The 2005 Chinese Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix) was the nineteenth and final

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which took place on 16 October 2005 at the

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. This was the second Chinese Grand Prix to be held since the event's 2004 inception. The race was won by the new World Champion,

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's Fernando Alonso. McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen was four seconds behind in second position, a reflection of their season long duel for the championship.

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driver

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was third. Renault won the Constructors' Championship at this race; they had led McLaren by two points before the start of the race. This was the final race for

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and the

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, Minardi and

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teams, although all three teams continued into 2006 under different names (

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respectively). This was also the last win for a car equipped with a 6-speed gearbox and with a V10 engine.

Friday drivers

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Race

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pulled left into the path of Christijan Albers who was at speed. The cars collided causing considerable damage to each, earning Schumacher a reprimand from the stewards after the race. Both drivers changed to their teams' spare cars and started the race from the pitlane, along with

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. Alonso dominated the race, taking a lights-to-flag victory, capping a best-ever season for Renault which included victories in both titles. McLaren's bid for the constructors' championship effectively ended on lap 5, when Montoya's engine failed, ending his race, having also sustained damage from running over a loose drain cover. Renault's number two driver Giancarlo Fisichella's chances of making the podium ended when he received a drive-through penalty for obstructive driving in the pits during the second safety car period. He ended the race less than a second behind Ralf Schumacher.

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had a career-best drive to take fifth position with Felipe Massa, Mark Webber and Jenson Button completing the point-scoring finishers. Räikkönen recorded the race's fastest lap, a record-equalling tenth for the season.

Classification

Qualifying

Qualifying took place on October 15.

and Christijan Albers started from the pit lane. Fernando Alonso 2005 China

Race

Championship standings after the race

*Bold text indicates the World Champions. ;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings *Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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