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2005 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 20 Mar 2005

Name
2005 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · races/733

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: AGGREGATE

Grand Prix context

2005 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix · Sepang International Circuit

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

2005 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Fernando AlonsoRenault1:31:33.736 · 56 laps · renault10
2Jarno TrulliToyota1:31:58.063 · 56 laps · toyota8
3Nick HeidfeldWilliams1:32:05.924 · 56 laps · bmw6
4Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren1:32:15.367 · 56 laps · mercedes5
5Ralf SchumacherToyota1:32:25.590 · 56 laps · toyota4
6David CoulthardRed Bull1:32:46.279 · 56 laps · cosworth3
7Michael SchumacherFerrari1:32:53.724 · 56 laps · ferrari2
8Christian KlienRed Bull1:32:54.571 · 56 laps · cosworth1
9Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:32:55.316 · 56 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
10Felipe MassaSauberTime not recorded · 55 laps · petronasUnknown / not applicable
11Narain KarthikeyanJordanTime not recorded · 54 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
12Tiago MonteiroJordanTime not recorded · 53 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
13Christijan AlbersMinardiTime not recorded · 52 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
DNFRubens BarrichelloFerrariHandling · Time not recorded · 49 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaRenaultCollision · Time not recorded · 36 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFMark WebberWilliamsCollision · Time not recorded · 36 laps · bmwUnknown / not applicable
DNFJacques VilleneuveSauberSpun off · Time not recorded · 26 laps · petronasUnknown / not applicable
DNFJenson ButtonBAREngine · Time not recorded · 2 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFAnthony DavidsonBAREngine · Time not recorded · 2 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFPatrick FriesacherMinardiSpun off · Time not recorded · 2 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Fernando AlonsoRenault3:07.672 · 6 laps · renault
2Jarno TrulliToyota3:07.925 · 6 laps · toyota
3Giancarlo FisichellaRenault3:08.448 · 6 laps · renault
4Mark WebberWilliams3:08.904 · 6 laps · bmw
5Ralf SchumacherToyota3:09.007 · 6 laps · toyota
6Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren3:09.483 · 6 laps · mercedes
7Christian KlienRed Bull3:09.589 · 6 laps · cosworth
8David CoulthardRed Bull3:09.700 · 6 laps · cosworth
9Jenson ButtonBAR3:09.832 · 6 laps · honda
10Nick HeidfeldWilliams3:09.917 · 6 laps · bmw
11Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren3:10.090 · 6 laps · mercedes
12Rubens BarrichelloFerrari3:11.502 · 6 laps · ferrari
13Michael SchumacherFerrari3:11.633 · 6 laps · ferrari
14Felipe MassaSauber3:11.884 · 6 laps · petronas
15Anthony DavidsonBAR3:11.890 · 6 laps · honda
16Jacques VilleneuveSauber3:12.995 · 6 laps · petronas
17Narain KarthikeyanJordan3:17.656 · 6 laps · toyota
18Tiago MonteiroJordan3:17.962 · 6 laps · toyota
19Patrick FriesacherMinardi3:21.186 · 6 laps · cosworth
20Christijan AlbersMinardi3:23.001 · 6 laps · cosworth

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Fernando AlonsoRenault3:07.672 · renault
2Jarno TrulliToyota3:07.925 · toyota
3Giancarlo FisichellaRenault3:08.448 · renault
4Mark WebberWilliams3:08.904 · bmw
5Ralf SchumacherToyota3:09.007 · toyota
6Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren3:09.483 · mercedes
7Christian KlienRed Bull3:09.589 · cosworth
8David CoulthardRed Bull3:09.700 · cosworth
9Jenson ButtonBAR3:09.832 · honda
10Nick HeidfeldWilliams3:09.917 · bmw
11Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren3:10.090 · mercedes
12Rubens BarrichelloFerrari3:11.502 · ferrari
13Michael SchumacherFerrari3:11.633 · ferrari
14Felipe MassaSauber3:11.884 · petronas
15Anthony DavidsonBAR3:11.890 · honda
16Jacques VilleneuveSauber3:12.995 · petronas
17Narain KarthikeyanJordan3:17.656 · toyota
18Tiago MonteiroJordan3:17.962 · toyota
19Christijan AlbersMinardi3:23.001 · cosworth
20Patrick FriesacherMinardi3:21.186 · cosworth

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded16
2Giancarlo FisichellaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded10
3Jarno TrulliNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded8
4Rubens BarrichelloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded8
5David CoulthardNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded8
5Juan Pablo MontoyaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded8
7Nick HeidfeldNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
8Ralf SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
9Mark WebberNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
10Christian KlienNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
11Michael SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
12Kimi RäikkönenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
13Felipe MassaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
14Narain KarthikeyanNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
15Jenson ButtonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
16Tiago MonteiroNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
17Jacques VilleneuveNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
18Christijan AlbersNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
19Takuma SatoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
20Patrick FriesacherNot 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
freePractice1ResultsRicardo Zonta11:34.092
freePractice1ResultsPedro de la Rosa21:35.144
freePractice1ResultsVitantonio Liuzzi31:35.691
freePractice1ResultsMichael Schumacher41:36.011
freePractice1ResultsJenson Button51:36.513
freePractice1ResultsNick Heidfeld61:36.551
freePractice1ResultsKimi Räikkönen71:36.563
freePractice1ResultsJuan Pablo Montoya81:36.610
freePractice1ResultsFelipe Massa91:36.963
freePractice1ResultsMark Webber101:36.989
freePractice1ResultsRalf Schumacher111:37.168
freePractice1ResultsDavid Coulthard121:37.338
freePractice1ResultsTakuma Sato131:37.366
freePractice1ResultsChristian Klien141:37.642
freePractice1ResultsRubens Barrichello151:37.843
freePractice1ResultsJacques Villeneuve161:38.416
freePractice1ResultsTiago Monteiro171:39.571
freePractice1ResultsRobert Doornbos181:40.289
freePractice1ResultsNarain Karthikeyan191:40.375
freePractice1ResultsPatrick Friesacher201:43.574
freePractice1ResultsChristijan Albers211:43.691
freePractice1ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella22Unknown
freePractice1ResultsFernando Alonso23Unknown
freePractice1ResultsJarno Trulli24Unknown
freePractice2ResultsFelipe Massa11:35.608
freePractice2ResultsJuan Pablo Montoya21:35.620
freePractice2ResultsRicardo Zonta31:35.677
freePractice2ResultsKimi Räikkönen41:35.719
freePractice2ResultsRalf Schumacher51:35.838
freePractice2ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella61:35.841
freePractice2ResultsRubens Barrichello71:35.949
freePractice2ResultsJenson Button81:35.992
freePractice2ResultsFernando Alonso91:36.103
freePractice2ResultsDavid Coulthard101:36.575
freePractice2ResultsJarno Trulli111:36.841
freePractice2ResultsChristian Klien121:36.968
freePractice2ResultsPedro de la Rosa131:37.033
freePractice2ResultsTakuma Sato141:37.044
freePractice2ResultsNick Heidfeld151:37.067
freePractice2ResultsMichael Schumacher161:37.270
freePractice2ResultsRobert Doornbos171:37.878
freePractice2ResultsJacques Villeneuve181:38.121
freePractice2ResultsNarain Karthikeyan191:38.855
freePractice2ResultsVitantonio Liuzzi201:39.349
freePractice2ResultsTiago Monteiro211:39.755
freePractice2ResultsPatrick Friesacher221:40.940
freePractice2ResultsChristijan Albers231:41.156
freePractice2ResultsMark Webber24Unknown
freePractice3ResultsFernando Alonso11:34.715
freePractice3ResultsMichael Schumacher21:34.883
freePractice3ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella31:34.930
freePractice3ResultsKimi Räikkönen41:35.054
freePractice3ResultsJarno Trulli51:35.573
freePractice3ResultsRalf Schumacher61:35.645
freePractice3ResultsJuan Pablo Montoya71:35.850
freePractice3ResultsJenson Button81:36.162
freePractice3ResultsNick Heidfeld91:36.434
freePractice3ResultsMark Webber101:36.465
freePractice3ResultsDavid Coulthard111:36.888
freePractice3ResultsRubens Barrichello121:36.903
freePractice3ResultsFelipe Massa131:36.987
freePractice3ResultsAnthony Davidson141:37.049
freePractice3ResultsChristian Klien151:37.204
freePractice3ResultsJacques Villeneuve161:37.850
freePractice3ResultsNarain Karthikeyan171:38.444
freePractice3ResultsTiago Monteiro181:39.349
freePractice3ResultsPatrick Friesacher191:41.398
freePractice3ResultsChristijan Albers201:42.023
freePractice4ResultsJarno Trulli11:32.832
freePractice4ResultsChristian Klien21:32.870
freePractice4ResultsFernando Alonso31:32.880
freePractice4ResultsRalf Schumacher41:32.951
freePractice4ResultsDavid Coulthard51:33.092
freePractice4ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella61:33.194
freePractice4ResultsKimi Räikkönen71:33.349
freePractice4ResultsNick Heidfeld81:33.468
freePractice4ResultsMark Webber91:33.517
freePractice4ResultsAnthony Davidson101:33.580
freePractice4ResultsJuan Pablo Montoya111:33.689
freePractice4ResultsRubens Barrichello121:33.943
freePractice4ResultsFelipe Massa131:34.002
freePractice4ResultsMichael Schumacher141:34.102
freePractice4ResultsJacques Villeneuve151:35.532
freePractice4ResultsTiago Monteiro161:37.824
freePractice4ResultsNarain Karthikeyan171:38.126
freePractice4ResultsChristijan Albers181:38.673
freePractice4ResultsPatrick Friesacher191:38.974

Recorded pit stops

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

DriverStopLapTime
Christijan Albers11529.372
Christian Klien11828.252
Ralf Schumacher12027.871
Nick Heidfeld12029.233
David Coulthard12028.013
Tiago Monteiro11927.389
Fernando Alonso12126.864
Jarno Trulli12127.178
Narain Karthikeyan12028.315
Felipe Massa12127.981
Giancarlo Fisichella12226.272
Mark Webber12228.325
Juan Pablo Montoya12327.108
Jacques Villeneuve12327.573
Kimi Räikkönen12426.004
Michael Schumacher12426.461
Rubens Barrichello12526.181
Kimi Räikkönen22530.893
Rubens Barrichello23527.489
Christijan Albers23429.290
Tiago Monteiro23730.688
Fernando Alonso24025.710
Christian Klien24026.432
Felipe Massa24026.805
Ralf Schumacher24128.574
David Coulthard24125.858
Kimi Räikkönen34125.806
Narain Karthikeyan24028.084
Jarno Trulli24225.412
Nick Heidfeld24227.637
Juan Pablo Montoya24325.044
Michael Schumacher24424.565

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