Sunday, April 3 2005 20:02 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Manama (Bahrain) : The harsh realities of elite motorsport caught up with Narain Karthikeyan as his Jordan-Toyota E15 developed electrical problems and was forced to retire after only two laps in the Bahrain Grand Prix in Manama today (Apr 3, 2005).

The Sakhir International Circuit at the desert venue saw Renault reign supreme yet again with Fernando Alonso clinching his second title on the trot and widen the gap over the rest.

Italian Jarno Trulli in Panasonic Toyota came second and Finn Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren Mercedes picked up his season's first podium finish in third place.

Jordan however had reasons to celebrate with Narain's team-mate Tiego Monteiro coming up 10th, two laps behind the winner.

Narain, starting behind Monteiro, did well to get past more than one car in the first two laps before his race came to a premature end.

"It is really a pity that I had to retire in the race as I made a really good start and I managed to overtake a few cars," Narain said after the race.

"I was keeping up the pace but suddenly the car just stopped on the track because of an electrical problem."

Jordan Sporting director Trevor Carlin said though the team was a little disappointed, it was happy for Monteiro's top ten finish.

"We are slightly disappointed that Narain had a problem and could not finish the race as he made up some good positions and things were looking quite good," Carlin said.