2005 Formula One World Championship
Fernando Alonso won the 2005 World Drivers' Championship for Renault with 133 points, 21 ahead of Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren).
Alonso won 7 of the 19 races. McLaren won the most races (10 of 19). Five different drivers won a race.
Final standings
| Pos | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando AlonsoRenault | 7 | 15 | 133 |
| 2 | Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren | 7 | 12 | 112 |
| 3 | Michael SchumacherFerrari | 1 | 5 | 62 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren | 3 | 5 | 60 |
| 5 | Giancarlo FisichellaRenault | 1 | 3 | 58 |
| 6 | Ralf SchumacherToyota | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 | Jarno TrulliToyota | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 8 | Rubens BarrichelloFerrari | 0 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Jenson ButtonBAR | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 10 | Mark WebberWilliams | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 11 | Nick HeidfeldWilliams | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | David CoulthardRed Bull | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Felipe MassaSauber | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Jacques VilleneuveSauber | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Christian KlienRed Bull | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Tiago MonteiroJordan | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | Alexander WurzMcLaren | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Narain KarthikeyanJordan | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Christijan AlbersMinardi | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Pedro de la RosaMcLaren | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Patrick FriesacherMinardi | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Antônio PizzoniaWilliams | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Takuma SatoBAR | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Vitantonio LiuzziRed Bull | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Robert DoornbosMinardi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Anthony DavidsonBAR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Ricardo ZontaToyota | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Races
| Rd | Grand Prix | Date | Winner | Pole | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian Grand Prix | 6 Mar 2005 | Giancarlo FisichellaRenault | Giancarlo Fisichella | Fernando Alonso |
| 2 | Malaysian Grand Prix | 20 Mar 2005 | Fernando AlonsoRenault | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 3 | Bahrain Grand Prix | 3 Apr 2005 | Fernando AlonsoRenault | Fernando Alonso | Pedro de la Rosa |
| 4 | San Marino Grand Prix | 24 Apr 2005 | Fernando AlonsoRenault | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher |
| 5 | Spanish Grand Prix | 8 May 2005 | Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren | Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 6 | Monaco Grand Prix | 22 May 2005 | Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher |
| 7 | European Grand Prix | 29 May 2005 | Fernando AlonsoRenault | Nick Heidfeld | Fernando Alonso |
| 8 | Canadian Grand Prix | 12 Jun 2005 | Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren | Jenson Button | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 9 | United States Grand Prix | 19 Jun 2005 | Michael SchumacherFerrari | Jarno Trulli | Michael Schumacher |
| 10 | French Grand Prix | 3 Jul 2005 | Fernando AlonsoRenault | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 11 | British Grand Prix | 10 Jul 2005 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 12 | German Grand Prix | 24 Jul 2005 | Fernando AlonsoRenault | Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 13 | Hungarian Grand Prix | 31 Jul 2005 | Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren | Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 14 | Turkish Grand Prix | 21 Aug 2005 | Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren | Kimi Räikkönen | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 15 | Italian Grand Prix | 4 Sep 2005 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 16 | Belgian Grand Prix | 11 Sep 2005 | Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren | Juan Pablo Montoya | Ralf Schumacher |
| 17 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 25 Sep 2005 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 18 | Japanese Grand Prix | 9 Oct 2005 | Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren | Ralf Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 19 | Chinese Grand Prix | 16 Oct 2005 | Fernando AlonsoRenault | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen |
Race by race
Australian Grand Prix
- Giancarlo Fisichella won for Renault from pole, 5.553s ahead of Rubens Barrichello.
- Giancarlo Fisichella leads the championship by 2 points from Rubens Barrichello with 18 rounds to go.
Malaysian Grand Prix
- Fernando Alonso won for Renault from pole, 24.327s ahead of Jarno Trulli.
- Fernando Alonso took the championship lead from Giancarlo Fisichella.
- Championship leader Giancarlo Fisichella retired (collision).
Bahrain Grand Prix
- Fernando Alonso won for Renault from pole, 13.409s ahead of Jarno Trulli.
- Fernando Alonso's 2nd win of 2005.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 10 points from Jarno Trulli with 16 rounds to go.
San Marino Grand Prix
- Fernando Alonso won for Renault from P2, 0.215s ahead of Michael Schumacher.
- Fernando Alonso's 3rd consecutive win.
- Polesitter Kimi Räikkönen retired (driveshaft).
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 16 points from Jarno Trulli with 15 rounds to go.
Spanish Grand Prix
- Kimi Räikkönen won for McLaren from pole, 27.652s ahead of Fernando Alonso.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 18 points from Jarno Trulli with 14 rounds to go.
Monaco Grand Prix
- Kimi Räikkönen won for McLaren from pole, 13.877s ahead of Nick Heidfeld.
- First career podium for Mark Webber.
- Kimi Räikkönen's 2nd win of 2005.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 22 points from Kimi Räikkönen with 13 rounds to go.
European Grand Prix
- Fernando Alonso won for Renault from P6, 16.567s ahead of Nick Heidfeld.
- Fernando Alonso's 4th win of 2005.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 32 points from Kimi Räikkönen with 12 rounds to go.
Canadian Grand Prix
- Kimi Räikkönen won for McLaren from P7, 1.100s ahead of Michael Schumacher.
- Championship leader Fernando Alonso retired (suspension).
- Polesitter Jenson Button retired (accident).
- Kimi Räikkönen's 3rd win of 2005.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 22 points from Kimi Räikkönen with 11 rounds to go.
United States Grand Prix
- Michael Schumacher won for Ferrari from P5, 1.500s ahead of Rubens Barrichello.
- Championship leader Fernando Alonso withdrew.
- A one-two finish for Ferrari.
- Polesitter Jarno Trulli withdrew.
- First career podium for Tiago Monteiro.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 22 points from Kimi Räikkönen with 10 rounds to go.
French Grand Prix
- Fernando Alonso won for Renault from pole, 11.800s ahead of Kimi Räikkönen.
- Fernando Alonso's 5th win of 2005.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 24 points from Kimi Räikkönen with 9 rounds to go.
British Grand Prix
- Juan Pablo Montoya won for McLaren from P3, 2.700s ahead of Fernando Alonso.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 26 points from Kimi Räikkönen with 8 rounds to go.
German Grand Prix
- Fernando Alonso won for Renault from P3, 22.569s ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya.
- Polesitter Kimi Räikkönen retired (hydraulics).
- Fernando Alonso's 6th win of 2005.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 36 points from Kimi Räikkönen with 7 rounds to go.
Hungarian Grand Prix
- Kimi Räikkönen won for McLaren from P4, 35.581s ahead of Michael Schumacher.
- Kimi Räikkönen's 4th win of 2005.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 26 points from Kimi Räikkönen with 6 rounds to go.
Turkish Grand Prix
- Kimi Räikkönen won for McLaren from pole, 18.609s ahead of Fernando Alonso.
- Kimi Räikkönen's 5th win of 2005.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 24 points from Kimi Räikkönen with 5 rounds to go.
Italian Grand Prix
- Juan Pablo Montoya won for McLaren from pole, 2.479s ahead of Fernando Alonso.
- Juan Pablo Montoya's 2nd win of 2005.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 27 points from Kimi Räikkönen with 4 rounds to go.
Belgian Grand Prix
- Kimi Räikkönen won for McLaren from P2, 28.300s ahead of Fernando Alonso.
- Polesitter Juan Pablo Montoya retired (collision).
- Kimi Räikkönen's 6th win of 2005.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 25 points from Kimi Räikkönen with 3 rounds to go.
Brazilian Grand Prix
- Juan Pablo Montoya won for McLaren from P2, 2.527s ahead of Kimi Räikkönen.
- Fernando Alonso clinched the 2005 title with 2 rounds to spare.
- At 24 years and 58 days, Fernando Alonso became the youngest world champion in history.
- The last of Juan Pablo Montoya's 7 Grand Prix wins.
- A one-two finish for McLaren.
- Juan Pablo Montoya's 3rd win of 2005.
Japanese Grand Prix
- Kimi Räikkönen won for McLaren from P17, 1.633s ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella.
- Kimi Räikkönen's 7th win of 2005.
- Fernando Alonso leads the championship by 19 points from Kimi Räikkönen with 1 round to go.
Chinese Grand Prix
- Fernando Alonso won for Renault from pole, 4.000s ahead of Kimi Räikkönen.
- Fernando Alonso finished as champion, 21 points ahead of Kimi Räikkönen.
- Fernando Alonso's 7th win of 2005.