Friday 21, April
11:00-12:00 Friday Practice 1
14:00-15:00 Friday Practice 2
Saturday 22, April
11:00-12:00 Saturday Practice
14:00 Qualifying
Sunday 23, April
14:00 Race
Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 62 1:31:06.486 1 10
2 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 62 +2.0 secs 5 8
3 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 62 +15.8 secs 7 6
4 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 62 +17.0 secs 4 5
5 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 62 +17.5 secs 8 4
6 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 62 +37.7 secs 10 3
7 12 Jenson Button Honda 62 +39.6 secs 2 2
8 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 62 +40.2 secs 11 1
9 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 62 +45.5 secs 6
10 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 62 +77.8 secs 3
11 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 62 +79.6 secs 13
12 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW 62 +82.3 secs 12
13 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 61 +1 Lap 15
14 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 61 +1 Lap 16
15 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 61 +1 Lap 18
16 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 60 +2 Laps 19
Ret 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 47 Driveshaft 14
Ret 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 44 +18 Laps 21
Ret 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari 40 Hydraulics 17
Ret 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda 33 +39 Laps 22
Ret 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 5 Steering 9
Ret 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 0 Accident 20
Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:24.569
Qual
1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:24.598 1:22.579 1:22.795
2 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:24.480 1:23.749 1:22.988
3 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:24.727 1:23.760 1:23.242
4 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:24.884 1:23.595 1:23.702
5 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:23.536 1:23.743 1:23.709
6 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:24.370 1:23.565 1:23.772
7 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.960 1:23.760 1:24.021
8 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.259 1:23.190 1:24.158
9 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:24.446 1:23.727 1:24.172
10 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:24.992 1:23.718 1:24.795
11 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:24.434 1:23.771
12 17 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-BMW 1:25.081 1:23.887
13 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:24.495 1:23.966
14 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 1:24.849 1:24.101
15 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 1:25.410 1:24.129
16 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 1:24.879 1:24.520
17 15 Christian Klien RBR-Ferrari 1:25.410
18 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 1:25.437
19 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:26.820
20 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:27.088
21 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:27.609
22 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda 1:29.282
Few circuits inspire the same adoration for motorsport as Imola. The circuit lies in the heart of Ferrari country and is a stone's throw from both Modena and Maranello. It is the home of the tifosi and a place of pilgrimage for any fan of Italian motorsport. The track has seen some memorable races over the years and although it is in Italy, the circuit plays host to the San Marino Grand Prix.
Built in 1950 by a group of motor enthusiasts, the track was simply a collection of new roads joining up existing public highways. It was not until 1954 that the first car race took place on the track. In 1963, however, the organisers collected a large purse and asked the Formula One teams if they would run in a non-championship event between the Pau and Pescara races. Most agreed, although Ferrari was notable by its absence.
The Imola Council decided to rename the circuit in honour of Enzo Ferrari's son Dino who had died in 1956. The renaming led to a loyalty from Enzo and the Circuit Dino Ferrari soon raised enough money to turn the track into a permanent closed circuit. When the great man died, the circuit was renamed, Circuit Enzo e Dino Ferrari.
1979 saw Formula One return to the track with the running of another non-championship event. In 1980, Imola hosted the Italian Grand Prix, the first and only time it would do so. 1981 saw the return of the Italian Grand Prix to Monza, but so popular was Imola that the San Marino Grand Prix was launched to make use of the circuit.
1982 saw one of the most legendary races in Formula One history. Having crashed at the corner which would later bear his name in 1981, Gilles Villeneuve returned to Imola determined to win. However, after a titanic battle his team mate at Ferrari, Didier Pironi, took the lead and won the race. Villeneuve was incensed as he claimed Pironi had broken team orders. He swore never to speak to him again. He never would. At the next race in Zolder, Villeneuve was killed in a horrifying accident in qualifying.
In 1983 Villeneuve's friend Patrick Tambay raced at Imola for Ferrari. He took Villeneuve's number 27 to victory. It was a most unlikely win, and legend says that Tambay recalled the car doing things he was not asking it to do. He said it was as if Gilles had been in the car with him. The magic of Imola was born.
In 1987 and 1989 Nelson Piquet and Gerhard Berger had big accidents at the high speed Tamburello corner. They emerged relatively unscathed, but in 1994 the corner claimed the life of one of Formula One's greatest drivers, Ayrton Senna. In one of the sport's darkest weekends Rubens Barrichello was knocked unconscious on Friday morning. Roland Ratzenberger, the much loved Austrian rookie, was tragically killed on Saturday with minutes of qualifying left. The race itself saw collisions, stray tyres in the pit lane, and, most tragically, the death of Senna.
Despite the events of 1994, Imola has retained some of its magic. It is still a marvellous circuit with corners such as Acque Minerale providing real challenges for the modern Formula One driver. The atmosphere created by the tifosi is unlike anything on earth. They live and breathe Ferrari and give Imola a special type of magic you won't find anywhere else.
Imola can be easily reached from any part of Italy. Just 35km from Bologna, it is served by the A14 Bologna-Bari motorway and the S9 state road. Alternatively it is served by rail as the town lies on the mainline to Ancona. The circuit is a decent walk, approximately 1,500 metres, from the local train station.
If you're flying in, the nearest international airport to Imola is the Guglielmo Marconi airport in Bologna, which operates most European routes.
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