2005 Formula One World Championship

The 2005 Formula One season was the 56th edition of the championship. The champion was Fernando Alonso in the close battle. Renault F1 won the constructor's championship.

Teams and drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F2004M F2005	Ferrari Type 053 3.0 V10 Ferrari Type 055 3.0 V10	B	1	Michael Schumacher
					2	Rubens Barrichello
Lucky Strike BAR Honda	BAR	007	Honda RA805E 3.0 V10	M	3	Jenson Button
					4	Takuma Sato
						Anthony Davidson
Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	Renault	R25	Renault RS25 3.0 V10	M	5	Fernando Alonso
					6	Giancarlo Fisichella
BMW WilliamsF1 Team	Williams	FW27	BMW P84-5 3.0 V10	M	7	Mark Webber
					8	Nick Heidfeld
						Antônio Pizzonia
West McLaren Mercedes Team McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	MP4-20	Mercedes-Benz FO 110R 3.0 V10	M	9	Kimi Räikkönen
					10	Juan Pablo Montoya
						Pedro de la Rosa
						Alexander Wurz
Sauber Petronas	Sauber	C24	Petronas 05A 3.0 V10 (Ferrari Type 053 3.0 V10)	M	11	Jacques Villeneuve
					12	Felipe Massa
Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB1	Cosworth TJ 2005 3.0 V10	M	14	David Coulthard
					15	Christian Klien
						Vitantonio Liuzzi
Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota	TF105 TF105B	Toyota RVX-05 3.0 V10	M	16	Jarno Trulli
					17	Ralf Schumacher
						Ricardo Zonta
Jordan Grand Prix	Jordan	EJ15 EJ15B	Toyota RVX-05 3.0 V10	B	18	Tiago Monteiro
					19	Narain Karthikeyan
Minardi F1 Team	Minardi	PS04B PS05	Cosworth CRL-3 3.0 V10 Cosworth TJ 2005 3.0 V10	B	20	Patrick Friesacher
						Robert Doornbos
					21	Christijan Albers

Driver changes

The most noticeable change to the 2005 season was its driver lineup — only 7 drivers raced for the same team with which they began the 2004 season, another 7 drivers switched to new teams.

Team changes

Red Bull Racing, which took over the Jaguar team, ran with Cosworth engines. Red Bull's lead driver is veteran Scotsman David Coulthard, paired with Christian Klien, the '04 Jaguar driver. Red Bull performed well, scoring 11 points after the first two events. Toyota-powered Jordan Grand Prix was purchased by Midland Group, although the team continued as Jordan until 2006. Sauber switched from Bridgestone to Michelin tyres over the winter, further severing their ties with the Ferrari team.

Shortly after the United States Grand Prix, Peter Sauber sold BMW a majority share in his Sauber team, which announced its intention to run as BMW's factory team in 2006.

Results and standings

The 2005 Formula One calendar featured a new event in Turkey, just miles from the Europe-Asia dividing line. The newly-built circuit in Istanbul joined the 2004 newcomers Bahrain and China. The 2005 season witnessed two of the hottest grands prix ever: the track temperature at the beginning of the Malaysian event was 51 °C (124 °F), while in Bahrain the mercury soared past 56 °C (133 °F).

Grands Prix

Round	Race	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	March 6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Report
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit	March 20	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Report
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit	April 3	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Report
4	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	April 24	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya	May 8	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	May 22	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
7	European Grand Prix	Nürburgring	May 29	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Report
8	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	June 12	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
9	United States Grand Prix6	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	June 19	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
10	French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	July 3	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Report
11	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	July 10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
12	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	July 24	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Report
13	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring	July 31	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
14	Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Racing Circuit	August 21	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
15	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	September 4	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
16	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	September 11	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
17	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	September 25	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
18	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	October 9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
19	Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit	October 16	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Report

Drivers

Pos	Driver	AUS	MAL	BHR	SMR	ESP	MON	EUR	CAN	USA	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	TUR	ITA	BEL	BRA	JPN	CHN	Points
1	Alonso	3	1	1	1	2	4	1	Ret	DNS	1	2	1	11	2	2	2	3	3	1	133
2	Räikkönen	8	9	3	Ret	1	1	11	1	DNS	2	3	Ret	1	1	4	1	2	1	2	112
3	M. Schumacher	Ret	7	Ret	2	Ret	7	5	2	1	3	6	5	2	Ret	10	Ret	4	7	Ret	62
4	Montoya	6	4	INJ	INJ	7	5	7	DSQ	DNS	Ret	1	2	Ret	3	1	14	1	Ret	Ret	60
5	Fisichella	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	12	6	Ret	DNS	6	4	4	9	4	3	Ret	5	2	4	58
6	R. Schumacher	12	5	4	9	4	6	Ret	6	DNS	7	8	6	3	12	6	7	8	8	3	45
7	Trulli	9	2	2	5	3	10	8	Ret	DNS	5	9	14	4	6	5	Ret	13	Ret	15	43
8	Barrichello	2	Ret	9	Ret	9	8	3	3	2	9	7	10	10	10	12	5	6	11	12	38
9	Button	11	Ret	Ret	DSQ	EX	EX	10	Ret	DNS	4	5	3	5	5	8	3	7	5	8	37
10	Webber	5	Ret	6	7	6	3	Ret	5	DNS	12	11	NC	7	Ret	14	4	NC	4	7	36
11	Heidfeld	Ret	3	Ret	6	10	2	2	Ret	DNS	14	12	11	6	Ret						28
12	Coulthard	4	6	8	11	8	Ret	4	7	DNS	10	13	7	Ret	7	15	Ret	Ret	6	9	24
13	Massa	10	10	7	10	11	9	14	4	DNS	Ret	10	8	14	Ret	9	10	11	10	6	11
14	Villeneuve	13	Ret	11	4	Ret	11	13	9	DNS	8	14	15	Ret	11	11	6	12	12	10	9
15	Klien	7	8	DNS					8	DNS	Ret	15	9	Ret	8	13	9	9	9	5	9
16	Monteiro	16	12	10	13	12	13	15	10	3	13	17	17	13	15	17	8	Ret	13	11	7
17	Wurz				3																6
18	Karthikeyan	15	11	Ret	12	13	Ret	16	Ret	4	15	Ret	16	12	14	20	11	15	15	Ret	5
19	Albers	Ret	13	13	Ret	Ret	14	17	11	5	Ret	18	13	NC	Ret	19	12	14	16	16	4
20	de la Rosa			5																	4
21	Friesacher	17	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	6	Ret	19									3
22	Pizzonia															7	15	Ret	Ret	13	2
23	Sato	14		Ret	DSQ	EX	EX	12	Ret	DNS	11	16	12	8	9	16	Ret	10	DSQ	Ret	1
24	Liuzzi				8	Ret	Ret	9													1
25	Doornbos												18	Ret	13	18	13	Ret	14	14	0
—	Davidson		Ret																		0
—	Zonta									DNS											0
Pos	Driver	AUS	MAL	BHR	SMR	ESP	MON	EUR	CAN	USA	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	TUR	ITA	BEL	BRA	JPN	CHN	Points

Pos	Driver	Constructor(s)	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F.Laps	Points
1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	18	7	15	6	2	133
2	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	18	7	12	5	10	112
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	19	1	5	1	3	62
4	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	16	3	5	2	1	60
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	18	1	3	1	1	58
6	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	18	0	2	1	1	45
7	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	18	0	3	1	0	43
8	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	19	0	4	0	0	38
9	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	16	0	2	1	0	37
10	Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	18	0	1	0	0	34
11	Nick Heidfeld	Williams-BMW	13	0	3	1	0	28
12	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	18	0	0	0	0	24
13	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	18	0	0	0	0	11
14	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	18	0	0	0	0	9
15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Cosworth	18	0	0	0	0	9
16	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	19	0	1	0	0	7
17	Alexander Wurz	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0	1	0	0	6
18	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	19	0	0	0	0	5
19	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	19	0	0	0	0	4
20	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0	0	0	1	4
21	Patrick Friesacher	Minardi-Cosworth	11	0	0	0	0	3
22	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW	5	0	0	0	0	2
23	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	15	0	0	0	0	1
24	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Red Bull-Cosworth	4	0	0	0	0	1
25	Robert Doornbos	Minardi-Cosworth	8	0	0	0	0	0
—	Anthony Davidson	BAR-Honda	1	0	0	0	0	0
—	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	0	0	0	0	0	0

Standing by constructor

Pos Constructor Car no. AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN TUR ITA BEL BRA JPN CHN Points 1 Renault 5 3 1 1 1 2 4 1 Ret DNS 1 2 1 11 2 2 2 3 3 1 191 6 1 Ret Ret Ret 5 12 6 Ret DNS 6 4 4 9 4 3 Ret 5 2 4 2 McLaren Mercedes 9 8 9 3 Ret 1 1 11 1 DNS 2 3 Ret 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 182 10 6 4 5 3 7 5 7 DSQ DNS Ret 1 2 Ret 3 1 14 1 Ret Ret 3 Ferrari 1 Ret 7 Ret 2 Ret 7 5 2 1 3 6 5 2 Ret 10 Ret 4 7 Ret 100 2 2 Ret 9 Ret 9 8 3 3 2 9 7 10 10 10 12 5 6 11 12 4 Toyota 17 12 5 4 9 4 6 Ret 6 DNS 7 8 6 3 12 6 7 8 8 3 88 16 9 2 2 5 3 10 8 Ret DNS 5 9 14 4 6 5 Ret 13 Ret 15 5 Williams BMW 7 5 Ret 6 7 6 3 Ret 5 DNS 12 11 Ret 7 Ret 14 4 NC 4 7 66 8 Ret 3 Ret 6 10 2 2 Ret DNS 14 12 11 6 Ret 7 15 Ret Ret 13 6 BAR Honda 3 11 Ret Ret DSQ EX EX 10 Ret DNS 4 5 3 5 5 8 3 7 5 8 38 4 14 Ret Ret DSQ EX EX 12 Ret DNS 11 16 12 8 9 16 Ret 10 DSQ Ret 7 RBR Cosworth 14 4 6 8 11 8 Ret 4 7 DNS 10 13 7 Ret 7 15 Ret Ret 6 9 34 15 7 8 DNS 8 Ret Ret 9 8 DNS Ret 15 9 Ret 8 13 9 9 9 5 8 Sauber Petronas 12 10 10 7 10 11 9 14 4 DNS Ret 10 8 14 Ret 9 10 11 10 6 20 11 13 Ret 11 4 Ret 11 13 9 DNS 8 14 15 Ret 11 11 6 12 12 10 9 Jordan Toyota 18 16 12 10 13 12 13 15 10 3 13 17 17 13 15 17 8 Ret 13 11 12 19 15 11 Ret 12 13 Ret 16 Ret 4 15 Ret 16 12 14 20 11 15 15 Ret 10 Minardi Cosworth 21 Ret 13 13 Ret Ret 14 17 11 5 Ret 18 13 NC Ret 19 12 14 16 16 7 20 17 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 6 Ret 19 18 Ret 13 18 13 Ret 14 14 Pos Constructor Car no. AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN TUR ITA BEL BRA JPN CHN Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Finished, in points Blue Finished, no points Purple Did not finish (Ret) Not classified (NC) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Blank Did not participate Injured (INJ) Excluded (EX)

Pos	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F.Laps	Points
1	Renault	R25	Renault	M	18	8	18	7	3	191
2	McLaren	MP4-20	Mercedes	M	18	10	18	7	12	182
3	Ferrari	2004M F2005	Ferrari	B	19	1	9	1	3	100
4	Toyota	TF105 TF105B	Toyota	M	18	0	5	2	1	88
5	Williams	FW27	BMW	M	18	0	4	1	0	66
6	BAR	007	Honda	M	16	0	2	1	0	38
7	Red Bull	RB1	Cosworth	M	18	0	0	0	0	34
8	Sauber	C24	Petronas	M	18	0	0	0	0	20
9	Jordan	EJ15 EJ15B	Toyota	B	19	0	1	0	0	12
10	Minardi	PS04 PS05	Cosworth	B	19	0	0	0	0	7

2005 Formula One World Championship Media

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  Fernando Alonso won his first Drivers' Championship with Renault

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  Kimi Räikkönen finished 2nd for McLaren, 21 points behind Alonso.

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  Defending Champion Michael Schumacher took 3rd with Ferrari, having won the last 5 consecutive championships

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  Renault finally won their first Constructors' Championship as a works team with this R25.

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  McLaren finished second in the Constructors' Championship with this MP4-20.

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  Ferrari's streak of 6 consecutive Constructors' Championships came to an end in 2005. Ferrari could only manage third place in this year's Constructors' Championship with the F2005.