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2005 Monaco Grand Prix

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Race detailsDate22 May 2005Official name Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2005LocationCircuit de Monaco, MonacoCourse Street circuitCourse length 3.34 km (2.075 miles)Distance 78 laps, 260.52 km (161.85 miles)Weather FinePole positionDriverMcLaren-MercedesTime 2:30.323 (aggregate)Fastest lapDriverMichael SchumacherFerrariTime 1:15.842 on lap 40PodiumFirstMcLaren-MercedesSecondWilliams-BMWThirdWilliams-BMW
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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.