2005 Formula One Season

The 2005 Formula One season was the 56th FIA Formula One season, contested over a then record 19 Grands Prix. The season commenced on March 6, 2005 in Australia, and finished on October 16, 2005 in China.
Fernando Alonso won the World Drivers' Championship, and the team ehe drove for, , won the World Constructors' Championship, ending five years of dominance from Michael Schumacher and .
Alonso became the first Spanish and youngest World Champion in the history of the Formula 1, at the age of 24 years and 58 days, beating Emerson Fittipaldi's 33-year-old record by over 1 and a half years.
This was the last season in which , BAR and all competed; and last season that would compete in before .
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==Teams and Drivers==
===Entry list===
====Notes====
†Five teams (McLaren, Red Bull, Toyota, Jordan and Minardi) ran a third car in free practice sessions, as per the regulations for 2005. Sauber were entitled to also do so, but elected not to. These cars, numbered 35-40 were ineligible to compete in the race.
*The fourteen cars run by the Michelin-based teams withdrew from the (round 9) on tyre-safety grounds following a high-speed accident for Ralf Schumacher in free practice.
‡Neither BAR driver competed in the or (rounds 5 and 6) due to a two-race ban imposed at the , where their cars had been found to be deliberately underweight.
===Changes===
====Team Changes====
* was sold to Austrian energy drink company Red Bull, which formed the team Red Bull Racing.
* was sold to Midland Group at the start of the season, but they continued under the Jordan name for the 2005 season.
====Driver Changes====
=====Pre-season=====
*Giancarlo Fisichella: → 
*Mark Webber: → 
*Nick Heidfeld: → 
*Juan Pablo Montoya: → 
*Jacques Villeneuve: → 
*David Coulthard: → 
*Jarno Trulli: → 
*Ralf Schumacher: → 
*Tiago Monteiro: World Series by Nissan → 
*Narain Karthikeyan: World Series by Nissan → 
*Patrick Friesacher: Formula 3000 → 
*Christijan Albers: Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters → 
=====Mid-season=====
*For Round 2 (Malaysia):
**: Takuma Sato (illness) → Anthony Davidson
*For Round 3 (Bahrain):
**: Juan Pablo Montoya (injury) → Pedro de la Rosa
*For Round 4 (San Marino):
**: Pedro de la Rosa → Alexander Wurz
**: Christian Klien → Vitantonio Liuzzi
*For Round 9 (United States):
**: Ralf Schumacher (practice crash) → Ricardo Zonta
*For Round 12 (Germany):
**: Patrick Friesacher → Robert Doornbos
*For Round 15 (Italy):
**: Nick Heidfeld (injury) → Antônio Pizzonia
==Calendar==
===Schedule===
===Calendar Changes===
==Results, Standings and Statistics==
===Results===
===Standings and Statistics===
== See also==
==External Links==
==Notes==
Category:Formula One Seasons