2005 French Grand Prix

F1 France French 3 July 2005 2005 United States Grand Prix 2005 British Grand Prix Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.svg Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2005http://www.formula1.com/race/circuitdetail/741.html French Formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20050826125444/http://www.formula1.com/race/circuitdetail/741.html 23 December 2020 2005-08-26 10 19 Circuit de Nevers Magny-CoursMagny-Cours, France Permanent racing facility 2.741 4.411Grand Prix de France http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Information/F1/F1_Press_Information/2005/france.html Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 2023-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20070607144756/http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Information/F1/F1_Press_Information/2005/france.html 2007-06-07 70 191.746 308.586 Sunny, Air: 32 C F, Track 53 C F Fernando Alonso Renault 1:14.412 Spain Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.423 25 Finland Fernando Alonso Renault Spain Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Finland Michael Schumacher Ferrari Germany FRA The 2005 French Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2005) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 July 2005 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours near Magny-Cours in France. It was the tenth race of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 70-lap race was won from pole position by Fernando Alonso, driving a Renault, with Drivers' Championship rival Kimi Räikkönen finishing second in a McLaren-Mercedes and Michael Schumacher third in a Ferrari. Report Background The French Grand Prix was the tenth race of the 2005 season and after the controversial United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis two weeks previously, Formula One returned to Europe for the busiest month in its 56-year history, with Magny-Cours being the first of four races to be held in the five weekends of July. Practice At the start of the weekend, McLaren and Renault appeared to be the fastest teams, topping the time sheets for both practice sessions on Friday. However, Kimi Räikkönen suffered an engine failure, using a new-spec Mercedes V10, and was forced to drop ten grid positions as a result. Renault set the two fastest times in Saturday practice 1 by over one second, but only nine cars ran in the session. Giancarlo Fisichella was quickest in the final practice session before qualifying, with Räikkönen was close behind. Qualifying The qualifying session ran in markedly cool conditions than expected but the Michelin tyres still had the advantage over the Bridgestones.http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2005/7/3259.html Alonso on pole in France Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 2 July 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129031946/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2005/7/3259.html 29 November 2014 Fernando Alonso scored his second consecutive pole position, with Toyota's Jarno Trulli alongside him on the front row. Räikkönen's penalty dropped him from third to 13th, thus promoting Michael Schumacher in the Ferrari to third. The Saubers of Felipe Massa and Jacques Villeneuve were 10th and 11th respectively (subsequently promoted to 9th and 10th), while Williams, who had struggled all weekend despite several new aerodynamic updates to the car, were 13th and 14th. The Jordans and Minardis filled the back two rows. The session was incredibly close as the top nine drivers were covered by less than a second. Race The start of the race saw Alonso speed away quickly, leaving Trulli to fend off Michael Schumacher through the first few corners, while Rubens Barrichello leap-frogged Takuma Sato into fourth place. Räikkönen was able to pass both Mark Webber and Ralf Schumacher to move into 11th position by the end of the first lap. By the second lap, Alonso had extended his lead to nearly three seconds, while Räikkönen moved up another position to tenth by passing Villeneuve. Red Bull's Christian Klien became the first retirement of the race on lap 2 due to a lack of fuel pressure. Alonso continued pulling away from the pack setting consecutive fastest laps. Barrichello was the first of the front-runners to stop; from fourth position. The following lap both Trulli and Michael Schumacher pitted allowing Schumacher to emerge ahead having been stuck behind Trulli's Toyota since the beginning. Alonso finally pitted on lap 20 while leading by nearly 30 seconds allowing him to rejoin without losing a position. The pitstop sequence allowed the two long-running McLarens into 2nd and 3rd positions with Juan Pablo Montoya ahead of Räikkönen. Both McLaren drivers continued their first stints before Montoya pitted on lap 25 rejoining ahead of Michael Schumacher to take third. Räikkönen stayed out for three more laps and finally pitted on lap 28. Those laps did make the difference and he came out ahead of Montoya. Patrick Friesacher became the second retirement when he stopped on lap 34. On lap 37, Christijan Albers crashed his Minardi heavily after spinning in turn 2. Alonso stopped for the second time on lap 41 rejoining with a 14-second margin to the second-placed Räikkönen. Meanwhile, Montoya began to struggle and ultimately retired from third position on lap 46 with a hydraulics failure. This allowed Michael Schumacher to move into the final podium position, which he held after his final pitstop on lap 51. Williams' dismal day continued as Nick Heidfeld pitted complaining that his car was impossible to drive. With all but the top four cars lapped, Sato ran wide briefly into the gravel at Estoril corner, which cost him 10th position to David Coulthard. Fisichella stalled as he attempted to leave his pit box on lap 58. Renault mechanics had to restart his engine costing him two valuable positions. With eight laps remaining, Alonso lapped fourth-placed Jenson Button, leaving only the top three drivers on the lead lap. Alonso crossed the finish line to take his fifth and Renault's sixth win of the season. Räikkönen finished 11.8 seconds behind Alonso, ensuring that the gap in the championship standings increased by only two points, while Michael Schumacher picked up a timely podium for Ferrari, allowing him to stay in the championship hunt as well. Button came in fourth to score BAR's first points of the year, with Trulli, Fisichella, Ralf Schumacher and Villeneuve completing the top eight.http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2005/7/3265.html Alonso makes it five in France Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 3 July 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129032149/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2005/7/3265.html 29 November 2014 Friday drivers The bottom six 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. This was the last appearance for Olivier Panis. Constructor Nat Driver McLaren-Mercedes Spain Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Petronas none Red Bull-Cosworth Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toyota France Olivier Panis Jordan-Toyota Monaco Robert Doornbos Minardi-Cosworth none Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Lap Gap Grid 1 5 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:14.412 — 1 2 16 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:14.521 +0.109 2 3 9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:14.559 +0.147 131 1 4 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:14.572 +0.160 3 5 4 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:14.655 +0.243 4 6 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:14.832 +0.420 5 7 6 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:14.887 +0.475 6 8 3 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:15.051 +0.639 7 9 10 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.406 +0.994 8 10 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:15.566 +1.154 9 11 11 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:15.699 +1.287 10 12 17 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:15.771 +1.359 11 13 7 Australia Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:15.885 +1.473 12 14 8 Germany Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 1:16.207 +1.795 14 15 14 United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Cosworth 1:16.434 +2.022 15 16 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Cosworth 1:16.547 +2.135 16 17 19 India Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:17.857 +3.445 17 18 20 Austria Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 1:17.960 +3.548 18 19 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:18.047 +3.635 19 20 21 Netherlands Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:18.335 +3.923 20Source:FORMULA 1 Grand Prix de France 2005 - Qualifying http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2005/741/6184/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20130824070836/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2005/741/6184/ 24 August 2013 Notes 1 1 – Kimi Räikkönen received a 10 position grid penalty for an engine change on Friday. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 70 1:31:22.232 1 10 2 9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 70 + 11.805 13 8 3 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 70 + 1:21.914 3 6 4 3 UK Jenson Button BAR-Honda Michelin 69 + 1 lap 7 5 5 16 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota Michelin 69 + 1 lap 2 4 6 6 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault Michelin 69 + 1 lap 6 3 7 17 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota Michelin 69 + 1 lap 11 2 8 11 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas Michelin 69 + 1 lap 10 1 9 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Bridgestone 69 + 1 lap 5 10 14 UK David Coulthard Red Bull-Cosworth Michelin 69 + 1 lap 15 11 4 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda Michelin 69 + 1 lap 4 12 7 Australia Mark Webber Williams-BMW Michelin 68 + 2 laps 12 13 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota Bridgestone 67 + 3 laps 19 14 8 Germany Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW Michelin 66 + 4 laps 14 15 19 India Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota Bridgestone 66 + 4 laps 17 Ret Retired 10 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 46 Engine 8 Ret Retired 21 Netherlands Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 37 Puncture 20 Ret Retired 20 Austria Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 33 Puncture 18 Ret Retired 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas Michelin 30 Hydraulics 9 Ret Retired 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Cosworth Michelin 1 Fuel pressure 16Sources:FORMULA 1 Grand Prix de France 2005 - Race http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2005/741/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141225010807/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2005/741/ 25 December 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/2005-french-grand-prix/ 2005 French Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 3 July 2005 8 January 2023 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Spain Fernando Alonso 69 10px 2 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 45 10px 3 Germany Michael Schumacher 40 10px 1 4 Italy Jarno Trulli 31 10px 1 5 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 29Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/france/championnat.aspx France 2005 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 17 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 France Renault 89 10px 2 UK McLaren-Mercedes 71 10px 3 Italy Ferrari 69 10px 1 4 Japan Toyota 53 10px 1 5 UK Williams-BMW 47Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2005 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round 2005 Magny-Cours Porsche Supercup round References 30em French Grand Prix 2005 2005 United States Grand Prix 2005 British Grand Prix 2004 French Grand Prix 2006 French Grand Prix 46 51 51 N 3 09 49 E source:kolossus-nowiki title French Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix French Grand Prix