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| 2005 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 12 of 19 in the2005 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 24 July 2005 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 GrosserMobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2005[1] | ||||
| Location | Hockenheimring,Hockenheim,Germany | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.574 km (2.842 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 67 laps, 306.458 km (190.424 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Cloudy with drizzle, but staying dry during the race. Air temp: 24°C. | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:14.320 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:14.873 on lap 24 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Renault | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | BAR-Honda | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2005 German Grand Prix (officially theFormula 1 Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2005) was aFormula One motor race held on 24 July 2005 in theHockenheimring,Hockenheim,Germany at 14:00CEST (UTC+2). The 67-lap race was the twelfth round of the2005 Formula One season.Renault driverFernando Alonso won the race, taking his sixth victory of the season, whilstJuan Pablo Montoya finished second for theMcLaren team after starting from 19th place.BAR-Honda driverJenson Button, completed the podium by finishing in third position. It was his first podium finish of the season, because the BAR team had been disqualified from theSan Marino Grand Prix.
As a consequence of the race, Alonso extended his lead in theDrivers' Championship by 10 points to 36 points over his main title rival, McLaren driverKimi Räikkönen, who had retired from the lead of the race, but still remained second in the standings.Ferrari driver and reigning world championMichael Schumacher, finished the race in fifth position and retained third place in the standings, albeit being 40 points behind Alonso.Juan Pablo Montoya was still in fourth, andRubens Barichello remained fifth despite finishing out of the points. In theConstructors' Championship, Renault extended their lead to 22 points from title rivalsMcLaren. McLaren increased the gap between themselves and third placed Ferrari to 17 points, whilstToyota andWilliams remained fourth and fifth respectively.
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 | Nat | Driver |
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| McLaren-Mercedes |  | Alexander Wurz |
| Sauber-Petronas | - | |
| Red Bull-Cosworth |  | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
| Toyota |  | Ricardo Zonta |
| Jordan-Toyota |  | Nicolas Kiesa |
| Minardi-Cosworth | - |
Kimi Räikkönen qualified first and maintained this position after the start and first round of pitstops. Meanwhile, his teammate Juan Pablo Montoya, had gained nine positions in the first lap after he had failed to set a qualifying time and started last on the grid.
However, on lap 35, Räikkönen's car suffered a hydraulics failure forcing his retirement from the race. This meant thatFernando Alonso inherited first position. It was Räikkönen's fifth consecutive retirement at the circuit.Michael Schumacher andRubens Barrichello suffered from the poor durability of the Bridgestone tyres on their Ferraris again, particularly Schumacher who had chosen a softer compound. This allowedJenson Button to overtake Schumacher to take second place, although he quickly pitted, allowing Montoya take gain the position. Montoya then managed to stay ahead of Button after his own second stop. In the final laps of the race, Schumacher's problems allowedGiancarlo Fisichella to take his fourth place. During the raceJacques Villeneuve was in three separate collisions; he clashed with Barrichello on lap 1,Robert Doornbos on lap 4, andTiago Monteiro on lap 27.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:14.320 | - | 1 |
| 2 | 3 |  Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:14.759 | +0.439 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:14.904 | +0.586 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:14.927 | +0.609 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:15.006 | +0.688 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 |  Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | 1:15.070 | +0.752 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | 1:15.403 | +1.083 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 |  Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:15.501 | +1.181 | 8 |
| 9 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:15.532 | +1.212 | 9 |
| 10 | 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:15.635 | +1.315 | 10 |
| 11 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:15.679 | +1.359 | 11 |
| 12 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:15.689 | +1.369 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:16.009 | +1.691 | 13 |
| 14 | 11 |  Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | 1:16.012 | +1.694 | 14 |
| 15 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:16.230 | +1.910 | 15 |
| 16 | 21 |  Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:17.519 | +3.199 | 16 |
| 17 | 20 |  Robert Doornbos | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:18.313 | +3.993 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |  Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | 1:18.599 | +4.279 | 18 |
| 19 | 10 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | No time | 201 | |
| 20 | 19 |  Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | No time | 19 | |
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| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | M | 67 | 1:26:28.599 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 67 | +22.569 | 20 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | M | 67 | +24.422 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | M | 67 | +50.587 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 67 | +51.690 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | M | 67 | +52.242 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | M | 67 | +52.700 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | M | 67 | +56.570 | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull-Cosworth | M | 67 | +1:09.818 | 10 | |
| 10 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | B | 66 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| 11 | 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | M | 66 | +1 lap | 7 | |
| 12 | 4 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | M | 66 | +1 lap | 8 | |
| 13 | 21 | Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 65 | +2 laps | 16 | |
| 14 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | M | 64 | Engine | 9 | |
| 15 | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | M | 64 | +3 laps | 14 | |
| 16 | 19 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | B | 64 | +3 laps | 19 | |
| 17 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | B | 64 | +3 laps | 18 | |
| 18 | 20 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 63 | +4 laps | 17 | |
| NC | 7 | Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | M | 55 | +12 laps | 6 | |
| Ret | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 35 | Hydraulics | 1 | |
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