Overview[]
The S5 - Portuguese Grand Prix was the fourteenth race of Masters Season 5.
Driver Changes[]
- Jenson Button was replaced by Riccardo Patrese at Dodgem
- Juan Pablo Montoya was replaced by Jarno Trulli at Willow Images
Report[]
The circus travelled to a circuit that was shamefully copied by Barcelona, but it still had plenty of Fernando Alonso supporters to encourage the Spaniard in his battle against Lewis Hamilton. The event also saw Dodgem's Jenson Button being replaced by Riccardo Patrese for the remainder of the season, as well as Willow Images' Jarno Trulli taking the place of Juan Pablo Montoya.
In qualifying, it was business as usual as both Maestro drivers locked out the front row, with Hamilton on pole. However, in an usual twist, neither driver finished the race, and it was Gui Racing's Ayrton Senna who finally broke the streak as he took his first win since the Canadian Grand Prix last season. Mika Hakkinen took 2nd, while Jean Alesi finished 3rd. The result left Hamilton and Alonso still separated by two points, a long way ahead of a ferocious battle for 3rd in the championship.
Qualifying[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Lewis Hamilton
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Maestro-Honda (W)
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| 2 | 3 |  Fernando Alonso
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Maestro-Honda (W)
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| 3 | 9 |  Jean Alesi
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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| 4 | 16 |  Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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| 5 | 7 | Nigel Mansell
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Exolite-Ilmor
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| 6 | 1 | Alain Prost
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Dodgem-Honda
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| 7 | 14 |  Michael Schumacher
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 Pedersen-Ferrari
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| 8 | 8 |  Gerhard Berger
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Exolite-Ilmor
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| 9 | 15 |  Kimi Raikkonen
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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| 10 | 10 | Felipe Massa
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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| 11 | 18 |  Jarno Trulli
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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| 12 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese
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Dodgem-Honda
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| 13 | 11 | Mika Hakkinen
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 M-Sport-Renault (W)
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| 14 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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| 15 | 23 | David Coulthard
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Super Alex-Honda
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| 16 | 12 | Damon Hill
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M-Sport-Renault (W)
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| 17 | 5 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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| 18 | 22 |  Takuma Sato
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Super Alex-Honda
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| 19 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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| 20 | 20 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ajay Motorsports-Hart (W)
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| 21 | 21 | Martin Brundle
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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 | 16 | Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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4 | 12 |
| 2 | 11 | Mika Hakkinen
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M-Sport-Renault (W)
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13 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | Jean Alesi
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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3 | 6 |
| 4 | 12 | Damon Hill
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M-Sport-Renault (W)
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16 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | Alain Prost
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Dodgem-Honda
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6 | 4 |
| 6 | 22 | Takuma Sato
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Super Alex-Honda
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18 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | Felipe Massa
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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10 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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19 | 1 |
| 9 | 21 | Martin Brundle
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Ajay Motorsports-Hart (W)
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21 | |
| Retirements | ||||||
| Ret | 3 | Fernando Alonso
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Maestro-Honda (W)
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2 | |
| Ret | 4 | Lewis Hamilton
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Maestro-Honda (W)
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1 | |
| Ret | 14 | Michael Schumacher
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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7 | |
| Ret | 7 | Nigel Mansell
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Exolite-Ilmor
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5 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jacques Villeneuve
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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17 | |
| Ret | 15 | Kimi Raikkonen
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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9 | |
| Ret | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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14 | |
| Ret | 23 | David Coulthard
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Super Alex-Honda
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15 | |
| Ret | 8 | Gerhard Berger
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Exolite-Ilmor
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8 | |
| Ret | 18 | Jarno Trulli
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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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20 | |
| Ret | 17 | Luca Filippi
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Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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22 | |
| Ret | 2 | Riccardo Patrese
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Dodgem-Honda
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12 | |
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 | Lewis Hamilton
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89 | 4 | = | 1 | Maestro-Honda (W)
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176 | 10 | = | 1 | Honda
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207 | 10 | = |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso
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87 | 6 | = | 2 | M-Sport-Renault (W)
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118 | 2 | = | 2 | Renault
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136 | 2 | = |
| 3 | Mika Hakkinen
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61 | 1 | = | 3 | FJR-Ilmor (W)
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81 | 1 | = | 3 | Ilmor
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98 | 1 | = |
| 4 | Damon Hill
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57 | 1 | = | 4 | Dodgem-Honda
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62 | = | 4 | Ferrari
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78 | 1 | = | |
| 5 | Ayrton Senna
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55 | 1 |  2
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5 | Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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55 | 1 | = | 5 | Hart
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0 | = | |
| 6 | Jean Alesi
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51 | 1 |  1
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6 | AquinoPlus-Renault
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29 | = | ||||||