Gridpedia2005 European Grand Prix
- Date
- 29 May 2005
- Circuit
- Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
- Round
- 7 of 19
- Winner
- Fernando Alonso (Renault)
- Pole position
- Nick Heidfeld (1:30.081)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 6 | 59 | 1:31:46.648 | 1:30.711 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | HEINick Heidfeld | Williams | 1 | 59 | +16.567 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 7 | 59 | +18.549 | 6 | |
| 4 | 14 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 12 | 59 | +31.588 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 10 | 59 | +50.445 | 4 | |
| 6 | 6 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 9 | 59 | +51.932 | 3 | |
| 7 | 10 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 5 | 59 | +58.173 | 2 | |
| 8 | 16 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 4 | 59 | +71.091 | 1 | |
| 9 | 15 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | Red Bull | 14 | 59 | +71.529 | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 13 | 59 | +95.786 | 0 | |
| 11 | 9 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 2 | 58 | Accident | 0 | |
| 12 | 4 | SATTakuma Sato | BAR | 16 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 11 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 15 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | MASFelipe Massa | Sauber | 11 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 18 | TMOTiago Monteiro | Jordan | 17 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 19 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 21 | ALBChristijan Albers | Minardi | 20 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 20 | FRIPatrick Friesacher | Minardi | 18 | 56 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 17 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Toyota | 8 | 33 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 7 | WEBMark Webber | Williams | 3 | 0 | Accident | 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 23, 47), stints of 23, 24, 12 laps
- 2nd
- Nick Heidfeld: 3 stops (laps 12, 31, 50), stints of 12, 19, 19, 9 laps
- 3rd
- Rubens Barrichello: 3 stops (laps 11, 33, 48), stints of 11, 22, 15, 11 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 10 · 3 or more: 8
- First stops
- median lap 20 of 59
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 23 (26.5 s), 47 (22.7 s) | 232412 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 3 | 12 (23.9 s), 31 (24.9 s), 50 (22.1 s) | 1219199 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 11 (25.6 s), 33 (23.4 s), 48 (21.9 s) | 11221511 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 3 | 20 (27.1 s), 23 (13.7 s), 47 (22.8 s) | 2032412 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 20 (26.4 s), 46 (22.9 s) | 202613 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 22 (26.9 s), 50 (21.1 s) | 22289 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 2 | 19 (26.0 s), 45 (23.9 s) | 192614 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 3 | 8 (13.7 s), 18 (27.5 s), 45 (23.6 s) | 8102714 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 2 | 19 (27.2 s), 44 (24.2 s) | 192515 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 23 (25.6 s), 46 (23.5 s) | 232313 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 18 (25.7 s), 43 (23.4 s) | 182515 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 3 | 1 (30.6 s), 27 (25.4 s), 49 (21.9 s) | 26229 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 24 (26.0 s), 46 (22.9 s) | 242212 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 19 (27.3 s), 44 (24.1 s), 54 (38.5 s) | 1925104 |
| TMOTiago Monteiro | 3 | 21 (25.4 s), 42 (24.2 s), 44 (13.7 s) | 212114 |
| KARNarain Karthikeyan | 2 | 22 (24.7 s), 40 (24.5 s) | 221818 |
| ALBChristijan Albers | 3 | 20 (28.1 s), 30 (13.9 s), 38 (26.8 s) | 2010819 |
| FRIPatrick Friesacher | 2 | 19 (27.8 s), 37 (28.4 s) | 191819 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 1 (26.9 s), 26 (25.4 s) | 257 |
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 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams | 1:30.081 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:30.197 | +0.116 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:30.368 | +0.287 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:30.700 | +0.619 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:30.890 | +0.809 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:31.056 | +0.975 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.249 | +1.168 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:31.392 | +1.311 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:31.566 | +1.485 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.585 | +1.504 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:32.205 | +2.124 Q1 | ||
| 12 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:32.553 | +2.472 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:32.594 | +2.513 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Red Bull | 1:32.642 | +2.561 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 1:32.891 | +2.810 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:32.926 | +2.845 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 1:35.047 | +4.966 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi | 1:35.954 | +5.873 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 1:36.192 | +6.111 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 1:36.239 | +6.158 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 | 4 | 59 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 2 | 27 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Williams | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 15 |