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So, it is crunch time for the 3 drivers in with a shout of the Drivers Championship. Who will reign supreme? It's also down to the final 2 players in the Prediction Championship. Who will become the new champion? We'll find out right now!
Qualifying was, of course, in wet conditions and that means one mistake and you are in the wall. There were no real incidents to speak of, except Sato getting a really poor time in his Williams.
The Championship battle means that all eyes were focused on Pizzonia, Barrichello and Alonso. Alonso would have to be at the front to get the 2nd place he needed but things were not looking good after qualifying. He only managed 12th but miracles do happen and he need one from there.
Barrichello needs to get at least 5th and he is going to need a bit of help as he only managed 15th on the grid. 5th is easier to get so he'll have to take any opportunity to pass and have a great strategy.
Pizzonia just needs to hope that neither of his rivals gets the points they require because being down in 20th does not look for any kind of points finish to kill the title race off once and for all.
In pole position was Jenson Button, his 3rd pole position of the year and his 6th career pole position. Results have not been kind to Button but he could end the season on a high. On the front row with Button is Firman, out of the title race but looking to cement Jordan's 2nd place in the Constructors and move himself up the Drivers table. 3rd is Button's teammate Pantano with a big points haul for BAR looking good. 4th is De La Rosa driving to impress potential employers next season. 5th is Montoya who saw his challenge fade but could still make the top 5 in the Drivers Championship. 6th and 8th are the Minardi teammates of Verstappen and Baumgartner. In the Minardi sandwich is Raikkonen in 7th.
Full Qualifying Results:
1st Button (Der Nazi) 1m32.127s
2nd Firman (Notorious Biggles) 1m32.165s - (+0.038s)
3rd Pantano (Chris) 1m32.300s - (+0.173s)
4th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1m32.313s - (+0.186s)
5th Montoya (Afrojoe) 1m32.314s - (+0.187s)
6th Verstappen (Jae) 1m32.331s - (+0.204s)
7th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) 1m32.343s - (+0.216s)
8th Baumgartner (Grandprix) 1m32.365s - (+0.238s)
9th R Schumacher (Clazon) 1m32.375s - (+0.248s)
10th Panis (Foreman) 1m32.389s - (+0.262s)
11th Fisichella (Badgerman) 1m32.391s - (+0.264s)
12th Alonso (Jules) 1m32.478s - (+0.351s)
13th M Schumacher (Vampyr) 1m32.491s - (+0.364s)
14th Karthikeyan (Ortega) 1m32.496s - (+0.369s)
15th Barrichello (Lipe) 1m32.520s - (+0.393s)
16th Webber (Shelljed) 1m32.531s - (+0.404s)
17th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) 1m32.537s - (+0.410s)
18th Heidfeld (Shadow) 1m32.556s - (+0.429s)
19th Klien (Figo) 1m32.626s - (+0.499s)
20th Pizzonia (Icarus) 1m32.759s - (+0.632s)
21st Salo (Biggie Little) 1m33.331s - (+1.204s)
22nd Sato (Poopots) 1m42.179s - (+10.152s)
With qualifying now in the books, it all comes down to this, the final race of the season to determine the destination of the World Championship!
The race gets underway and it's Button who holds onto the lead while the race get into single file behind him as they head round the twisty streets of Monaco. Button wasn't hanging around and his lead began to increase rapidly.
The first retirement was on lap 4 when Firman, maybe due to contact with one of the many barriers around the track, saw his left rear suspension break and he pulled out of the way from 4th place.
Barrichello certainly wasn't hanging around as he moved up 2 places off the start and was hunting down his competitor for the Championship, Alonso, in 12th. Alonso under the pressure made an error on lap 7 and Barrichello found a way past. Could that have been the key moment that potentially ends Alonso's challenge?
More joy for the Championship contenders up ahead as Baumgartner in the points retired with an identical problem to Firman on lap 12: a left rear suspension breakage. The suspension failures weren't over as Webber retired with a right rear suspension failure on lap 26. The only Championship challenger that affected was Pizzonia.
The news just kept getting better and better for the Championship challengers as another top 8 driver fell by the wayside. Verstappen saw his engine blow up spectacularly on lap 31 and that moved Barrichello, Alonso and Pizzonia up 1 more space.
It was getting really close now, with the majority of the field bunched up and Button out front by almost 20 seconds. That lead was all gone when Button's car developed an oil fire on lap 63 and retirement from a comfortable lead. It would all come down to pit strategy and driver skill. Barrichello found himself in 10th after the pit stops and Alonso in 15th. It looked like Alonso was now out of the picture. Barrichello, however, could see the cars up ahead as Michael Schumacher in 2nd seemed to be holding the pack up and 2nd to 13th were all in a train. Could Barrichello get the 5 places he needs? Pizzonia had no fight in him and Alonso had no chance of 2nd.
We'll find out in a second as Fisichella squeezed his way into the lead and completed the 78 race to win Round 19 in Monaco, amazingly his 1st win of the season and his 3rd career win. Michael Schumacher survived the onslaught and equalled his best ever finish with 2nd place. In 3rd place was Panis, coming off another poor season but it isn't another season in last place. 4th place was Raikkonen, which completes a solid season and well inside the top 10 in the Drivers Championship.
Now it's the time to find out if Barrichello had done enough to win the Championship. In 5th place was...
Montoya! That makes PIZZONIA THE CHAMPION! Barrichello couldn't find a way to 5th and an overtaking move on lap 65 went horribly wrong and lost some places.
In 6th place was Salo, completing a stunning drive from 21st on the grid. 7th was Karthikeyan which should mean that he will avoid last place in the Drivers Championship in his rookie season. The last point went to De La Rosa in 8th place.
Full Race Results:
1st Fisichella (Badgerman) 2h04m00.167s (Up 10)
2nd M Schumacher (Vampyr) +2.597s (Up 11)
3rd Panis (Foreman) +4.174s (Up 7)
4th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +4.842s (Up 3)
5th Montoya (Afrojoe) +5.470s (No Change)
6th Salo (Biggie Little) +8.225s (Up 15)
7th Karthikeyan (Ortega) +8.920s (Up 7)
8th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) +9.561s (Down 4)
9th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +10.296s (Up 8)
10th Pantano (Chris) +12.935s (Down 7)
11th Sato (Poopots) +17.501s (Up 11)
12th Barrichello (Lipe) +19.995s (Up 3)
13th R Schumacher (Clazon) +22.864s (Down 4)
14th Klien (Figo) +34.557s (Up 5)
15th Alonso (Jules) +35.667s (Down 3)
16th Heidfeld (Shadow) +38.171s (Up 2)
17th Pizzonia (Icarus) +39.229s (Up 3)
DNF
Button (Der Nazi) Oil Fire
Verstappen (Jae) Engine
Webber (Shelljed) Suspension
Baumgartner (Grandprix) Suspension
Firman (Notorious Biggles) Suspension
FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE
1st Pizzonia 57pts - WORLD CHAMPION
2nd Barrichello 54pts - 2 wins
3rd Fisichella 54pts - 1 win
4th Alonso 50pts
5th Montoya 41pts
6th Baumgartner 40pts
7th Firman 38pts
8th Raikkonen 33pts
9th Salo 32pts - 0 wins, 2 2nds
10th R Schumacher 32pts - 0 wins, 1 2nd
11th Webber 30pts - 2 wins
12th Verstappen 30pts - 1 win, 1 2nd
13th Heidfeld 30pts - 1 win, 0 2nd, 1 3rd, 2 4ths
14th Pantano 30pts - 1 wins, 0 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 4th
15th De La Rosa 29pts
16th Villeneuve 27pts
17th Button 25pts
18th M Schumacher 24pts
19th Panis 23pts
20th Klien 22pts
21st Karthikeyan 21pts
22nd Sato 19pts
Final Constructors Championship Table
1st Renault 111pts - WORLD CHAMPIONS
2nd Jordan 92pts
3rd McLaren 83pts
4th Minardi 70pts
5th MG F1 61pts
6th Williams 60pts
7th B.A.R 55pts - 1 win
8th Toyota 55pts - 0 wins
9th Sauber 52pts
10th Red Bull 51pts - 2 wins
11th Ferrari 51pts - 1 win
Fastest Lap: R Schumacher 1m32.585s
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
6 predictors for the final round. That means 10 for 1st, 6 for 2nd, 4 for 3rd, 3 for 4th, 2 for 5th and 1 for 6th with a bonus point for being the closest to the tie breaker. Here are the final results:
1st Badgerman 10pts (37pts - +12.706s)
2nd Ineedsleep 6pts (18pts - +11.850s)
3rd Foreman 4pts (11pts - +9.520s)
4th Chris 3pts (8pts - +13.223s)
5th Shadow 2pts + 1pt (6pts - +7.442s) - THE CLOSEST
6th Shelljed 1pt (5pts)
The final Prediction table looks like this:
1st Chris 113pts (6 wins) - WORLD CHAMPION
2nd Shadow 110pts (4 wins)
3rd Ineedsleep 86pts (2 wins)
4th Badgerman 79pts (2 wins)
5th Shelljed 76pts (3 wins)
6th Jae 59pts (2 wins)
7th Icarus 33pts
8th Foreman 30pts
9th Biggie Little 23pts
10th Jules 12pts
11= Notorious Biggles 5pts
11= Clazon 5pts
13th Shrimper 2pts
So, that ends another season of the Special Reserve Formula 1 Championship. The season started all the way back on March 16th and we now crown 2 new Champions and 1 defender of their title.
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
ANTONIO PIZZONIA (ICARUS)
RENAULT WITH PIZZONIA AND BARRICHELLO (ICARUS AND LIPE)
CHRIS - PREDICTION CHAMPION
And a special thanks to everyone that has participated this season. Without you, none of this is possible.
This is Grandprix, signing out for this season. Thank you all!
Qualifying was, of course, in wet conditions and that means one mistake and you are in the wall. There were no real incidents to speak of, except Sato getting a really poor time in his Williams.
The Championship battle means that all eyes were focused on Pizzonia, Barrichello and Alonso. Alonso would have to be at the front to get the 2nd place he needed but things were not looking good after qualifying. He only managed 12th but miracles do happen and he need one from there.
Barrichello needs to get at least 5th and he is going to need a bit of help as he only managed 15th on the grid. 5th is easier to get so he'll have to take any opportunity to pass and have a great strategy.
Pizzonia just needs to hope that neither of his rivals gets the points they require because being down in 20th does not look for any kind of points finish to kill the title race off once and for all.
In pole position was Jenson Button, his 3rd pole position of the year and his 6th career pole position. Results have not been kind to Button but he could end the season on a high. On the front row with Button is Firman, out of the title race but looking to cement Jordan's 2nd place in the Constructors and move himself up the Drivers table. 3rd is Button's teammate Pantano with a big points haul for BAR looking good. 4th is De La Rosa driving to impress potential employers next season. 5th is Montoya who saw his challenge fade but could still make the top 5 in the Drivers Championship. 6th and 8th are the Minardi teammates of Verstappen and Baumgartner. In the Minardi sandwich is Raikkonen in 7th.
Full Qualifying Results:
1st Button (Der Nazi) 1m32.127s
2nd Firman (Notorious Biggles) 1m32.165s - (+0.038s)
3rd Pantano (Chris) 1m32.300s - (+0.173s)
4th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1m32.313s - (+0.186s)
5th Montoya (Afrojoe) 1m32.314s - (+0.187s)
6th Verstappen (Jae) 1m32.331s - (+0.204s)
7th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) 1m32.343s - (+0.216s)
8th Baumgartner (Grandprix) 1m32.365s - (+0.238s)
9th R Schumacher (Clazon) 1m32.375s - (+0.248s)
10th Panis (Foreman) 1m32.389s - (+0.262s)
11th Fisichella (Badgerman) 1m32.391s - (+0.264s)
12th Alonso (Jules) 1m32.478s - (+0.351s)
13th M Schumacher (Vampyr) 1m32.491s - (+0.364s)
14th Karthikeyan (Ortega) 1m32.496s - (+0.369s)
15th Barrichello (Lipe) 1m32.520s - (+0.393s)
16th Webber (Shelljed) 1m32.531s - (+0.404s)
17th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) 1m32.537s - (+0.410s)
18th Heidfeld (Shadow) 1m32.556s - (+0.429s)
19th Klien (Figo) 1m32.626s - (+0.499s)
20th Pizzonia (Icarus) 1m32.759s - (+0.632s)
21st Salo (Biggie Little) 1m33.331s - (+1.204s)
22nd Sato (Poopots) 1m42.179s - (+10.152s)
With qualifying now in the books, it all comes down to this, the final race of the season to determine the destination of the World Championship!
The race gets underway and it's Button who holds onto the lead while the race get into single file behind him as they head round the twisty streets of Monaco. Button wasn't hanging around and his lead began to increase rapidly.
The first retirement was on lap 4 when Firman, maybe due to contact with one of the many barriers around the track, saw his left rear suspension break and he pulled out of the way from 4th place.
Barrichello certainly wasn't hanging around as he moved up 2 places off the start and was hunting down his competitor for the Championship, Alonso, in 12th. Alonso under the pressure made an error on lap 7 and Barrichello found a way past. Could that have been the key moment that potentially ends Alonso's challenge?
More joy for the Championship contenders up ahead as Baumgartner in the points retired with an identical problem to Firman on lap 12: a left rear suspension breakage. The suspension failures weren't over as Webber retired with a right rear suspension failure on lap 26. The only Championship challenger that affected was Pizzonia.
The news just kept getting better and better for the Championship challengers as another top 8 driver fell by the wayside. Verstappen saw his engine blow up spectacularly on lap 31 and that moved Barrichello, Alonso and Pizzonia up 1 more space.
It was getting really close now, with the majority of the field bunched up and Button out front by almost 20 seconds. That lead was all gone when Button's car developed an oil fire on lap 63 and retirement from a comfortable lead. It would all come down to pit strategy and driver skill. Barrichello found himself in 10th after the pit stops and Alonso in 15th. It looked like Alonso was now out of the picture. Barrichello, however, could see the cars up ahead as Michael Schumacher in 2nd seemed to be holding the pack up and 2nd to 13th were all in a train. Could Barrichello get the 5 places he needs? Pizzonia had no fight in him and Alonso had no chance of 2nd.
We'll find out in a second as Fisichella squeezed his way into the lead and completed the 78 race to win Round 19 in Monaco, amazingly his 1st win of the season and his 3rd career win. Michael Schumacher survived the onslaught and equalled his best ever finish with 2nd place. In 3rd place was Panis, coming off another poor season but it isn't another season in last place. 4th place was Raikkonen, which completes a solid season and well inside the top 10 in the Drivers Championship.
Now it's the time to find out if Barrichello had done enough to win the Championship. In 5th place was...
Montoya! That makes PIZZONIA THE CHAMPION! Barrichello couldn't find a way to 5th and an overtaking move on lap 65 went horribly wrong and lost some places.
In 6th place was Salo, completing a stunning drive from 21st on the grid. 7th was Karthikeyan which should mean that he will avoid last place in the Drivers Championship in his rookie season. The last point went to De La Rosa in 8th place.
Full Race Results:
1st Fisichella (Badgerman) 2h04m00.167s (Up 10)
2nd M Schumacher (Vampyr) +2.597s (Up 11)
3rd Panis (Foreman) +4.174s (Up 7)
4th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +4.842s (Up 3)
5th Montoya (Afrojoe) +5.470s (No Change)
6th Salo (Biggie Little) +8.225s (Up 15)
7th Karthikeyan (Ortega) +8.920s (Up 7)
8th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) +9.561s (Down 4)
9th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +10.296s (Up 8)
10th Pantano (Chris) +12.935s (Down 7)
11th Sato (Poopots) +17.501s (Up 11)
12th Barrichello (Lipe) +19.995s (Up 3)
13th R Schumacher (Clazon) +22.864s (Down 4)
14th Klien (Figo) +34.557s (Up 5)
15th Alonso (Jules) +35.667s (Down 3)
16th Heidfeld (Shadow) +38.171s (Up 2)
17th Pizzonia (Icarus) +39.229s (Up 3)
DNF
Button (Der Nazi) Oil Fire
Verstappen (Jae) Engine
Webber (Shelljed) Suspension
Baumgartner (Grandprix) Suspension
Firman (Notorious Biggles) Suspension
FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE
1st Pizzonia 57pts - WORLD CHAMPION
2nd Barrichello 54pts - 2 wins
3rd Fisichella 54pts - 1 win
4th Alonso 50pts
5th Montoya 41pts
6th Baumgartner 40pts
7th Firman 38pts
8th Raikkonen 33pts
9th Salo 32pts - 0 wins, 2 2nds
10th R Schumacher 32pts - 0 wins, 1 2nd
11th Webber 30pts - 2 wins
12th Verstappen 30pts - 1 win, 1 2nd
13th Heidfeld 30pts - 1 win, 0 2nd, 1 3rd, 2 4ths
14th Pantano 30pts - 1 wins, 0 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 4th
15th De La Rosa 29pts
16th Villeneuve 27pts
17th Button 25pts
18th M Schumacher 24pts
19th Panis 23pts
20th Klien 22pts
21st Karthikeyan 21pts
22nd Sato 19pts
Final Constructors Championship Table
1st Renault 111pts - WORLD CHAMPIONS
2nd Jordan 92pts
3rd McLaren 83pts
4th Minardi 70pts
5th MG F1 61pts
6th Williams 60pts
7th B.A.R 55pts - 1 win
8th Toyota 55pts - 0 wins
9th Sauber 52pts
10th Red Bull 51pts - 2 wins
11th Ferrari 51pts - 1 win
Fastest Lap: R Schumacher 1m32.585s
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
6 predictors for the final round. That means 10 for 1st, 6 for 2nd, 4 for 3rd, 3 for 4th, 2 for 5th and 1 for 6th with a bonus point for being the closest to the tie breaker. Here are the final results:
1st Badgerman 10pts (37pts - +12.706s)
2nd Ineedsleep 6pts (18pts - +11.850s)
3rd Foreman 4pts (11pts - +9.520s)
4th Chris 3pts (8pts - +13.223s)
5th Shadow 2pts + 1pt (6pts - +7.442s) - THE CLOSEST
6th Shelljed 1pt (5pts)
The final Prediction table looks like this:
1st Chris 113pts (6 wins) - WORLD CHAMPION
2nd Shadow 110pts (4 wins)
3rd Ineedsleep 86pts (2 wins)
4th Badgerman 79pts (2 wins)
5th Shelljed 76pts (3 wins)
6th Jae 59pts (2 wins)
7th Icarus 33pts
8th Foreman 30pts
9th Biggie Little 23pts
10th Jules 12pts
11= Notorious Biggles 5pts
11= Clazon 5pts
13th Shrimper 2pts
So, that ends another season of the Special Reserve Formula 1 Championship. The season started all the way back on March 16th and we now crown 2 new Champions and 1 defender of their title.
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
ANTONIO PIZZONIA (ICARUS)
RENAULT WITH PIZZONIA AND BARRICHELLO (ICARUS AND LIPE)
CHRIS - PREDICTION CHAMPION
And a special thanks to everyone that has participated this season. Without you, none of this is possible.
This is Grandprix, signing out for this season. Thank you all!
Ooooh, how close was that ;) I'm glad Barrichello went all out for the 3rd spot rather than playing it safe...even if he did lose places instead of gaining them. Ah well, if I can't win it then I'd rather have my partner win it then anyone else ;) Nice one :)
And of course, top stuff from you GP...you've done this for a long time and it gets better every year :D
And of course, top stuff from you GP...you've done this for a long time and it gets better every year :D
Well done Chris, bit of a non event the last round, my covering all the bases did not help much :(
Thanks once again GP, another great year and here's to the next one.
Thanks once again GP, another great year and here's to the next one.
Nice tidy finish to the season there GP :)
Thanks again for doing this. It must take some putting together put it is always appreciated.
Thanks again for doing this. It must take some putting together put it is always appreciated.
WOAHH I WONNNN! Or Pizzonia did. And with Lipe too i.e. aka double whammy. It was a close too between us, the rascal trying to dethrone his wonderful team-mate.
Shame I didn't do more predictions, a triple would have been vritually awesome. DUDE
Cheers GP for writing out these races. THough I haven't seen most, it's good entertainment during a bored phase, akaing it more than worthwhile.
Shame I didn't do more predictions, a triple would have been vritually awesome. DUDE
Cheers GP for writing out these races. THough I haven't seen most, it's good entertainment during a bored phase, akaing it more than worthwhile.
Nice one Matty for doing this. Just glad I didn't come last.
Oh and Badgerman, nice predicting. 37 points is a huge score.
Oh and Badgerman, nice predicting. 37 points is a huge score.
YaY. Go me!!!!!
And that's all I have to say about that (And Thank ye GP).
And that's all I have to say about that (And Thank ye GP).
Oh how cruel, if only I was able to get something from the penultimate race.
And ahahah at the prediction scores, I think that's more points in 1 race than I totalled in the entire season.
And well done again GP, 4 seasons of this, incredible. Oh, and I hope your PC recovers from Monaco in the rain.
And ahahah at the prediction scores, I think that's more points in 1 race than I totalled in the entire season.
And well done again GP, 4 seasons of this, incredible. Oh, and I hope your PC recovers from Monaco in the rain.
I'm sorry i signed up for this and never made any predictions! Well done on this though, looks like a lot hard work!
So, it is crunch time for the 3 drivers in with a shout of the Drivers Championship. Who will reign supreme? It's also down to the final 2 players in the Prediction Championship. Who will become the new champion? We'll find out right now!
Qualifying was, of course, in wet conditions and that means one mistake and you are in the wall. There were no real incidents to speak of, except Sato getting a really poor time in his Williams.
The Championship battle means that all eyes were focused on Pizzonia, Barrichello and Alonso. Alonso would have to be at the front to get the 2nd place he needed but things were not looking good after qualifying. He only managed 12th but miracles do happen and he need one from there.
Barrichello needs to get at least 5th and he is going to need a bit of help as he only managed 15th on the grid. 5th is easier to get so he'll have to take any opportunity to pass and have a great strategy.
Pizzonia just needs to hope that neither of his rivals gets the points they require because being down in 20th does not look for any kind of points finish to kill the title race off once and for all.
In pole position was Jenson Button, his 3rd pole position of the year and his 6th career pole position. Results have not been kind to Button but he could end the season on a high. On the front row with Button is Firman, out of the title race but looking to cement Jordan's 2nd place in the Constructors and move himself up the Drivers table. 3rd is Button's teammate Pantano with a big points haul for BAR looking good. 4th is De La Rosa driving to impress potential employers next season. 5th is Montoya who saw his challenge fade but could still make the top 5 in the Drivers Championship. 6th and 8th are the Minardi teammates of Verstappen and Baumgartner. In the Minardi sandwich is Raikkonen in 7th.
Full Qualifying Results:
1st Button (Der Nazi) 1m32.127s
2nd Firman (Notorious Biggles) 1m32.165s - (+0.038s)
3rd Pantano (Chris) 1m32.300s - (+0.173s)
4th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1m32.313s - (+0.186s)
5th Montoya (Afrojoe) 1m32.314s - (+0.187s)
6th Verstappen (Jae) 1m32.331s - (+0.204s)
7th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) 1m32.343s - (+0.216s)
8th Baumgartner (Grandprix) 1m32.365s - (+0.238s)
9th R Schumacher (Clazon) 1m32.375s - (+0.248s)
10th Panis (Foreman) 1m32.389s - (+0.262s)
11th Fisichella (Badgerman) 1m32.391s - (+0.264s)
12th Alonso (Jules) 1m32.478s - (+0.351s)
13th M Schumacher (Vampyr) 1m32.491s - (+0.364s)
14th Karthikeyan (Ortega) 1m32.496s - (+0.369s)
15th Barrichello (Lipe) 1m32.520s - (+0.393s)
16th Webber (Shelljed) 1m32.531s - (+0.404s)
17th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) 1m32.537s - (+0.410s)
18th Heidfeld (Shadow) 1m32.556s - (+0.429s)
19th Klien (Figo) 1m32.626s - (+0.499s)
20th Pizzonia (Icarus) 1m32.759s - (+0.632s)
21st Salo (Biggie Little) 1m33.331s - (+1.204s)
22nd Sato (Poopots) 1m42.179s - (+10.152s)
With qualifying now in the books, it all comes down to this, the final race of the season to determine the destination of the World Championship!
The race gets underway and it's Button who holds onto the lead while the race get into single file behind him as they head round the twisty streets of Monaco. Button wasn't hanging around and his lead began to increase rapidly.
The first retirement was on lap 4 when Firman, maybe due to contact with one of the many barriers around the track, saw his left rear suspension break and he pulled out of the way from 4th place.
Barrichello certainly wasn't hanging around as he moved up 2 places off the start and was hunting down his competitor for the Championship, Alonso, in 12th. Alonso under the pressure made an error on lap 7 and Barrichello found a way past. Could that have been the key moment that potentially ends Alonso's challenge?
More joy for the Championship contenders up ahead as Baumgartner in the points retired with an identical problem to Firman on lap 12: a left rear suspension breakage. The suspension failures weren't over as Webber retired with a right rear suspension failure on lap 26. The only Championship challenger that affected was Pizzonia.
The news just kept getting better and better for the Championship challengers as another top 8 driver fell by the wayside. Verstappen saw his engine blow up spectacularly on lap 31 and that moved Barrichello, Alonso and Pizzonia up 1 more space.
It was getting really close now, with the majority of the field bunched up and Button out front by almost 20 seconds. That lead was all gone when Button's car developed an oil fire on lap 63 and retirement from a comfortable lead. It would all come down to pit strategy and driver skill. Barrichello found himself in 10th after the pit stops and Alonso in 15th. It looked like Alonso was now out of the picture. Barrichello, however, could see the cars up ahead as Michael Schumacher in 2nd seemed to be holding the pack up and 2nd to 13th were all in a train. Could Barrichello get the 5 places he needs? Pizzonia had no fight in him and Alonso had no chance of 2nd.
We'll find out in a second as Fisichella squeezed his way into the lead and completed the 78 race to win Round 19 in Monaco, amazingly his 1st win of the season and his 3rd career win. Michael Schumacher survived the onslaught and equalled his best ever finish with 2nd place. In 3rd place was Panis, coming off another poor season but it isn't another season in last place. 4th place was Raikkonen, which completes a solid season and well inside the top 10 in the Drivers Championship.
Now it's the time to find out if Barrichello had done enough to win the Championship. In 5th place was...
Montoya! That makes PIZZONIA THE CHAMPION! Barrichello couldn't find a way to 5th and an overtaking move on lap 65 went horribly wrong and lost some places.
In 6th place was Salo, completing a stunning drive from 21st on the grid. 7th was Karthikeyan which should mean that he will avoid last place in the Drivers Championship in his rookie season. The last point went to De La Rosa in 8th place.
Full Race Results:
1st Fisichella (Badgerman) 2h04m00.167s (Up 10)
2nd M Schumacher (Vampyr) +2.597s (Up 11)
3rd Panis (Foreman) +4.174s (Up 7)
4th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +4.842s (Up 3)
5th Montoya (Afrojoe) +5.470s (No Change)
6th Salo (Biggie Little) +8.225s (Up 15)
7th Karthikeyan (Ortega) +8.920s (Up 7)
8th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) +9.561s (Down 4)
9th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +10.296s (Up 8)
10th Pantano (Chris) +12.935s (Down 7)
11th Sato (Poopots) +17.501s (Up 11)
12th Barrichello (Lipe) +19.995s (Up 3)
13th R Schumacher (Clazon) +22.864s (Down 4)
14th Klien (Figo) +34.557s (Up 5)
15th Alonso (Jules) +35.667s (Down 3)
16th Heidfeld (Shadow) +38.171s (Up 2)
17th Pizzonia (Icarus) +39.229s (Up 3)
DNF
Button (Der Nazi) Oil Fire
Verstappen (Jae) Engine
Webber (Shelljed) Suspension
Baumgartner (Grandprix) Suspension
Firman (Notorious Biggles) Suspension
FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE
1st Pizzonia 57pts - WORLD CHAMPION
2nd Barrichello 54pts - 2 wins
3rd Fisichella 54pts - 1 win
4th Alonso 50pts
5th Montoya 41pts
6th Baumgartner 40pts
7th Firman 38pts
8th Raikkonen 33pts
9th Salo 32pts - 0 wins, 2 2nds
10th R Schumacher 32pts - 0 wins, 1 2nd
11th Webber 30pts - 2 wins
12th Verstappen 30pts - 1 win, 1 2nd
13th Heidfeld 30pts - 1 win, 0 2nd, 1 3rd, 2 4ths
14th Pantano 30pts - 1 wins, 0 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 4th
15th De La Rosa 29pts
16th Villeneuve 27pts
17th Button 25pts
18th M Schumacher 24pts
19th Panis 23pts
20th Klien 22pts
21st Karthikeyan 21pts
22nd Sato 19pts
Final Constructors Championship Table
1st Renault 111pts - WORLD CHAMPIONS
2nd Jordan 92pts
3rd McLaren 83pts
4th Minardi 70pts
5th MG F1 61pts
6th Williams 60pts
7th B.A.R 55pts - 1 win
8th Toyota 55pts - 0 wins
9th Sauber 52pts
10th Red Bull 51pts - 2 wins
11th Ferrari 51pts - 1 win
Fastest Lap: R Schumacher 1m32.585s
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
6 predictors for the final round. That means 10 for 1st, 6 for 2nd, 4 for 3rd, 3 for 4th, 2 for 5th and 1 for 6th with a bonus point for being the closest to the tie breaker. Here are the final results:
1st Badgerman 10pts (37pts - +12.706s)
2nd Ineedsleep 6pts (18pts - +11.850s)
3rd Foreman 4pts (11pts - +9.520s)
4th Chris 3pts (8pts - +13.223s)
5th Shadow 2pts + 1pt (6pts - +7.442s) - THE CLOSEST
6th Shelljed 1pt (5pts)
The final Prediction table looks like this:
1st Chris 113pts (6 wins) - WORLD CHAMPION
2nd Shadow 110pts (4 wins)
3rd Ineedsleep 86pts (2 wins)
4th Badgerman 79pts (2 wins)
5th Shelljed 76pts (3 wins)
6th Jae 59pts (2 wins)
7th Icarus 33pts
8th Foreman 30pts
9th Biggie Little 23pts
10th Jules 12pts
11= Notorious Biggles 5pts
11= Clazon 5pts
13th Shrimper 2pts
So, that ends another season of the Special Reserve Formula 1 Championship. The season started all the way back on March 16th and we now crown 2 new Champions and 1 defender of their title.
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
ANTONIO PIZZONIA (ICARUS)
RENAULT WITH PIZZONIA AND BARRICHELLO (ICARUS AND LIPE)
CHRIS - PREDICTION CHAMPION
And a special thanks to everyone that has participated this season. Without you, none of this is possible.
This is Grandprix, signing out for this season. Thank you all!
Qualifying was, of course, in wet conditions and that means one mistake and you are in the wall. There were no real incidents to speak of, except Sato getting a really poor time in his Williams.
The Championship battle means that all eyes were focused on Pizzonia, Barrichello and Alonso. Alonso would have to be at the front to get the 2nd place he needed but things were not looking good after qualifying. He only managed 12th but miracles do happen and he need one from there.
Barrichello needs to get at least 5th and he is going to need a bit of help as he only managed 15th on the grid. 5th is easier to get so he'll have to take any opportunity to pass and have a great strategy.
Pizzonia just needs to hope that neither of his rivals gets the points they require because being down in 20th does not look for any kind of points finish to kill the title race off once and for all.
In pole position was Jenson Button, his 3rd pole position of the year and his 6th career pole position. Results have not been kind to Button but he could end the season on a high. On the front row with Button is Firman, out of the title race but looking to cement Jordan's 2nd place in the Constructors and move himself up the Drivers table. 3rd is Button's teammate Pantano with a big points haul for BAR looking good. 4th is De La Rosa driving to impress potential employers next season. 5th is Montoya who saw his challenge fade but could still make the top 5 in the Drivers Championship. 6th and 8th are the Minardi teammates of Verstappen and Baumgartner. In the Minardi sandwich is Raikkonen in 7th.
Full Qualifying Results:
1st Button (Der Nazi) 1m32.127s
2nd Firman (Notorious Biggles) 1m32.165s - (+0.038s)
3rd Pantano (Chris) 1m32.300s - (+0.173s)
4th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) 1m32.313s - (+0.186s)
5th Montoya (Afrojoe) 1m32.314s - (+0.187s)
6th Verstappen (Jae) 1m32.331s - (+0.204s)
7th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) 1m32.343s - (+0.216s)
8th Baumgartner (Grandprix) 1m32.365s - (+0.238s)
9th R Schumacher (Clazon) 1m32.375s - (+0.248s)
10th Panis (Foreman) 1m32.389s - (+0.262s)
11th Fisichella (Badgerman) 1m32.391s - (+0.264s)
12th Alonso (Jules) 1m32.478s - (+0.351s)
13th M Schumacher (Vampyr) 1m32.491s - (+0.364s)
14th Karthikeyan (Ortega) 1m32.496s - (+0.369s)
15th Barrichello (Lipe) 1m32.520s - (+0.393s)
16th Webber (Shelljed) 1m32.531s - (+0.404s)
17th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) 1m32.537s - (+0.410s)
18th Heidfeld (Shadow) 1m32.556s - (+0.429s)
19th Klien (Figo) 1m32.626s - (+0.499s)
20th Pizzonia (Icarus) 1m32.759s - (+0.632s)
21st Salo (Biggie Little) 1m33.331s - (+1.204s)
22nd Sato (Poopots) 1m42.179s - (+10.152s)
With qualifying now in the books, it all comes down to this, the final race of the season to determine the destination of the World Championship!
The race gets underway and it's Button who holds onto the lead while the race get into single file behind him as they head round the twisty streets of Monaco. Button wasn't hanging around and his lead began to increase rapidly.
The first retirement was on lap 4 when Firman, maybe due to contact with one of the many barriers around the track, saw his left rear suspension break and he pulled out of the way from 4th place.
Barrichello certainly wasn't hanging around as he moved up 2 places off the start and was hunting down his competitor for the Championship, Alonso, in 12th. Alonso under the pressure made an error on lap 7 and Barrichello found a way past. Could that have been the key moment that potentially ends Alonso's challenge?
More joy for the Championship contenders up ahead as Baumgartner in the points retired with an identical problem to Firman on lap 12: a left rear suspension breakage. The suspension failures weren't over as Webber retired with a right rear suspension failure on lap 26. The only Championship challenger that affected was Pizzonia.
The news just kept getting better and better for the Championship challengers as another top 8 driver fell by the wayside. Verstappen saw his engine blow up spectacularly on lap 31 and that moved Barrichello, Alonso and Pizzonia up 1 more space.
It was getting really close now, with the majority of the field bunched up and Button out front by almost 20 seconds. That lead was all gone when Button's car developed an oil fire on lap 63 and retirement from a comfortable lead. It would all come down to pit strategy and driver skill. Barrichello found himself in 10th after the pit stops and Alonso in 15th. It looked like Alonso was now out of the picture. Barrichello, however, could see the cars up ahead as Michael Schumacher in 2nd seemed to be holding the pack up and 2nd to 13th were all in a train. Could Barrichello get the 5 places he needs? Pizzonia had no fight in him and Alonso had no chance of 2nd.
We'll find out in a second as Fisichella squeezed his way into the lead and completed the 78 race to win Round 19 in Monaco, amazingly his 1st win of the season and his 3rd career win. Michael Schumacher survived the onslaught and equalled his best ever finish with 2nd place. In 3rd place was Panis, coming off another poor season but it isn't another season in last place. 4th place was Raikkonen, which completes a solid season and well inside the top 10 in the Drivers Championship.
Now it's the time to find out if Barrichello had done enough to win the Championship. In 5th place was...
Montoya! That makes PIZZONIA THE CHAMPION! Barrichello couldn't find a way to 5th and an overtaking move on lap 65 went horribly wrong and lost some places.
In 6th place was Salo, completing a stunning drive from 21st on the grid. 7th was Karthikeyan which should mean that he will avoid last place in the Drivers Championship in his rookie season. The last point went to De La Rosa in 8th place.
Full Race Results:
1st Fisichella (Badgerman) 2h04m00.167s (Up 10)
2nd M Schumacher (Vampyr) +2.597s (Up 11)
3rd Panis (Foreman) +4.174s (Up 7)
4th Raikkonen (Ineedsleep) +4.842s (Up 3)
5th Montoya (Afrojoe) +5.470s (No Change)
6th Salo (Biggie Little) +8.225s (Up 15)
7th Karthikeyan (Ortega) +8.920s (Up 7)
8th De La Rosa (Virtuoso) +9.561s (Down 4)
9th Villeneuve (Mike Swade) +10.296s (Up 8)
10th Pantano (Chris) +12.935s (Down 7)
11th Sato (Poopots) +17.501s (Up 11)
12th Barrichello (Lipe) +19.995s (Up 3)
13th R Schumacher (Clazon) +22.864s (Down 4)
14th Klien (Figo) +34.557s (Up 5)
15th Alonso (Jules) +35.667s (Down 3)
16th Heidfeld (Shadow) +38.171s (Up 2)
17th Pizzonia (Icarus) +39.229s (Up 3)
DNF
Button (Der Nazi) Oil Fire
Verstappen (Jae) Engine
Webber (Shelljed) Suspension
Baumgartner (Grandprix) Suspension
Firman (Notorious Biggles) Suspension
FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE
1st Pizzonia 57pts - WORLD CHAMPION
2nd Barrichello 54pts - 2 wins
3rd Fisichella 54pts - 1 win
4th Alonso 50pts
5th Montoya 41pts
6th Baumgartner 40pts
7th Firman 38pts
8th Raikkonen 33pts
9th Salo 32pts - 0 wins, 2 2nds
10th R Schumacher 32pts - 0 wins, 1 2nd
11th Webber 30pts - 2 wins
12th Verstappen 30pts - 1 win, 1 2nd
13th Heidfeld 30pts - 1 win, 0 2nd, 1 3rd, 2 4ths
14th Pantano 30pts - 1 wins, 0 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 4th
15th De La Rosa 29pts
16th Villeneuve 27pts
17th Button 25pts
18th M Schumacher 24pts
19th Panis 23pts
20th Klien 22pts
21st Karthikeyan 21pts
22nd Sato 19pts
Final Constructors Championship Table
1st Renault 111pts - WORLD CHAMPIONS
2nd Jordan 92pts
3rd McLaren 83pts
4th Minardi 70pts
5th MG F1 61pts
6th Williams 60pts
7th B.A.R 55pts - 1 win
8th Toyota 55pts - 0 wins
9th Sauber 52pts
10th Red Bull 51pts - 2 wins
11th Ferrari 51pts - 1 win
Fastest Lap: R Schumacher 1m32.585s
PREDICTION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
6 predictors for the final round. That means 10 for 1st, 6 for 2nd, 4 for 3rd, 3 for 4th, 2 for 5th and 1 for 6th with a bonus point for being the closest to the tie breaker. Here are the final results:
1st Badgerman 10pts (37pts - +12.706s)
2nd Ineedsleep 6pts (18pts - +11.850s)
3rd Foreman 4pts (11pts - +9.520s)
4th Chris 3pts (8pts - +13.223s)
5th Shadow 2pts + 1pt (6pts - +7.442s) - THE CLOSEST
6th Shelljed 1pt (5pts)
The final Prediction table looks like this:
1st Chris 113pts (6 wins) - WORLD CHAMPION
2nd Shadow 110pts (4 wins)
3rd Ineedsleep 86pts (2 wins)
4th Badgerman 79pts (2 wins)
5th Shelljed 76pts (3 wins)
6th Jae 59pts (2 wins)
7th Icarus 33pts
8th Foreman 30pts
9th Biggie Little 23pts
10th Jules 12pts
11= Notorious Biggles 5pts
11= Clazon 5pts
13th Shrimper 2pts
So, that ends another season of the Special Reserve Formula 1 Championship. The season started all the way back on March 16th and we now crown 2 new Champions and 1 defender of their title.
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
ANTONIO PIZZONIA (ICARUS)
RENAULT WITH PIZZONIA AND BARRICHELLO (ICARUS AND LIPE)
CHRIS - PREDICTION CHAMPION
And a special thanks to everyone that has participated this season. Without you, none of this is possible.
This is Grandprix, signing out for this season. Thank you all!