2005 Drivers' Championship. It was the seventh and final win of Montoya's Formula One career.
Alonso became Formula One Drivers' Champion for the first time at age 24, marking Renault's return to championship glory. Montoya's victory remained, as of 2026, the last Formula One win by a Colombian driver. The result effectively ended the title contest with races still remaining in the season.
Result
at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil