2005 French Grand Prix | |||||
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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 | 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.