2005 Turkish Grand Prix

2005 Turkish Grand Prix
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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	Kimi Räikkönen	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	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Third	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2005 Turkish Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 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.

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.

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

Report

Background

After the Hungarian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso led the drivers' championship with 26 points ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and 32 points ahead of Michael Schumacher. In the constructors' championship, Renault led McLaren-Mercedes by twelve points and Ferrari by 31 points.

Qualifying

In qualifying, Räikkönen set the fastest time and secured his eighth pole position. Fisichella came second in the Renault ahead of his teammate Alonso.

Race

Start of the race

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. 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.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap	Grid
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:26.797	-	1
2	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:27.039	+0.242	2
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:27.050	+0.253	3
4	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:27.352	+0.555	4
5	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:27.501	+0.704	5
6	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams-BMW	1:27.929	+1.132	6
7	7	Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	1:27.944	+1.147	7
8	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:28.419	+1.622	8
9	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:28.594	+1.797	9
10	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:28.963	+2.166	10
11	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:29.369	+2.572	11
12	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:29.764	+2.967	12
13	3	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:30.063	+3.266	13
14	4	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	1:30.175	+3.378	20 1 , 3
15	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	1:30.710	+3.913	14
16	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:32.186	+5.389	15
17	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi-Cosworth	No time 2		17
18	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	No time 4		16
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	No time		18 3
20	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	No time 5		19 3
Source: [2]

Notes

• ^1 – Takuma Sato's performance was disqualified for impeding Mark Webber during qualifying. Sato was unaware of Webber approaching as he had been reported to have no radio contact with the BAR team.
• ^2 – Robert Doornbos failed to set a time after his Minardi's brakes caught fire due to an incorrect brake pipe fitting.
• ^3 – Takuma Sato, Narain Karthikeyan and Michael Schumacher received a ten-place start penalty due to an engine change.
• ^4 – Jacques Villeneuve spun in turn 8, so he could not complete his fast lap.
• ^5 – Michael Schumacher spun in turn 9, so he could not complete his fast lap.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
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	PL 6
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
Sources: [3] [4]

Notes

• ^6 – Takuma Sato started the race from the pitlane.

Championship standings after the race

• Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Fernando Alonso* 95 2 Kimi Räikkönen* 71 3 Michael Schumacher* 55 1 4 Juan Pablo Montoya 40 1 5 Jarno Trulli 39 Source: [5]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault* 130 2 McLaren-Mercedes* 121 3 Ferrari* 86 4 Toyota* 71 5 Williams-BMW* 52 Source: [5]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

• 2005 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

References

1. "Turkish". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2005-11-25. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
2. "2005 FORMULA 1 Turkish Grand Prix - Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
3. "2005 FORMULA 1 Turkish Grand Prix - Race". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
4. "2005 Turkish Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 21 August 2005. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
5. "Turkey 2005 - Championship". statsf1.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

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