2005 China Grand Prix

Race details
Race 19 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One season.
Date	October 16, 2005
Location	Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai, China
Course	Permanent Racing Facility 3.387 mi / 5.451 km
Distance	56 laps, 189.559 mi / 305.066 km
Weather	Cloudy
Pole
Driver	Fernando Alonso	Renault F1
Time	1.34.080
Fastest Lap
Driver	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1.33.242 (56)
Podium
First	Fernando Alonso	Renault F1
Second	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota F1

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Qualifying

Qualifying took place on October 15. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ...

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Lap	Gap
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:34.080	—
2	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:34.401	+0.321
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:34.488	+0.408
4	3	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:34.801	+0.721
5	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.188	+1.108
6	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:35.301	+1.221
7	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:35.428	+1.348
8	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:35.610	+1.530
9	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:35.723	+1.643
10	7	Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	1:35.739	+1.659
11	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:35.898	+1.818
12	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:36.044	+1.964
13	8	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW	1:36.445	+2.365
14	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:36.472	+2.392
15	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	1:36.707	+2.627
16	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	1:36.788	+2.708
17	4	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	1:37.083	+3.003
18	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.105	+5.025
19	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	1:39.233	+5.153
20	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.460	+5.380

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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Lap	Gap	Grid	Points
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	56	1'39:53.618	1	10
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	56	+4.0	3	8
3	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	56	+25.3	9	6
4	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	56	+26.1	2	5
5	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Cosworth	56	+31.8	14	4
6	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	56	+36.4	11	3
7	7	Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	56	+36.8	10	2
8	3	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	56	+41.2	4	1
9	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	56	+44.2	7
10	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	56	+59.9	16
11	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	56	+1:24.6	19
12	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	56	+1:32.8	8
13	8	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW	55	Tyre puncture	13
14	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi-Cosworth	55	Out of fuel	20
15	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	55	+1 Lap	12
16	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	50	Wheel nut	18
RET	4	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	34	Gearbox	17
RET	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	28	Accident	15
RET	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	24	Engine	5
RET	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	20	Spin	6

Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Fernando Alonso Díaz (born on July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain) is a Formula One racing driver, currently living in Oxford, England. ... Renault F1 is a Formula One racing team that has competed both as an engine supplier and as a constructor from the late 1970s to the present day, with several breaks. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Räikkönen redirects here. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975) is a German Formula One racing driver for the Toyota team. ... Toyota F1 is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Giancarlo Fisichella (born January 14, 1973 in Rome) is an Italian Formula One racing driver. ... Renault F1 is a Formula One racing team that has competed both as an engine supplier and as a constructor from the late 1970s to the present day, with several breaks. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Christian Klien (born February 7, 1983) is an Austrian Formula One racing driver for the Red Bull Racing team. ... Red Bull Racing is one of two (along with Scuderia Toro Rosso) Formula One teams owned by Austrian beverage company Red Bull. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Felipe Massa (born April 25, 1981) is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver, currently employed by Ferrari as team-mate to seven times world champion Michael Schumacher. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Mark Alan Webber (born August 27, 1976) is an Australian Formula One driver. ... 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Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve (born April 9, 1971) is a Canadian automobile racing driver, and winner of Formula One (1997) and Champ Car championships and the Indianapolis 500, one of only three drivers to accomplish all three feats (the others being Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario Andretti). ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro (pron. ... Eddie Jordan, founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix, greets the fans in Montreal in 1996 Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Barrichello in his Ferrari in 2003 Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello (born May 23, 1972) is a Brazilian Formula One race driver who drives for Honda Racing. ... Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Antônio Reginaldo Pizzonia Júnior (born in Manaus, Brazil) is one of two test drivers for the Williams Formula One team. ... WilliamsF1, formerly Williams Grand Prix Engineering, is a Formula 1 (F1) motor racing team formed and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Robert Michael Doornbos (born 23 September 1981) is a Dutch Formula One driver for the Minardi team. ... Minardi was an automobile racing team founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Jarno Trulli (born 13 July 1974 in Pescara, Italy) is an Italian Formula One auto racing driver currently in the employ of the Toyota team. ... Toyota F1 is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Christijan Albers (b. ... Minardi was an automobile racing team founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Takuma Sato (佐藤 琢磨 Satō Takuma), born January 28, 1977, is a Japanese Formula One automobile racing driver. ... British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (born January 14, 1977, Chennai, India) is a Formula One driver. ... Eddie Jordan, founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix, greets the fans in Montreal in 1996 Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975) is a racing driver from Colombia who drove in Formula One from 2001 to 2006. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, near Cologne) is a German Formula One driver and seven-time Formula One world champion. ... Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. ...

Notes

• Pole position: Fernando Alonso 1:34.080
• Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen; 1m 33.242s on lap 56.
• Lap Leader: Fernando Alonso 1-56 (56).
• Race Winner: Fernando Alonso
• Renault F1 clinched the world constructors' championship.
• During a warm up lap as the cars were lining up on the grid from the pit lane, Christijan Albers and Michael Schumacher's cars crashed into each other. Both were forced to start from the pits in their teams' spare car.
• Narain Karthikeyan started from the pits after deciding to pull in from the pace lap.
• The safety car was brought out twice — the second for an accident in which Karthikeyan's car came to rest on the straight near Turn 13 (he walked away), and the first for when a manhole cover on track came loose, and was run over by Montoya. Montoya had his right front changed, but soon dropped out because McLaren were uncertain about the effects on his car.
• Ralf Schumacher, Christian Klien and Felipe Massa all opted not to pit during the second safety car period, meaning that they ran 2nd, 3rd and 4th for a while. Mainly due to Rubens Barrichello's slower Ferrari running ahead of Jenson Button, Mark Webber and David Coulthard, the cars ahead managed to build enough of a gap to finish higher than expected after making their pitstops, moving Ralf and Felipe above their team-mates in the championship, giving Sauber points in their final race, and giving Klien his best ever Formula 1 finish.
• As the nineteenth race of the season, it made the 2005 season the longest in the history of the Formula 1 World Championship.