2005 Macau Grand Prix

Formula Three motor race July 2018 July 2018 Race details 200px Date 20 November 2005 Official name 52nd Macau Grand Prix Location Guia Circuit, Macau Course Temporary street circuit6.120 km mi on Distance Qualifying Race10 laps, 61.200 km mi onMain Race15 laps, 91.800 km mi on Weather Qualifying Race: Sunny and dryMain Race: Sunny and dry Qualifying Race Pole Driver FRA Loïc Duval ASM Formule 3 Time 2:11.348 Fastest Lap Driver POL Robert Kubica Carlin Motorsport Time 2:12.003 (on lap 8 of 10) Podium First FRA Loïc Duval ASM Formule 3 Second POL Robert Kubica Carlin Motorsport Third BRA Lucas di Grassi Manor Motorsport Main Race Pole Driver FRA Loïc Duval ASM Formule 3 Fastest Lap Driver FRA Loïc Duval ASM Formule 3 Time 2:11.929, (on lap 9 of 15) Podium First BRA Lucas di Grassi Manor Motorsport Second POL Robert Kubica Carlin Motorsport Third DEU Sebastian Vettel ASM Formule 3 The 2005 Macau Grand Prix (formally the 52nd Macau Grand Prix) was a Formula Three (F3) motor race held on the streets of Macau on 20 November 2005. Unlike other races, such as the Masters of Formula 3, the 2005 Macau Grand Prix was not a part of any F3 championship, but was open to entries from all F3 championships. The race itself consisted of two races: a ten-lap qualifying race to set the starting grid for the fifteen-lap main race. The Macau Grand Prix took place for the 52nd time in 2005, and the 23rd time for F3 cars. Manor Motorsport's Lucas di Grassi won the Grand Prix after finishing third in the previous day's qualification race won by ASM Formule 3's Loïc Duval. After Duval was penalised for a jump start, Di Grassi took the lead and held it until Carlin Motorsport's Robert Kubica passed him on lap ten. After three laps behind the safety car due to a three-car accident at Faraway Hill corner, di Grassi retook the lead from Kubica on lap 14 and held it for the rest of the race to achieve the first victory in Macau for a Brazilian driver since Maurício Gugelmin in the 1985 edition. Second was Kubica while third was the highest-placed rookie Sebastian Vettel of ASM Formule 3. Background and entry list The Macau Grand Prix is a Formula Three (F3) race considered to be a stepping stone to higher motor racing categories such as Formula One and has been termed the territory's most prestigious international sporting event.https://www.autoindustriya.com/race-reports/the-macau-grand-prix.html The Macau Grand Prix – A look back through time Carino JP 7 December 2007 AutoIndustriya.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171116065247/https://www.autoindustriya.com/race-reports/the-macau-grand-prix.html 16 November 2017 15 November 2017http://en.macaotourism.gov.mo/events/majorevent_detail.php?id=7 Macau Grand Prix Macao Government Tourism Office https://web.archive.org/web/20180211155754/http://en.macaotourism.gov.mo/events/majorevent_detail.php?id=7 11 February 2018 live 28 October 2018 The 2005 Macau Grand Prix was the event's 52nd running and the 23rd time it was run under F3 rules. It took place on the 6.2 km mi on 22-turn Guia Circuit on 21 November 2005 with three preceding days of practice and qualifying.http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A138018812/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=f4555882 Macau GP lineup assures thrilling race 28 October 2005 Manila Bulletin 23 July 2018 subscription Gale Power Search Drivers had to race in a Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)-championship event in 2005, either in the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy or one of the domestic championships, with the highest-placed drivers getting priority in being invited to the race.http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp53/F3%20-%202005%20Sporting%20Regulations.pdf 2005 FIA Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup – Sporting Regulations May 2005 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 4 & 13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180721163849/http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp53/F3%20-%202005%20Sporting%20Regulations.pdf 21 July 2018 22 July 2018 Only one of the three major F3 championships was represented in the 30-car grid.52nd Macau Grand Prix –FIA Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup https://www.formel3guide.com/images/ergebnisse/2005/2005-macau-nl1.pdf Formel 3 Guide 28 February 2014 22 July 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160830051225/http://formel3guide.com/images/ergebnisse/2005/2005-macau-nl1.pdf 30 August 2016 dmy-allhttps://www.crash.net/f3/preview/30500/1/preview-macau-grand-prix Preview: Macau Grand Prix. 16 November 2005 crash.net Crash Media Group https://web.archive.org/web/20180723173705/https://www.crash.net/f3/preview/30500/1/preview-macau-grand-prix 23 July 2018 live 22 July 2018 The only champion in Macau was João Paulo de Oliveira from the Japanese series, as McLaren advised Formula 3 Euro Series winner and early pre-race favourite Lewis Hamilton to skip the race and plan for 2006.Hamilton to miss Macau https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48032/hamilton-to-miss-macau Autosport 3 November 2005 22 July 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180723172526/https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48032/hamilton-to-miss-macau 23 July 2018 dmy-all Furthermore, the champion of the British Formula Three International Series Álvaro Parente had an A1GP commitment in Malaysia. Thus the best performing drivers from the Euro and British series' were Lucas di Grassi and Charlie Kimball respectively. The only driver from outside of F3 to race in Macau was Robert Kubica, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion. The race organisers invited five Macanese drivers to compete. They were Rodolfo Ávila, Michael Ho, Jo Merszei, Lou Meng Cheong and Lei Kit Meng. Practice and qualifying The race on Sunday was preceded by two half-hour practice sessions, one on Thursday morning and one on Friday morning.http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp53/52nd%20Macau%20Grand%20Prix%20Supplementary%20%20Regulations_16%20Aug%20%202005.pdf 52nd Macau Grand Prix: 17th – 20th November 2005 – Supplementary Regulations 16 August 2005 Macau Grand Prix Committee 25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180721163835/http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp53/52nd%20Macau%20Grand%20Prix%20Supplementary%20%20Regulations_16%20Aug%20%202005.pdf 21 July 2018 22 July 2018 Ombra Racing's Paolo Montin had minor brake issues but lapped fastest with a minute left at 2 minutes, 14.192 seconds. Di Grassi of Manor Motorsport was 0.210 seconds behind in second, followed by Sebastian Vettel, Kazuki Nakajima, Loïc Duval, Kubica, de Oliveira, Franck Perera, Naoki Yokomizo and Fábio Carbone.Noble Jonathan Montin fastest in Macau practice 1 https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48231/montin-fastest-in-macau-practice-1 Autosport 17 November 2005 22 July 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180723172526/https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48231/montin-fastest-in-macau-practice-1 23 July 2018 dmy-all Most drivers avoided an incident except for Dan Clarke, who was stranded at the Melco hairpin and Cheong removed one of his car's wheels in a collision against a trackside wall. thumb|upright|Loïc Duval (pictured in 2009) took pole position in the final eleven minutes of the second qualifying session and won the subsequent qualification race. Qualifying was split into two 45-minute sessions, one on Thursday afternoon and one on Friday afternoon. Each driver's fastest time from either session counted toward their final starting place in the qualification race. The first qualifying session was delayed by 20 minutes because Jonny Cocker crashed during practice for the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race and created a large dent in a barrier beside the track.https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/honda-best-mercedes-in-macau-first-qualifying/?s=1 Honda best Mercedes in Macau first qualifying Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne 19 November 2005 motorsport.com Motorsport Network https://archive.today/20180722125243/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/honda-best-mercedes-in-macau-first-qualifying/?s=1 22 July 2018 live 22 July 2018 dmy-all When it did start, Duval, who moved from Signature Team to fill in for Hamilton at Macau,http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/48215 Duval happy to be Macau favourite Noble Jonathan 16 November 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20180723173449/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/48215 23 July 2018 live 22 July 2018 was the early pace setter but Kubica resolved a loose seat and car set-up issues to steadily move up the order and top the time sheets with qualifying's final lap at 2 minutes, 12.754 seconds.https://www.crash.net/f3/news/30502/1/kubica-takes-provisional-macau-pole Kubica takes provisional Macau pole 17 November 2005 crash.net Crash Media Group https://web.archive.org/web/20180723173327/https://www.crash.net/f3/news/30502/1/kubica-takes-provisional-macau-pole 23 July 2018 live 22 July 2018 Di Grassi led for ten minutes before Kubica demoted him to second. Duval finished third. Carbone set a late lap that put him in fourth place. Yokomizo went up the order to claim fifth and Watts finished in sixth. De Oliviera, seventh, challenged Duval early in qualifying, Conway was the highest-placed rookie in eighth, Kohei Hirate was ninth and Perera was tenth. Nakajima was the fastest man not to get into the top ten but was ahead of Vettel. The rest of the order was Romain Grosjean, Montin, Christian Bakkerud, Guillaume Moreau, Bruno Senna, Daisuke Ikeda, Kimball, Karl Reindler, Taku Bamba, Clarke, Filip Salaquarda, Ávila, Ho, Stephen Jelley, Lei, Merszei, Cheong and Steven Kane who set just one timed lap due to an oil leak.Cortes Cassio F3 – Kubica Takes Provisional Macau Pole http://speedtv.com:80/articles/auto/roadracing/20816/ Speed 17 November 2005 22 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20051124114551/http://speedtv.com/articles/auto/roadracing/20816/ 24 November 2005 dead dmy-all Qualifying was briefly halted by yellow flags after Cheong collided with the wall at San Francisco Bend turn and Nakajima removed his front suspension at Moorish Hill corner. Perera was ordered to meet the stewards after qualifying for missing the red light signal instructing him to enter the weighbridge. All of his lap times were deleted.https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48238/perera-loses-qualifying-time Perera loses qualifying time Noble Jonathan 17 November 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20180723172527/https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48238/perera-loses-qualifying-time 23 July 2018 live 22 July 2018 dmy-all De Oliviera traded the top spot with several drivers during the second half-hour practice session, eventually lapping fastest with a time of 2 minutes, 12.708 seconds with 16 minutes remaining. Conway continued to improve his pace by going second quickest and was a little more than four-hundredths of a second slower than de Oliviera. Duval, Kubica, Perera, di Grassi, Yokomizo, Clarke, Kimball and Montin were in positions four to ten.Noble Jonathan De Oliveira tops practice 2 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/48252 Autosport 18 November 2005 22 July 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20060317215930/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/48252 17 March 2006 dmy-all Officials stopped practice with five minutes left due to two concurrent accidents. Bakkerud spun backwards into the Dona Maria Bend corner tyre wall and Senna struck the barrier, removing his car's right-hand wheel on the drive down the hill leaving Teddy Yip Bend corner. Kane ended the session early after hitting the Moorish Hill barrier.de Oliveira quickest in second Macau practice https://www.crash.net/f3/news/30507/1/de-oliveira-quickest-in-second-macau-practice crash.net Crash Media Group 18 November 2005 22 July 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180723172527/https://www.crash.net/f3/news/30507/1/de-oliveira-quickest-in-second-macau-practice 23 July 2018 dmy-allhttps://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/duval-lands-pole-in-macau/ Duval lands pole in Macau Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne 19 November 2005 motorsport.com Motorsport Network https://archive.today/20180723082404/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/duval-lands-pole-in-macau/ 23 July 2018 live 22 July 2018 dmy-all For sure it was a very difficult session and there was a lot of traffic. I felt I could be on pole here and although I know it is sometimes not best to be on pole position for the first race, because of the long straight after the start, I still hope to have a good race." Loïc Duval, after clinching pole position during the second qualifying session held on Friday. left 40% The second qualifying session was stopped early on when Carbone entered the start/finish line straight too fast, glanced a barrier at the exit of the Reservoir Bend corner, and was stranded in the centre of the track.Noble Jonathan Duval takes Macau pole https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48258/duval-takes-macau-pole Autosport 18 November 2005 22 July 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180723172526/https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48258/duval-takes-macau-pole 23 July 2018 dmy-all Almost immediately after the restart, a multi-car collision between Clarke, Salaquarda and Moreau at Police Bend turn prompted a second red flag, and a third was prompted by Kimball, whose spin at the same corner made the track impassable. The last stoppage came when de Oliviera crashed into a wall. Kubica held pole position early on until Duval took it with eleven minutes remaining and maintained it until the end of qualifying with a new unofficial lap record of 2 minutes, 11.348 seconds.http://www.crash.net/f3/news/30508/1/duval-takes-macau-pole-di-grassi-demoted.html Duval takes Macau pole 18 November 2005 crash.net Crash Media Group https://web.archive.org/web/20180723172846/https://www.crash.net/f3/news/30508/1/duval-takes-macau-pole-di-grassi-demoted 23 July 2018 live 22 July 2018 Di Grassi qualified second with a last-minute lap despite the lack of a slipstream on the main straight. Kubica improved his lap but fell to third, while Conway gained four places to fourth despite a crash into the Police Bend barrier soon after. Perera took fifth and Montin gained eight places to join him provisionally on the grid's third row. De Oliviera maintained seventh, Nakajima moved to eighth and his teammate Carbone and Moreau completed the top ten qualifiers. Behind them the rest of the field lined up as Yokomizo, Vettel, Kimball, Watts, Bakkerud, Hirate, Reindler, Bamba, Clarke, Grosjean, Jelley, Senna, Ikeda, Kane, Ávila, Salaquarda, Ho, Cheong, Lei and Merszei.Cortes Cassio F3 – Loic Duval Scores Pole at Macau http://speedtv.com:80/articles/auto/roadracing/20838/ Speed 18 November 2005 22 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20051124152126/http://speedtv.com/articles/auto/roadracing/20838/ 24 November 2005 dead dmy-all After the session, the stewards ruled that di Grassi, Perera, and Reindler had not slowed sufficiently under yellow flag conditions for de Oliviera's crash and deleted their two quickest qualifying laps.https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48266/di-grassi-loses-second-place Di Grassi loses second place Noble Jonathan 18 November 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20180723173152/https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48266/di-grassi-loses-second-place 23 July 2018 live 22 July 2018https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48282/perera-penalised Perera penalised Noble Jonathan 19 November 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20180723173052/https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48282/perera-penalised 23 July 2018 live 22 July 2018https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48284/reindler-also-penalised Reindler also penalised Noble Jonathan 19 November 2005 Autosport https://archive.today/20180722175022/https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48284/reindler-also-penalised 22 July 2018 live 22 July 2018 dmy-all Qualifying classification Each of the driver's fastest lap times from the two qualifying sessions are denoted in bold. +Final qualifying classificationPos PositionNo. Car number Driver TeamQ1 Time Best lap time recorded during first qualifyingRank Ranking of first qualifying timesQ2 Time Best lap time recorded during second qualifyingRank Ranking of second qualifying timesGap Gap to first-placed driverGrid Final grid position 1 1FRA Loïc DuvalASM Formule 3 2:13.114 32:11.348 1 1 2 8BRA Lucas di GrassiManor Motorsport 2:13.081 22:11.913 2 +0.565 42 2 3 5POL Robert KubicaCarlin Motorsport 2:12.754 12:12.163 3 +0.815 2 4 9GBR Mike ConwayManor Motorsport 2:14.422 82:12.454 4 +0.906 3 5 11FRA Franck PereraPrema Powerteam 2:14.665 102:13.228 5 +1.880 211 12 2 6 19ITA Paolo MontinOmbra Racing 2:14.930 142:13.236 6 +1.888 5 7 3BRA João Paulo de OliveiraTOM'S 2:14.246 72:13.247 7 +1.899 6 8 4JPN Kazuki NakajimaTOM'S 2:14.701 112:13.273 8 +1.925 7 9 16BRA Fábio CarboneSignature2:13.306 4 2:14.806 9 +1.958 8 10 15FRA Guillaume MoreauSignature-Plus 2:15.037 162:13.337 10 +1.989 9 11 10JPN Naoki Yokomizo ThreeBond Racing 2:13.830 52:13.515 11 +2.167 10 12 2DEU Sebastian VettelASM Formule 3 2:14.800 122:13.593 12 +2.245 11 13 6USA Charlie KimballCarlin Motorsport 2:16.182 192:14.000 13 +2.652 12 14 24GBR Danny Watts Team Midland Euroseries 2:14.066 62:14.031 14 +2.683 13 15 7DNK Christian BakkerudCarlin Motorsport 2:14.952 152:14.127 15 +2.779 14 16 20JPN Kohei HirateTeam Rosberg 2:14.591 92:14.280 16 +2.932 15 17 30AUS Karl ReindlerAlan Docking Racing 2:16.327 202:14.283 17 +2.935 182 2 18 27JPN Taku Bamba Now Motor Sports 2:16.552 212:14.728 18 +3.380 16 19 12GBR Dan ClarkePrema Powerteam 2:17.125 222:14.768 19 +3.420 17 20 14FRA Romain GrosjeanSignature-Plus2:14.847 13 2:15.068 20 +3.499 19 21 22GBR Stephen JelleyMenu F3 Motorsport 2:18.700 262:15.083 21 +3.735 20 22 28BRA Bruno SennaDouble R Racing2:15.520 17 2:17.461 22 +4.172 22 23 26JPN Daisuke Ikeda ZAP Speed 2:16.021 182:15.891 23 +4.543 23 24 21GBR Steven KanePromatecme F3 2:26.409 302:16.052 24 +4.704 24 25 18MAC Rodolfo Ávila HBR Motorsport 2:17.847 242:17.219 25 +5.871 25 26 17CZE Filip Salaquarda HBR Motorsport 2:17.588 232:17.574 26 +6.226 26 27 23MAC Michael Ho Team Midland Euroseries 2:18.662 252:18.117 27 +6.769 27 28 32MAC Lou Meng Cheong Edenbridge Racing 2:24.588 292:19.887 28 +8.539 28 29 33MAC Lei Kit MengSwiss Racing Team2:22.497 27 2:22.670 29 +11.149 29 30 29MAC Jo MerszeiJo Merszei2:24.177 28 2:27.415 30 +12.829 30110% qualifying time: 2:24.482Bold time indicates the faster of the two times that determined the grid order.Source: 1 1 – Franck Perera had his fastest two lap times from the first qualifying session invalidated for missing the weighbridge. 2 2 – Lucas di Grassi, Franck Perera and Karl Reindler had their two best lap times in the second qualification session deleted for failing to slow under yellow flag conditions. Warm-up one A 20-minute warm-up session was held on the morning of the qualifying race. Perera continued go quicker with the session's fastest lap of 2 minutes, 13.185 seconds. Montin's fastest lap was 0.308 seconds slower in second. Conway, Duval, Carbone, Yokomizo, Kubica, Vettel, de Oliviera and Hirate followed in positions three through ten.52nd Macau Grand Prix – Macau: 17th–20th November 2005 https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mstworld-motorsport/Results/2005/54602fm3.pdf MST World 20 November 2005 23 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180723051314/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mstworld-motorsport/Results/2005/54602fm3.pdf 23 July 2018 dead Qualification race The qualifying race to set the starting order for the main race began in dry, sunny weather on 19 November at 13:40 Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00) on 19 November. During a pre-race reconnaissance lap, Bamba entered Reservoir Bend too quickly and collided with the rear of Cheong's car, which had come to a stop in its grid slot. Both cars suffered suspension damage and were unable to start the race.https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48292/bamba-thrown-out-of-macau-gp Bamba thrown out of Macau GP Noble Jonathan 19 November 2005 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20180723172526/https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48292/bamba-thrown-out-of-macau-gp 23 July 2018 live 23 July 2018 dmy-all Furthermore, Cheong's vehicle was pushed forward, injuring an unidentified female.https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/duval-claims-qualifying-race-in-macau/?s=1 Duval claims qualifying race in Macau Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne 20 November 2005 motorsport.com Motorsport Network https://archive.today/20180723053659/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/duval-claims-qualifying-race-in-macau/?s=1 23 July 2018 live 22 July 2018 dmy-all Duval had a poor start, but Kubica was quicker off the line and took the lead on the drive to Mandarin Oriental Bend. However, Duval reclaimed first place from Kubica entering Lisboa turn, as the latter failed to hold him off and instead focused on avoiding risks and preserving his car for Sunday's race. Di Grassi outdragged teammate Conway into Reservoir turn and backed out of an attempt to pass Kubica on the outside pass.Noble Jonathan Duval wins qualification race http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/48288 Autosport 19 November 2005 22 July 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20060317224402/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/48288 17 March 2006 dmy-all Carbone fell from ninth to nineteenth by the end of the first lap, while Watts gained five places entering Lisboa corner to eighth. Duval pulled away from Kubica and led by two seconds at the end of lap two, while Conway and di Grassi battled for third and Montin battled de Oliviera for fifth. Senna stopped at Teddy Yip Bend turn on that lap due to an engine failure, and red and yellow striped flags displayed due to the possibility of oil being laid there. Elsewhere down the order, Vettel passed Moreau and began to close in on Watts as Kimball, Yokomizo, and Bakkerud battled it out. Carbone lost control of his car at the San Francisco Bend corner, narrowly avoiding a collision with a barrier alongside the track. Vettel passed Watts and into eighth place, but only for a few seconds before Watts reclaimed it. Approaching the conclusion of lap four, di Grassi made an error that lost him momentum but he held off Conway. Bakkerud overtook Yokomizo and Kimball at the Reservoir Bend corner, but Kimball retook the position entering the straight linking the Mandarin Oriental Bend and Lisboa turns. While most cars were fairly spread out in front, getting through traffic was not a major issue, but Cheong significantly delayed Kubica at the Melco hairpin, who had a poor-handling car due to one of his wheels buckled from the accident with Bamba. Kubica lapped Cheong after waiting until he was on a wider section of the track. More overtakes occurred in the race's final laps, as Montin was passed by de Oliviera, Vettel overtook Watts, and Kimball and Bakkerud traded tenth place twice. Watts blocked Kimball from passing at Lisboa corner as Moreau overtook Bakkerud. Kimball then overtook Watts at Lisboa turn on the next lap. Cheong retired in the Lisboa turn escape road on the final lap. Kubica closed up to Duval but chose not to take risks and Duval slowed slightly to win the qualification race and pole position for the Grand Prix by 1.577 seconds. Di Grassi was third, Conway fourth and Montin fifth. De Oliviera, Nakajima, Vettel, Kimball and Watts completed the top ten. The final order was Bakkerud, Moreau, Clarke, Yokomizo, Perera, Grosjean, Reindler, Kane, Carbone, Ikeda, Jelley, Hirate, Salaquarda, Ávila, Ho, Merszei and Lei. Qualification race classification +Final qualifying race classification Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Grid Final grid position 1 1 FRA Loïc Duval ASM Formule 3 10 22:19.317 1 2 5 POL Robert Kubica Carlin Motorsport 10 +1.577 2 3 8 BRA Lucas di Grassi Manor Motorsport 10 +7.391 4 4 9 GBR Mike Conway Manor Motorsport 10 +8.180 3 5 19 ITA Paolo Montin Ombra Racing 10 +14.368 5 6 3 BRA João Paulo de Oliveira TOM'S 10 +15.041 6 7 4 JPN Kazuki Nakajima TOM'S 10 +21.546 7 8 2 DEU Sebastian Vettel ASM Formule 3 10 +22.161 11 9 6 USA Charlie Kimball Carlin Motorsport 10 +27.704 12 10 24 GBR Danny Watts Team Midland Euroseries 10 +28.775 13 11 7 DNK Christian Bakkerud Carlin Motorsport 10 +29.031 14 12 15 FRA Guillaume Moreau Signature-Plus 10 +29.870 9 13 12 GBR Dan Clarke Prema Powerteam 10 +30.139 17 14 10 JPN Naoki Yokomizo ThreeBond Racing 10 +30.862 10 15 11 FRA Franck Perera Prema Powerteam 10 +31.336 21 16 14 FRA Romain Grosjean Signature-Plus 10 +32.047 19 17 30 AUS Karl Reindler Alan Docking Racing 10 +32.653 18 18 21 GBR Steven Kane Promatecme F3 10 +33.361 24 19 16 BRA Fábio Carbone Signature 10 +44.196 8 20 26 JPN Daisuke Ikeda ZAP Speed 10 +45.059 23 21 22 GBR Stephen JelleyMenu F3 Motorsport 10 +46.986 20 22 20 JPN Kohei Hirate Team Rosberg 10 +54.855 15 23 17 CZE Filip Salaquarda HBR Motorsport 10 +1:02.670 26 24 18 MAC Rodolfo Ávila HBR Motorsport 10 +1:10.114 25 25 23 MAC Michael Ho Team Midland Euroseries 10 +1:15.428 27 26 29 MAC Jo Merszei Jo Merszei 9 +1 lap 30 27 31 MAC Lei Kit Meng Swiss Racing Team 9 +1 lap 29 Ret Retired 23 MAC Lou Meng Cheong Edenbridge Racing 4 Steering 28 Ret Retired 28 BRA Bruno Senna Double R Racing 1 Engine 22 EX Excluded 27 JPN Taku Bamba Now Motor Sports 0 Excluded 163 3Fastest lap: Robert Kubica, 2:12.003, 166.90 km/h mph on on lap 8Source: 3 3 – Taku Bamba was barred from competing in the Grand Prix for causing an incident with Lou Meng Cheong on the grid. Warm-up two Bamba was summoned to the stewards' office following the qualifying race to explain the incident with Cheong. The stewards banned Bamba from Sunday's main race for causing "an avoidable collision." The second 20-minute warm-up session took place on the morning of the main race. Di Grassi was quickest with a lap of 2 minutes, 11.953 seconds with Duval 0.973 seconds slower in second. Perera, Conway, Yokomizo, Vettel, Watts, Senna, Ikeda and Grosjean made up positions three through ten. Moreau crashed heavily midway through the session at Reservoir Bend, but his team rebuilt his car before the race. Main race The race was delayed from its 15:45 start time on 20 November due to multiple incidents in the Asian Formula Renault Challenge race and the 2005 Guia Race of Macau.https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/di-grassi-snatches-macau-victory-from-kubica/ Di Grassi snatches Macau victory from Kubica Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne 20 November 2005 motorsport.com Motorsport Network https://archive.today/20180723081805/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/di-grassi-snatches-macau-victory-from-kubica/ 23 July 2018 live 22 July 2018 dmy-all When it did begin in dry and sunny weather, Duval moved slightly before the five red lights went out. When he realised his mistake, he stopped in front of the line marking his grid slot. This did not deter Duval from making a quick start, as Kubica followed suit. Kubica failed to overtake Duval on the drive to Lisboa corner, as everyone passed without incident. Watts lost positions further down the order, and Vettel passed Montin for fourth. Conway collided with Montin's rear, causing a slow tyre puncture. Meanwhile, by the end of the first lap, Duval had established a 2.2-second lead. The stewards announced the following lap that Duval had jumped the start. Duval continued to increase his lead by a second per lap in order to strategically minimise his loss of position.Noble Jonathan Di Grassi wins the Macau GP https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48305/di-grassi-wins-the-macau-gp Autosport 20 November 2005 22 July 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180723172527/https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/48305/di-grassi-wins-the-macau-gp 23 July 2018 dmy-all On lap two, di Grassi turned left onto the outside into Lisboa corner and overtook Kubica for second.https://www.crash.net/f3/race-report/30516/1/di-grassi-denies-kubica-macau-victory di Grassi denies Kubica Macau victory 20 November 2005 crash.net Crash Media Group https://web.archive.org/web/20180723172724/https://www.crash.net/f3/race-report/30516/1/di-grassi-denies-kubica-macau-victory 23 July 2018 live 22 July 2018 Senna and Hirate retired behind them after colliding at the Melco hairpin and temporarily blocking the track. thumb|Lucas di Grassi (pictured in 2010) took the lead from Kubica on the penultimate lap and became the first Brazilian driver to win the Macau Grand Prix since Maurício Gugelmin in 1985 Conway slowed en route to the pit lane to have his punctured tyre replaced and he rejoined down the order. Perera advanced through the field and unsuccessfully challenged Bakkerud for tenth. Kimball was defending against the faster de Oliviera, while di Grassi was blocking Kubica's attempts to pass him. During laps four and five, Salaquarda retired in the pit lane with an unspecified problem, and Yokomizo missed the braking point for Lisboa corner and crashed into the wall. Just as officials were about to disqualify Duval by waving the black flag, he entered the pit lane at the start of lap six, ending his chances of becoming the fourth Frenchman in a row to win in Macau.https://www.scmp.com/node/525884 Di Grassi corners glory for Brazil Alladin Unus 21 November 2005 South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20180723172526/https://www.scmp.com/node/525884 23 July 2018 live 23 July 2018 dmy-all Duval emerged in the centre of a pack of cars led by Watts in tenth. Di Grassi took the lead from Kubica second as Clarke passed Kimball for seventh. Jelley lost most of his front wing after colliding with Reindler's vehicle and delaying a small pack of cars. Kubica attempted to overtake di Grassi on the outside on the eighth lap but lost control of his car and narrowly avoided dropping out of contention. Kubica gently nudged di Grassi at the Melco hairpin and fell back to give himself more space before attempting a second time.Further down the order Duval passed Watts and began to draw closer to Kimball after Watts declined to duel Duval. Jelley's car gave way and slid into the barrier as he drove into Reservoir Bend. The race was not disrupted and the traffic jam dispersed because Jelley was in a section of track that was not dangerous to others. A slower car impeded di Grassi as the leaders entered Mandarin Bend to begin lap ten, and Kubica tucked into his slipstream. Kubica took the lead on the outside of di Grassi into the Lisboa turn. Kubica began to pull away immediately, with de Oliviera taking fourth from Montin and Duval passing Kimball and Clarke to take sixth. Clarke attempted to follow Duval through the next set of turns, but he braked too late and collided with the barrier at Faraway Hill. Kimball incorrectly guessed the direction Clarke was going and the two collided. Watts collected them and slid into an wall before stopping several yards down the track. I really love my country. I am trying to rebuild the Brazilian spirit. Senna won in 1983 and [Mauricio] Gugelmin won in 1985. I am really pleased to be the first from my country in 20 years to win here and it feels very good. France won it too many times [three years straight]. We needed to break their domination and I did it today. I knew it was going to be either me or Robert [Kubica] to break the domination. I managed to do the job. I really don't know why it took so long for a Brazilian to win here. Maybe there weren't enough Brazilians. I had the opportunity and I won it. This is my biggest win so far in my career. Lucas di Grassi on winning the 23rd Macau Grand Prix held to Formula Three regulations. left 40% Because cars were deemed to be in a dangerous position and rescue workers were required at the Faraway Hill turn, the safety car was dispatched, and Kubica's lead of 1.612 seconds was reduced to nothing, and he could not win comfortably. Cheong entered the pit lane under the safety car to retire for unknown reasons, while Carbone made a pit stop but lost no time to the leaders. At the start of lap 14, the safety car was withdrawn, and racing resumed. Di Grassi saw an opportunity to pass leader Kubica entering Mandarin Bend and took it. Kane spun that lap and was unable to restart his car due to an overheating engine.. On his second appearance in Macau,http://f1mania.lance.com.br/outros/f-3/17171-di-grassi-e-o-campeao-do-gp-de-macau/ Di Grassi é o campeão do GP de Macau D. Berto Victor 20 November 2005 Lance! 23 July 2018 Portuguese https://web.archive.org/web/20180723172527/http://f1mania.lance.com.br/outros/f-3/17171-di-grassi-e-o-campeao-do-gp-de-macau/ 23 July 2018 live dmy-all it was di Grassi's victory, achieving the first win for a Brazilian driver in Macau since Maurício Gugelmin won the 1985 race. Despite applying significant pressure to di Grassi, Kubica was unable to overtake him and finished second, 0.659 seconds behind, with Vettel completing the podium as the highest-placed rookie in third. Off the podium, de Oliviera took fourth, Nakajima came fifth and Duval sixth. Bakkerud took seventh from Montin at the line and Grosjean and Perera completed the top ten. Moreau, Carbone, Reindler and Conway filled positions 11 to 14. Ho moved up ten places from his starting position to come 15th and Ávila, Ikeda, Lei, Merszei and Kane were the final finishers. Main Race classification +Final main race classification Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Grid Final grid position 1 8 BRA Lucas di Grassi Manor Motorsport 15 40:49.730 3 2 5 POL Robert Kubica Carlin Motorsport 15 +0.659 2 3 2 DEU Sebastian Vettel ASM Formule 3 15 +3.924 8 4 3 BRA João Paulo de Oliveira TOM'S 15 +7.003 7 5 4 JPN Kazuki Nakajima TOM'S 15 +8.619 7 6 1 FRA Loïc Duval ASM Formule 3 15 +8.705 1 7 7 DNK Christian Bakkerud Carlin Motorsport 15 +11.185 11 8 19 ITA Paolo Montin Ombra Racing 15 +12.490 8 9 14 FRA Romain Grosjean Signature-Plus 15 +13.007 16 10 11 FRA Franck Perera Prema Powerteam 15 +13.290 15 11 15 FRA Guillaume Moreau Signature-Plus 15 +13.890 12 12 16 BRA Fábio Carbone Signature 15 +16.445 19 13 30 AUS Karl Reindler Alan Docking Racing 15 +17.334 17 14 9 GBR Mike Conway Manor Motorsport 15 +17.808 4 15 23 MAC Michael Ho Team Midland Euroseries 15 +26.120 25 16 18 MAC Rodolfo Ávila HBR Motorsport 15 +28.615 24 17 26 JPN Daisuke Ikeda ZAP Speed 14 +1 lap 20 18 31 MAC Lei Kit Meng Swiss Racing Team 14 +1 lap 27 19 29 MAC Jo Merszei Jo Merszei 14 +1 lap 26 20 21 GBR Steven Kane Promatecme F3 13 +2 laps 23 Ret Retired 23 MAC Lou Meng Cheong Edenbridge Racing 10 Retired 28 Ret Retired 12 GBR Dan Clarke Prema Powerteam 9 Retired 13 Ret Retired 6 USA Charlie Kimball Carlin Motorsport 9 Retired 9 Ret Retired 24 GBR Danny Watts Team Midland Euroseries 9 Retired 10 Ret Retired 22 GBR Stephen JelleyMenu F3 Motorsport 8 Retired 21 Ret Retired 10 JPN Naoki Yokomizo ThreeBond Racing 4 Retired 14 Ret Retired 17 CZE Filip Salaquarda HBR Motorsport 3 Retired 23 Ret Retired 20 JPN Kohei Hirate Team Rosberg 1 Retired 22 Ret Retired 28 BRA Bruno Senna Double R Racing 1 Retired 29Fastest lap: Loïc Duval, 2:11.929, 166.99 km/h mph on on lap 9Source: References External links http://archive.grandprix.gov.mo/mgpc/public_html/gp52/en/ Sports Macau Category:Macau Grand Prix Macau Grand Prix Macau Grand Prix Formula Three