2005 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 56th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Fernando Alonso (1st title, 28th different world champion, 1st Spanish champion) |
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Renault (1st title, 12th different world champion constructor) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: |  Michael Schumacher |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: |  Ferrari |
| Races: | 19 |
| Winning drivers: |  Kimi Raikkonen (7) Fernando Alonso (7)  Juan Pablo Montoya (3) Giancarlo Fisichella (1) Michael Schumacher (1) |
| Winning constructors: |  McLaren (10) Renault (8) Ferrari (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | none |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | Melbourne | 06 March | 2005 Australian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Malaysia | Sepang | 20 March | 2005 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 3 |  Bahrain | Sakhir | 03 April | 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| 4 |  San Marino | Imola | 24 April | 2005 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | 08 May | 2005 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 22 May | 2005 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Europe | Nurburgring | 29 May | 2005 European Grand Prix |
| 8 |  Canada | Montreal | 12 June | 2005 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 9 |  USA | Indianapolis | 19 June | 2005 United States Grand Prix |
| 10 | France | Magny-Cours | 03 July | 2005 French Grand Prix |
| 11 | Britain | Silverstone | 10 July | 2005 British Grand Prix |
| 12 | Germany | Hockenheim | 24 July | 2005 German Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Hungary | Hungaroring | 31 July | 2005 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Turkey | Istanbul | 21 August | 2005 Turkish Grand Prix |
| 15 | Italy | Monza | 04 September | 2005 Italian Grand Prix |
| 16 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 11 September | 2005 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 17 |  Brazil DT | Interlagos | 25 September | 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 18 |  Japan | Suzuka | 09 October | 2005 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 19 |  China CT | Shanghai | 16 October | 2005 Chinese Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
Race drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| BAR | Jenson Button | 1-4, 7-19 |
| Anthony Davidson | 2 | |
| Takuma Sato | 1-4, 7-19 | |
| Ferrari | Rubens Barrichello | All |
| Michael Schumacher | All | |
 Jordan |  Narain Karthikeyan | All |
 Tiago Monteiro | All | |
| McLaren | Pedro de la Rosa | 3 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 1-2, 5-19 | |
| Kimi Raikkonen | All | |
 Alexander Wurz | 4 | |
| Minardi |  Christijan Albers | All |
| Robert Doornbos | 12-19 | |
| Patrick Friesacher | 1-11 | |
| Red Bull | David Coulthard | All |
| Christian Klien | 1-3, 8-19 | |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 4-7 | |
| Renault | Fernando Alonso | All |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | All | |
 Sauber | Felipe Massa | All |
| Jacques Villeneuve | All | |
| Toyota | Ralf Schumacher | 1-8, 10-19 |
| Jarno Trulli | All | |
| Ricardo Zonta | 9 | |
| Williams | Nick Heidfeld | 1-14 |
| Antonio Pizzonia | 15-19 | |
| Mark Webber | All |
Free practice drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan | Robert Doornbos | 1-6, 9-11 |
 Nicolas Kiesa | 12-17, 19 | |
| Franck Montagny | 7 | |
| Sakon Yamamoto | 18 | |
| McLaren | Pedro de la Rosa | 1-2, 4-5, 8-11, 14-15, 18-19 |
| Alexander Wurz | 3, 6-7, 12-13, 16-17 | |
| Minardi |  Chanoch Nissany | 13 |
| Enrico Toccacelo | 14-16 | |
| Red Bull | Christian Klien | 4-7 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1-3, 10-19 | |
| Scott Speed | 8-9 | |
| Toyota | Olivier Panis | 10 |
| Ricardo Zonta | 1-8, 11-19 |
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2 | Malaysia | Sepang | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 3 | Bahrain | Sakhir | Pedro de
la Rosa | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 7 | Europe | Nurburgring | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 8 | Canada | Montreal | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 9 | USA | Indianapolis | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 10 | France | Magny-Cours | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 11 | Britain | Silverstone | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 12 | Germany | Hockenheim | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 13 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 14 | Turkey | Istanbul | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 15 | Italy | Monza | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 16 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota |
| 17 | Brazil | Interlagos | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 18 | Japan | Suzuka | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 19 | China | Shanghai | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top eight classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (8), 3rd (6), 4th (5), 5th (4), 6th (3), 7th (2), 8th (1)
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | AUS | MYS | BHR | SMR | ESP | MCO | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | TUR | ITA | BEL | BRA | JPN | CHN | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | R | DNS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 133 |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | 8 | 9 | 3 | R | 1 | 1 | 11R | 1 | DNS | 2 | 3 | R | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 112 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | R | 7 | R | 2 | R | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | R | 10 | R | 4 | 7 | R | 62 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | DSQ | DNS | R | 1 | 2 | R | 3 | 1 | 14R | 1 | R | R | 60 | ||
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | R | R | R | 5 | 12 | 6 | R | DNS | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | R | 5 | 2 | 4 | 58 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | R | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 45 | |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | R | DNS | 5 | 9 | 14R | 4 | 6 | 5 | R | 13R | R | 15 | 43 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | 2 | R | 9 | R | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 38 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | 11R | R | R | DSQ | 10 | R | DNS | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 37 | ||
| 10 | Mark Webber | 5 | R | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | R | 5 | DNS | 12 | 11 | NC | 7 | R | 14 | 4 | NC | 4 | 7 | 36 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | R | 3 | R | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | R | DNS | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | R | 28 | |||||
| 12 | David Coulthard | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | R | 4 | 7 | DNS | 10 | 13 | 7 | R | 7 | 15 | R | R | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11R | 9 | 14 | 4 | DNS | R | 10 | 8 | 14 | R | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | 13 | R | 11R | 4 | R | 11 | 13 | 9 | DNS | 8 | 14 | 15 | R | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| 15 | Christian Klien | 7 | 8 | DNS | 8 | DNS | R | 15 | 9 | R | 8 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| 16 | Tiago Monteiro | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 8 | R | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| 17 | Alexander Wurz | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Narain Karthikeyan | 15 | 11 | R | 12 | 13 | R | 16 | R | 4 | 15 | R | 16 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 15 | R | 5 |
| 19 | Pedro de la Rosa | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Christijan Albers | R | 13 | 13 | R | R | 14 | 17 | 11 | 5 | R | 18 | 13 | NC | R | 19 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16R | 4 |
| 21 | Patrick Friesacher | 17 | R | 12 | R | R | R | 18 | R | 6 | R | 19 | 3 | ||||||||
| 22 | Antonio Pizzonia | 7 | 15R | R | R | 13R | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | Takuma Sato | 14R | R | DSQ | 12 | R | DNS | 11 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 16 | R | 10 | DSQ | R | 1 | |||
| 24 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 8 | R | R | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | Robert Doornbos | 18 | R | 13 | 18 | 13 | R | 14 | 14R | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Anthony Davidson | R | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Ricardo Zonta | DNS | |||||||||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | AUS | MYS | BHR | SMR | ESP | MCO | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | TUR | ITA | BEL | BRA | JPN | CHN | Points |
Notes
- Only the constructors using Bridgestone tyres started the United States Grand Prix. The Michelin runners pitted at the end of the formation lap and refused to start the race due to safety concerns regarding their tyres.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 2005.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top eight classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (8), 3rd (6), 4th (5), 5th (4), 6th (3), 7th (2), 8th (1)
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | AUS | MYS | BHR | SMR | ESP | MCO | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | TUR | ITA | BEL | BRA | JPN | CHN | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | R | DNS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 191 |
| 3 | R | R | R | 5 | 12 | 6 | R | DNS | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | R | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | DNS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 182 |
| 8 | 9 | 5 | R | 7 | 5 | 11R | DSQ | DNS | R | 3 | R | R | 3 | 4 | 14R | 2 | R | R | |||
| 3 | Ferrari | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 100 |
| R | R | R | R | R | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | R | 12 | R | 6 | 11 | R | |||
| 4 | Toyota | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | DNS | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 88 |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | R | R | DNS | 7 | 9 | 14R | 4 | 12 | 6 | R | 13R | R | 15 | |||
| 5 | Williams-BMW | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | DNS | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | R | 7 | 4 | NC | 4 | 7 | 66 |
| R | R | R | 7 | 10 | 3 | R | R | DNS | 14 | 12 | NC | 7 | R | 14 | 15R | R | R | 13R | |||
| 6 | BAR-Honda | 11R | R | R | DSQ | 10 | R | DNS | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 38 | ||
| 14R | R | R | DSQ | 12 | R | DNS | 11 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 16 | R | 10 | DSQ | R | |||||
| 7 | Red Bull-Cosworth | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | R | 4 | 7 | DNS | 10 | 13 | 7 | R | 7 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | 8 | DNS | 11 | R | R | 9 | 8 | DNS | R | 15 | 9 | R | 8 | 15 | R | R | 9 | 9 | |||
| 8 | Sauber-Petronas | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11R | 9 | 13 | 4 | DNS | 8 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
| 13 | R | 11R | 10 | R | 11 | 14 | 9 | DNS | R | 14 | 15 | R | R | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 9 | Jordan-Toyota | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
| 16 | 12 | R | 13 | 13 | R | 16 | R | 4 | 15 | R | 17 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 11 | R | 15 | R | |||
| 10 | Minardi-Cosworth | 17 | 13 | 12 | R | R | 14 | 17 | 11 | 5 | R | 18 | 13 | NC | 13 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14R | 7 |
| R | R | 13 | R | R | R | 18 | R | 6 | R | 19 | 18 | R | R | 19 | 13 | R | 16 | 16R | |||
| No. | Constructor | AUS | MYS | BHR | SMR | ESP | MCO | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | TUR | ITA | BEL | BRA | JPN | CHN | Points |
Notes
- Only the constructors using Bridgestone tyres started the United States Grand Prix. The Michelin runners pitted at the end of the formation lap and refused to start the race due to safety concerns regarding their tyres.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 2005.