Overview[]
The S5 - Brazilian Grand Prix was the third race of Masters Season 5.
Report[]
The ever popular Interlagos circuit played host to the third round of the championship, and the crowd were hoping for one of its three Brazilian drivers and two Brazilian teams to take the top step of the podium. It certainly started off well as Ayrton Senna used superior Ferrari qualifying engines to take pole position.
However, as was the case in South Africa, Ferrari's race engines were no match for the Honda powered Maestro Motorsport team, and Senna could only manage 4th. It looked as if Fernando Alonso would lead home a 1-2 finish, but on the final lap, his car's electrics suddenly failed at Junção and the car ground to a halt. This gifted Lewis Hamilton his first ever FF1M win, with M-Sport's Damon Hill finishing 2nd and Jean Alesi taking another podium finish and with it, the lead in the drivers championship.
Qualifying[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre |
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| 1 | 16 |  Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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| 2 | 14 |  Michael Schumacher
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 Pedersen-Ferrari
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| 3 | 3 |  Fernando Alonso
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 Maestro-Honda (W)
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| 4 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton
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Maestro-Honda (W)
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| 5 | 9 |  Jean Alesi
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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| 6 | 19 |  Heikki Kovalainen
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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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 | 11 | Mika Hakkinen
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M-Sport-Renault (W)
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| 12 | 18 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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| 13 | 17 | Nico Rosberg
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Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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| 14 | 10 | Felipe Massa
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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| 15 | 8 |  Gerhard Berger
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Exolite-Ilmor
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| 16 | 5 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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| 17 | 2 | Jenson Button
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Dodgem-Honda
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| 18 | 6 |  Giancarlo Fisichella
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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| 19 | 23 | David Coulthard
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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 | 22 |  Takuma Sato
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Super Alex-Honda
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| 22 | 20 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ajay Motorsports-Hart (W)
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Race[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre | Grid | Pts. |
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| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton
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Maestro-Honda (W)
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4 | 12 |
| 2 | 12 | Damon Hill
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M-Sport-Renault (W)
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10 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | Jean Alesi
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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5 | 6 |
| 4 | 16 | Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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1 | 5 |
| 5 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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18 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | Michael Schumacher
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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2 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | Jacques Villeneuve
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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16 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | Fernando Alonso
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Maestro-Honda (W)
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3 | 1 |
| Other Classified Finishers | ||||||
| Fin | 15 | Kimi Raikkonen
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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7 | |
| Fin | 23 | David Coulthard
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Super Alex-Honda
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19 | |
| Fin | 22 | Takuma Sato
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Super Alex-Honda
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21 | |
| Fin | 8 | Gerhard Berger
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Exolite-Ilmor
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15 | |
| Fin | 18 | Juan Pablo Montoya
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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12 | |
| Fin | 20 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ajay Motorsports-Hart (W)
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22 | |
| Retirements | ||||||
| Ret | 11 | Mika Hakkinen
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M-Sport-Renault (W)
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11 | |
| Ret | 1 | Alain Prost
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Dodgem-Honda
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9 | |
| Ret | 10 | Felipe Massa
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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14 | |
| Ret | 7 | Nigel Mansell
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Exolite-Ilmor
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8 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jenson Button
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Dodgem-Honda
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17 | |
| Ret | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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6 | |
| Ret | 21 | Martin Brundle
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Ajay Motorsports-Hart (W)
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20 | |
| Ret | 17 | Nico Rosberg
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Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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13 | |
Championship Standings[]
| Drivers Championship | Teams Championship | Engine Trophy | ||||||||||||
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| Pos. | Driver | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Team | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Engine | Pts. | Wins | -/+ |
| 1 | Jean Alesi
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24 | 1 |  1
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1 | Maestro-Honda (W)
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38 | 2 | 1
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1 | Honda
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41 | 2 | = |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso
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19 | 1 |  1
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2 | FJR-Ilmor (W)
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32 | 1 | 1
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2 | Ilmor
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32 | 1 | = |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton
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19 | 1 | 2
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3 | AquinoPlus-Renault
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17 | = | 3 | Renault
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27 | = | ||
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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12 | = | 4 | M-Sport-Renault (W)
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14 | 1
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4 | Ferrari
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12 | = | |||
| 5 | Damon Hill
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10 | 5
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5 | Dodgem-Honda
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10 | 1
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5 | Hart
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0 | = | |||
| 6 | Felipe Massa
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8 | 3
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6 | Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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7 | = | |||||||