Raikkonen keeps fight open

Published September 12, 2005

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium), Sept 11: McLaren’s Kimi Raikkonen won the Belgian Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday to keep Renault’s Fernando Alonso waiting for the Formula One title. Spaniard Alonso crossed the line second after McLaren’s Juan Pablo Montoya crashed three laps from the end.

Alonso now heads for Brazil in two weeks’ time with every hope of being crowned there. He has a comfortable 25 point lead and three races remaining.

Results: 1. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren 1:30:01.295; 2. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault +00:28.394; 3. Jenson Button (Britain) BAR 00:32.077; 4. Mark Webber (Australia) Williams 01:09.167; 5. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Ferrari 01:18.136; 6. Jacques Villeneuve (Canada) Sauber 01:27.435; 7. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Toyota 01:27.574; 8. Tiago Monteiro (Portugal) Jordan 1 lap; 9. Christian Klien (Austria) Red Bull 1 lap; 10. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Sauber 1 lap; 11. Narain Karthikeyan (India) Jordan 1 lap; 12. Christijan Albers (Netherlands) Minardi 2 laps; 13. Robert Doornbos (Netherlands) Minardi 3 laps.—Reuters

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