2005 British Grand Prix

Juan Pablo Montoya won the 2005 British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit on 10 Jul 2005 for McLaren, from 3rd on the grid; Fernando Alonso was second and Kimi Räikkönen third. Pole position: Fernando Alonso.

Pablo Montoya took the lead for good on lap 50 of 60, from Fernando Alonso; the lead changed hands 5 times in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 1 to 3). Pablo Montoya stopped 2 times, on laps 22 and 44; 17 of 19 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 20. The fastest lap was Kimi Räikkönen's, 1:20.502 on lap 60. 19 of 20 starters were classified; 1 retired or were not classified. After the race Fernando Alonso led the championship with 77 points, 26 ahead of Kimi Räikkönen, with 8 rounds left.

Date

10 Jul 2005

Circuit

Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK

Round

11 of 19

Winner

Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren)

Pole position

Fernando Alonso (1:19.905)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 11 drivers: Kimi Räikkönen qualified 2nd, started 12th; Jenson Button qualified 3rd, started 2nd; Juan Pablo Montoya qualified 4th, started 3rd; Jarno Trulli qualified 5th, started 4th; Rubens Barrichello qualified 6th, started 5th; Giancarlo Fisichella qualified 7th, started 6th; Takuma Sato qualified 8th, started 7th; Ralf Schumacher qualified 9th, started 8th; Michael Schumacher qualified 10th, started 9th; Jacques Villeneuve qualified 11th, started 10th; Mark Webber qualified 12th, started 11th. 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

Juan Pablo Montoya: 2 stops (laps 22, 44), stints of 22, 22, 16 laps

2nd

Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 23, 49), stints of 23, 26, 11 laps

3rd

Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 26, 45), stints of 26, 19, 15 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 17 · 3 or more: 1

First stops

median lap 20 of 60

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