2005 Australian Grand Prix

Giancarlo Fisichella won the 2005 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 6 Mar 2005 for Renault, from pole position; Rubens Barrichello was second and Fernando Alonso third. Pole position: Giancarlo Fisichella.

Fisichella took the lead for good on lap 45 of 57, from Fernando Alonso; the lead changed hands 4 times in all. Fisichella stopped 2 times, on laps 23 and 42; 13 of 15 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 21. The fastest lap was Fernando Alonso's, 1:25.683 on lap 24. 15 of 20 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Giancarlo Fisichella led the championship with 10 points, 2 ahead of Rubens Barrichello, with 18 rounds left.

Date

6 Mar 2005

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia

Round

1 of 19

Winner

Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault)

Pole position

Giancarlo Fisichella (1:28.289)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 3 drivers: Michael Schumacher qualified 18th, started 19th; Takuma Sato qualified 19th, started 20th; Felipe Massa qualified 20th, started 18th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Giancarlo Fisichella: 2 stops (laps 23, 42), stints of 23, 19, 15 laps

2nd

Rubens Barrichello: 2 stops (laps 25, 43), stints of 25, 18, 14 laps

3rd

Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 25, 45), stints of 25, 20, 12 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 13 · 3 or more: 1

First stops

median lap 21 of 57

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2005 standings