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2005 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 16 Oct 2005

Name
2005 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix
PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · races/750

Original reference ↗

Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Recorded qualifying format: ONE_LAP

Grand Prix context

2005 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix · Shanghai International Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2005 Formula 1 World Championship · round 19

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Fernando AlonsoRenault1:39:53.618 · 56 laps · renault10
2Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:39:57.633 · 56 laps · mercedes8
3Ralf SchumacherToyota1:40:18.994 · 56 laps · toyota6
4Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:40:19.732 · 56 laps · renault5
5Christian KlienRed Bull1:40:25.457 · 56 laps · cosworth4
6Felipe MassaSauber1:40:30.018 · 56 laps · petronas3
7Mark WebberWilliams1:40:30.460 · 56 laps · bmw2
8Jenson ButtonBAR1:40:34.867 · 56 laps · honda1
9David CoulthardRed Bull1:40:37.865 · 56 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
10Jacques VilleneuveSauber1:40:53.595 · 56 laps · petronasUnknown / not applicable
11Tiago MonteiroJordan1:41:18.266 · 56 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
12Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:41:26.430 · 56 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
13Antônio PizzoniaWilliamsTyre · Time not recorded · 55 laps · bmwUnknown / not applicable
14Robert DoornbosMinardiOut of fuel · Time not recorded · 55 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
15Jarno TrulliToyotaTime not recorded · 55 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
16Christijan AlbersMinardiTime not recorded · 51 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
DNFTakuma SatoBARGearbox · Time not recorded · 34 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFNarain KarthikeyanJordanAccident · Time not recorded · 28 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
DNFJuan Pablo MontoyaMcLarenEngine · Time not recorded · 24 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNFMichael SchumacherFerrariSpun off · Time not recorded · 22 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Fernando AlonsoRenault1:34.080 · 3 laps · renault
2Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:34.401 · 3 laps · renault
3Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:34.488 · 3 laps · mercedes
4Jenson ButtonBAR1:34.801 · 3 laps · honda
5Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren1:35.188 · 3 laps · mercedes
6Michael SchumacherFerrari1:35.301 · 3 laps · ferrari
7David CoulthardRed Bull1:35.428 · 3 laps · cosworth
8Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:35.610 · 3 laps · ferrari
9Ralf SchumacherToyota1:35.723 · 3 laps · toyota
10Mark WebberWilliams1:35.739 · 3 laps · bmw
11Felipe MassaSauber1:35.898 · 3 laps · petronas
12Jarno TrulliToyota1:36.044 · 3 laps · toyota
13Antônio PizzoniaWilliams1:36.445 · 3 laps · bmw
14Christian KlienRed Bull1:36.472 · 3 laps · cosworth
15Narain KarthikeyanJordan1:36.707 · 3 laps · toyota
16Jacques VilleneuveSauber1:36.788 · 3 laps · petronas
17Takuma SatoBAR1:37.083 · 3 laps · honda
18Christijan AlbersMinardi1:39.105 · 3 laps · cosworth
19Tiago MonteiroJordan1:39.233 · 3 laps · toyota
20Robert DoornbosMinardi1:39.460 · 3 laps · cosworth

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Fernando AlonsoRenault1:34.080 · renault
2Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:34.401 · renault
3Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:34.488 · mercedes
4Jenson ButtonBAR1:34.801 · honda
5Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren1:35.188 · mercedes
6Michael SchumacherFerrari1:35.301 · ferrari
7David CoulthardRed Bull1:35.428 · cosworth
8Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:35.610 · ferrari
9Ralf SchumacherToyota1:35.723 · toyota
10Mark WebberWilliams1:35.739 · bmw
11Felipe MassaSauber1:35.898 · petronas
12Jarno TrulliToyota1:36.044 · toyota
13Antônio PizzoniaWilliams1:36.445 · bmw
14Christian KlienRed Bull1:36.472 · cosworth
15Narain KarthikeyanJordan1:36.707 · toyota
16Jacques VilleneuveSauber1:36.788 · petronas
17Takuma SatoBAR1:37.083 · honda
18Christijan AlbersMinardi1:39.105 · cosworth
19Tiago MonteiroJordan1:39.233 · toyota
20Robert DoornbosMinardi1:39.460 · cosworth

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded133
2Kimi RäikkönenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded112
3Michael SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded62
4Juan Pablo MontoyaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded60
5Giancarlo FisichellaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded58
6Ralf SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded45
7Jarno TrulliNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded43
8Rubens BarrichelloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded38
9Jenson ButtonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded37
10Mark WebberNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded36
11Nick HeidfeldNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded28
12David CoulthardNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded24
13Felipe MassaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded11
14Jacques VilleneuveNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded9
15Christian KlienNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded9
16Tiago MonteiroNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded7
17Alexander WurzNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
18Narain KarthikeyanNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded5
19Christijan AlbersNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
20Pedro de la RosaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
21Patrick FriesacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
22Antônio PizzoniaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
23Takuma SatoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
24Vitantonio LiuzziNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
25Robert DoornbosNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsPedro de la Rosa11:33.463
freePractice1ResultsRubens Barrichello21:35.303
freePractice1ResultsRicardo Zonta31:35.373
freePractice1ResultsKimi Räikkönen41:35.481
freePractice1ResultsMichael Schumacher51:35.494
freePractice1ResultsJuan Pablo Montoya61:35.521
freePractice1ResultsFernando Alonso71:35.605
freePractice1ResultsMark Webber81:35.945
freePractice1ResultsDavid Coulthard91:36.089
freePractice1ResultsJenson Button101:36.096
freePractice1ResultsAntônio Pizzonia111:36.208
freePractice1ResultsTakuma Sato121:36.829
freePractice1ResultsRalf Schumacher131:36.866
freePractice1ResultsVitantonio Liuzzi141:37.119
freePractice1ResultsFelipe Massa151:37.123
freePractice1ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella161:37.143
freePractice1ResultsChristian Klien171:37.490
freePractice1ResultsJacques Villeneuve181:37.688
freePractice1ResultsJarno Trulli191:37.764
freePractice1ResultsNarain Karthikeyan201:38.308
freePractice1ResultsTiago Monteiro211:39.088
freePractice1ResultsNicolas Kiesa221:39.687
freePractice1ResultsRobert Doornbos231:40.724
freePractice1ResultsChristijan Albers241:40.787
freePractice2ResultsPedro de la Rosa11:32.834
freePractice2ResultsRicardo Zonta21:32.977
freePractice2ResultsKimi Räikkönen31:34.092
freePractice2ResultsFernando Alonso41:34.226
freePractice2ResultsJuan Pablo Montoya51:34.541
freePractice2ResultsRubens Barrichello61:34.618
freePractice2ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella71:34.932
freePractice2ResultsMark Webber81:35.035
freePractice2ResultsJenson Button91:35.072
freePractice2ResultsFelipe Massa101:35.196
freePractice2ResultsDavid Coulthard111:35.201
freePractice2ResultsVitantonio Liuzzi121:35.306
freePractice2ResultsTakuma Sato131:35.397
freePractice2ResultsMichael Schumacher141:35.567
freePractice2ResultsChristian Klien151:35.613
freePractice2ResultsAntônio Pizzonia161:35.709
freePractice2ResultsJacques Villeneuve171:35.894
freePractice2ResultsRalf Schumacher181:36.051
freePractice2ResultsJarno Trulli191:36.079
freePractice2ResultsNicolas Kiesa201:36.644
freePractice2ResultsRobert Doornbos211:36.993
freePractice2ResultsChristijan Albers221:37.173
freePractice2ResultsTiago Monteiro231:37.435
freePractice2ResultsNarain Karthikeyan241:37.467
freePractice3ResultsKimi Räikkönen11:34.253
freePractice3ResultsJuan Pablo Montoya21:34.446
freePractice3ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella31:34.472
freePractice3ResultsFernando Alonso41:34.631
freePractice3ResultsMark Webber51:34.749
freePractice3ResultsJenson Button61:35.004
freePractice3ResultsDavid Coulthard71:35.296
freePractice3ResultsTakuma Sato81:35.461
freePractice3ResultsFelipe Massa91:35.532
freePractice3ResultsAntônio Pizzonia101:35.675
freePractice3ResultsMichael Schumacher111:35.981
freePractice3ResultsJacques Villeneuve121:35.982
freePractice3ResultsRubens Barrichello131:35.994
freePractice3ResultsJarno Trulli141:36.100
freePractice3ResultsRalf Schumacher151:36.251
freePractice3ResultsTiago Monteiro161:37.555
freePractice3ResultsNarain Karthikeyan171:37.563
freePractice3ResultsRobert Doornbos181:38.072
freePractice3ResultsChristijan Albers191:38.697
freePractice4ResultsKimi Räikkönen11:33.212
freePractice4ResultsJuan Pablo Montoya21:33.554
freePractice4ResultsFernando Alonso31:33.793
freePractice4ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella41:34.392
freePractice4ResultsDavid Coulthard51:34.453
freePractice4ResultsRubens Barrichello61:34.535
freePractice4ResultsJenson Button71:34.729
freePractice4ResultsMichael Schumacher81:34.807
freePractice4ResultsAntônio Pizzonia91:34.835
freePractice4ResultsMark Webber101:35.004
freePractice4ResultsJarno Trulli111:35.107
freePractice4ResultsChristian Klien121:35.179
freePractice4ResultsTakuma Sato131:35.280
freePractice4ResultsNarain Karthikeyan141:35.310
freePractice4ResultsRalf Schumacher151:35.371
freePractice4ResultsTiago Monteiro161:35.488
freePractice4ResultsFelipe Massa171:35.693
freePractice4ResultsChristijan Albers181:36.397
freePractice4ResultsJacques Villeneuve191:36.417
freePractice4ResultsRobert Doornbos201:36.558

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
Takuma Sato1413.895
Tiago Monteiro11525.276
Christijan Albers11627.533
David Coulthard11726.112
Jarno Trulli11726.811
Robert Doornbos11726.940
Juan Pablo Montoya11827.204
Jenson Button11826.925
Takuma Sato21826.314
Narain Karthikeyan11827.060
Fernando Alonso11924.510
Giancarlo Fisichella11924.551
Kimi Räikkönen11927.013
Rubens Barrichello11926.328
Mark Webber11927.324
Ralf Schumacher11926.358
Felipe Massa11926.702
Christian Klien11926.028
Antônio Pizzonia11931.285
Jacques Villeneuve11931.353
Juan Pablo Montoya21927.803
Tiago Monteiro22329.330
Fernando Alonso23024.945
Giancarlo Fisichella23023.941
Kimi Räikkönen23021.961
Rubens Barrichello23023.255
Mark Webber23023.588
Jenson Button23022.955
David Coulthard23025.241
Antônio Pizzonia23027.615
Jarno Trulli23023.669
Robert Doornbos23026.771
Jacques Villeneuve23023.261
Christijan Albers23029.494
Felipe Massa24423.457
Christian Klien24522.397
Rubens Barrichello34620.992
Ralf Schumacher24721.745
Giancarlo Fisichella35213.833
Jarno Trulli35429.455

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