Japan

Japanese Grand Prix 2005

9 October 2005

Suzuka Circuit, Japan

Location
Suzuka, Japan
Laps
53
Fastest time

1:30.983
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes (2019)

Previous winners
  • 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
  • 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
  • 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes

Previously

Fernando Alonso continues to lead the drivers championship by 23pts.

McLaren now leads the constructors championship by 2pts.

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Ralf SchumacherToyota1:46.106
2Jenson ButtonBAR1:46.141
3Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:46.276
4Christian KlienRed Bull1:46.464
5Takuma SatoBAR1:46.841
6David CoulthardRed Bull1:46.892
7Mark WebberWilliams1:47.233
8Jacques VilleneuveSauber1:47.440
9Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:48.248
10Felipe MassaSauber1:48.278
11Narain KarthikeyanJordan1:48.718
12Antônio PizzoniaWilliams1:48.898
13Christijan AlbersMinardi1:50.843
14Michael SchumacherFerrari1:52.676
15Robert DoornbosMinardi1:52.894
16Fernando AlonsoRenault1:54.667
17Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren2:02.309
18Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren
19Jarno TrulliToyota
20Tiago MonteiroJordan

6th

pole

Ralf Schumacher

2nd

pole

Toyota

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Ralf Schumacher

    Toyota

    1:46.106 (Q1)

  2. 2

    Jenson Button

    BAR

    1:46.141 (Q1)

  3. 3

    Giancarlo Fisichella

    Renault

    1:46.276 (Q1)

  4. 4

    Christian Klien

    Red Bull

    1:46.464 (Q1)

  5. 5

    Takuma Sato

    BAR

    1:46.841 (Q1)

  6. 6

    David Coulthard

    Red Bull

    1:46.892 (Q1)

  7. 7

    Mark Webber

    Williams

    1:47.233 (Q1)

  8. 8

    Jacques Villeneuve

    Sauber

    1:47.440 (Q1)

  9. 9

    Rubens Barrichello

    Ferrari

    1:48.248 (Q1)

  10. 10

    Felipe Massa

    Sauber

    1:48.278 (Q1)

  11. 11

    Narain Karthikeyan

    Jordan

    1:48.718 (Q1)

  12. 12

    Antônio Pizzonia

    Williams

    1:48.898 (Q1)

  13. 13

    Christijan Albers

    Minardi

    1:50.843 (Q1)

  14. 14

    Michael Schumacher

    Ferrari

    1:52.676 (Q1)

  15. 15

    Robert Doornbos

    Minardi

    1:52.894 (Q1)

  16. 16

    Fernando Alonso

    Renault

    1:54.667 (Q1)

  17. 17

    Kimi Räikkönen

    McLaren

    2:02.309 (Q1)

  18. 18

    Juan Pablo Montoya

    McLaren

    No time set

  19. 19

    Jarno Trulli

    Toyota

    No time set

  20. 20

    Tiago Monteiro

    Jordan

    No time set

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Michael Schumacher 3 laps
  • Jenson Button 4 laps
  • Giancarlo Fisichella 27 laps
  • Kimi Räikkönen 6 laps
  • David Coulthard 1 laps
  • Ralf Schumacher 12 laps

Results

1+16 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren53 laps1:29:02.21210pts
2+1 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault53 laps+1.6338pts
3+13 Fernando Alonso Renault53 laps+17.4566pts
4+3 Mark Webber Williams53 laps+22.2745pts
5-3 Jenson Button BAR53 laps+29.5074pts
60 David Coulthard Red Bull53 laps+31.6013pts
7+7 Michael Schumacher Ferrari53 laps+33.8792pts
8-7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota53 laps+49.5481pts
9-5 Christian Klien Red Bull53 laps+51.925
100 Felipe Massa Sauber53 laps+57.509
11-2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari53 laps+1:00.633
12-4 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber53 laps+1:23.221
13+7 Tiago Monteiro Jordan52 laps
14+1 Robert Doornbos Minardi51 laps
15-4 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan51 laps
16-3 Christijan Albers Minardi49 laps
D- Takuma Sato BAR52 laps
R- Antônio Pizzonia Williams9 laps
R- Jarno Trulli Toyota9 laps
R- Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren0 laps

Post Race

Fernando Alonso continues to lead the drivers championship by 19pts.

Renault now leads the constructors championship by 2pts.

  1. 1
    Fernando AlonsoRenault123 pts
  2. 2
    Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren104 pts
  3. 3
    Michael SchumacherFerrari62 pts
  4. 4
    Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren60 pts
  5. 5
    Giancarlo FisichellaRenault53 pts
  6. 6
    Jarno TrulliToyota43 pts
  7. 7
    Ralf SchumacherToyota39 pts
  8. 8
    Rubens BarrichelloFerrari38 pts
  9. 9
    Jenson ButtonBAR36 pts
  10. 10
    Mark WebberWilliams34 pts

  1. 1
    Renault176 pts
  2. 2
    McLaren174 pts
  3. 3
    Ferrari100 pts
  4. 4
    Toyota82 pts
  5. 5
    Williams64 pts
  6. 6
    BAR37 pts
  7. 7
    Red Bull30 pts
  8. 8
    Sauber17 pts
  9. 9
    Jordan12 pts
  10. 10
    Minardi7 pts