2005 German Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Fernando Alonso took another major step towards the title after Kimi Räikkönen’s German Grand Prix challenge ended with hydraulic failure. Juan Pablo Montoya charged from the back to second, with Jenson Button completing the podium.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren
Pole time	1:14.320
Fastest lap	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren
Fastest-lap time	1:14.873 on lap 24
First	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Second	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren
Third	Jenson Button	BAR

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
22 July 2005	Practice 1	11:00
22 July 2005	Practice 2	14:00
23 July 2005	Practice 3	09:00
23 July 2005	Practice 4	10:15
23 July 2005	Qualifying	13:00
24 July 2005	Race	14:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Fernando Alonso arrived at round 12 leading the 2005 F1 World Championship on 77 points, with Kimi Räikkönen on 51. Renault headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 102 points.

Race entries

Robert Doornbos made his race debut for Minardi, replacing Patrick Friesacher alongside Christijan Albers. Kiesa took over Jordan’s Friday car, while Alexander Wurz handled McLaren’s extra running. Toyota introduced an updated engine for both race drivers as the championship returned to Hockenheim.

Free Practice

Alexander Wurz led Friday morning in cool, cloudy conditions. The possibility of afternoon rain prompted Toyota to bring more of Ricardo Zonta’s tyre programme forward, including longer runs than it would normally attempt at that stage. Renault’s race drivers did not set times, while Toyota began checking its updated engine without serious problems.

Alexander Wurz remained fastest in the afternoon, with Kimi Räikkönen clearly ahead of the other race drivers. David Coulthard spun into the gravel and lost valuable running. The rain held off long enough for Ricardo Zonta to complete his planned long runs, though traffic spoiled his final-sector effort on fresh tyres; Toyota still had to consider the uncertain weather when making its tyre choice.

Kimi Räikkönen narrowly headed Juan Pablo Montoya in Saturday’s first session as McLaren’s speed continued. Fernando Alonso, Rubens Barrichello and Narain Karthikeyan all had excursions through the gravel, while David Coulthard recovered some of the running lost on Friday. Ferrari remained well away from the leading pace, giving its home favourite Michael Schumacher little reason for optimism.

McLaren again occupied the first two places in final practice, with Kimi Räikkönen extending his advantage over Juan Pablo Montoya. Toyota completed longer programmes but still lacked the pace to challenge at the front; Jarno Trulli’s braking confidence was also a concern heading into qualifying. The team focused on a race strategy that might recover positions rather than trying to match McLaren’s outright speed.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2005 German Grand Prix FP1, 22 July 2005

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	35	Alexander Wurz	McLaren	1:14.277	21
2	38	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	+0.616s	27
3	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	+1.357s	9
4	3	Jenson Button	BAR	+1.574s	16
5	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	+1.624s	9
6	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+1.982s	20
7	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+2.003s	17
8	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Red Bull Racing	+2.456s	26
9	4	Takuma Sato	BAR	+2.518s	16
10	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+2.920s	14
11	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+3.000s	14
12	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+3.064s	14
13	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	+3.146s	13
14	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	+3.165s	13
15	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams	+3.388s	10
16	7	Mark Webber	Williams	+3.412s	10
17	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	+3.855s	8
18	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan	+4.711s	21
19	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	+4.874s	19
20	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	+5.123s	19
21	39	Nicolas Kiesa	Jordan	+5.656s	25
22	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi	+5.831s	17
23	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	No time	2
24	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	No time	2

Free Practice 2 Classification

2005 German Grand Prix FP2, 22 July 2005

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	35	Alexander Wurz	McLaren	1:13.973	37
2	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	+0.603s	20
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	+1.587s	34
4	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	+1.799s	18
5	38	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	+2.118s	34
6	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+2.173s	28
7	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	+2.188s	24
8	37	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Red Bull Racing	+2.324s	38
9	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+2.438s	23
10	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+2.501s	15
11	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+2.602s	19
12	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	+2.685s	14
13	3	Jenson Button	BAR	+2.779s	26
14	7	Mark Webber	Williams	+2.906s	17
15	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams	+2.920s	18
16	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+2.940s	17
17	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	+2.965s	20
18	4	Takuma Sato	BAR	+3.019s	27
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan	+3.533s	25
20	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	+3.857s	17
21	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi	+4.005s	28
22	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	+4.254s	28
23	39	Nicolas Kiesa	Jordan	+5.511s	19
24	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	No time	2

Free Practice 3 Classification

2005 German Grand Prix FP3, 23 July 2005

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	1:15.684	10
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	+0.069s	5
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	+0.793s	14
4	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	+1.014s	7
5	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	+1.115s	7
6	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+1.242s	16
7	7	Mark Webber	Williams	+1.277s	7
8	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1.369s	7
9	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+1.377s	14
10	4	Takuma Sato	BAR	+1.647s	5
11	3	Jenson Button	BAR	+1.713s	8
12	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	+1.724s	11
13	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams	+1.852s	8
14	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+1.915s	10
15	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+1.933s	9
16	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan	+2.418s	12
17	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	+2.533s	17
18	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+2.545s	8
19	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi	+3.399s	17
20	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	+3.419s	14

Free Practice 4 Classification

2005 German Grand Prix FP4, 23 July 2005

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	1:14.128	11
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	+0.321s	16
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	+0.630s	12
4	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+0.830s	15
5	3	Jenson Button	BAR	+0.944s	15
6	7	Mark Webber	Williams	+0.983s	10
7	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+1.125s	12
8	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams	+1.127s	10
9	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	+1.260s	14
10	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1.289s	14
11	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+1.363s	13
12	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+1.457s	18
13	4	Takuma Sato	BAR	+1.571s	18
14	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	+1.653s	12
15	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	+1.909s	13
16	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	+1.944s	11
17	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	+2.546s	14
18	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi	+2.784s	14
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan	+3.082s	16
20	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	+3.838s	11

Qualifying

Kimi Räikkönen secured pole ahead of Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso, finally avoiding the engine penalties that had compromised his previous two weekends. Giancarlo Fisichella took fourth and Michael Schumacher fifth. McLaren’s speed appeared to offer Kimi Räikkönen an excellent chance to reduce the championship deficit.

Juan Pablo Montoya’s lap ended with a spin at the final corner, leaving him without a time and at the back of the grid. It was a costly contrast to his Silverstone victory and denied McLaren a second car near the front. His race would depend on making rapid progress through the midfield.

Qualifying Classification

2005 German Grand Prix Qualifying, 23 July 2005

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	1:14.320	3
2	3	Jenson Button	BAR	1:14.759	3
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:14.904	3
4	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:14.927	3
5	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:15.006	3
6	7	Mark Webber	Williams	1:15.070	3
7	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams	1:15.403	3
8	4	Takuma Sato	BAR	1:15.501	3
9	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:15.532	3
10	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	1:15.635	3
11	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	1:15.679	3
12	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:15.689	3
13	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	1:16.009	3
14	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	1:16.012	3
15	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:16.230	3
16	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	1:17.519	3
17	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi	1:18.313	3
18	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	1:18.599	3
19	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren		2
20	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan		2

Juan Pablo Montoya did not get time, after spinning off the track in the final corner.

Narain Karthikeyan did not get time, after making a couple of mistakes and decided to abort the attempt.

Juan Pablo Montoya received a 10-place grid penalty for an engine change.

What happened in the 2005 German Grand Prix?

Kimi Räikkönen led away and built a comfortable advantage, while Juan Pablo Montoya made spectacular early progress from the back. Fernando Alonso stayed in contention behind the leading McLaren. The race changed decisively when Kimi Räikkönen’s hydraulics failed on lap 35, handing Fernando Alonso a clear route to victory.

Juan Pablo Montoya continued his recovery and used the pit-stop sequence to secure second ahead of Jenson Button. Michael Schumacher’s tyres faded, allowing Jenson Button through earlier in the race and Giancarlo Fisichella to take fourth near the finish. Jacques Villeneuve endured a scrappy afternoon involving several contacts in the midfield.

Fernando Alonso won from Juan Pablo Montoya and Jenson Button, with Giancarlo Fisichella fourth and Michael Schumacher fifth. Ralf Schumacher, David Coulthard and Felipe Massa completed the points. Kimi Räikkönen’s retirement turned another promising McLaren weekend into a major championship setback, leaving Fernando Alonso 36 points ahead.

After the race, Fernando Alonso headed the drivers’ standings with 87 points, followed by Kimi Räikkönen on 51. Renault led the constructors’ table on 117, with McLaren on 95.

2005 German Grand Prix race results

The 2005 German Grand Prix was held on 24 July 2005, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	67	1:26:28.599	10
2	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	67	+22.569	8
3	3	Jenson Button	BAR	67	+24.422	6
4	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	67	+50.587	5
5	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	67	+51.690	4
6	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	67	+52.242	3
7	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	67	+52.700	2
8	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	67	+56.570	1
9	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	67	+1:09.818	0
10	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	66	+1 lap	0
11	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams	66	+1 lap	0
12	4	Takuma Sato	BAR	66	+1 lap	0
13	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	65	+2 laps	0
14	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	64	Engine	0
15	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	64	+3 laps	0
16	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan	64	+3 laps	0
17	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	64	+3 laps	0
18	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi	63	+4 laps	0
NC	7	Mark Webber	Williams	55	+12 laps	0
Ret	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	35	Hydraulics	0

2005 German Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	24	1:14.873	219.924
2	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	21	1:15.235	218.866
3	3	Jenson Button	BAR	19	1:15.843	217.111
4	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	54	1:15.878	217.011
5	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	21	1:15.890	216.977
6	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	23	1:16.073	216.455
7	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	18	1:16.099	216.381
8	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	18	1:16.233	216.000
9	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull Racing	45	1:16.236	215.992
10	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber	45	1:16.288	215.845
11	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	45	1:16.474	215.320
12	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	47	1:16.528	215.168
13	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams	10	1:16.607	214.946
14	4	Takuma Sato	BAR	27	1:16.725	214.615
15	7	Mark Webber	Williams	46	1:16.803	214.397
16	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	26	1:17.122	213.511
17	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan	12	1:18.106	210.821
18	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan	7	1:18.212	210.535
19	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi	11	1:18.425	209.963
20	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi	44	1:19.025	208.369

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

2005 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2005 German Grand Prix.

2005 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Renault	87
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	McLaren	51
3	Michael Schumacher	German	Ferrari	47
4	Juan Pablo Montoya	Colombian	McLaren	34
5	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Ferrari	31
6	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Toyota	31
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Italian	Renault	30
8	Ralf Schumacher	German	Toyota	26
9	Nick Heidfeld	German	Williams	25
10	Mark Webber	Australian	Williams	22
11	David Coulthard	British	Red Bull Racing	19
12	Jenson Button	British	BAR	15
13	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Sauber	8
14	Tiago Monteiro	Portuguese	Jordan	6
15	Alexander Wurz	Austrian	McLaren	6
16	Jacques Villeneuve	Canadian	Sauber	6
17	Narain Karthikeyan	Indian	Jordan	5
18	Christijan Albers	Dutch	Minardi	4
19	Pedro de la Rosa	Spanish	McLaren	4
20	Christian Klien	Austrian	Red Bull Racing	4
21	Patrick Friesacher	Austrian	Minardi	3
22	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	Red Bull Racing	1
23	Takuma Sato	Japanese	BAR	0
24	Robert Doornbos	Dutch	Minardi	0
–	Ricardo Zonta	Brazilian	Toyota	0
–	Anthony Davidson	British	BAR	0

2005 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Renault	117
2	McLaren	95
3	Ferrari	78
4	Toyota	57
5	Williams	47
6	Red Bull Racing	24
7	BAR	15
8	Sauber	14
9	Jordan	11
10	Minardi	7

2005 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2005 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	6 March
2	2005 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	20 March
3	2005 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	3 April
4	2005 San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	24 April
5	2005 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	8 May
6	2005 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	22 May
7	2005 European Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	29 May
8	2005 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	12 June
9	2005 United States Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis	19 June
10	2005 French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	3 July
11	2005 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	10 July
12	2005 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	24 July
13	2005 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	31 July
14	2005 Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	21 August
15	2005 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	4 September
16	2005 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	11 September
17	2005 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	25 September
18	2005 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	9 October
19	2005 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	16 October