Australian Grand Prix
2005 · Round 1 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 6, 2005Race summary
Victory went to Fisichella (from 1st on the grid), with a 5.553s margin. Alonso made the biggest gain, from 13th on the grid to 3rd (up 10 places). Villeneuve had a difficult race, dropping from 4th to 13th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Alonso (1:25.683).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1 | 57 | 1:24:17.336 | 10 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 11 | 57 | +5.553 | 8 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso 1:25.683 | Renault | 13 | 57 | +6.712 | 6 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 5 | 57 | +16.131 | 5 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Williams | 3 | 57 | +16.908 | 4 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 9 | 57 | +35.033 | 3 |
| 7 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 6 | 57 | +38.997 | 2 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 10 | 57 | +39.633 | 1 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | 57 | +1:03.108 | 0 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 18 | 57 | +1:04.393 | 0 |
| – | Jenson Button | BAR | 8 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 15 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 4 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Takuma Sato | BAR | 20 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 12 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 14 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi | 16 | 55 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 19 | 42 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Nick Heidfeld | Williams | 7 | 42 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 17 | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |