2005 Malaysian Grand Prix

2005 Malaysian Grand Prix
Race 2 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	20 March 2005
Official name	2005 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
Location	Sepang International Circuit Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.543 km (3.444 mi)
Distance	56 laps, 310.408 km (192.879 mi)
Weather	Fine, Air: 34–36°C (93–97°F) and Track: 44–50°C (111–122°F)
Attendance	106,422 (Weekend) [1]
Pole position
Driver	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Time	3:07.672 (aggregate)
Fastest lap
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:35.483 on lap 23
Podium
First	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Second	Jarno Trulli	Toyota
Third	Nick Heidfeld	Williams-BMW
Lap leaders

The 2005 Malaysian Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix)^[2] was a Formula One race held at Sepang on 20 March 2005.

Race report[]

This was another dominant win from Renault, as Fernando Alonso secured his first win of the season from pole position. At the start he led from Jarno Trulli, before finishing the race 20-odd seconds ahead of the Italian, claiming Toyota's first ever podium position.

Third place was taken by Nick Heidfeld in the Williams. He had been trailing Alonso's team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella, and his own teammate Mark Webber who collided at the end of lap 35. Having been passed by the Australian, Fisichella attempted to retake the position on the inside heading into the final corner, but lost control and slid into Webber's car.

Fourth was McLaren's Juan Pablo Montoya, after starting from 11th on the grid. He was followed home by Ralf Schumacher, David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher and Christian Klien. This made it four points finishes from four starts for Red Bull Racing. Kimi Räikkönen suffered a puncture immediately after his pitstop, and despite setting the fastest lap was unable to make up enough positions to score any points.

After retiring from the Australian Grand Prix a lap from the end, which caused the rules to be changed, Jenson Button and Anthony Davidson retired on the second lap of the race, both from engine failures. Davidson was substituting at British American Racing, as regular driver Takuma Sato was forced to withdraw with a fever. Alonso's win made him the first Spaniard ever to lead the Formula 1 World Championship.

The race ended Ferrari's run of 22 consecutive podium finishes, which started at the 2003 Italian Grand Prix.

The race also marked Rubens Barrichello's 200th Grand Prix.

The race also marked Toyota's first-ever podium in Formula One and first Asian-licensed constructor to score a podium since 1968 United States Grand Prix when John Surtees drove for Honda in the 3rd place.

Friday drivers[]

The bottom 6 teams in the 2004 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
McLaren-Mercedes		Pedro de la Rosa
Sauber-Petronas		none
Red Bull-Cosworth		Vitantonio Liuzzi
Toyota		Ricardo Zonta
Jordan-Toyota		Robert Doornbos
Minardi-Cosworth		none

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Total	Gap
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:32.582	1:35.090	3:07.672
2	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:32.672	1:35.253	3:07.925	+0.253
3	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:32.765	1:35.683	3:08.448	+0.776
4	7	Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	1:33.204	1:35.700	3:08.904	+1.232
5	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:33.106	1:35.901	3:09.007	+1.335
6	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:32.839	1:36.644	3:09.483	+1.811
7	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:33.724	1:35.865	3:09.589	+1.917
8	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:33.809	1:35.891	3:09.700	+2.028
9	3	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:33.616	1:36.216	3:09.832	+2.160
10	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams-BMW	1:33.464	1:36.453	3:09.917	+2.245
11	10	Juan-Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:33.333	1:36.757	3:10.090	+2.418
12	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:34.162	1:37.340	3:11.502	+3.830
13	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:34.072	1:37.561	3:11.633	+3.961
14	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:34.151	1:37.733	3:11.884	+4.212
15	4	Anthony Davidson	BAR-Honda	1:34.866	1:37.024	3:11.890	+4.218
16	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	1:34.887	1:38.108	3:12.995	+5.323
17	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	1:37.806	1:39.850	3:17.656	+9.984
18	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	1:37.856	1:40.106	3:17.962	+10.290
19	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.268	1:41.918	3:21.186	+13.514
20	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:40.432	1:42.569	3:23.001	+15.329
Sources:[3][4]

Race[]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	56	1:31:33.736	1	10
2	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	56	+24.327	2	8
3	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams-BMW	56	+32.188	10	6
4	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	56	+41.631	11	5
5	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	56	+51.854	5	4
6	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	56	+1:12.543	8	3
7	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	56	+1:19.988	13	2
8	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Cosworth	56	+1:20.835	7	1
9	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	56	+1:21.580	6
10	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	55	+1 Lap	14
11	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	54	+2 Laps	17
12	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	53	+3 Laps	18
13	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	52	+4 Laps	19
Ret	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	49	Handling	12
Ret	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	36	Collision	3
Ret	7	Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	36	Collision	4
Ret	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	26	Spun Off	16
Ret	3	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	2	Engine	9
Ret	4	Anthony Davidson	BAR-Honda	2	Engine	15
Ret	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi-Cosworth	2	Spun Off	20
Source:[5]

Championship standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Fernando Alonso 16 2 Giancarlo Fisichella 10 3 Rubens Barrichello 8 4 Jarno Trulli 8 5 David Coulthard 8 Source: [6]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 26 2 Toyota 12 3 Red Bull-Cosworth 11 4 Ferrari 10 5 Williams-BMW 10 Source: [6]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

Coordinates: 2°45′39″N 101°44′18″E / 2.76083°N 101.73833°E / 2.76083; 101.73833