2005 Japanese Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 18 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One season. | ||
| Date | October 9, 2005 | |
| Official name | XXXI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | |
| Location | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.608 mi / 5.807 km |
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| Distance | 53 laps, 191.224 mi / 307.771 km | |
| Weather | Fine | |
| Pole | ||
| Driver |  Ralf Schumacher |
Toyota |
| Time | 1:46.106 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Kimi Räikkönen |
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Time | 1:31.540 (on lap 44 of 53) | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Kimi Räikkönen |
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Second |  Giancarlo Fisichella |
Renault |
| Third |  Fernando Alonso |
Renault |
The 2005 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 9, 2005 at the Suzuka Circuit.
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With Fernando Alonso having secured the title one round prior, the final two races looked to be boring. But they certainly weren't. After the track was subject to heavy rain, the familiar faces found themselves down the order, while Ralf Schumacher scored an unlikely pole. But by Sunday, the weather was warm, sunny, a nice fast track- a good track for the McLarens to excel. But with their drivers stranded well down the order (17th and 18th) a win seemed to be a difficult thing.
By the end of lap one indeed McLaren had hit trouble, with Juan Pablo Montoya retired and Räikkönen moving through the order, but slowly. Meanwhile, Alonso came from 16th to 10th in one lap.
After the first pitstops Ralf Schumacher went down to eight position, and Giancarlo Fisichella took a comfortable lead. But, well behind Fisichella, Alonso and Räikkönen were charging through the field at a tremendous rate, but they were well down on Fisichella, so they were surely never going to be a threat.
But, by the end of the race, the stunning pace of Alonso and Räikkönen had become too much. Alonso moved up from a 16th position grid slot to third. On the last lap, Räikkönen pulled an impressive overtaking move on Fisichella on the main straight into the first corner, and came from 17th on the grid to take a memorable win.
[edit] Qualifying
[edit] Race
[edit] Notes
- Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen; 1m 31.540s on lap 44.
- Lap Leaders: Ralf Schumacher 1-12 (12); Giancarlo Fisichella 13-20, 27-38, 46-52 (27); Jenson Button 21-22, 39-40 (4); David Coulthard 23 (1); Michael Schumacher 24-26 (3); Kimi Räikkönen 41-45, 53 (6)
- Takuma Sato disqualified for causing the collision with Jarno Trulli.
- 25 seconds added to Jacques Villeneuve's race time for forcing Juan Pablo Montoya off the track.
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