2005 Chinese Grand Prix
- Date
- 16 Oct 2005
- Circuit
- Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
- Round
- 19 of 19
- Winner
- Fernando Alonso (Renault)
- Pole position
- Fernando Alonso (1:34.080)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 56 | 1:39:53.618 | 10 | |
| 2 | 9 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 3 | 56 | +4.015 | 1:33.242 | 8 |
| 3 | 17 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Toyota | 9 | 56 | +25.376 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 2 | 56 | +26.114 | 5 | |
| 5 | 15 | KLIChristian Klien | Red Bull | 14 | 56 | +31.839 | 4 | |
| 6 | 12 | MASFelipe Massa | Sauber | 11 | 56 | +36.400 | 3 | |
| 7 | 7 | WEBMark Webber | Williams | 10 | 56 | +36.842 | 2 | |
| 8 | 3 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 4 | 56 | +41.249 | 1 | |
| 9 | 14 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 7 | 56 | +44.247 | 0 | |
| 10 | 11 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 16 | 56 | +59.977 | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | TMOTiago Monteiro | Jordan | 19 | 56 | +84.648 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 8 | 56 | +92.812 | 0 | |
| 13 | 8 | PIZAntônio Pizzonia | Williams | 13 | 55 | Tyre puncture | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | DOORobert Doornbos | Minardi | 20 | 55 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| 15 | 16 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 12 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 21 | ALBChristijan Albers | Minardi | 18 | 50 | Wheel nut | 0 | |
| R | 4 | SATTakuma Sato | BAR | 17 | 34 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 15 | 28 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 10 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 5 | 24 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 6 | 20 | Spun off | 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
- Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 19, 30), stints of 19, 11, 26 laps
- 2nd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 19, 30), stints of 19, 11, 26 laps
- 3rd
- Ralf Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 19, 47), stints of 19, 28, 9 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 13 · 3 or more: 3
- First stops
- median lap 19 of 56
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 19 (24.5 s), 30 (24.9 s) | 191126 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 19 (27.0 s), 30 (22.0 s) | 191126 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 19 (26.4 s), 47 (21.7 s) | 19289 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 3 | 19 (24.6 s), 30 (23.9 s), 52 (13.8 s) | 1911224 |
| KLIChristian Klien | 2 | 19 (26.0 s), 45 (22.4 s) | 192611 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 19 (26.7 s), 44 (23.5 s) | 192512 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 19 (27.3 s), 30 (23.6 s) | 191126 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 18 (26.9 s), 30 (23.0 s) | 181226 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 17 (26.1 s), 30 (25.2 s) | 171326 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 19 (31.4 s), 30 (23.3 s) | 191126 |
| TMOTiago Monteiro | 2 | 15 (25.3 s), 23 (29.3 s) | 15833 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 19 (26.3 s), 30 (23.3 s), 46 (21.0 s) | 19111610 |
| PIZAntônio Pizzonia | 2 | 19 (31.3 s), 30 (27.6 s) | 191125 |
| DOORobert Doornbos | 2 | 17 (26.9 s), 30 (26.8 s) | 171325 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 3 | 17 (26.8 s), 30 (23.7 s), 54 (29.5 s) | 171324 |
| ALBChristijan Albers | 2 | 16 (27.5 s), 30 (29.5 s) | 161420 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 2 | 4 (13.9 s), 18 (26.3 s) | 41416 |
| KARNarain Karthikeyan | 1 | 18 (27.1 s) | 1810 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 2 | 18 (27.2 s), 19 (27.8 s) | 185 |
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 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:34.080 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:34.401 | +0.321 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:34.488 | +0.408 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:34.801 | +0.721 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:35.188 | +1.108 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:35.301 | +1.221 Q1 | ||
| 7 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:35.428 | +1.348 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:35.610 | +1.530 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:35.723 | +1.643 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:35.739 | +1.659 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:35.898 | +1.818 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.044 | +1.964 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams | 1:36.445 | +2.365 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:36.472 | +2.392 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 1:36.707 | +2.627 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 1:36.788 | +2.708 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:37.083 | +3.003 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 1:39.105 | +5.025 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 1:39.233 | +5.153 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi | 1:39.460 | +5.380 Q1 |
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 | 7 | 133 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 7 | 112 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 62 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 3 | 60 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1 | 58 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 0 | 45 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 43 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 38 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | BAR | 0 | 37 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Williams | 0 | 36 |