Overview[]
The S5 - Belgian Grand Prix was the twelfth race of Masters Season 5.
Report[]
Having secured his maiden victory at Spa the season before, Jean Alesi was looking to make it two in a row, and in qualifying, he certainly put himself in contention with 5th on the grid alongside his teammate. Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna shared the second row, while the Maestro drivers assumed their now familiar place on the front row, with Fernando Alonso on pole position.
It looked good for Alonso to take his sixth win in a row, but unfortunately, he suffered his fourth retirement of the season, and it was Lewis Hamilton who took a significant chunk out of his teammate's championship lead. Completing the podium were the two FJRs, with Alesi in front of Massa.
Qualifying[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Fernando Alonso
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 Maestro-Honda (W)
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| 2 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton
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Maestro-Honda (W)
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| 3 | 14 |  Michael Schumacher
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 Pedersen-Ferrari
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| 4 | 16 |  Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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| 5 | 9 |  Jean Alesi
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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| 6 | 10 | Felipe Massa
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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| 7 | 15 |  Kimi Raikkonen
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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| 8 | 7 | Nigel Mansell
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Exolite-Ilmor
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| 9 | 1 | Alain Prost
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Dodgem-Honda
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| 10 | 12 | Damon Hill
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 M-Sport-Renault (W)
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| 11 | 18 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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| 12 | 11 | Mika Hakkinen
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M-Sport-Renault (W)
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| 13 | 8 |  Gerhard Berger
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Exolite-Ilmor
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| 14 | 23 | David Coulthard
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Super Alex-Honda
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| 15 | 5 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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| 16 | 2 | Jenson Button
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Dodgem-Honda
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| 17 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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| 18 | 6 |  Giancarlo Fisichella
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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| 19 | 22 |  Takuma Sato
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Super Alex-Honda
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| 20 | 21 | Martin Brundle
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Ajay Motorsports-Hart (W)
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| 21 | 20 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ajay Motorsports-Hart (W)
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| 22 | 17 | Luca Filippi
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Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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Race[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre | Grid | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton
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Maestro-Honda (W)
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2 | 12 |
| 2 | 9 | Jean Alesi
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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5 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 | Felipe Massa
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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6 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Alain Prost
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Dodgem-Honda
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1 | 5 |
| 5 | 11 | Mika Hakkinen
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M-Sport-Renault (W)
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12 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | Michael Schumacher
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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3 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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18 | 2 |
| 8 | 23 | David Coulthard
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Super Alex-Honda
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14 | 1 |
| Other Classified Finishers | ||||||
| Fin | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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17 | |
| Fin | 22 | Takuma Sato
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Super Alex-Honda
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19 | |
| Retirements | ||||||
| Ret | 3 | Fernando Alonso
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Maestro-Honda (W)
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1 | |
| Ret | 12 | Damon Hill
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M-Sport-Renault (W)
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10 | |
| Ret | 16 | Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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4 | |
| Ret | 7 | Nigel Mansell
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Exolite-Ilmor
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8 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jacques Villeneuve
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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15 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jenson Button
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Dodgem-Honda
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16 | |
| Ret | 15 | Kimi Raikkonen
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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7 | |
| Ret | 21 | Martin Brundle
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Ajay Motorsports-Hart (W)
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20 | |
| Ret | 8 | Gerhard Berger
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Exolite-Ilmor
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13 | |
| Ret | 18 | Juan Pablo Montoya
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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11 | |
| Ret | 20 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ajay Motorsports-Hart (W)
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21 | |
| Ret | 17 | Luca Filippi
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Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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22 | |
Championship Standings[]
| Drivers Championship | Teams Championship | Engine Trophy | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Team | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Engine | Pts. | Wins | -/+ |
| 1 | Fernando Alonso
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79 | 6 | = | 1 | Maestro-Honda (W)
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156 | 9 | = | 1 | Honda
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180 | 9 | = |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton
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77 | 3 | = | 2 | M-Sport-Renault (W)
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100 | 2 | = | 2 | Renault
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118 | 2 | = |
| 3 | Mika Hakkinen
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51 | 1 |  1
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3 | FJR-Ilmor (W)
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73 | 1 | = | 3 | Ilmor
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90 | 1 | = |
| 4 | Damon Hill
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49 | 1 |  1
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4 | Dodgem-Honda
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49 | = | 4 | Ferrari
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60 | = | ||
| 5 | Jean Alesi
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45 | 1 | = | 5 | Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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37 | = | 5 | Hart
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0 | = | ||
| 6 | Alain Prost
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40 | 1
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6 | AquinoPlus-Renault
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27 | = | |||||||