2005 Chinese Grand Prix

Grand Prix race F1 China Chinese 2005 Japanese Grand Prix 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix 2005 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix 16 October 2005 Shanghai International Racing Circuit track map.svg 19 19 Shanghai International CircuitShanghai, China Permanent Racing Facility 3.387 5.451 56 189.559 305.066 Sunny 270,000 (Weekend)https://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2016-04/23/content_24775634.htm Shanghai F1: A glass half full or half empty? usa.chinadaily.com.cn 11 December 2022 Fernando Alonso Spain Renault 1.34.080 Kimi Räikkönen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 1.33.242 56 Fernando Alonso Spain Renault Kimi Räikkönen Finland McLaren-Mercedes Ralf Schumacher Germany Toyota CHN The 2005 Chinese Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix) was the nineteenth and final Formula One motor race of the 2005 Formula One season which took place on 16 October 2005 at the Shanghai International Circuit. This was the second Chinese Grand Prix to be held since the event's 2004 inception. The race was won by the new World Champion, Renault's Fernando Alonso. McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen was four seconds behind in second position, a reflection of their season long duel for the championship. Toyota driver Ralf Schumacher was third. Renault won the Constructors' Championship at this race. This was the final race for Antônio Pizzonia and the BAR, Minardi and Jordan teams, although all three teams continued into 2006 under different names (Honda, Toro Rosso and Midland respectively). This was also the last win for a car equipped with a 6-speed gearbox and with a V10 engine. 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 ESP Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Petronas - Red Bull-Cosworth 37 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi Toyota 38 BRA Ricardo Zonta Jordan-Toyota 39 DEN Nicolas Kiesa Minardi-Cosworth - Report Background After the Japanese Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso led the drivers' standings with 19 points ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and 61 points ahead of Michael Schumacher. Renault led the constructors' championship by 2 points ahead of McLaren and 76 points ahead of Ferrari. This was the final race with Jim Rosenthal as ITV anchor in the United Kingdom. Rosenthal had held the role since ITV took over the UK's coverage of Formula One in 1997. For the 2006 season, Steve Rider returned to his position as anchor after losing his job when ITV got the rights to broadcast for 1997. On BBC Radio 5 Live, this was Ben Edwards' final race as radio commentator. Starting from 2006, David Croft would gain the commentary position alongside Maurice Hamilton. Edwards would later return for the 2012 season replacing Martin Brundle on BBC TV commentary. Qualifying Alonso took pole ahead of his teammate Giancarlo Fisichella. Raikkonen finished third ahead of Jenson Button and Juan Pablo Montoya. Race During warmup, as the cars ran from the pits to line up on the grid, a slow-moving Michael Schumacher pulled left into the path of Christijan Albers who was at speed. The cars collided causing considerable damage to each, earning Schumacher a reprimand from the stewards after the race.Salisbury Matt Albers: Schumacher admitted error https://www.crash.net/f1/news/54107/1/albers-michael-said-he-made-a-mistake Crash Crash Media Group 23 July 2020 19 October 2005 Both drivers changed to their teams' spare cars and started the race from the pitlane, along with Narain Karthikeyan. Alonso dominated the race, taking a lights-to-flag victory, capping a best-ever season for Renault which included victories in both titles. McLaren's bid for the constructors' championship effectively ended on lap 25, when Montoya's engine failed, ending his race, having also sustained damage from running over a loose drain cover – the drain incident was a known issue with the circuit, having occurred earlier in the year in a touring car event.2005-10-16 Montoya: Drain broke whole side of car off! https://www.crash.net/f1/news/54077/1/montoya-drain-broke-whole-side-of-car-off 2022-10-16 Crash enhttp://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/101600/drain-cover-problems-were-known-at-shanghai/ Drain cover problems were known at Shanghai https://web.archive.org/web/20150427214744/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/101600/drain-cover-problems-were-known-at-shanghai/ 18 October 2005 GPUpdate.net 1 July 2017 27 April 2015 Renault's number two driver Giancarlo Fisichella's chances of making the podium ended when he received a drive-through penalty for obstructive driving in the pits during the second safety car period. He ended the race less than a second behind Ralf Schumacher. Red Bull's Christian Klien had a career-best drive to take fifth position with Felipe Massa, Mark Webber and Jenson Button completing the point-scoring finishers. Räikkönen recorded the race's fastest lap, a record-equalling tenth for the season. Classification Qualifying Qualifying took place on October 15. Pos No Driver Constructor Lap Gap Grid 1 5 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:34.080 — 1 2 6 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:34.401 +0.321 2 3 9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.488 +0.408 3 4 3 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:34.801 +0.721 4 5 10 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.188 +1.108 5 6 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:35.301 +1.221 6 7 14 United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Cosworth 1:35.428 +1.348 7 8 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:35.610 +1.534 8 9 17 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:35.723 +1.645 9 10 7 Australia Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:35.739 +1.659 10 11 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:35.898 +1.818 11 12 16 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:36.044 +1.964 12 13 8 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 1:36.445 +2.365 13 14 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Cosworth 1:36.472 +2.392 14 15 19 India Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:36.707 +2.627 15 16 11 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:36.788 +2.708 16 17 4 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:37.083 +3.003 17 18 21 Netherlands Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:39.105 +5.025 18 19 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:39.233 +5.153 19 20 20 Monaco Robert Doornbos Minardi-Cosworth 1:39.460 +5.380 20Source:2005 FORMULA 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix - Qualifying http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2005/750/6256/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20131205102104/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2005/750/6256/ 5 December 2013 Race thumb|right|The race was won by Fernando Alonso in the Renault. Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 56 1:39:53.618 1 10 2 9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 56 +4.015 3 8 3 17 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota Michelin 56 +25.376 9 6 4 6 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault Michelin 56 +26.114 2 5 5 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Cosworth Michelin 56 +31.839 14 4 6 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas Michelin 56 +36.400 11 3 7 7 Australia Mark Webber Williams-BMW Michelin 56 +36.842 10 2 8 3 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda Michelin 56 +41.249 4 1 9 14 United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Cosworth Michelin 56 +44.247 7 10 11 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas Michelin 56 +59.977 16 11 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota Bridgestone 56 +1:24.648 19 12 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Bridgestone 56 +1:32.812 8 13 8 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Williams-BMW Michelin 55 Tyre 13 14 20 Monaco Robert Doornbos Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 55 Out of fuel 20 15 16 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota Michelin 55 +1 lap 12 16 21 Netherlands Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 51 Wheel nut PL1 1 Ret Retired 4 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda Michelin 34 Gearbox 17 Ret Retired 19 India Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota Bridgestone 28 Accident PL1 1 Ret Retired 10 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 24 Engine 5 Ret Retired 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 22 Spun off PL1 1Sources:2005 FORMULA 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix - Race http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2005/750/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141010081636/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2005/750/ 10 October 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/2005-chinese-grand-prix/ 2005 Chinese Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 16 October 2005 10 January 2023 Notes 1 1 – Michael Schumacher, Narain Karthikeyan and Christijan Albers started from the pit lane. Final Championship standings Bold text indicates the World Champions. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Spain Fernando Alonso 133 10px 2 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 112 10px 3 Germany Michael Schumacher 62 10px 4 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 60 10px 5 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella 58Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/chine/championnat.aspx China 2005 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 14 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 France Renault 191 10px 2 UK McLaren-Mercedes 182 10px 3 Italy Ferrari 100 10px 4 Japan Toyota 88 10px 5 UK Williams-BMW 66Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Chinese Grand Prix 2005 2005 Japanese Grand Prix 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix 2004 Chinese Grand Prix 2006 Chinese Grand Prix 31 20 20 N 121 13 11 E source:kolossus-nowiki title Chinese Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Chinese Grand Prix Chinese Grand Prix