2005 Bahrain Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Sakhir, 57 laps |
| Round | 3 of 19 |
| Race numbers | The 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault | 57 | 1hr 29m 18.531s | 10 | |
| 2 | +1 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 57 | +13.409s | 8 |
| 3 | +6 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +32.063s | 6 |
| 4 | +2 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 57 | +53.272s | 5 |
| 5 | +3 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +1m 04.988s | 4 |
| 6 | -1 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | 57 | +1m 14.701s | 3 |
| 7 | +5 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 56 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 8 | +6 | (GBR) David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | 56 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 9 | +11 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +6 | (PRT) Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | 55 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +4 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | 54 | DNF | |
| 12 | +7 | (AUT) Patrick Friesacher | Minardi-Cosworth | 54 | +3 laps | |
| 13 | +5 | (NLD) Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | 53 | +4 laps | |
| R | (GBR) Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | (JPN) Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 12 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | (IND) Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | 2 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| (AUT) Christian Klien | Red Bull-Cosworth | |||||
Notes
- Jacques Villeneuve ended lap 54 in P10 before retiring on the following lap.
- Christian Klien did not start the Grand Prix after an electrical issue prevented him from starting the formation lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
| 2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
| 3 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Toyota | |
| 4 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | |
| 5 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | |
| 6 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | |
| 7 | |||
| 8 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 9 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 10 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | |
| 11 | (GBR) Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | |
| 12 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | |
| 13 | (JPN) Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | |
| 14 | (GBR) David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | |
| 15 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | |
| 16 | (PRT) Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | |
| 17 | (IND) Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | |
| 18 | (NLD) Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | |
| 19 | (AUT) Patrick Friesacher | Minardi-Cosworth | |
| 20 | -10 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
Notes
- Rubens Barrichello received a 10-place grid penalty for an engine change.
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| (NLD) Robert Doornbos | Jordan-Toyota |
| (ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi | Red Bull-Cosworth |
| (AUT) Alexander Wurz | McLaren-Mercedes |
| (BRA) Ricardo Zonta | Toyota |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | 26 |
| 2 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 16 |
| 3 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 10 |
| 4 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 9 |
| 5 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 9 |
| 6 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 8 |
| 7 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | 8 |
| 8 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 7 |
| 9 | (AUS) Mark Webber | 7 |
| 10 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | 6 |
| 11 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | 4 |
| 12 | (AUT) Christian Klien | 3 |
| 13 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | 2 |
| 14 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 2 |
Stats & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 200th for Sauber (12th constructor to start 200 races)
- Wins
- 3rd for Fernando Alonso
- 20th for Renault (8th constructor to win 20 races)
- Podiums
- 19th for Kimi Raikkonen
- 11th for Fernando Alonso
- 6th for Jarno Trulli
- 368th for McLaren
- 56th for Renault
- 2nd for Toyota
- Poles
- 5th for Fernando Alonso
- 39th for Renault
- Fastest laps
- 1st and only for Pedro de la Rosa (106th different fastest lap setter, 2nd Spanish driver)
- 116th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 102nd for Michael Schumacher
- 5th for Fernando Alonso
- Pole & win
- 3rd for Fernando Alonso