Gridpedia2005 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 9 Oct 2005
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 18 of 19
- Winner
- Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Ralf Schumacher (1:46.106)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 17 | 53 | 1:29:02.212 | 1:31.540 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 3 | 53 | +1.633 | 8 | |
| 3 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 16 | 53 | +17.456 | 6 | |
| 4 | 7 | WEBMark Webber | Williams | 7 | 53 | +22.274 | 5 | |
| 5 | 3 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 2 | 53 | +29.507 | 4 | |
| 6 | 14 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 6 | 53 | +31.601 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 14 | 53 | +33.879 | 2 | |
| 8 | 17 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Toyota | 1 | 53 | +49.548 | 1 | |
| 9 | 15 | KLIChristian Klien | Red Bull | 4 | 53 | +51.925 | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | MASFelipe Massa | Sauber | 10 | 53 | +57.509 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 9 | 53 | +60.633 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 8 | 53 | +83.221 | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | TMOTiago Monteiro | Jordan | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | DOORobert Doornbos | Minardi | 15 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 11 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 21 | ALBChristijan Albers | Minardi | 13 | 49 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 8 | PIZAntônio Pizzonia | Williams | 12 | 9 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 16 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 19 | 9 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 10 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 18 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| D | 4 | SATTakuma Sato | BAR | 5 | 52 | Disqualified | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 26, 45), stints of 26, 19, 8 laps
- 2nd
- Giancarlo Fisichella: 2 stops (laps 20, 38), stints of 20, 18, 15 laps
- 3rd
- Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 22, 36), stints of 22, 14, 17 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 12 · 3 or more: 3
- First stops
- median lap 22 of 53
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 26 (23.0 s), 45 (18.9 s) | 26198 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 20 (22.7 s), 38 (22.6 s) | 201815 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 22 (22.0 s), 36 (22.4 s) | 221417 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 23 (22.4 s), 41 (20.5 s) | 231812 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 22 (26.1 s), 41 (21.1 s) | 221912 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 23 (24.1 s), 44 (20.3 s) | 23219 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 26 (21.8 s), 42 (24.9 s) | 261611 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 3 | 13 (21.8 s), 28 (22.0 s), 44 (19.6 s) | 1315169 |
| KLIChristian Klien | 2 | 22 (23.8 s), 41 (21.1 s) | 221912 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 25 (23.2 s), 44 (19.9 s) | 25199 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 1 (27.0 s), 6 (21.2 s), 33 (23.9 s) | 52720 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 27 (26.3 s) | 2726 |
| TMOTiago Monteiro | 2 | 18 (22.2 s), 34 (23.4 s) | 181618 |
| DOORobert Doornbos | 2 | 15 (23.9 s), 32 (24.7 s) | 151719 |
| KARNarain Karthikeyan | 3 | 13 (23.5 s), 31 (23.9 s), 44 (20.0 s) | 1318137 |
| ALBChristijan Albers | 2 | 16 (23.7 s), 34 (234.2 s) | 161815 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 2 | 2 (24.1 s), 29 (24.9 s) | 2723 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:46.106 | fastest Q1 | |||
| 2 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:46.141 | +0.035 Q1 | |||
| 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:46.276 | +0.170 Q1 | |||
| 4 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:46.464 | +0.358 Q1 | |||
| 5 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:46.841 | +0.735 Q1 | |||
| 6 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:46.892 | +0.786 Q1 | |||
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:47.233 | +1.127 Q1 | |||
| 8 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 1:47.440 | +1.334 Q1 | |||
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:48.248 | +2.142 Q1 | |||
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:48.278 | +2.172 Q1 | |||
| 11 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 1:48.718 | +2.612 Q1 | |||
| 12 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams | 1:48.898 | +2.792 Q1 | |||
| 13 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 1:50.843 | +4.737 Q1 | |||
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:52.676 | +6.570 Q1 | |||
| 15 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi | 1:52.894 | +6.788 Q1 | |||
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:54.667 | +8.561 Q1 | |||
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 2:02.309 | +16.203 Q1 | |||
| 18 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | |||||
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | |||||
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan |
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
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 6 | 123 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 7 | 104 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 62 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 3 | 60 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1 | 53 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 43 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 0 | 39 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 38 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | BAR | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Williams | 0 | 34 |