This exciting Grand Prix had three notable incidents, two of them being overtaking moves, both on
The first of these overtaking maneuvers took place very early in the race. An early safety car was brought onto the track because McLaren driver
had stalled on the starting grid. When the safety car came in, F1 rookie
impressively overtook defending champion Michael Schumacher, almost forcing him onto the grass with what some commentators described as "Schumacher-like aggression". Some sports commentators suggested this aggressive technique may have been rooted in Montoya's confidence in handling restart situations due to his experience in Champ Car competition.
The home crowd though had little to cheer about for Rubens Barrichello. He had problems before he even got on the grid and had to switch to the spare car. He then slammed into the back of Ralf Schumacher on the restart, causing Rubens to be out on the spot. Ralf Schumacher limped back to the pits, but was in for a long time replacing the rear wing; he later spun off when the track was wet.
By lap 39 it was turning into a dream race for Montoya - in his first season in Formula 1, he was leading his "home" Grand Prix by more than 30 seconds over Michael Schumacher. However, this dream would then be ruined while he was lapping
. Verstappen let Montoya by, but as he pulled in behind Montoya while braking for turn 4 his
Soon after Montoya's retirement it began to rain heavily, forcing everyone to change tyres, some went onto full-wet tires while others chose the intermediates.
A compromised Michael Schumacher was right back in the hunt after he had pitted early. He needed to pit again for fuel but was able to change tires as well. Coulthard stayed out an extra lap which at that point looked costly.
But then Schumacher, with a dry-weather set up on his car, spun soon after exiting the pit lane allowing Coulthard right back on his tail.
. He passed Schumacher with the aid of a backmarker, rather similar to his teammate
Coulthard stormed on to win, while Schumacher suffered another off on his way to second place and a delighted Nick Heidfeld took his first-ever podium driving for
. It was also Sauber's first podium since Jean Alesi at the
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UK David CoulthardDavid Marshall Coulthard, often called DC, is a British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland. By virtue of a long career he has amassed a notable points haul, and lies seventh on the all-time scorers list, being the top British scorer...
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McLaren-Mercedes Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz...
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Germany Michael SchumacherMichael Schumacher is a German former Formula One driver and seven-time Formula One world drivers' champion, and current advisor for Ferrari. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen"...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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Germany Nick Heidfeld Nick Lars Heidfeld is a German Formula One racing driver, who is currently driving for the BMW Sauber team....
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Sauber Sauber is a Swiss constructor of racing cars for sportscar racing and Formula One.Their best results in Formula One were six third place finishes and two front row starts. The team's most successful season was 2001 when they finished fourth in the constructors' championship...
-PetronasPetronas, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian-owned oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and adding...
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France Olivier Panis Olivier Panis is a French racing driver.-Career:Panis, like most drivers, raced karts early in his career. After graduating from karts, Olivier raced several years in a number of "junior" series before racing in French Formula 3. He won a championship in that series in 1991...
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BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
-Honda |
70 |
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11 |
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Italy Jarno Trulli Jarno Trulli is an Italian Formula One auto racing driver currently driving for the Toyota team.-Early days:...
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Jordan Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. The team is named after Irish businessman and founder Eddie Jordan...
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Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Giancarlo Fisichella , also known as Fisico, Giano or Fisi, is an Italian racing driver. He has driven in Formula One for Minardi, Jordan, Benetton, Sauber, Renault, Force India and is currently driving for Ferrari in place of the injured Felipe Massa...
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BenettonBenetton Formula Ltd., commonly referred to simply as Benetton, was a Formula One constructor that participated from 1986 to 2001. The team was owned by the Benetton family who run a worldwide chain of clothing stores of the same name. In 2000 the team was purchased by Renault, but competed as...
-RenaultRenault F1 is the Renault company's Formula One racing team. Renault has a long though intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix, usually regarded as marking the birth of Grand Prix motor racing...
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Canada Jacques VilleneuveJacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, OQ is a Canadian automobile racing driver. He is the son of Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle...
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BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
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France Jean AlesiJean Alesi is a French racing driver of Italian origins. His Formula One career included spells at Tyrrell, Benetton, Sauber, Prost, Jordan and most notably Ferrari where he proved very popular among the Tifosi....
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Brazil Tarso Marques Tarso Anibal Santanna Marques is a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 24 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on March 31, 1996...
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MinardiMinardi was an automobile racing team and constructor founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. It competed in the Formula One World Championship from 1985 until 2005 with little success, nevertheless acquiring a loyal following of fans...
-EuropeanEuropean Aviation Air Charter was an airline based in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. It operated ad hoc charter services, VIP flights, and inclusive-tour and sub-charter flights, as well as ACMI wet leases for other airlines. Its main base was Bournemouth Airport.. The company went into...
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UK Jenson ButtonJenson Alexander Lyons Button is a British Formula One driver from England, currently driving for the Brawn GP team; he is the Formula One World Driver's Champion....
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BenettonBenetton Formula Ltd., commonly referred to simply as Benetton, was a Formula One constructor that participated from 1986 to 2001. The team was owned by the Benetton family who run a worldwide chain of clothing stores of the same name. In 2000 the team was purchased by Renault, but competed as...
-RenaultRenault F1 is the Renault company's Formula One racing team. Renault has a long though intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix, usually regarded as marking the birth of Grand Prix motor racing...
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Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenHeinz-Harald Frentzen is a German racing driver most famous for his career in Formula One. At various times driving for Williams, Jordan, Sauber, Prost, and Arrows, he achieved three race wins before his retirement from F1 in 2003.-Early career:Frentzen was born in the West German city of...
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Jordan Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. The team is named after Irish businessman and founder Eddie Jordan...
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Electrical |
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Finland Kimi RäikkönenKimi-Matias Räikkönen , nicknamed Iceman, is a Finnish Formula One race car driver, currently driving for Scuderia Ferrari. He was the 2007 Formula One World Drivers' Champion....
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Sauber Sauber is a Swiss constructor of racing cars for sportscar racing and Formula One.Their best results in Formula One were six third place finishes and two front row starts. The team's most successful season was 2001 when they finished fourth in the constructors' championship...
-PetronasPetronas, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian-owned oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and adding...
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Germany Ralf Schumacher Ralf Schumacher is a German racing driver, and the younger brother of seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher...
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Williams WilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
-BMW, is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company. Founded in 1916, it is known for its performance and luxury vehicles. It owns and produces the MINI brand, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.-Company history:...
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Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Gastón Hugo Mazzacane is a racing driver from Argentina. He participated in 21 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on March 12, 2000. He scored no championship points....
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UK Eddie Irvine Edmund "Eddie" Irvine, Jr. is a former racing driver from Northern Ireland. He grew up in Conlig, County Down, and was influenced by his parents, who were also involved in motor racing...
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JaguarJaguar Racing was a Formula One team that competed in the FIA Formula One World Championship from 2000 to 2004. It was formed from the purchase by Ford of Jackie Stewart's Stewart Grand Prix Formula One team in June 1999. Ford renamed the team Jaguar Racing as part of its global marketing...
-CosworthCosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines for automobile racing . It supplies a wide range of motorsport series, including the World Rally Championship, World Superbikes and, as of 2010, Formula One...
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Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán is a race car driver in NASCAR and a former Formula One and CART driver. He has enjoyed great success, most famously in top open wheel racing series...
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Williams WilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
-BMW, is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company. Founded in 1916, it is known for its performance and luxury vehicles. It owns and produces the MINI brand, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.-Company history:...
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Netherlands Jos Verstappen Johannes Franciscus "Jos" Verstappen is a Dutch racing driver. He is the most successful Dutch Formula One driver, and has also won races in A1 Grand Prix and Le Mans Series LMP2 races...
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Arrows Arrows Grand Prix International was a Formula One team active from to . For a period of time, it was also known as Footwork.-Origins of the team:...
-AsiatechAsiatech was a company which purchased the assets of the Peugeot Formula One engine programme at the end of the 2000 season and supplied Peugeot-based engines for two years.- Overview :...
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Brazil Luciano Burti Luciano Pucci Burti is a Brazilian racing driver who briefly raced in Formula One.His early career saw him graduate through the usual channels and he found himself in British Formula 3 driving for the crack Stewart Racing team...
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JaguarJaguar Racing was a Formula One team that competed in the FIA Formula One World Championship from 2000 to 2004. It was formed from the purchase by Ford of Jackie Stewart's Stewart Grand Prix Formula One team in June 1999. Ford renamed the team Jaguar Racing as part of its global marketing...
-CosworthCosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines for automobile racing . It supplies a wide range of motorsport series, including the World Rally Championship, World Superbikes and, as of 2010, Formula One...
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Spain Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso Díaz is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion, racing for the Renault team....
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MinardiMinardi was an automobile racing team and constructor founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. It competed in the Formula One World Championship from 1985 until 2005 with little success, nevertheless acquiring a loyal following of fans...
-EuropeanEuropean Aviation Air Charter was an airline based in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. It operated ad hoc charter services, VIP flights, and inclusive-tour and sub-charter flights, as well as ACMI wet leases for other airlines. Its main base was Bournemouth Airport.. The company went into...
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Brazil Enrique BernoldiEnrique Antônio Langue e Silvério de Bernoldi is a Brazilian racing driver who raced for the Arrows Formula One team...
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Arrows Arrows Grand Prix International was a Formula One team active from to . For a period of time, it was also known as Footwork.-Origins of the team:...
-AsiatechAsiatech was a company which purchased the assets of the Peugeot Formula One engine programme at the end of the 2000 season and supplied Peugeot-based engines for two years.- Overview :...
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Brazil Rubens BarrichelloRubens Gonçalves "Rubinho" Barrichello is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. Following the management buy-out of the Honda racing team, with whom Barrichello competed during the 2008 season, he was confirmed for 2009 as Jenson Button's team mate in the new Brawn GP team.Barrichello has scored...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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Finland Mika Häkkinen Mika Pauli Häkkinen is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion...
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McLaren-Mercedes Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz...
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