2005 Turkish Grand Prix

The 2005 Turkish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 21 August 2005 at Istanbul Park, Tuzla, Turkey. It was the fourteenth race of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship and the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix.

2005 Turkish Grand Prix
Race 14 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 21 August 2005
Official name 2005 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix
Location Istanbul Park
Tuzla, Turkey
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.340 km (3.318 mi)
Distance 58 laps, 309.356 km (192.225 mi)
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

The 58-lap race was won by Finnish driver Kimi Räikkönen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes. Räikkönen took his fifth victory of the season after starting from pole position and 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 Spaniard Fernando Alonso through in his Renault.

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

The bottom six 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.

ConstructorNatDriver
McLaren-Mercedes Pedro de la Rosa
Red Bull-Cosworth Vitantonio Liuzzi
Toyota Ricardo Zonta
Jordan-Toyota Nicolas Kiesa
Minardi-Cosworth Enrico Toccacelo

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorLapGap
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 -
Source:[1]
  • Takuma Sato was found guilty of blocking Mark Webber and was relegated to the back of the grid, behind Michael Schumacher who 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 Doornbos failed 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

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 58 1:24:34.454 1 10
2 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 58 + 18.609 3 8
3 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 58 + 19.635 4 6
4 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 58 + 37.973 2 5
5 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 58 + 39.304 13 4
6 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 58 + 55.420 5 3
7 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Cosworth 58 + 1:09.292 12 2
8 15 Christian Klien Red Bull-Cosworth 58 + 1:11.622 10 1
9 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 58 + 1:19.987 20
10 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 57 + 1 Lap 11
11 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 57 + 1 Lap 16
12 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 57 + 1 Lap 9
13 20 Robert Doornbos Minardi-Cosworth 55 + 3 Laps 17
14 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 55 + 3 Laps 18
15 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 55 + 3 Laps 14
Ret 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 48 Withdrew 15
Ret 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 32 Collision Damage 19
Ret 8 Nick Heidfeld Williams-BMW 29 Tyre 6
Ret 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 28 Engine 8
Ret 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 20 Tyre 7
Source:[2]
  • Michael Schumacher and Mark Webber collided 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 the next race in Italy by three positions. Webber's Williams lost the nose cone.
  • Felipe Massa lost the front wing and bargeboard from his Sauber in a first-corner collision with the Williams of former teammate Nick 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 Montoya was running second on the penultimate lap when he clashed with the Jordan of Tiago Monteiro, damaging his diffuser. On the next lap Montoya ran straight ahead at Turn 8, allowing Fernando Alonso to pass him.
  • Montoya's fastest lap was over two seconds faster than his teammate's qualifying time.

Championship standings after the race

  • Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

  1. "2005 FORMULA 1™ Turkish Grand Prix - Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. "2005 FORMULA 1™ Turkish Grand Prix - Race". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. "Turkey 2005 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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