Season 2005 · Round 18

Japanese Grand Prix

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2005-10-09 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 53Lap · 307.573km
9 Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren 1:29:02.212
6 Giancarlo Fisichella
Renault +1.633
Team win 14pt P2 · P3 2-3
5 Fernando Alonso
Renault +17.456
Fastest Lap
9 Kimi Räikkönen
1:31.540 · L44
DNF
3
Antônio Pizzonia L9 Jarno Trulli L9 Juan Pablo Montoya L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
53Lap 307.573km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P5 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
P10 Rubens Barrichello 1 wins · → Damon Hill -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 22 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Webber WEB Webber WEB Button BUT Button BUT Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Klien KLI Klien KLI Massa MAS Massa MAS Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Monteiro TMO Monteiro TMO Doornbos DOO Doornbos DOO Karthikeyan KAR Karthikeyan KAR Albers ALB Albers ALB Pizzonia · retired L9 Pizzonia PIZ Pizzonia PIZ Trulli · retired L9 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Pablo Montoya · retired L0 Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Sato · stopped L52 · classified P20 Sato SAT Sato SAT
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 9 Kimi Räikkönen FL McLaren 17 53 1:29:02.212 10
2 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 3 53 +1.633 8
3 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 16 53 +17.456 6
4 7 Mark Webber Williams 7 53 +22.274 5
5 3 Jenson Button BAR 2 53 +29.507 4
6 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 6 53 +31.601 3
7 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 14 53 +33.879 2
8 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1 53 +49.548 1
9 15 Christian Klien Red Bull 4 53 +51.925
10 12 Felipe Massa Sauber 10 53 +57.509
11 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 9 53 +1:00.633
12 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber 8 53 +1:23.221
13 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan 20 52 +1 Lap
14 20 Robert Doornbos Minardi 15 51 +2 Laps
15 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan 11 51 +2 Laps
16 21 Christijan Albers Minardi 13 49 +4 Laps
R 8 Antônio Pizzonia Williams 12 9 Accident
R 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 19 9 Accident
R 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren 18 0 Accident
D 4 Takuma Sato BAR 5 52 Disqualified
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:46.106 — — POLE Q1
2 3 Jenson Button BAR 1:46.141 — — +0.035 Q1
3 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:46.276 — — +0.170 Q1
4 15 Christian Klien Red Bull 1:46.464 — — +0.358 Q1
5 4 Takuma Sato BAR 1:46.841 — — +0.735 Q1
6 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:46.892 — — +0.786 Q1
7 7 Mark Webber Williams 1:47.233 — — +1.127 Q1
8 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber 1:47.440 — — +1.334 Q1
9 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:48.248 — — +2.142 Q1
10 12 Felipe Massa Sauber 1:48.278 — — +2.172 Q1
11 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan 1:48.718 — — +2.612 Q1
12 8 Antônio Pizzonia Williams 1:48.898 — — +2.792 Q1
13 21 Christijan Albers Minardi 1:50.843 — — +4.737 Q1
14 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:52.676 — — +6.570 Q1
15 20 Robert Doornbos Minardi 1:52.894 — — +6.788 Q1
16 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:54.667 — — +8.561 Q1
17 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 2:02.309 — — +16.203 Q1
18 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren — —
19 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota — —
20 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan — —
Starting grid
Official
1
17 Ralf Schumacher
2
3 Jenson Button
3
6 Giancarlo Fisichella
4
15 Christian Klien
5
4 Takuma Sato
6
14 David Coulthard
7
7 Mark Webber
8
11 Jacques Villeneuve
9
2 Rubens Barrichello
10
12 Felipe Massa
11
19 Narain Karthikeyan
12
8 Antônio Pizzonia
13
21 Christijan Albers
14
1 Michael Schumacher
15
20 Robert Doornbos
16
5 Fernando Alonso
17
9 Kimi Räikkönen
18
10 Juan Pablo Montoya
19
16 Jarno Trulli
20
18 Tiago Monteiro
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 9 Kimi Räikkönen 1:31.540 L44
2 5 Fernando Alonso 1:31.599 L21
3 9 Kimi Räikkönen 1:31.862 L47
4 9 Kimi Räikkönen 1:31.910 L48
5 9 Kimi Räikkönen 1:31.989 L42
6 5 Fernando Alonso 1:31.999 L35
7 9 Kimi Räikkönen 1:32.084 L16
8 9 Kimi Räikkönen 1:32.124 L43
9 9 Kimi Räikkönen 1:32.386 L49
10 9 Kimi Räikkönen 1:32.419 L50
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
9
Kimi Räikkönen
+16
P17→P1
5
Fernando Alonso
+15
P16→P3
1
Michael Schumacher
+12
P14→P7
17
Ralf Schumacher
+11
P1→P8
2
Rubens Barrichello
+11
P9→P11
6
Giancarlo Fisichella
+10
P3→P2
7
Mark Webber
+10
P7→P4
3
Jenson Button
+10
P2→P5
Most positions lost
Ralf Schumacher −18 Jenson Button −12 Michael Schumacher −12
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15