2005 German Grand Prix

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2005 German Grand Prix
Race 12 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	24 July 2005
Official name	Formula 1 Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2005[1]
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.574 km (2.842 miles)
Distance	67 laps, 306.458 km (190.424 miles)
Weather	Cloudy with drizzle, but staying dry during the race. Air temp: 24°C.
Pole position
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:14.320
Fastest lap
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:14.873 on lap 24
Podium
First	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Second	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda
Lap leaders

The 2005 German Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2005) was a Formula One motor race held on 24 July 2005 in the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany at 14:00 CEST (UTC+2). The 67-lap race was the twelfth round of the 2005 Formula One season. Renault driver Fernando Alonso won the race, taking his sixth victory of the season, whilst Juan Pablo Montoya finished second for the McLaren team after starting from 19th place. BAR-Honda driver Jenson Button, completed the podium by finishing in third position. It was his first podium finish of the season, because the BAR team had been disqualified from the San Marino Grand Prix.

As a consequence of the race, Alonso extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship by 10 points to 36 points over his main title rival, McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen, who had retired from the lead of the race, but still remained second in the standings. Ferrari driver and reigning world champion Michael Schumacher, finished the race in fifth position and retained third place in the standings, albeit being 40 points behind Alonso. Juan Pablo Montoya was still in fourth, and Rubens Barichello remained fifth despite finishing out of the points. In the Constructors' Championship, Renault extended their lead to 22 points from title rivals McLaren. McLaren increased the gap between themselves and third placed Ferrari to 17 points, whilst Toyota and Williams remained fourth and fifth respectively.