2005 Monaco Grand Prix

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333

2005 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 6 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 22 May 2005
Official name Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2005
Location Circuit de Monaco, Monaco
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.34 km (2.075 miles)
Distance 78 laps, 260.52 km (161.85 miles)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Mercedes
Time 2:30.323 (aggregate)
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:15.842 on lap 40
Podium
First McLaren-Mercedes
Second Williams-BMW
Third Williams-BMW
Lap leaders

The 2005 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2005) was a Formula One motor race held on 22 May 2005 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the sixth race of the 2005 Formula One World Championship, and the 63rd running of the Monaco Grand Prix.

The 78-lap race was won from pole position by Finnish driver Kimi Räikkönen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes. German Nick Heidfeld finished second in a Williams-BMW with his teammate, Australian Mark Webber, achieving his first F1 podium finish in third. Drivers' Championship leader, Spaniard Fernando Alonso, finished fourth in his Renault.