2005 Bahrain Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso won the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit on 3 Apr 2005 for Renault, from pole position; Jarno Trulli was second and Kimi Räikkönen third. Pole position: Fernando Alonso.

Alonso took the lead for good on lap 43 of 57, from Jarno Trulli; the lead changed hands 4 times in all. Alonso stopped 2 times, on laps 20 and 41; 12 of 13 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 21. The fastest lap was Pedro de la Rosa's, 1:31.447 on lap 43. 13 of 20 starters were classified; 7 retired or were not classified. After the race Fernando Alonso led the championship with 26 points, 10 ahead of Jarno Trulli, with 16 rounds left.

Date

3 Apr 2005

Circuit

Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain

Round

3 of 19

Winner

Fernando Alonso (Renault)

Pole position

Fernando Alonso (1:32.054)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 6 drivers: Rubens Barrichello qualified 15th, started 20th; Jacques Villeneuve qualified 16th, started 15th; Tiago Monteiro qualified 17th, started 16th; Narain Karthikeyan qualified 18th, started 17th; Christijan Albers qualified 19th, started 18th; Patrick Friesacher 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 20, 41), stints of 20, 21, 16 laps

2nd

Jarno Trulli: 2 stops (laps 21, 42), stints of 21, 21, 15 laps

3rd

Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 24, 43), stints of 24, 19, 14 laps

Finishers

2 stops: 12 · 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