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Italian GP Facts, Stats & Memoirs

Which team scored the most points since the Indianapolis debacle? Who scored his first podium finish ten years ago? And what happened 19 years ago this week? Marcel Schot brings the answers and more anecdotes on the fifteenth round of the season

Marcel Schot Aug 31, 2005, 12:42 PM

With Kimi Raikkonen having won his second consecutive race, the gap between Fernando Alonso and him has been reduced to 24 points. With a maximum of 50 to be scored in the remaining races, it's obviously still a matter of consolidating for the Spaniard.

In the Constructors' Championship it's a completely different matter, however. McLaren are now only nine behind, having outscored the Championship leaders in three of the last four races. In post Indianapolis 2005, there clearly are four classes in Formula One. McLaren and Renault have each scored over fifty points. Toyota, BAR and Ferrari are all three nearly halfway that amount, while Williams, Red Bull and Sauber comprise the incidental points category. Jordan and Minardi are back to their hope to finish role after their Michelin handed points in America.