2005 French Grand Prix

2005 French Grand Prix
Race 10 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 3 July 2005
Official name Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2005[1]
Location Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Magny-Cours, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.411[2] km (2.741 miles)
Distance 70 laps, 308.586[2] km (191.746 miles)
Weather Sunny, Air: 32 °C (90 °F), Track 53 °C (127 °F)
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:14.412
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:16.423 on lap 25
Podium
First Renault
Second McLaren-Mercedes
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2005 French Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2005) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 July 2005 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours near Magny-Cours in France. It was the tenth race of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 70-lap race was won from pole position by Fernando Alonso, driving a Renault, with Drivers' Championship rival Kimi Räikkönen finishing second in a McLaren-Mercedes and Michael Schumacher third in a Ferrari.

  1. ^ "French". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2005-08-26. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Grand Prix de France". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2023-07-21.