2005 German Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso won the 2005 German Grand Prix at Hockenheimring on 24 Jul 2005 for Renault, from 3rd on the grid; Juan Pablo Montoya was second and Jenson Button third. Pole position: Kimi Räikkönen.

Alonso took the lead for good on lap 36 of 67, from Kimi Räikkönen; the lead changed hands 1 time in all. Alonso stopped 2 times, on laps 22 and 47; 11 of 18 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 19. The fastest lap was Kimi Räikkönen's, 1:14.873 on lap 24. 18 of 20 starters were classified; 2 retired or were not classified. After the race Fernando Alonso led the championship with 87 points, 36 ahead of Kimi Räikkönen, with 7 rounds left.

Date

24 Jul 2005

Circuit

Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany

Round

12 of 19

Winner

Fernando Alonso (Renault)

Pole position

Kimi Räikkönen (1:14.320)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 2 drivers: Juan Pablo Montoya qualified 19th, started 20th; Narain Karthikeyan qualified 20th, started 19th. 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

Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 22, 47), stints of 22, 25, 20 laps

2nd

Juan Pablo Montoya: 2 stops (laps 27, 56), stints of 27, 29, 11 laps

3rd

Jenson Button: 2 stops (laps 20, 46), stints of 20, 26, 21 laps

Finishers

2 stops: 11 · 3 or more: 7

First stops

median lap 19 of 67

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