2005 European Grand Prix
The 2005 European Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 May 2005 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. The 59-lap race was the seventh round of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship, the 49th running of the European Grand Prix, and the 15th European Grand Prix as a standalone event (i.e. not an honorific title awarded to an existing event). It was the second of a series of six races held within eight weeks.
| 2005 European Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | May 29, 2005 | ||
| Official name | 2005 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe | ||
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.148 km (3.2 miles) | ||
| Distance | 59 laps, 303.73 km (188.8 miles) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 60 laps, 308.88 km (192 miles) | ||
| Weather | Partly cloudy, hot and dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:30.081 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
| Time | 1:30.711 on lap 44 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | Williams-BMW | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The race was won by championship leader Fernando Alonso for the Renault team. McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen was leading the race at the start of the final lap, but crashed out with a suspension failure caused by a flat-spotted front tyre. Winner Alonso started in sixth position whilst Nick Heidfeld took the first and only pole position of his career for the Williams team. He eventually finished second in front of the Ferrari of Rubens Barrichello, who completed the podium in third position.