2005 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	56
Races	19
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

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Australia	Melbourne	06 March
2	Malaysia	Sepang	20 March
3	Bahrain	Sakhir	03 April
4	San Marino	Imola	24 April
5	Spain	Catalunya	08 May
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	22 May
7	Europe	Nurburgring	29 May
8	Canada	Montreal	12 June
9	USA	Indianapolis	19 June
10	France	Magny-Cours	03 July
11	Britain	Silverstone	10 July
12	Germany	Hockenheim	24 July
13	Hungary	Hungaroring	31 July
14	Turkey	Istanbul	21 August
15	Italy	Monza	04 September
16	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	11 September
17	Brazil	Interlagos	25 September
18	Japan	Suzuka	09 October
19	China	Shanghai	16 October

First race (Grand Prix): Turkey
First race (circuit): Istanbul (first Turkish circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last Grand Prix until…: 2007 for Belgium
Last race at a circuit until…: 2007 for Spa-Francorchamps

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	Australia	Result
2	Malaysia	Result
3	Bahrain	Result
4	San Marino	Result
5	Spain	Result
6	Monaco	Result
7	Europe	Result
8	Canada	Result
9	USA	Result
10	France	Result
11	Britain	Result
12	Germany	Result
13	Hungary	Result
14	Turkey	Result
15	Italy	Result
16	Belgium	Result
17	Brazil (drivers’ title decider)	Result
18	Japan	Result
19	China (constructors’ title decider)	Result

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 2005 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

BAR: (GBR) Jenson Button (1-4, 7-19); (GBR) Takuma Sato (1-4, 7-19); (GBR) Anthony Davidson (2)
Ferrari: (BRA) Rubens Barrichello (All); (DEU) Michael Schumacher (All)
Jordan: (IND) Narain Karthikeyan (All) (Rookie) (first Indian driver to enter a World Championship race); (PRT) Tiago Monteiro (All) (Rookie)
McLaren: (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (All); (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya (1-2, 5-19); (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa (3); (AUT) Alexander Wurz (4)
Minardi: (NLD) Christijan Albers (All) (Rookie); (AUT) Patrick Friesacher (1-11) (Rookie); (NLD) Robert Doornbos (12-19) (Rookie)
Red Bull: (GBR) David Coulthard (All); (AUT) Christian Klien (1-3, 8-19); (ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi (4-7) (Rookie)
Renault: (ESP) Fernando Alonso (All); (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (All)
Sauber: (BRA) Felipe Massa (All); (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (All)
Toyota: (ITA) Jarno Trulli (All); (DEU) Ralf Schumacher (1-8, 10-19); (BRA) Ricardo Zonta (9)
Williams: (AUS) Mark Webber (All); (DEU) Nick Heidfeld (1-14); (BRA) Antonio Pizzonia (15-19)

Final season (drivers): Patrick Friesacher; Antonio Pizzonia; Ricardo Zonta
First entry (drivers) since…: 2000 for Alexander Wurz; 2002 for Anthony Davidson and Pedro de la Rosa
Last entry (drivers) until…: 2007 for Anthony Davidson and Alexander Wurz; 2011 for Narain Karthikeyan
Debut season (constructors): Red Bull
Final season (constructors): BAR; Jordan; Minardi
Last entry (constructors) until…: 2011 for Sauber

The following drivers participated in a Friday practice session during the 2005 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Jordan: (NLD) Robert Doornbos (1-6, 9-11); (FRA) Franck Montagny (7); (DNK) Nicolas Kiesa (12-17, 19); (JPN) Sakon Yamamoto (18) (Rookie)
McLaren: (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa (1-2, 4-5, 8-11, 14-15, 18-19); (AUT) Alexander Wurz (3, 6-7, 12-13, 16-17)
Minardi: (ISR) Chanoch Nissany (13) (Rookie); (ITA) Enrico Toccacelo (14-16) (Rookie)
Red Bull: (ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi (1-3, 10-19) (Rookie); (AUT) Christian Klien (4-7); (USA) Scott Speed (8-9) (Rookie)
Toyota: (BRA) Ricardo Zonta (1-8, 11-19); (FRA) Olivier Panis (10)

There were no first-time winners in 2005.

Driver	Grand Prix
Mark Webber (Williams)	Monaco
Tiago Monteiro (Jordan)	USA

Constructor	Grand Prix
Toyota (Jarno Trulli)	Malaysia

Driver	Grand Prix
Nick Heidfeld (Williams)	Europe

Constructor	Grand Prix
Toyota (Jarno Trulli)	USA