The 2005 Japanese Grand Prix started October 9th, 2005 at 16:00 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Ralf Schumacher started from pole position with Jenson Button next to him. Giancarlo Fisichella started from third place.
After 1 hour, 29 minutes and 02 seconds Kimi Räikkönen finished the race first. The podium was completed with Giancarlo Fisichella in second and Fernando Alonso in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Kimi Räikkönen in a time of 1:31.540.
After the 2005 Japanese Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 123 points. Alonso is 19 points ahead of Kimi Räikkönen.
After 1 hour, 29 minutes and 02 seconds Kimi Räikkönen finished the race first. The podium was completed with Giancarlo Fisichella in second and Fernando Alonso in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Kimi Räikkönen in a time of 1:31.540.
After the 2005 Japanese Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 123 points. Alonso is 19 points ahead of Kimi Räikkönen.
Circuit
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Date
October 9th, 2005 at 16:00
Round
18/19
Winner
Kimi Räikkönen
Winning time
1:29:02.212
Pole position
Ralf Schumacher
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen 1:31.540
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 16 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:29:02.212 | 17 | 53 | 10 |
| 2 1 | #6 Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | +1.633 | 3 | 53 | 8 |
| 3 13 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | +17.456 | 16 | 53 | 6 |
| 4 3 | #7 Mark Webber | Williams | +22.274 | 7 | 53 | 5 |
| 5 3 | #3 Jenson Button | BAR | +29.507 | 2 | 53 | 4 |
| 6 | #14 David Coulthard | Red Bull | +31.601 | 6 | 53 | 3 |
| 7 7 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | +33.879 | 14 | 53 | 2 |
| 8 7 | #17 Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | +49.548 | 1 | 53 | 1 |
| 9 5 | #15 Christian Klien | Red Bull | +51.925 | 4 | 53 | 0 |
| 10 | #12 Felipe Massa | Sauber | +57.509 | 10 | 53 | 0 |
| 11 2 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | +1:00.633 | 9 | 53 | 0 |
| 12 4 | #11 Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | +1:23.221 | 8 | 53 | 0 |
| 13 7 | #18 Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | +1 Lap | 20 | 52 | 0 |
| 14 1 | #20 Robert Doornbos | Minardi | +2 Laps | 15 | 51 | 0 |
| 15 4 | #19 Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | +2 Laps | 11 | 51 | 0 |
| 16 3 | #21 Christijan Albers | Minardi | +4 Laps | 13 | 49 | 0 |
| - | #8 Antônio Pizzonia | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| - | #16 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | DNF (Accident) | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| - | #10 Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #4 Takuma Sato | BAR | Disqualified | 5 | 52 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #17 Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:46.106 | - |
| 2 | #3 Jenson Button | BAR | 1:46.141 | +0.035 |
| 3 | #6 Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:46.276 | +0.170 |
| 4 | #15 Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:46.464 | +0.358 |
| 5 | #4 Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:46.841 | +0.735 |
| 6 | #14 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:46.892 | +0.786 |
| 7 | #7 Mark Webber | Williams | 1:47.233 | +1.127 |
| 8 | #11 Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 1:47.440 | +1.334 |
| 9 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:48.248 | +2.142 |
| 10 | #12 Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:48.278 | +2.172 |
| 11 | #19 Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 1:48.718 | +2.612 |
| 12 | #8 Antônio Pizzonia | Williams | 1:48.898 | +2.792 |
| 13 | #21 Christijan Albers | Minardi | 1:50.843 | +4.737 |
| 14 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:52.676 | +6.570 |
| 15 | #20 Robert Doornbos | Minardi | 1:52.894 | +6.788 |
| 16 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:54.667 | +8.561 |
| 17 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 2:02.309 | +16.203 |
| 18 | #10 Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | - | - |
| 19 | #16 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | - | - |
| 20 | #18 Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | - | - |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 6 | 14 | 123 | |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 7 | 11 | 104 | -19 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 5 | 62 | -61 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 3 | 5 | 60 | -63 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1 | 3 | 53 | -70 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 3 | 43 | -80 | |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1 | 39 | -84 | |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 4 | 38 | -85 | |
| 9 | Jenson Button | BAR | 2 | 36 | -87 | |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1 | 34 | -89 | |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams | 3 | 28 | -95 | |
| 12 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 24 | -99 | ||
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 9 | -114 | ||
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 8 | -115 | ||
| 15 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 1 | 7 | -116 | |
| 16 | Alexander Wurz | McLaren | 1 | 6 | -117 | |
| 17 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 5 | -118 | ||
| 18 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 5 | -118 | ||
| 19 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 4 | -119 | ||
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 4 | -119 | ||
| 21 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi | 3 | -120 | ||
| 22 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams | 2 | -121 | ||
| 23 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1 | -122 | ||
| 24 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Red Bull | 1 | -122 | ||
| 25 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi | 0 | -123 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:33.706 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | 1:34.183 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | 1:44.411 - Guanyu Zhou | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.983 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:32.318 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:33.144 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:35.118 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.145 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:51.600 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Romain Grosjean | 1:34.587 - Mark Webber | Mark Webber |
| 2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:35.774 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #4 Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.568 - Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.474 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | Lewis Hamilton | 1:32.569 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Robert Kubica | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.426 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Heikki Kovalainen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.193 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:32.676 - Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Jenson Button | 1:32.730 - Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Roberto Moreno | Aguri Suzuki | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | Mario Andretti |