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race held at Sepang on 20 March 2005.

Race report

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in the Williams. He had been trailing Alonso's team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella, and his own teammate Mark Webber who collided at the end of lap 35. Having been passed by the Australian, Fisichella attempted to retake the position on the inside heading into the final corner, but lost control and slid into Webber's car. Fourth was McLaren's Juan Pablo Montoya, after starting from 11th on the grid. He was followed home by

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. This made it four points finishes from four starts for

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and

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retired on the second lap of the race, both from engine failures. Davidson was substituting at British American Racing, as regular driver

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's first-ever podium in Formula One and first Asian-licensed constructor to score a podium since

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when

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drove for

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in the 3rd place.

Friday drivers

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Classification

Qualifying

Race

Championship standings after the race

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

References

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