2005 Australian Grand Prix
The 2005 Australian Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit on 6 March 2005. It was the first round of the 2005 Formula One season. The 58-lap race was won by Renault driver Giancarlo Fisichella after he started from pole position. Rubens Barrichello finished second for the Ferrari team and Fisichella's team-mate Fernando Alonso came in third.
| 2005 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 6 March 2005 | ||
| Official name | 2005 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.303 km (3.295 miles) | ||
| Distance | 57 laps, 302.271 km (187.823 miles) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 miles) | ||
| Weather | Cool, partly cloudy | ||
| Attendance | 118,200 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 3:01.460 (aggregate) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
| Time | 1:25.683 on lap 24 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Renault | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
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