Overview[]
The S5 - San Marino Grand Prix was the fifth race of Masters Season 5.
Driver Changes[]
- Nico Rosberg was replaced by Luca Filippi at Gui Racing
Report[]
The second quarter of the season began at Imola for the San Marino Grand Prix, and surprisingly, it was FJR's Jean Alesi who led the drivers championship thanks to three podium finishes in a row. He managed to split the two Maestro drivers in qualifying, with Fernando Alonso taking his first pole position of the season.
In the race, more unreliability cost the Spaniard another good result, and it was his teammate who took his second win of the season ahead of Alesi and Mika Hakkinen. With Damon Hill also failing to finish, Lewis Hamilton moved up to 2nd in the championship, just one point behind Alesi.
Qualifying[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Fernando Alonso
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 Maestro-Honda (W)
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| 2 | 9 |  Jean Alesi
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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| 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton
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Maestro-Honda (W)
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| 4 | 16 |  Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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| 5 | 14 |  Michael Schumacher
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 Pedersen-Ferrari
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| 6 | 10 | Felipe Massa
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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| 7 | 1 | Alain Prost
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Dodgem-Honda
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| 8 | 7 | Nigel Mansell
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Exolite-Ilmor
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| 9 | 19 |  Heikki Kovalainen
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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| 10 | 12 | Damon Hill
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 M-Sport-Renault (W)
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| 11 | 8 |  Gerhard Berger
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Exolite-Ilmor
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| 12 | 15 | Kimi Raikkonen
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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| 13 | 23 | David Coulthard
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Super Alex-Honda
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| 14 | 11 | Mika Hakkinen
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M-Sport-Renault (W)
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| 15 | 18 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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| 16 | 2 | Jenson Button
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Dodgem-Honda
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| 17 | 5 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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| 18 | 20 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ajay Motorsports-Hart (W)
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| 19 | 6 |  Giancarlo Fisichella
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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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 | 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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3 | 12 |
| 2 | 9 | Jean Alesi
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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2 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | Mika Hakkinen
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M-Sport-Renault (W)
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11 | 6 |
| 4 | 16 | Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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16 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | Felipe Massa
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FJR-Ilmor (W)
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6 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Alain Prost
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Dodgem-Honda
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7 | 3 |
| 7 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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9 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | Gerhard Berger
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Exolite-Ilmor
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11 | 1 |
| Other Classified Finishers | ||||||
| Fin | 5 | Jacques Villeneuve
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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17 | |
| Fin | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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AquinoPlus-Renault
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19 | |
| Fin | 2 | Jenson Button
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Dodgem-Honda
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16 | |
| Fin | 15 | Kimi Raikkonen
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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12 | |
| Fin | 23 | David Coulthard
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Super Alex-Honda
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13 | |
| Fin | 22 | Takuma Sato
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Super Alex-Honda
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21 | |
| Fin | 21 | Martin Brundle
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Ajay Motorsports-Hart (W)
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20 | |
| Fin | 18 | Juan Pablo Montoya
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Willow Images-Ferrari
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15 | |
| 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 | 14 | Michael Schumacher
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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5 | |
| Ret | 7 | Nigel Mansell
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Exolite-Ilmor
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8 | |
| Ret | 20 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ajay Motorsports-Hart (W)
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18 | |
| 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 | Jean Alesi
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32 | 1 | = | 1 | Maestro-Honda (W)
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50 | 3 | = | 1 | Honda
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58 | 3 |  2
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| 2 | Lewis Hamilton
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31 | 2 | 2
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2 | FJR-Ilmor (W)
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48 | 1 | = | 2 | Ilmor
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56 | 1 | = |
| 3 | Damon Hill
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22 | 1 |  1
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3 | M-Sport-Renault (W)
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38 | 1 | = | 3 | Renault
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51 | 1 | 2
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| 4 | Fernando Alonso
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19 | 1 | 1
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4 | AquinoPlus-Renault
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20 | = | 4 | Ferrari
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25 | = | ||
| 5 | Ayrton Senna
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17 | 2
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5 | Gui Racing-Ferrari (W)
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17 | 1
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5 | Hart
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0 | = | |||
| 6 | Felipe Massa
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16 | = | 6 | Dodgem-Honda
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15 | 1
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