Gridpedia2005 United States Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher won the 2005 United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on 19 Jun 2005 for Ferrari, from 5th on the grid; Rubens Barrichello was second and Tiago Monteiro third. Pole position: Jarno Trulli.
Schumacher took the lead for good on lap 49 of 73, from Rubens Barrichello; the lead changed hands 2 times in all. Schumacher stopped 2 times, on laps 26 and 51; 5 of 6 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 21. The fastest lap was Michael Schumacher's, 1:11.497 on lap 48. 6 of 20 starters were classified; 14 retired or were not classified. After the race Fernando Alonso led the championship with 59 points, 22 ahead of Kimi Räikkönen, with 10 rounds left.
- Date
- 19 Jun 2005
- Circuit
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA
- Round
- 9 of 19
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Jarno Trulli (1:10.625)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | 73 | 1:29:43.181 | 1:11.497 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 7 | 73 | +1.522 | 8 | |
| 3 | 18 | TMOTiago Monteiro | Jordan | 17 | 72 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 4 | 19 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 19 | 72 | +1 Lap | 5 | |
| 5 | 21 | ALBChristijan Albers | Minardi | 18 | 71 | +2 Laps | 4 | |
| 6 | 20 | FRIPatrick Friesacher | Minardi | 20 | 71 | +2 Laps | 3 | |
| W | 16 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 1 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 9 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 2 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 3 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 3 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 6 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 4 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 6 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 4 | SATTakuma Sato | BAR | 8 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 7 | WEBMark Webber | Williams | 9 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 12 | MASFelipe Massa | Sauber | 10 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 10 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 11 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 11 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 12 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 17 | ZONRicardo Zonta | Toyota | 13 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 15 | KLIChristian Klien | Red Bull | 14 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 8 | HEINick Heidfeld | Williams | 15 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 14 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 16 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
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
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 26, 51), stints of 26, 25, 22 laps
- 2nd
- Rubens Barrichello: 2 stops (laps 24, 49), stints of 24, 25, 24 laps
- 3rd
- Tiago Monteiro: 2 stops (laps 22, 48), stints of 22, 26, 24 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 5 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 21 of 73
Pit stops
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 26 (32.9 s), 51 (23.6 s) | 262522 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 24 (25.9 s), 49 (24.1 s) | 242524 |
| TMOTiago Monteiro | 2 | 22 (24.1 s), 48 (24.1 s) | 222624 |
| KARNarain Karthikeyan | 2 | 20 (25.2 s), 46 (25.2 s) | 202626 |
| ALBChristijan Albers | 3 | 10 (25.4 s), 31 (42.3 s), 50 (24.4 s) | 10211921 |
| FRIPatrick Friesacher | 2 | 19 (27.4 s), 44 (37.1 s) | 192527 |
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.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:10.625 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:10.694 | +0.069 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:11.277 | +0.652 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:11.290 | +0.665 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:11.369 | +0.744 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:11.380 | +0.755 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:11.431 | +0.806 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:11.497 | +0.872 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:11.527 | +0.902 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:11.555 | +0.930 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:11.681 | +1.056 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 1:11.691 | +1.066 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 1:11.754 | +1.129 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:12.132 | +1.507 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams | 1:12.430 | +1.805 Q1 | ||
| 16 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:12.682 | +2.057 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 1:13.462 | +2.837 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 1:13.632 | +3.007 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 1:13.776 | +3.151 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi | 1:14.494 | +3.869 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
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 4 | 59 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 3 | 37 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 29 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | 0 | 20 | |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 0 | 17 |