French Grand Prix
2005 · Round 10 · Magny Cours, France · Jul 3, 2005Race summary
Victory went to Alonso (from 1st on the grid), with a 11.8s margin. Räikkönen made the biggest gain, from 13th on the grid to 2nd (up 11 places). Sato had a difficult race, dropping from 4th to 11th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Räikkönen (1:16.423).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 70 | 1:31:22.232 | 10 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen 1:16.423 | McLaren | 13 | 70 | +11.800 | 8 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 70 | +1:21.900 | 6 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | BAR | 7 | 69 | +1 Lap | 5 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | 69 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 6 | 69 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 11 | 69 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 8 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 10 | 69 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 5 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 15 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 4 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Williams | 12 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 19 | 67 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams | 14 | 66 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 17 | 66 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 8 | 46 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 20 | 37 | Puncture | 0 |
| – | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi | 18 | 33 | Puncture | 0 |
| – | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 9 | 30 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 16 | 1 | Fuel pressure | 0 |