2005 Spanish Grand Prix

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 Montmeló, Spain.

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, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain[1]
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

Report

Background

The BAR-Honda did not take part in this race, serving the first of a two race ban following irregularities at the San Marino Grand Prix.

Qualifying

Kimi Räikkönen drove to the pole position before 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.

Race

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	No	Driver
McLaren-Mercedes	35	Pedro de la Rosa
Sauber-Petronas		none
Red Bull-Cosworth	37	Christian Klien
Toyota	38	Ricardo Zonta
Jordan-Toyota	39	Robert Doornbos
Minardi-Cosworth		none

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Total	Gap	Grid
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:14.819	1:16.602	2:31.421		1
2	7	Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	1:15.042	1:16.626	2:31.668	+0.247	2
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:14.811	1:16.880	2:31.691	+0.270	3
4	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:14.870	1:17.047	2:31.917	+0.496	4
5	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:14.795	1:17.200	2:31.995	+0.574	5
6	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:15.601	1:17.229	2:32.830	+1.409	6
7	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.902	1:17.570	2:33.472	+2.051	7
8	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:15.398	1:18.153	2:33.551	+2.130	8
9	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:15.795	1:18.373	2:34.168	+2.747	9
10	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:15.863	1:18.361	2:34.224	+2.803	10
11	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:16.288	1:19.014	2:35.302	+3.881	11
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	1:16.794	1:19.686	2:36.480	+5.059	12
13	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	1:18.557	1:20.711	2:39.268	+7.847	13
14	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	1:19.040	1:20.903	2:39.943	+8.522	181
15	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:19.563	1:21.578	2:41.141	+9.720	14
16	20	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi-Cosworth	1:20.306	1:22.453	2:42.759	+11.338	15
17	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams-BMW	1:15.038	No time	No time	—	172
18	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:15.746	No time	No time	—	161
Sources:[2][3][4]

Notes

• ^1 – Tiago Monteiro and Rubens Barrichello received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes.
• ^2 – Nick Heidfeld received a 20-place grid penalty for engine changes.

Race

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Fernando Alonso 44 2 Jarno Trulli 26 8 3 Kimi Räikkönen 17 1 4 Giancarlo Fisichella 14 1 5 Ralf Schumacher 14 Source: [7]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 58 2 Toyota 40 3 McLaren-Mercedes 37 1 4 Williams-BMW 21 1 5 Ferrari 18 Source: [7]

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

See also

• 2005 Catalunya GP2 Series round

References

1. "2005 Spanish Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
2. "FORMULA 1 Gran Premio de Espana 2005 - Saturday Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
3. "FORMULA 1 Gran Premio de Espana 2005 - Sunday Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
4. "Starting grid". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
5. "FORMULA 1 Gran Premio de Espana 2005 - Race". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
6. "2005 Spanish Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 8 May 2005. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
7. "Spain 2005 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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