2005 San Marino Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso won the 2005 San Marino Grand Prix at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari on 24 Apr 2005 for Renault, from 2nd on the grid; Michael Schumacher was second and Alexander Wurz third. Pole position: Kimi Räikkönen.

Alonso took the lead for good on lap 50 of 62, from Michael Schumacher; the lead changed hands 6 times in all. Alonso stopped 2 times, on laps 23 and 42; 12 of 13 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 22. The fastest lap was Michael Schumacher's, 1:21.858 on lap 48. 13 of 20 starters were classified; 7 retired or were not classified. After the race Fernando Alonso led the championship with 36 points, 16 ahead of Jarno Trulli, with 15 rounds left.

Date

24 Apr 2005

Circuit

Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy

Round

4 of 19

Winner

Fernando Alonso (Renault)

Pole position

Kimi Räikkönen (1:22.994)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 11 drivers: Felipe Massa qualified 8th, started 18th; Nick Heidfeld qualified 9th, started 8th; Rubens Barrichello qualified 10th, started 9th; Ralf Schumacher qualified 11th, started 10th; Jacques Villeneuve qualified 12th, started 11th; Giancarlo Fisichella qualified 13th, started 12th; Michael Schumacher qualified 14th, started 13th; David Coulthard qualified 15th, started 14th; Vitantonio Liuzzi qualified 16th, started 15th; Narain Karthikeyan qualified 17th, started 16th; Tiago Monteiro qualified 18th, started 17th. 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 23, 42), stints of 23, 19, 20 laps

2nd

Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 27, 49), stints of 27, 22, 13 laps

3rd

Alexander Wurz: 2 stops (laps 25, 47), stints of 25, 22, 15 laps

Finishers

2 stops: 12 · 3 or more: 1

First stops

median lap 22 of 62

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