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Suzuka Circuit Kimi Räikkönen won the Japanese Grand Prix 2005 at Suzuka Circuit on 9 October 2005, starting from P17 on the grid. Giancarlo Fisichella finished second for Renault, with Fernando Alonso completing the podium for Renault. Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest lap with a time of 1:31.540.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | McLaren | 53 | 1:29:02.212 | 10 | ⚡ 1:31.540 |
| 2 | 3 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Renault | 53 | +1.633 | 8 | |
| 3 | 16 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 53 | +17.456 | 6 | |
| 4 | 7 | Mark WebberWEB | Williams | 53 | +22.274 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 | Jenson ButtonBUT | BAR | 53 | +29.507 | 4 | |
| 6 | 6 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 53 | +31.601 | 3 | |
| 7 | 14 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 53 | +33.879 | 2 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Toyota | 53 | +49.548 | 1 | |
| 9 | 4 | Christian KlienKLI | Red Bull | 53 | +51.925 | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | Felipe MassaMAS | Sauber | 53 | +57.509 | 0 | |
| 11 | 9 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Ferrari | 53 | +1:00.633 | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Sauber | 53 | +1:23.221 | 0 | |
| 13 | 20 | Tiago MonteiroTMO | Jordan | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 15 | Robert DoornbosDOO | Minardi | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 11 | Narain KarthikeyanKAR | Jordan | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 13 | Christijan AlbersALB | Minardi | 49 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Antônio PizzoniaPIZ | Williams | 9 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 9 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMON | McLaren | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| D | 5 | Takuma SatoSAT | BAR | 52 | Disqualified | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Kimi Räikkönen
- Pole Ralf Schumacher
- Circuit Suzuka Circuit
- Winning team McLaren
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:46.106 | - | - |
| 2 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:46.141 | - | - |
| 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:46.276 | - | - |
| 4 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:46.464 | - | - |
| 5 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:46.841 | - | - |
| 6 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:46.892 | - | - |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:47.233 | - | - |
| 8 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 1:47.440 | - | - |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:48.248 | - | - |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:48.278 | - | - |
| 11 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 1:48.718 | - | - |
| 12 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams | 1:48.898 | - | - |
| 13 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 1:50.843 | - | - |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:52.676 | - | - |
| 15 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi | 1:52.894 | - | - |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:54.667 | - | - |
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 2:02.309 | - | - |
| 18 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | - | - | - |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | - | - | - |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | - | - | - |