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2005 European Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitNurburgring, 59 laps
Round7 of 19
Race numbers

The 2005 European Grand Prix was the:

  • 738th World Championship race
  • 15th World Championship European Grand Prix
  • 35th World Championship race at Nurburgring
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault591hr 31m 46.648s10
2-1(DEU) Nick HeidfeldWilliams-BMW59+16.567s8
3+4(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloFerrari59+18.549s6
4+8(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Cosworth59+31.588s5
5+5(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari59+50.445s4
6PL(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault59+51.932s3
7-2(COL) Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren-Mercedes59+58.173s2
8-4(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota59+1m 11.091s1
9+5(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziRed Bull-Cosworth59+1m 11.529s 
10+3(GBR) Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda59+1m 35.786s 
11-9(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes58DNF 
12+4(JPN) Takuma SatoBAR-Honda58+1 lap 
13+2(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveSauber-Petronas58+1 lap 
14-3(BRA) Felipe MassaSauber-Petronas58+1 lap 
15+2(PRT) Tiago MonteiroJordan-Toyota58+1 lap 
16+3(IND) Narain KarthikeyanJordan-Toyota58+1 lap 
17+3(NLD) Christijan AlbersMinardi-Cosworth57+2 laps 
18 (AUT) Patrick FriesacherMinardi-Cosworth56+3 laps 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota33DNF 
R (AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-BMW0DNF 

Notes

  • Kimi Raikkonen ended lap 58 as the race leader before retiring on the final lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(DEU) Nick HeidfeldWilliams-BMW
2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes
3(AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-BMW
4(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota
5(COL) Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren-Mercedes
6(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault
7(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloFerrari
8(DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota
9  
10(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
11(BRA) Felipe MassaSauber-Petronas
12(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Cosworth
13(GBR) Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda
14(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziRed Bull-Cosworth
15(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveSauber-Petronas
16(JPN) Takuma SatoBAR-Honda
17(PRT) Tiago MonteiroJordan-Toyota
18(AUT) Patrick FriesacherMinardi-Cosworth
19(IND) Narain KarthikeyanJordan-Toyota
20(NLD) Christijan AlbersMinardi-Cosworth
Started from the pit lane
 (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(DEU) Nick HeidfeldWilliams-BMW1:30.081 
2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.1970.116
3(AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-BMW1:30.3680.287
4(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:30.7000.619
5(COL) Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.8900.809
6(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault1:31.0560.975
7(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:31.2491.168
8(DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota1:31.3921.311
9(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:31.5661.485
10(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:31.5851.504
11(BRA) Felipe MassaSauber-Petronas1:32.2052.124
12(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Cosworth1:32.5532.472
13(GBR) Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda1:32.5942.513
14(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziRed Bull-Cosworth1:32.6422.561
15(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveSauber-Petronas1:32.8912.810
16(JPN) Takuma SatoBAR-Honda1:32.9262.845
17(PRT) Tiago MonteiroJordan-Toyota1:35.0474.966
18(AUT) Patrick FriesacherMinardi-Cosworth1:35.9545.873
19(IND) Narain KarthikeyanJordan-Toyota1:36.1926.111
20(NLD) Christijan AlbersMinardi-Cosworth1:36.2396.158

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(AUT) Christian KlienRed Bull-Cosworth
(FRA) Franck MontagnyJordan-Toyota
(AUT) Alexander WurzMcLaren-Mercedes
(BRA) Ricardo ZontaToyota

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ESP) Fernando Alonso59
2(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen27
3(ITA) Jarno Trulli27
4(DEU) Nick Heidfeld25
5(AUS) Mark Webber18
6(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella17
7(DEU) Ralf Schumacher17
8(DEU) Michael Schumacher16
9(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya16
10(BRA) Rubens Barrichello15
11(GBR) David Coulthard15
12(AUT) Alexander Wurz6
13(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve5
14(ESP) Pedro de la Rosa4
15(AUT) Christian Klien3
16(BRA) Felipe Massa2
17(ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Renault76
2McLaren-Mercedes53
3Toyota44
4Williams-BMW43
5Ferrari31
6Red Bull-Cosworth19
7Sauber-Petronas7

Stats & milestones

Wins
5th for Fernando Alonso
22nd for Renault
Podiums
59th for Rubens Barrichello
14th for Fernando Alonso
4th for Nick Heidfeld (last for Williams)
556th for Ferrari
293rd for Williams
59th for Renault
Poles
1st and only for Nick Heidfeld (87th different polesitter, 5th German driver)
125th for Williams (last until 2010)
Fastest laps
3rd for Fernando Alonso
22nd for Renault
Front row starts
11th for Kimi Raikkonen
1st for Nick Heidfeld (134th different front row starter, 7th German driver; last until 2007; only front row start for Williams)
Win & fastest lap
1st for Fernando Alonso (60th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st Spanish driver)