The 2005 Spanish Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2005) was a Formula One motor race, held on 8 May 2005 at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain.
Report Background The BAR-Honda team did not take part in this race, serving the first of a two race ban following irregularities at the San Marino Grand Prix.
Qualifying Kimi Räikkönen set pole position while Mark Webber claimed his second front row start, leaving championship leader Fernando Alonso on the second row in third.
Race Right from the start Räikkönen started pulling away at a blistering pace, setting the fastest lap thirteen times in only twenty four laps. Alonso's tyres wore down and he was forced to take care of them and come home in second place, never taking the lead from Räikkönen.
Webber had a dismal start, losing second and then third to Alonso and Ralf Schumacher, respectively. After the first round of pitstops he lost three positions and had to battle his way back to finish in sixth. Alonso's teammate Giancarlo Fisichella moved around constantly in the field, but managed to end up in fifth from sixth on the grid.
Jarno Trulli had a good race, ending up on the podium in third ahead of his teammate Ralf Schumacher, who fell behind after the first round of pitstops. Meanwhile, Räikkönen's teammate Juan Pablo Montoya had an average race, moving around in the field but still only managing a seventh place. It was his return from a two-race absence to recover from a shoulder injury. David Coulthard claimed the final points-paying position in eighth after starting from ninth.
Some of the retirements included Michael Schumacher, whose tyre failed on lap 47, his third retirement of the year. Jacques Villeneuve also had to retire on lap 52 after a water leak resulted in his engine overheating.
This was Räikkönen's first victory of 2005.
Friday drivers The bottom 6 teams in the 2004 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race. Constructor No Driver McLaren-Mercedes 35 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Petronas none Red Bull-Cosworth 37 Christian Klien Toyota 38 Ricardo Zonta Jordan-Toyota 39 Robert Doornbos Minardi-Cosworth none
Classification
Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Total Gap Grid 1 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes1:14.819 1:16.602 2:31.421 1 2 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:15.042 1:16.626 2:31.668 +0.247 2 3 5 Fernando Alonso Renault1:14.811 1:16.880 2:31.691 +0.270 3 4 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota1:14.870 1:17.047 2:31.917 +0.496 4 5 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:14.795 1:17.200 2:31.995 +0.574 5 6 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault1:15.601 1:17.229 2:32.830 +1.409 6 7 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.902 1:17.570 2:33.472 +2.051 7 8 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari1:15.398 1:18.153 2:33.551 +2.130 8 9 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Cosworth 1:15.795 1:18.373 2:34.168 +2.747 9 10 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:15.863 1:18.361 2:34.224 +2.803 10 11 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Red Bull-Cosworth 1:16.288 1:19.014 2:35.302 +3.881 11 12 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas1:16.794 1:19.686 2:36.480 +5.059 12 13 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:18.557 1:20.711 2:39.268 +7.847 13 14 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota1:19.040 1:20.903 2:39.943 +8.522 18 15 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:19.563 1:21.578 2:41.141 +9.720 14 16 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth1:20.306 1:22.453 2:42.759 +11.338 15 17 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 1:15.038 No time — — 17 18 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:15.746 No time — — 16 Notes – Nick Heidfeld and Rubens Barrichello did not set a time in Q2, to save fuel and tyres. – Rubens Barrichello received a 10-place grid penalty for an engine change. – Nick Heidfeld received a 20-place grid penalty for engine changes. – Tiago Monteiro will start from the back of the grid due to an engine change in parc fermé.
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 66 1:27:16.830 1 10 2 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 66 +27.652 3 8 3 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 66 +45.947 5 6 4 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 66 +46.719 4 5 5 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 66 +57.936 6 4 6 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 66 +1:08.542 2 3 7 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 65 +1 lap 7 2 8 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Cosworth 65 +1 lap 9 1 9 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 65 +1 lap 16 10 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 65 +1 lap 17 11 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 63 Wheel rim 10 12 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 63 +3 laps 18 13 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 63 +3 laps 13 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 51 Engine 12 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 46 Puncture 8 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 19 Gearbox 14 20 Patrick Friesacher Minardi-Cosworth 11 Spun off 15 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Red Bull-Cosworth 9 Spun off 11
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Fernando Alonso 44 2 Jarno Trulli 26 8 3 Kimi Räikkönen 17 1 4 Giancarlo Fisichella 14 1 5 Ralf Schumacher 14Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 58 2 Toyota 40 3 McLaren-Mercedes 37 1 4 Williams-BMW 21 1 5 Ferrari 18Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2005 Catalunya GP2 Series round
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