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, Italy. It was the fifteenth race of the

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. The 53-lap race was won from

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by Colombia's Juan Pablo Montoya, driving a

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, with Renault drivers

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and

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second and third respectively.

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was fourth, thus losing ground to Alonso at the top of the Drivers' Championship.

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scored his last world championship points at this race.

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set the fastest time in qualifying in his

, but received a 10-place grid penalty for changing his engine, demoting him to 11th on the grid and giving pole to teammate Juan Pablo Montoya. Montoya led every lap, winning by 2.5 seconds from the Renault of

, with

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and Jenson Button. Räikkönen would have had a chance of winning with a one-stop strategy, but a deflated tyre forced him to make a second pit stop. Rubens Barrichello also had the same problem later in the day, and Montoya was lucky to finish in the lead, as his left rear tyre began to cut with several laps remaining. Alonso extended his lead over Räikkönen in the Drivers' Championship to 27 points, 103 to 76, with Michael Schumacher third on 55 and Montoya fourth on 50. Mathematically, the championship was now a two-horse race between Alonso and Räikkönen. Renault retained an eight-point lead over McLaren-Mercedes in the Constructors' Championship, 144 to 136,

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remaining in third on 86 and Toyota fourth on 78. There were no retirements during the race, a feat that had not been achieved in Formula One with a full field since the

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, and would not be achieved again until the

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. The

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is also considered to have had no retirements; however, only six cars started due to problems with the supply of

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tyres, which led to the mass withdrawal of all teams running on those tyres due to safety issues. Pizzonia replaced Nick Heidfeld for the rest of the season onwards.

Classification

Qualifying

*Note: Kimi Räikkönen had a 10-place grid penalty for this race, for an engine change.

Race

Championship standings after the race

*Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. ;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings *

References

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September 2005 sports events in Europe