2005 Australian Grand Prix

The 2005 Australian Grand Prix, officially advertised as the 2005 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix was the opening round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which took place at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, on 6 March 2005.'Australia 2005: Fisichella plunders down under.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 06/03/2005), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/51426/1/australia-2005-fisichella-plunders-down-under, (Accessed 01/01/2020) The race would see Giancarlo Fisichella claim victory on his debut for , as defending World Champion Michael Schumacher retired with damage.
The winter had seen several changes made to the field, with and the notable absentees over the winter. Jaguar had become having been bought by the Austrian drinks firm, while Jaguar's former owners Ford had ended all of their F1 programmes, including their long standing partnership with . The small British firm would continue to supply F1 engines, however, with Red Bull and using their latest units.
Elsewhere there had been some major changes on the driver front, with Juan Pablo Montoya moving to from . He replaced the veteran David Coulthard, who moved to Red Bull, Ralf Schumacher moved to , meaning Williams were left to hire Mark Webber and Nick Heidfeld, while World Champion Jacques Villeneuve rejoined the paddock as he took a seat at .
Furthermore, there had been some significant changes to the rule book, with both tyres and engines affected. Each driver's engine would now have to last two full race weekends (excluding free practice and barring a failure), while each driver was only allowed to use a single set of tyres for the Grand Prix.
Into the first weekend of the 2005 season itself and it was clear that 's domination from was over, as both Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello failed to get into the top ten. Instead, it was Fisichella who emerged on pole position ahead of Jarno Trulli in qualifying, with a new format seeing a driver's times from Q1 (low fuel) and Q2 (starting fuel) combined.
The first attempt at starting the race would have to be aborted when Kimi Räikkönen stalled, meaning a lap was struck from the distance. The second attempt passed without issue, with Fisichella streaking ahead of Trulli at the head of the field.
Those two quickly established a lead at the head of the field, while home hero Webber tried in vain to find a way past Coulthard who had jumped the Aussie at the start. Indeed, the new Red Bull was not the quickest car in the field, and hence ensured that the Scot had a queue of cars behind him throughout the early laps.
That queue allowed Fernando Alonso and Rubens Barrichello to climb up the order, before the first round of stops partially reset the field. Indeed, while Fisichella remained at the head of the field ahead of Trulli, Barrichello and Alonso would jump the rest of the Coulthard conga to move into third and fourth.
That soon became second and third, however, as Trulli's pace collapsed as a blister opened up on his second set of Michelin tyres. With that the race began to settle down, with Trulli falling down the field, with the field remaining largely unchanged through the second round of stops.
The only changes to come during that period would involve two potential title contenders, who both tangled with back markers. The first incident saw Schumacher close the door on Heidfeld, resulting in both cars receiving terminal damage, before Montoya lost a lot of time when he ran off the circuit lapping a .
With that the race was run, with Fisichella cruising through the third and final stint to claim his first win for Renault. Barrichello, meanwhile, would fend off a challenge from Alonso in the closing stages as they completed the podium, with the rest of the points awarded to Coulthard, Webber, Montoya, Christian Klien and Räikkönen.
The race was also significant as the first to feature an Indian born driver in the form of Narain Karthikeyan, while Tiago Monteiro became the first Portugese driver to race in F1 since Pedro Lamy in .
==Background==
===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 	 	F2004M 	 	053 3.0 V10 	
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2004M 	 	053 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 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-20 	 	FO 110R 3.0 V10 	
10 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	West 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 	Patrick Friesacher 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	PS04B 	 	CRL-3 3.0 V10 	
21 	Christijan Albers 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	PS04B 	 	CRL-3 3.0 V10 	
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35 	Pedro de la Rosa 	West 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 	Robert Doornbos 	Jordan Grand Prix 	 	EJ15 	 	RVX-05 3.0 V10 	
Source:'Australia 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Q1 Report===
===Q2 Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Total 	Gap
1 	6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:33.171 	1:28.289 	3:01.460 	—
2 	16 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:35.270 	1:29.159 	3:04.429 	+2.969s
3 	7 	Mark Webber 	 	1:36.717 	1:28.279 	3:04.996 	+3.536s
4 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:36.984 	1:29.862 	3:06.846 	+5.386s
5 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	1:38.320 	1:28.892 	3:07.212 	+5.752s
6 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	1:37.486 	1:29.991 	3:07.477 	+6.017s
7 	8 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:39.717 	1:29.413 	3:09.130 	+7.670s
8 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	1:41.512 	1:30.616 	3:12.128 	+10.668s
9 	10 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:45.325 	1:29.320 	3:14.645 	+13.185s
10 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:44.997 	1:30.561 	3:15.558 	+14.098s
11 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:45.481 	1:31.341 	3:16.822 	+15.362s
12 	19 	Narain Karthikeyan 	 	1:44.357 	1:32.735 	3:17.092 	+15.632s
13 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:47.708 	1:29.758 	3:17.466 	+16.006s
14 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	1:46.846 	1:33.483 	3:20.329 	+18.869s
15 	17 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:51.495 	1:31.222 	3:22.717 	+21.257s
16 	20 	Patrick Friesacher 	 	1:50.864 	1:37.499 	3:28.363 	+26.903s
NC 	21 	Christijan Albers 	 	1:49.230 	— 	— 	—
NC* 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:57.931 	— 	— 	—
NC* 	4 	Takuma Sato 	 	— 	— 	— 	—
NC 	12 	Felipe Massa 	 	— 	— 	— 	—
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*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.
** Schumacher and Sato were awarded ten place grid penalties for changing their engines.
===Grid===
** Räikkönen would start the race from the pit lane.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	57 	1:24:17.336 	1 	10
2 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	57 	+5.553s 	11 	8
3 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	57 	+6.712s 	13 	6
4 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	57 	+16.131s 	5 	5
5 	7 	Mark Webber 	 	57 	+16.908s 	3 	4
6 	10 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	57 	+35.033s 	9 	3
7 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	57 	+38.997s 	6 	2
8 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	57 	+39.633s 	10 	1
9 	16 	Jarno Trulli 	 	57 	+1:03.108 	2 	
10 	12 	Felipe Massa 	 	57 	+1:04.393 	18 	
11* 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	56 	Withdrawn 	8 	
12 	17 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	56 	+1 Lap 	15 	
13 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	56 	+1 Lap 	4 	
14* 	4 	Takuma Sato 	 	55 	Withdrawn 	20 	
15 	19 	Narain Karthikeyan 	 	55 	+2 Laps 	12 	
16 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	55 	+2 Laps 	14 	
17 	20 	Patrick Friesacher 	 	53 	+4 Laps 	16 	
Ret 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	42 	Collision 	19 	
Ret 	8 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	42 	Collision 	7 	
Ret 	21 	Christijan Albers 	 	16 	Gearbox 	17 	
Source:'Australia 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Australia 2005: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Button and Sato were withdrawn so that BAR could change their engines without incurring a penalty at the 2005 Malaysian Grand Prix.
==Milestones==
* Rubens Barrichello entered his 200th Grand Prix.'2005 Australian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2005&gp=Australian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 01/01/2020)
* Debut race for Christijan Albers, Patrick Friesacher, Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Monteiro.
** Karthikeyan became the first Indian driver to race in Formula One.
* First race for as a constructor.'1. Australia 2005', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2005/australie.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)
* entered their first race as an independent engine supplier.
* Giancarlo Fisichella scored his second career victory.
* claimed their eighteenth win as a constructor.
** Also Renault's 98th win as an engine supplier.
* Fernando Alonso claimed the twentieth fastest lap to be recorded by a Renault chassis.
==Standings==
Opening day victory for Giancarlo Fisichella left the Italian racer atop the Championship, holding ten points and a two point lead. Rubens Barrichello and Fernando Alonso completed the early top three, while David Coulthard and Mark Webber rounded out the top five. The remaining opening day scorers were Juan Pablo Montoya, Christian Klien and Kimi Räikkönen.
In the Constructors Championship it was double podium finishers who left the opening round at the head of the hunt, leaving Australia with sixteen points. Defending Champions would begin the season in second, eight behind the French manufacturer, while debutantes were in third, just point behind the Italian giants. Completing the scorers list were and , level on four points.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	10 	
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	8 	
3 	Fernando Alonso 	6 	
4 	David Coulthard 	5 	
5 	Mark Webber 	4 	
6 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	3 	
7 	Christian Klien 	2 	
8 	Kimi Räikkönen 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	16 	
2 	 	8 	
3 	 	7 	
4 	 	4 	
5 	 	4 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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