2005 Turkish Grand Prix

  2005 Turkish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 14 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One season
Date	August 21, 2005
Official name	I Turkish Grand Prix
Location	Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.34 km (3.32 mi)
Distance	58 laps, 309.72 km (192.56 mi)
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
Podium
First	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Third	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes

The 2005 Turkish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 21 at Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first Formula One race to take place in Turkey.

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

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
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	-
18	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	-
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	-
20	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	-

• Takuma Sato was found guilty of blocking Mark Webber (Sato was unaware of Webber approaching as he had been reported to have no radio contact with the BAR Honda team) 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.
• Robert Doornbos' brakes caught fire due to an incorrect brake pipe fitting.
• Narain Karthikeyan experienced two engine failures.

Race

Pos	No	Nat	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 laps	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

• Williams-BMW cars retired from the race due to right-rear tyre failures - twice for each car.
• Michael Schumacher and Mark Webber collided on lap 14. Schumacher's rear suspension was damaged, but he later rejoined the race after repairs to improve his qualifying slot by three positions at the next race. Webber's Williams lost the nose cone.
• Juan Pablo Montoya was comfortably heading for second place on the penultimate lap when he clashed with the Jordan of Tiago Monteiro, damaging the diffuser. On the next lap Montoya ran straight ahead on Turn 8, losing second place to Fernando Alonso.
• Felipe Massa lost his front wing and bargeboard in a first corner collision with Nick Heidfeld. After the replacements he managed to continue racing until lap 29 where his engine failed.
• Juan Pablo Montoya's fastest lap was over 2 seconds faster than his team mate's qualifying time, usually fastest race laps are far slower than qualifying lap times.

Notes

• Last race for Nick Heidfeld until 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix. He was forced to miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a shoulder injury in a mountain-bike accident.

Standings after the race

• Bold text 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 4 Juan Pablo Montoya 40 5 Jarno Trulli 39

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

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

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