The inaugural Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park saw Kimi Räikkönen win from pole position while Fernando Alonso extended his Drivers' Championship lead.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren-Mercedes)
- Race distance
- 58 laps
- Championship round
- 14th of 2005 season
- Alonso's points lead
- 24 points over Räikkönen
- Räikkönen season wins
- 5
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 2005 Turkish Grand Prix was the inaugural running of Formula One at Istanbul Park, held as the fourteenth round of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship. Kimi Räikkönen started from pole position, and his teammate Juan Pablo Montoya ran in second place for much of the race before colliding with a backmarker.
Räikkönen led every lap of the 58-lap race to claim his fifth victory of the season. Montoya's late collision with a backmarker and subsequent error allowed Fernando Alonso's Renault to pass him and finish second, with Montoya ultimately classified third.
Alonso's second-place finish extended his Drivers' Championship advantage to 24 points over Räikkönen with five races remaining, while Renault maintained a nine-point lead over McLaren in the Constructors' Championship, shaping the title battle heading into the season's final stages.
Result
at Istanbul Park, Tuzla, Turkey