| 2005 Chinese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 19 of 19 in the2005 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 16 October 2005 | ||||
| Official name | 2005 Formula 1Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai,China | ||||
| Course | Permanent Racing Facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.451 km (3.387 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Attendance | 270,000 (Weekend)[1] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Renault | ||||
| Time | 1.34.080 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1.33.242 on lap 56 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Renault | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Toyota | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2005 Chinese Grand Prix (officially the2005 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix)[2] was the nineteenth and finalFormula One motor race of the2005 Formula One season which took place on 16 October 2005 at theShanghai International Circuit. This was the second Chinese Grand Prix to be held since the event's 2004 inception.
The race was won by the new World Champion,Renault'sFernando Alonso.McLaren driverKimi Räikkönen was four seconds behind in second position, a reflection of their season long duel for the championship.Toyota driverRalf Schumacher was third. Renault won the Constructors' Championship at this race.
This was the final race forAntônio Pizzonia and theBAR,Minardi andJordan teams, although all three teams continued into 2006 under different names (Honda,Toro Rosso andMidland respectively). This was also the last win for a car equipped with a 6-speed gearbox and with a V10 engine.
The bottom 6 teams in the2004 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.
| Constructor | No | Driver |
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| McLaren-Mercedes | 35 |  Pedro de la Rosa |
| Sauber-Petronas | - | |
| Red Bull-Cosworth | 37 |  Vitantonio Liuzzi |
| Toyota | 38 |  Ricardo Zonta |
| Jordan-Toyota | 39 |  Nicolas Kiesa |
| Minardi-Cosworth | - |
After theJapanese Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso led the drivers' standings with 19 points ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and 61 points ahead of Michael Schumacher. Renault led the constructors' championship by 2 points ahead of McLaren and 76 points ahead of Ferrari. This was the final race withJim Rosenthal asITV anchor in theUnited Kingdom. Rosenthal had held the role since ITV took over the UK's coverage of Formula One in1997. For the2006 season,Steve Rider returned to his position as anchor after losing his job when ITV got the rights to broadcast for 1997. OnBBC Radio 5 Live, this wasBen Edwards' final race as radio commentator. Starting from 2006,David Croft would gain the commentary position alongside Maurice Hamilton. Edwards would later return for the2012 season replacingMartin Brundle on BBC TV commentary.
Alonso took pole ahead of his teammate Giancarlo Fisichella. Raikkonen finished third ahead of Jenson Button and Juan Pablo Montoya.
During warmup, as the cars ran from the pits to line up on the grid, a slow-movingMichael Schumacher pulled left into the path ofChristijan Albers who was at speed. The cars collided causing considerable damage to each, earning Schumacher a reprimand from the stewards after the race.[3] Both drivers changed to their teams' spare cars and started the race from the pitlane, along withNarain Karthikeyan. Alonso dominated the race, taking a lights-to-flag victory, capping a best-ever season for Renault which included victories in both titles. McLaren's bid for the constructors' championship effectively ended on lap 5, when Montoya's engine failed, ending his race, having also sustained damage from running over a loose drain cover – the drain incident was a known issue with the circuit, having occurred earlier in the year in a touring car event.[4][5]
Renault's number two driverGiancarlo Fisichella's chances of making the podium ended when he received a drive-through penalty for obstructive driving in the pits during the second safety car period. He ended the race less than a second behind Ralf Schumacher.Red Bull'sChristian Klien had a career-best drive to take fifth position with Felipe Massa, Mark Webber and Jenson Button completing the point-scoring finishers. Räikkönen recorded the race's fastest lap, a record-equalling tenth for the season.
Qualifying took place on October 15.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:34.080 | — | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:34.401 | +0.321 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.488 | +0.408 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |  Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:34.801 | +0.721 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.188 | +1.108 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:35.301 | +1.221 | 6 |
| 7 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:35.428 | +1.348 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:35.610 | +1.534 | 8 |
| 9 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:35.723 | +1.645 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 |  Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | 1:35.739 | +1.659 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:35.898 | +1.818 | 11 |
| 12 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.044 | +1.964 | 12 |
| 13 | 8 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams-BMW | 1:36.445 | +2.365 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 |  Christian Klien | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:36.472 | +2.392 | 14 |
| 15 | 19 |  Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | 1:36.707 | +2.627 | 15 |
| 16 | 11 |  Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | 1:36.788 | +2.708 | 16 |
| 17 | 4 |  Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:37.083 | +3.003 | 17 |
| 18 | 21 |  Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:39.105 | +5.025 | 18 |
| 19 | 18 |  Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | 1:39.233 | +5.153 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |  Robert Doornbos | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:39.460 | +5.380 | 20 |
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| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | M | 56 | 1:39:53.618 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 56 | +4.015 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | M | 56 | +25.376 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | M | 56 | +26.114 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull-Cosworth | M | 56 | +31.839 | 14 | 4 |
| 6 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | M | 56 | +36.400 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | M | 56 | +36.842 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | M | 56 | +41.249 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | M | 56 | +44.247 | 7 | |
| 10 | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | M | 56 | +59.977 | 16 | |
| 11 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | B | 56 | +1:24.648 | 19 | |
| 12 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | B | 56 | +1:32.812 | 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams-BMW | M | 55 | Tyre | 13 | |
| 14 | 20 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 55 | Out of fuel | 20 | |
| 15 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | M | 55 | +1 lap | 12 | |
| 16 | 21 | Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 51 | Wheel nut | PL1 | |
| Ret | 4 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | M | 34 | Gearbox | 17 | |
| Ret | 19 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | B | 28 | Accident | PL1 | |
| Ret | 10 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 24 | Engine | 5 | |
| Ret | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 22 | Spun off | PL1 | |
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| Previous race: 2005 Japanese Grand Prix | FIA Formula One World Championship 2005 season | Next race: 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 2004 Chinese Grand Prix | Chinese Grand Prix | Next race: 2006 Chinese Grand Prix |
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