2005 German F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: German Grand Prix
Track: Hockenheimring

Weather: dry, warm, sunny

Fernando ALONSO won his 7th F1 World Championship race at the 2005 German F1 GP. The Renault driver started from 3rd on the grid and won at Hockenheim by 22.569 seconds from Juan-Pablo Montoya after Raikkonens McLaren retired from the lead. It was the 9th F1 win for the Renault F1 team since its 2002 return and Alonsos 6th win of the season.

Raikkonen pole, Button second

Hockenheim on 24 July 2005 opened with Kimi Raikkonen taking pole with a 1:14.320 lap for McLaren, Jenson Button second for BAR-Honda, Alonso third for Renault. Fisichella fourth, Michael Schumacher fifth. Raikkonens McLaren pace was the fastest thing on Hockenheims high-speed layout.

Race day: Raikkonen leads 35 laps before hydraulic failure

Raikkonen led the opening 35 laps at a pace no other driver could match. Then, on lap 36, hydraulic failure ended his afternoon and gifted the lead to Alonso. From there the Spaniard controlled the race and won by 22.569 seconds from Montoyas McLaren, with Button third for BAR-Honda. Fisichella fourth for Renault, Michael Schumacher fifth for Ferrari, Ralf Schumacher sixth for Toyota. Raikkonen set the fastest lap on lap 24 with a 1:14.873 before his retirement.

McLaren reliability again bites

Raikkonens Hockenheim retirement was his second race-losing McLaren issue of the season (after Nurburgring). McLarens raw pace was better than Renaults, but the MP4-20 was proving fragile. Coulthard took 7th for Red Bull, Massa 8th for Sauber.

Championship: Alonso 87, Raikkonen 61, Trulli 31

Alonso stretched his lead over Raikkonen to 26 points. Hungary in a fortnight would offer another chance for either driver.

Classification 2005 German F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	5	FernandoAlonso	Renault	Renault R25Renault RS25	3	67	32	1:26:28.599	10
2	10	Juan-PabloMontoya	McLaren	McLaren MP4/20Mercedes FO 110	20	67		1:26:51.168+22.569s	8
3	3	JensonButton	BAR	BAR 007Honda RA005E	2	67		1:26:53.021+24.422s	6
4	6	GiancarloFisichella	Renault	Renault R25Renault RS25	4	67		1:27:19.186+50.587s	5
5	1	MichaelSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari F2005Ferrari 055	5	67		1:27:20.289+51.690s	4
6	17	RalfSchumacher	Toyota	Toyota TF105Toyota RVX-05	12	67		1:27:20.841+52.242s	3
7	14	DavidCoulthard	Red Bull	Red Bull RB1Cosworth TJ2005	11	67		1:27:21.299+52.700s	2
8	12	FelipeMassa	Sauber	Sauber C24Petronas 05A	13	67		1:27:25.169+56.570s	1
9	15	ChristianKlien	Red Bull	Red Bull RB1Cosworth TJ2005	10	67		1:27:38.417+1:09.818
10	2	RubensBarrichello	Ferrari	Ferrari F2005Ferrari 055	15	66		+1 lap
11	8	NickHeidfeld	Williams	Williams FW27BMW P84	7	66		+1 lap
12	4	TakumaSato	BAR	BAR 007Honda RA005E	8	66		+1 lap
13	21	ChristijanAlbers	Minardi	Minardi PS05Cosworth TJ2005	16	65		+2 laps
14	16	JarnoTrulli	Toyota	Toyota TF105Toyota RVX-05	9	64		+3 laps
15	11	JacquesVilleneuve	Sauber	Sauber C24Petronas 05A	14	64		+3 laps
16	19	NarainKarthikeyan	Jordan	Jordan EJ15Toyota RVX-05	19	64		+3 laps
17	18	TiagoMonteiro	Jordan	Jordan EJ15Toyota RVX-05	18	64		+3 laps
18	20	RobertDoornbos	Minardi	Minardi PS05Cosworth TJ2005	17	63		+4 laps
NC	7	MarkWebber	Williams	Williams FW27BMW P84	6	55		+12 laps
DNF	9	KimiRäikkönen	McLaren	McLaren MP4/20Mercedes FO 110	1	32	35	Hydraulics/Engine

Fastest lap: 1:14.873 min. by Kimi Raikkonen

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