2005 Turkish Grand Prix
2005 Turkish Grand Prix | |||
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Race 14 of 19 in the2005 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 21 August 2005 | ||
Official name | 2005 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix[1] | ||
Location |
Istanbul Park Tuzla,Turkey | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.340 km (3.318 miles) | ||
Distance | 58 laps, 309.356 km (192.225 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny; 30°C Air; 45°C Track | ||
Attendance | 100,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
Time | 1:26.797 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | |
Time | 1:24.770 on lap 39(lap record) | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
Second | Renault | ||
Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
Lap leaders |
The2005 Turkish Grand Prix(officially the2005 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix) was aFormula Onemotor race held on 21 August 2005 atIstanbul Park,Tuzla,Turkey.It was the fourteenth race of the2005 FIA Formula One World Championshipand the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix.
The 58-lap race was won by Finnish driverKimi Räikkönen,driving aMcLaren-Mercedes.Räikkönen took his fifth victory of the season after starting frompole positionand leading every lap. Räikkönen's Colombian teammate,Juan Pablo Montoya,ran second until he collided with a backmarker and then ran wide in the closing laps, allowing SpaniardFernando Alonsothrough in hisRenault.
With five races remaining, Alonso led the Drivers' Championship by 24 points from Räikkönen, while Renault's lead over McLaren in the Constructors' Championship was nine points.
Friday drivers[edit]
The bottom six teams in the2004 Constructors' Championshipwere 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 | Nat | Driver |
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McLaren-Mercedes | Pedro de la Rosa | |
Red Bull-Cosworth | Vitantonio Liuzzi | |
Toyota | Ricardo Zonta | |
Jordan-Toyota | Nicolas Kiesa | |
Minardi-Cosworth | Enrico Toccacelo |
Classification[edit]
Qualifying[edit]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
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1 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.797 | - |
2 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:27.039 | +0.242 |
3 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:27.050 | +0.253 |
4 | 10 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.352 | +0.555 |
5 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:27.501 | +0.704 |
6 | 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | 1:27.929 | +1.132 |
7 | 7 | Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | 1:27.944 | +1.147 |
8 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:28.419 | +1.622 |
9 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:28.594 | +1.797 |
10 | 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:28.963 | +2.166 |
11 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:29.369 | +2.572 |
12 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:29.764 | +2.967 |
13 | 3 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:30.063 | +3.266 |
14 | 4 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:30.175 | +3.378 |
15 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | 1:30.710 | +3.913 |
16 | 21 | Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:32.186 | +5.389 |
17 | 20 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi-Cosworth | no time | |
18 | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | no time | |
19 | 19 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | - | |
20 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | - | |
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- Takuma Satowas found guilty of blockingMark Webberand was relegated to the back of the grid, behindMichael Schumacherwho had a spin at Turn 9 and had his V10 engine changed following qualification. Sato was unaware of Webber approaching as he had been reported to have no radio contact with the BAR team.
- Robert Doornbosfailed to set a time after his Minardi's brakes caught fire due to an incorrect brake pipe fitting.
- Narain Karthikeyan's Jordan suffered two engine failures.
Race[edit]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 58 | 1:24:34.454 | 1 | 10 |
2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | M | 58 | + 18.609 | 3 | 8 |
3 | 10 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 58 | + 19.635 | 4 | 6 |
4 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | M | 58 | + 37.973 | 2 | 5 |
5 | 3 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | M | 58 | + 39.304 | 13 | 4 |
6 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | M | 58 | + 55.420 | 5 | 3 |
7 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | M | 58 | + 1:09.292 | 12 | 2 |
8 | 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull-Cosworth | M | 58 | + 1:11.622 | 10 | 1 |
9 | 4 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | M | 58 | + 1:19.987 | 20 | |
10 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | B | 57 | + 1 Lap | 11 | |
11 | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | M | 57 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
12 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | M | 57 | + 1 Lap | 9 | |
13 | 20 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 55 | + 3 Laps | 17 | |
14 | 19 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | B | 55 | + 3 Laps | 18 | |
15 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | B | 55 | + 3 Laps | 14 | |
Ret | 21 | Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 48 | Withdrew | 15 | |
Ret | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 32 | Collision Damage | 19 | |
Ret | 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | M | 29 | Tyre | 6 | |
Ret | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | M | 28 | Engine | 8 | |
Ret | 7 | Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | M | 20 | Tyre | 7 | |
- Michael SchumacherandMark Webbercollided on lap 14. The rear suspension of Schumacher's Ferrari was damaged, but after repairs he rejoined the race to improve his qualifying slot for thenext race in Italyby three positions. Webber's Williams lost the nose cone.
- Felipe Massalost the front wing andbargeboardfrom his Sauber in a first-corner collision with the Williams of former teammateNick Heidfeld.After replacements were fitted, Massa continued racing until his engine failed on lap 29.
- Both Williams cars retired from the race due to right-rear tyre failures - Webber on lap 21 and Heidfeld on lap 30.
- Juan Pablo Montoyawas running second on the penultimate lap when he clashed with the Jordan ofTiago Monteiro,damaging hisdiffuser.On the next lap Montoya ran straight ahead at Turn 8, allowingFernando Alonsoto pass him.
- Montoya's fastest lap was over two seconds faster than his teammate's qualifying time.
Championship standings after the race[edit]
- Bold textand an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Note:Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Turkish".Formula1.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2005-11-25.Retrieved23 December2020.
- ^"2005 FORMULA 1 Turkish Grand Prix - Qualifying".Formula1.com.Formula1.com Limited. Archived fromthe originalon 24 August 2013.Retrieved27 December2015.
- ^"2005 FORMULA 1 Turkish Grand Prix - Race".Formula1.com.Formula1.com Limited. Archived fromthe originalon 10 October 2014.Retrieved27 December2015.
- ^"2005 Turkish Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".GPArchive.com.21 August 2005.Retrieved8 January2023.
- ^ab"Turkey 2005 - Championship".statsf1.com.Retrieved21 March2019.