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The 2005 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race which was held at Suzuka International Racing Course on 9 October 2005. It was the eighteenth and penultimate round of the 2005 Formula One World Championship.
Kimi Räikkönen won the race after starting from seventeenth, overtaking long-time race leader Giancarlo Fisichella on the final lap to win a race that saw many overtaking manoeuvres. Fisichella’s teammate Fernando Alonso completed the podium, having come through from sixteenth, including an overtake on Michael Schumacher around the outside of 130R corner.
| Offical Name XXXI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix |
| Date 2005-10-09 |
| Circuit |
| Course Length km \ miles |
| Distance 53 laps, km \ miles |
Timetable (GMT+9)
| 2005-10-07 Friday | |
| 1st Free Practice | 11:00 - 12:00 |
| 2nd Free Practice | 14:00 - 15:00 |
| 2005-10-08 Saturday | |
| 3rd Free Practice | 09:00 - 09:45 |
| 4th Free Practice | 10:15 - 11:00 |
| Qualifying | 13:00 |
| 2005-10-09 Sunday | |
| Race | 14:00 |
Podium
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
Pole Position
| Driver | Consturctor | Time |
|---|---|---|
Fastest Lap
| Driver | Constructor | Fastest Lap |
|---|---|---|
This race saw...
- Driver
- 9th win for
- 6th and last pole position for
- 50th Grand Prix for
- 150th Grand Prix for
- Team
- 148th win for
- 125th fastest lap for
- Engine
- 53rd win for Mercedes
- 150th Grand Prix for Petronas
Data
- Weather: Partially cloudy
- Attendance: 320,000
- Entries: 24
- Qualified: 20
- Classified: 16
Post-race Drivers' Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 123 | |
| 2 | 104 | |
| 3 | 62 | |
| 4 | 60 | |
| 5 | 53 | |
| 6 | 43 | |
| 7 | 39 | |
| 8 | 38 | |
| 9 | 36 | |
| 10 | 34 | |
| 11 | 28 | |
| 12 | 24 | |
| 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | 8 | |
| 15 | 7 | |
| 16 | 6 | |
| 17 | 5 | |
| 18 | 5 | |
| 19 | 4 | |
| 20 | 4 | |
| 21 | 3 | |
| 22 | 2 | |
| 23 | 1 | |
| 24 | 1 | |
| 25 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | |
| - | 0 |
Post-race Constructors' Standings
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 176 | |
| 2 | 174 | |
| 3 | 100 | |
| 4 | 82 | |
| 5 | 64 | |
| 6 | 37 | |
| 7 | 30 | |
| 8 | 17 | |
| 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | 7 |
Trophy Presented By
| Winner | Akihiko Noro | Governor of Mie Prefecture |
| 2nd Place | Mitsuo Kawagishi | Mayor of Suzuka City |
| 3rd Place | Hiroshi Takikawa | President of Japan Automobile Federation |
| Winning Constructor (represented by Ron Dennis) |
Kouichi Murakami | President of Fuji Television Network, Inc. |
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