2005 Turkish Grand Prix

The 2005 Turkish Grand Prix, otherwise known as the I Türkiye Grand Prix'si, was the fourteenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged on 21 August 2005 at Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey.Robert Wilkins, 'Turkey 2005: Raikkonen faultless but...', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 21/08/2005), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/53419/1/turkey-2005-raikkonen-faultless-but, (Accessed 24/01/2020) The race would see Kimi Räikkönen secure a dominant victory for , reinforcing his bid for the Championship crown.
Qualifying had seen Räikkönen begin his domination of the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix in fine form, sweeping to pole position by a quarter of a second. Giancarlo Fisichella was his closest challenger for , just ahead of Championship leader Fernando Alonso, while Juan Pablo Montoya secured fourth in the #10 McLaren.
The start of the race saw Räikkönen make a strong start, although Fisichella out muscled the Finn on the brakes for the first corner and hence claim the lead. Alonso, meanwhile, would fend off the attentions of Montoya into the first corner, while Felipe Massa got out of shape on the brakes and hit Nick Heidfeld.
Having lost out at the start Räikkönen would go on the offensive, and duly dived back past Fisichella at turn nine, although the Italian ace only gave-up on the lead on the brakes for the final chicane. Alonso almost followed the Finn through but hung back, with Montoya looming in his mirrors.
With that the top four were away, with Räikkönen able to build an advantage over Fisichella, until the Italian racer swapped places with teammate Alonso. Yet, despite having been released by his teammate the Champion-elect could do nothing about Räikkönen, whose lead continued to grow throughout the early stages.
Indeed, after that the race would prove to be fairly tame, aided by the fact that Alonso was the first of the leaders to stop on lap thirteen. With that Räikkönen was able to pit without losing the lead, while teammate Montoya moved through to second courtesy of Alonso's early stop and a refuelling rig problem for Fisichella.
The fight for victory effectively over attention turned to those running further down the field, with Jenson Button the main entertainment. Indeed, the Brit would compete a series of overtakes to climb from thirteenth to sixth, before engaging Jarno Trulli in a brief duel for fifth.
Elsewhere, found themselves in a fight with Takuma Sato and the two s, until Michael Schumacher crashed out having tried to aggressively deny Mark Webber a move. Webber himself would ultimately retire after a series of right-rear punctures, with a similar ailment also ending the race of teammate Heidfeld.
With that the race seemed to be over, until Montoya lapped Tiago Monteiro with three laps to go, but left the next to no room. As a result the Jordan duly smacked into the back of the McLaren and tipped it into a spin, allowing Alonso to sweep through to secure second.
That, ultimately, proved to be the final piece of action as Räikkönen, unaware of his teammate's late drama, cruised across the line to secure victory. Alonso was second to limit the Finn's damage to his Championship lead, Montoya completed the podium, while Fisichella was a distant fourth. Button would eventually beat Trulli in the pitlane to secure fifth, while the two Red Bull-Cosworths rounded out the points, David Coulthard ahead of teammate Christian Klien.
==Background==
Victory, combined with only a third non-score for Fernando Alonso ensured that Kimi Räikkönen had closed the gap atop the Championship in Hungary, leaving the former Soviet state 26 points behind the Spaniard. Michael Schumacher, meanwhile, had retained second, but had slipped six behind the Finn, while Jarno Trulli had moved back into fourth on 36 points. Juan Pablo Montoya completed the top five ahead of Ralf Schumacher, while Takuma Sato was on the board as the 23rd driver to score.
In the Constructors Championship it had been a positive afternoon for , with the Anglo-German effort closing the gap to leaders . Indeed, the French squad's advantage had been cut to twelve points after McLaren's victory, meaning that there were still hopes of a fight between the two for the rest of the season. Likewise, had actually made some ground in third, and hence could entertain slim hopes of challenging as well, while had paced the Scuderia in fourth.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Michael Schumacher 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2005 	 	055 3.0 V10 	
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2005 	 	055 3.0 V10 	
3 	Jenson Button 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	007 	 	RA005E 3.0 V10 	
4 	Takuma Sato 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	007 	 	RA005E 3.0 V10 	
5 	Fernando Alonso 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R25 	 	RS25 3.0 V10 	
6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R25 	 	RS25 3.0 V10 	
7 	Mark Webber 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW27 	 	P84-5 3.0 V10 	
8 	Nick Heidfeld 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW27 	 	P84-5 3.0 V10 	
9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Team McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-20 	 	FO 110R 3.0 V10 	
10 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	Team McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-20 	 	FO 110R 3.0 V10 	
11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	Sauber Petronas 	 	C24 	 	05A 3.0 V10 	
12 	Felipe Massa 	Sauber Petronas 	 	C24 	 	05A 3.0 V10 	
14 	David Coulthard 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB1 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
15 	Christian Klien 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB1 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
16 	Jarno Trulli 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF105 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
17 	Ralf Schumacher 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF105 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
18 	Tiago Monteiro 	Jordan Grand Prix 	 	EJ15 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
19 	Narain Karthikeyan 	Jordan Grand Prix 	 	EJ15 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
20 	Robert Doornbos 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	PS05 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
21 	Christijan Albers 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	PS05 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
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35 	Pedro de la Rosa 	Team McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-20 	 	FO 110R 3.0 V10 	
37 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB1 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
38 	Ricardo Zonta 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF105 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
39 	Nicolas Kiesa 	Jordan Grand Prix 	 	EJ15 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
40 	Enrico Toccacelo 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	PS05 	 	TJ2005 3.0 V10 	
Source:'Turkey 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Q1 Report===
===Q2 Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Gap 	Ave. Speed
1 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:26.797 	— 	221.482 km/h
2 	6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:27.039 	+0.242s 	220.867 km/h
3 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:27.050 	+0.253s 	220.839 km/h
4 	10 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:27.352 	+0.555s 	220.075 km/h
5 	16 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:27.501 	+0.704s 	219.700 km/h
6 	8 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:27.929 	+1.132s 	218.631 km/h
7 	7 	Mark Webber 	 	1:27.944 	+1.147s 	218.594 km/h
8 	12 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:28.419 	+1.622s 	217.419 km/h
9 	17 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:28.594 	+1.797s 	216.990 km/h
10 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	1:28.963 	+2.166s 	216.090 km/h
11 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:29.369 	+2.572s 	215.108 km/h
12 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	1:29.764 	+2.967s 	214.162 km/h
13 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	1:30.063 	+3.266s 	213.451 km/h
14 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	1:30.710 	+3.913s 	211.928 km/h
15 	21 	Christijan Albers 	 	1:32.186 	+5.389s 	208.535 km/h
EXC* 	4 	Takuma Sato 	 	1:30.175 	+3.378s 	213.185 km/h
NC 	20 	Robert Doornbos 	 	— 	— 	—
NC 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	— 	— 	—
NC† 	19 	Narain Karthikeyan 	 	— 	— 	—
NC† 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	— 	— 	—
Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/784/turkey/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Turkey 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/784/turkey/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Turkey 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/784/turkey/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Turkey 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/784/turkey/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Turkey 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/784/turkey/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Turkey 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/784/turkey/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Turkey 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'2005 FORMULA 1™ Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2005/races/784/turkey/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 24/01/2020)'Turkey 2005: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
** Sato was excluded from the results of qualifying for blocking Webber during qualifying.
*† Karhikeyan and Schumacher were awarded ten place grid penalties for changing their engines.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	58 	1:24:34.454 	1 	10
2 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	58 	+18.609s 	3 	8
3 	10 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	58 	+19.635s 	4 	6
4 	6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	58 	+37.973s 	2 	5
5 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	58 	+39.304s 	13 	4
6 	16 	Jarno Trulli 	 	58 	+55.420s 	5 	3
7 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	58 	+1:09.292 	12 	2
8 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	58 	+1:11.622 	10 	1
9 	4 	Takuma Sato 	 	58 	+1:19.987 	20 	
10 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	11 	
11 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	16 	
12 	17 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	9 	
13 	20 	Robert Doornbos 	 	55 	+3 Laps 	17 	
14 	19 	Narain Karthikeyan 	 	55 	+3 Laps 	19 	
15 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	55 	+3 Laps 	14 	
Ret 	21 	Christijan Albers 	 	48 	Gearbox 	15 	
Ret 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	32 	Damage 	19 	
Ret 	8 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	29 	Tyre 	6 	
Ret 	12 	Felipe Massa 	 	28 	Engine 	8 	
Ret 	7 	Mark Webber 	 	20 	Tyre 	7 	
Source:'Turkey 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
==Milestones==
* 1000th individual entry for a car using Mobil as a lubricant supplier.Archived, '2005 Turkish GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), https://web.archive.org/web/20190410184259/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2005&gp=Turkish%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 24/01/2020) - Original
* Kimi Räikkönen recorded the 120th pole position for a chassis.'14. Turkey 2005', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/turquie.aspx, (Accessed 24/01/2020)
* Räikkönen secured his seventh career victory.
* McLaren registered their 144th win as a constructor.
** Also the 49th win for as an engine supplier.
* Juan Pablo Montoya recorded his twelfth and final fastest lap.
==Standings==
Kimi Räikkönen continued his push for the World Championship with his fifth win of the season, leaving him 24 points off the lead. Indeed, by finishing second Championship leader Fernando Alonso had minimised the damage Räikkönen had done to his lead, with those two effectively now in a duel for the title. Indeed, third placed Michael Schumacher had slipped 40 points behind, with just 50 left on the table for the remaining five races.
In the Constructors Championship had retained their lead, although were becoming an ever looming threat, and with a seemingly quicker car. Indeed, the Anglo-German alliance had cut the French squad's advantage to just nine points in Turkey, as those two, like their lead drivers, set about duelling for the crown. Third placed were no realistically too far back to challenge, with and completing the top five.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Fernando Alonso 	95 	
2 	Kimi Räikkönen 	71 	
3 	Michael Schumacher 	55 	
4 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	40 	1
5 	Jarno Trulli 	39 	1
6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	35 	2
7 	Ralf Schumacher 	32 	1
8 	Rubens Barrichello 	31 	1
9 	Nick Heidfeld 	28 	
10 	Mark Webber 	24 	
11 	Jenson Button 	23 	
12 	David Coulthard 	21 	
13 	Felipe Massa 	8 	
14 	Tiago Monteiro 	6 	
15 	Alexander Wurz 	6 	
16 	Jacques Villeneuve 	6 	
17 	Narain Karthikeyan 	5 	
18 	Christian Klien 	5 	2
19 	Christijan Albers 	4 	1
20 	Pedro de la Rosa 	4 	1
21 	Patrick Friesacher 	3 	
22 	Takuma Sato 	1 	
23 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	130 	
2 	 	121 	
3 	 	86 	
4 	 	71 	
5 	 	52 	
6 	 	27 	
7 	 	24 	
8 	 	14 	
9 	 	11 	
10 	 	7 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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