2005 Canadian Grand Prix

2005 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 8 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date June 12, 2005
Official name Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2005
Location Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course Street circuit
Course length 4.361 km (2.710 miles)
Distance 70 laps, 305.270 km (189.686 miles)
Weather Cloudy and hot with temperatures approaching 32.5 °C (90.5 °F)
Wind speeds up to 5.1 km/h (3.2 mph)[1]
Track 43–47 °C (109–117 °F)
Pole position
Driver BAR-Honda
Time 1:15.217
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:14.384 on lap 23
Podium
First McLaren-Mercedes
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2005 Canadian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2005)[2] was a Formula One motor race held on 12 June 2005 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The 70-lap race was the eighth round of the 2005 Formula One season, the 43rd running of the Canadian Grand Prix, and the 37th running as a round of the World Championship. It set a ratings record and was the most watched F1 race in history with 51 million viewers.[3] It was also the first of two consecutive North American rounds.

The race was won by McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen, taking his third win from four races. The two Ferrari cars completed the podium, with Michael Schumacher in second place and Rubens Barrichello in third. Both Renaults failed to finish the race, but the team maintained their lead in the Constructors' Championship; their driver, Fernando Alonso also kept his lead in the Drivers' Championship, despite the gap between himself and nearest rival Räikkönen closing by ten points.

  1. ^ "Weather information for the "2005 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  2. ^ "Canada". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2005-08-25. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "8 must knows about the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix". Auto123.com. Retrieved 10 October 2024.