2005 Spanish Grand Prix

2005 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 5 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	May 8, 2005
Official name	Formula 1 Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2005
Location	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.627 km (2.875 mi)
Distance	66 laps, 305.256 km (189.677 mi)
Weather	Sunny, warm
Attendance	115,900
Pole position
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	2:31.421 (aggregate)
Fastest lap
Driver	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault
Time	1:15.641 on lap 66
Podium
First	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Third	Jarno Trulli	Toyota
Lap leaders

The 2005 Spanish Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2005) was a Formula One motor race, held on 8 May 2005 at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.

Kimi Räikkönen started on pole position ahead of Mark Webber, who set the fastest lap during the second qualifying session to claim the front row, leaving championship leader Fernando Alonso on the second row in third. Right from the start Räikkönen started pulling away at a blistering pace, setting the fastest lap thirteen times in only twenty four laps. Alonso's tyres wore down and he was forced to take care of them and come home in second place, never taking the lead from Räikkönen.

Webber had a dismal start, losing second and then third to Alonso and Ralf Schumacher, respectively. After the first round of pitstops he lost three positions and had to battle his way back to finish in sixth. Alonso's teammate Giancarlo Fisichella moved around constantly in the field, but managed to end up in fifth from sixth on the grid.

Jarno Trulli had a good race, ending up on the podium in third ahead of his teammate Ralf Schumacher, who fell behind after the first round of pitstops. Meanwhile, Räikkönen's teammate Juan Pablo Montoya had an average race, moving around in the field but still only managing a seventh place. It was his return from a two-race absence to recover from a shoulder injury. David Coulthard claimed the final points-paying position in eighth after starting from ninth.

Some of the retirements included Michael Schumacher, whose tyre failed on lap 47, his third retirement of the year. Jacques Villeneuve also had to retire on lap 52 after a water leak resulted in his engine overheating.

This was Räikkönen's first victory of 2005.

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		Christian Klien
Toyota		Ricardo Zonta
Jordan-Toyota		Robert Doornbos
Minardi-Cosworth		none

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Total	Gap
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:14.819	1:16.602	2:31.421
2	7	Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	1:15.042	1:16.626	2:31.668	+0.247
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:14.811	1:16.880	2:31.691	+0.270
4	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:14.870	1:17.047	2:31.917	+0.496
5	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:14.795	1:17.200	2:31.995	+0.574
6	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:15.601	1:17.229	2:32.830	+1.409
7	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.902	1:17.570	2:33.472	+2.051
8	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:15.398	1:18.153	2:33.551	+2.130
9	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:15.795	1:18.373	2:34.168	+2.747
10	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:15.863	1:18.361	2:34.224	+2.803
11	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:16.288	1:19.014	2:35.302	+3.881
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	1:16.794	1:19.686	2:36.480	+5.059
13	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	1:18.557	1:20.711	2:39.268	+7.847
14	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	1:19.040	1:20.903	2:39.943	+8.522
15	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:19.563	1:21.578	2:41.141	+9.720
16	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi-Cosworth	1:20.306	1:22.453	2:42.759	+11.338
17	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams-BMW	1:15.038	No time	No time	No time
18	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:15.746	No time	No time	No time
Sources:[1][2]

Race[]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	66	1:27:16.830	1	10
2	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	66	+27.652	3	8
3	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	66	+45.947	5	6
4	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	66	+46.719	4	5
5	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	66	+57.936	6	4
6	7	Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	66	+1:08.542	2	3
7	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	65	+1 lap	7	2
8	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	65	+1 lap	9	1
9	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	65	+1 lap	16
10	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams-BMW	65	+1 lap	17
11	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	63	Wheel rim	10
12	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	63	+3 laps	18
13	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	63	+3 laps	13
Ret	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	51	Engine	12
Ret	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	46	Puncture	8
Ret	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	19	Gearbox	14
Ret	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi-Cosworth	11	Spun off	15
Ret	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Red Bull-Cosworth	9	Spun off	11
Source:[3]

Championship standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Fernando Alonso 44 2 Jarno Trulli 26 3 Kimi Räikkönen 17 4 Giancarlo Fisichella 14 5 Ralf Schumacher 14 Source: [4]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 58 2 Toyota 40 3 McLaren-Mercedes 37 4 Williams-BMW 21 5 Ferrari 18 Source: [4]

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

See also[]

• 2005 Catalunya GP2 Series round

References[]

Coordinates: 41°34′12″N 2°15′40″E / 41.57000°N 2.26111°E / 41.57000; 2.26111