2005 Canadian F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Canadian Grand Prix
Track: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Weather: dry, warm, sunny

Kimi RAIKKONEN won his 5th F1 World Championship race at the 2005 Canadian F1 GP. The McLaren driver started from 7th on the grid and won at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve by 1.137 seconds from Michael Schumacher. It was the 141st win for the McLaren F1 team and Raikkonens 3rd win of the season, an emphatic bounce-back from his Nurburgring heartbreak.

Button pole for BAR-Honda

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 12 June 2005 opened with Jenson Button taking pole with a 1:15.217 lap for BAR-Honda, Schumacher second, Alonso third for Renault, Fisichella fourth. Raikkonen only seventh on the grid after being on a heavier fuel load. McLarens race strategy would be the key to Sunday.

Race day: Raikkonen chases through, Alonso crash on lap 39

Fisichella led the opening 32 laps at a strong pace, Alonso taking over on lap 33 for six laps before crashing at Turn 13 on lap 39, ending his charge. Montoya led briefly before making an error at the pit exit, and Raikkonen finally took the lead on lap 49 and controlled the race to the flag. He won by 1.137 seconds from Michael Schumacher after a comeback drive that was one of the most complete of his career. Barrichello third for Ferrari, Felipe Massa fourth for Sauber, Webber fifth for Williams-BMW. Raikkonen set the fastest lap on lap 23 with a 1:14.384.

Ferrari 2-3 breakthrough, Massa in the points

Michael Schumachers second was Ferraris best result of the season. Barrichellos third completed a Ferrari 2-3 podium hurrah. Massa fourth for Sauber, Ralf Schumacher sixth for Toyota, Coulthard seventh for Red Bull. Christian Klien scored the final point for Red Bull. Alonso zero after his crash.

Championship: Alonso 59, Raikkonen 47, Trulli 27

Alonsos crash at Montreal cost him valuable points. He stayed on 59 points, Raikkonen closed to 47, Trulli third on 27. USA in a week (which would prove to be the notorious six-car race), then France, Britain, Germany. The 2005 season was tightening.

Classification 2005 Canadian F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	9	KimiRäikkönen	McLaren	McLaren MP4/20Mercedes FO 110	7	70	22	1:32:09.290	10
2	1	MichaelSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari F2005Ferrari 055	2	70		1:32:10.390+1.100s	8
3	2	RubensBarrichello	Ferrari	Ferrari F2005Ferrari 055	20	70		1:32:49.690+40.400s	6
4	12	FelipeMassa	Sauber	Sauber C24Petronas 05A	11	70		1:33:04.390+55.100s	5
5	7	MarkWebber	Williams	Williams FW27BMW P84	14	70		1:33:04.990+55.700s	4
6	17	RalfSchumacher	Toyota	Toyota TF105Toyota RVX-05	10	69		+1 lap	3
7	14	DavidCoulthard	Red Bull	Red Bull RB1Cosworth TJ2005	12	69		+1 lap	2
8	15	ChristianKlien	Red Bull	Red Bull RB1Cosworth TJ2005	16	69		+1 lap	1
9	11	JacquesVilleneuve	Sauber	Sauber C24Petronas 05A	8	69		+1 lap
10	18	TiagoMonteiro	Jordan	Jordan EJ15Toyota RVX-05	18	67		+3 laps
11	21	ChristijanAlbers	Minardi	Minardi PS05Cosworth TJ2005	15	67		+3 laps
DNF	16	JarnoTrulli	Toyota	Toyota TF105Toyota RVX-05	9	62		Brakes
DNF	3	JensonButton	BAR	BAR 007Honda RA005E	1	46		Accident
DNF	8	NickHeidfeld	Williams	Williams FW27BMW P84	13	43		Engine
DNF	4	TakumaSato	BAR	BAR 007Honda RA005E	6	40		Brakes
DNF	20	PatrickFriesacher	Minardi	Minardi PS05Cosworth TJ2005	19	39		Hydraulics
DNF	5	FernandoAlonso	Renault	Renault R25Renault RS25	3	38	6	Suspension
DNF	6	GiancarloFisichella	Renault	Renault R25Renault RS25	4	32	32	Hydraulics
DNF	19	NarainKarthikeyan	Jordan	Jordan EJ15Toyota RVX-05	17	24		Suspension
NC	10	Juan-PabloMontoya	McLaren	McLaren MP4/20Mercedes FO 110	5	52	10	Black flagged

Fastest lap: 1:14.384 min. by Kimi Raikkonen

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