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Button achieves career first podium finish in third place
Sepang, Mar 22: Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya finished second, five seconds behind the German in a Williams, while Briton Jenson Button collected the first podium of his Formula One career in third place for BAR.
Sepang, Mar 22: Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya finished second, five seconds behind the German in a Williams, while Briton Jenson Button collected the first podium of his Formula One career in third place for BAR.
Spain's Fernando Alonso roared from the back of the grid to collect two more points for Renault while Brazilian Felipe Massa was eighth for Sauber.
Last year's championship challenger Kimi Raikkonen, in a McLaren, retired 15 laps from the finish after suffering his second engine failure in two races.
Provisional result.
Race distance: 56 laps, 310.408 kms
1. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari 1:31:07.490 (average speed 204.384 kph)
2. Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) Williams 1:31:12.512
3. Jenson Button (Britain) BAR 1:31:19.058
4. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Ferrari 1:31:21.106
5. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Renault 1:31:44.850
6. David Coulthard (Britain) McLaren 1:32:00.588
7. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:32:15.367
8. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Sauber 1 lap behind
9. Cristiano da Matta (Brazil) Toyota 1 lap
10. Christian Klien (Austria) Jaguar 1 lap
11. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Sauber 1 lap
12. Olivier Panis (France) Toyota 1 lap
13. Giorgio Pantano (Italy) Jordan 2 laps
14. Gianmaria Bruni (Italy) Minardi 3 laps
15. Takuma Sato (Japan) BAR Did Not Finish
16. Zsolt Baumgartner (Hungary) Minardi 4 laps
Not classified:
Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren 40 laps completed
Nick Heidfeld (Germany) Jordan 34 laps
Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Williams 27 laps
Mark Webber (Australia) Jaguar 23 laps
Fastest lap: Juan Pablo Montoya 1:34.223, lap 28
Drivers 1. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari 20 points 2. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Ferrari 13 3. Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) Williams 12 4. Jenson Button (Britain) BAR 9 5. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 8 6. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Renault 6 7. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Williams 5 8. David Coulthard (Britain) McLaren 4 9. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Sauber 1
Constructors 1. Ferrari 33 points 2. Williams 17 3. Renault 14 4. BAR 9 5. McLaren 4 6. Sauber 1
Bureau Report
Drivers 1. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari 20 points 2. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Ferrari 13 3. Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) Williams 12 4. Jenson Button (Britain) BAR 9 5. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 8 6. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Renault 6 7. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Williams 5 8. David Coulthard (Britain) McLaren 4 9. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Sauber 1
Constructors 1. Ferrari 33 points 2. Williams 17 3. Renault 14 4. BAR 9 5. McLaren 4 6. Sauber 1
Bureau Report