| 2005 Turkish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 14 of 19 in the2005 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 21 August 2005 | ||||
| Official name | 2005 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix[1] | ||||
| Location | Istanbul Park Tuzla,Turkey | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.340 km (3.318 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 58 laps, 309.356 km (192.225 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny; 30°C Air; 45°C Track | ||||
| Attendance | 100,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:26.797 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:24.770 on lap 39(lap record) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Renault | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2005 Turkish Grand Prix (officially the2005 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix) was aFormula One motor race held on 21 August 2005 atIstanbul Park,Tuzla,Turkey. It was the fourteenth race of the2005 FIA Formula One World Championship and the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix.
The 58-lap race was won by Finnish driverKimi Räikkönen, driving aMcLaren-Mercedes. Räikkönen took his fifth victory of the season after starting frompole position and leading every lap. Räikkönen's Colombian teammate,Juan Pablo Montoya, ran second until he collided with a backmarker and then ran wide in the closing laps, allowing SpaniardFernando Alonso through in hisRenault.
With five races remaining, Alonso led the Drivers' Championship by 24 points from Räikkönen, while Renault's lead over McLaren in the Constructors' Championship was nine points.
The bottom six 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 |  | Pedro de la Rosa |
| Red Bull-Cosworth |  | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
| Toyota |  | Ricardo Zonta |
| Jordan-Toyota |  | Nicolas Kiesa |
| Minardi-Cosworth | | Enrico Toccacelo |
After theHungarian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso led the drivers' championship with 26 points ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and 32 points ahead of Michael Schumacher. In the constructors' championship, Renault led McLaren-Mercedes by twelve points and Ferrari by 31 points.
In qualifying, Räikkönen set the fastest time and secured his eighth pole position. Fisichella came second in the Renault ahead of his teammate Alonso.
Michael Schumacher andMark Webber collided on lap 14. The rear suspension of Schumacher's Ferrari was damaged, but after repairs he rejoined the race. Webber's Williams lost the nose cone.
Felipe Massa lost the front wing andbargeboard from his Sauber in a first-corner collision with the Williams of former teammateNick Heidfeld. After replacements were fitted, Massa continued racing until his engine failed on lap 29. Both Williams cars retired from the race due to right-rear tyre failures - Webber on lap 21 and Heidfeld on lap 30.
Juan Pablo Montoya was running second on the penultimate lap when he clashed with the Jordan ofTiago Monteiro, damaging hisdiffuser. On the next lap Montoya ran straight ahead at Turn 8, allowingFernando Alonso to pass him. Montoya's fastest lap was over two seconds faster than his teammate's qualifying time.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.797 | - | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:27.039 | +0.242 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:27.050 | +0.253 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.352 | +0.555 | 4 |
| 5 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:27.501 | +0.704 | 5 |
| 6 | 8 |  Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | 1:27.929 | +1.132 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 |  Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | 1:27.944 | +1.147 | 7 |
| 8 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:28.419 | +1.622 | 8 |
| 9 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:28.594 | +1.797 | 9 |
| 10 | 15 |  Christian Klien | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:28.963 | +2.166 | 10 |
| 11 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:29.369 | +2.572 | 11 |
| 12 | 14 |  David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:29.764 | +2.967 | 12 |
| 13 | 3 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:30.063 | +3.266 | 13 |
| 14 | 4 |  Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:30.175 | +3.378 | 201,3 |
| 15 | 18 |  Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | 1:30.710 | +3.913 | 14 |
| 16 | 21 |  Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:32.186 | +5.389 | 15 |
| 17 | 20 |  Robert Doornbos | Minardi-Cosworth | No time2 | 17 | |
| 18 | 11 |  Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | No time4 | 16 | |
| 19 | 19 |  Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | No time | 183 | |
| 20 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | No time5 | 193 | |
Source:[2] | ||||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 58 | 1:24:34.454 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | M | 58 | + 18.609 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 58 | + 19.635 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | M | 58 | + 37.973 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | M | 58 | + 39.304 | 13 | 4 |
| 6 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | M | 58 | + 55.420 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | M | 58 | + 1:09.292 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull-Cosworth | M | 58 | + 1:11.622 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | M | 58 | + 1:19.987 | PL6 | |
| 10 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | B | 57 | + 1 Lap | 11 | |
| 11 | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | M | 57 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
| 12 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | M | 57 | + 1 Lap | 9 | |
| 13 | 20 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 55 | + 3 Laps | 17 | |
| 14 | 19 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | B | 55 | + 3 Laps | 18 | |
| 15 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | B | 55 | + 3 Laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 21 | Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 48 | Withdrew | 15 | |
| Ret | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 32 | Collision Damage | 19 | |
| Ret | 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | M | 29 | Tyre | 6 | |
| Ret | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | M | 28 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 7 | Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | M | 20 | Tyre | 7 | |
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| Previous race: 2005 Hungarian Grand Prix | FIA Formula One World Championship 2005 season | Next race: 2005 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: N/A | Turkish Grand Prix | Next race: 2006 Turkish Grand Prix |
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