| Type: | F1 |
| Country: | Spain |
| Grand Prix: | Spanish |
| Date: | May 8 |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Previous Round: | 2005 San Marino Grand Prix |
| Next Round: | 2005 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Official Name: | Formula 1 Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2005 |
| Race No: | 5 |
| Season No: | 19 |
| Location: | Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain[1] |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Length: | 4.627km (02.875miles) |
| Distance Laps: | 66 |
| Distance Length: | 305.256km (189.677miles) |
| Weather: | Sunny, warm |
| Attendance: | 115,900 |
| Pole Driver: | Kimi Räikkönen |
| Pole Team: | McLaren-Mercedes |
| Pole Time: | 2:31.421 (aggregate) |
| Pole Country: | Finland |
| Fast Driver: | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| Fast Team: | Renault |
| Fast Time: | 1:15.641 |
| Fast Lap: | 66 |
| Fast Country: | Italy |
| First Driver: | Kimi Räikkönen |
| First Team: | McLaren-Mercedes |
| First Country: | Finland |
| Second Driver: | Fernando Alonso |
| Second Team: | Renault |
| Second Country: | Spain |
| Third Driver: | Jarno Trulli |
| Third Team: | Toyota |
| Third Country: | Italy |
The 2005 Spanish Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2005) was a Formula One motor race, held on 8 May 2005 at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain.
The BAR-Honda did not take part in this race, serving the first of a two race ban following irregularities at the San Marino Grand Prix.
Kimi Räikkönen drove to the pole position before Mark Webber, who set the fastest lap during the second qualifying session to claim the front row, leaving championship leader Fernando Alonso on the second row in third.
Right from the start Räikkönen started pulling away at a blistering pace, setting the fastest lap thirteen times in only twenty four laps. Alonso's tyres wore down and he was forced to take care of them and come home in second place, never taking the lead from Räikkönen.
Webber had a dismal start, losing second and then third to Alonso and Ralf Schumacher, respectively. After the first round of pitstops he lost three positions and had to battle his way back to finish in sixth. Alonso's teammate Giancarlo Fisichella moved around constantly in the field, but managed to end up in fifth from sixth on the grid.
Jarno Trulli had a good race, ending up on the podium in third ahead of his teammate Ralf Schumacher, who fell behind after the first round of pitstops. Meanwhile, Räikkönen's teammate Juan Pablo Montoya had an average race, moving around in the field but still only managing a seventh place. It was his return from a two-race absence to recover from a shoulder injury. David Coulthard claimed the final points-paying position in eighth after starting from ninth.
Some of the retirements included Michael Schumacher, whose tyre failed on lap 47, his third retirement of the year. Jacques Villeneuve also had to retire on lap 52 after a water leak resulted in his engine overheating.
This was Räikkönen's first victory of 2005.
The bottom 6 teams in the 2004 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.
| Constructor | No | Driver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren-Mercedes | 35 |  Pedro de la Rosa | |
| Sauber-Petronas | none | ||
| Red Bull-Cosworth | 37 |  Christian Klien | |
| Toyota | 38 |  Ricardo Zonta | |
| Jordan-Toyota | 39 |  Robert Doornbos | |
| Minardi-Cosworth | none |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Total | Gap | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:14.819 | 1:16.602 | 2:31.421 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 7 |  Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | 1:15.042 | 1:16.626 | 2:31.668 | +0.247 | 2 | |
| 3 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:14.811 | 1:16.880 | 2:31.691 | +0.270 | 3 | |
| 4 | 17 |  Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:14.870 | 1:17.047 | 2:31.917 | +0.496 | 4 | |
| 5 | 16 |  Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:14.795 | 1:17.200 | 2:31.995 | +0.574 | 5 | |
| 6 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:15.601 | 1:17.229 | 2:32.830 | +1.409 | 6 | |
| 7 | 10 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.902 | 1:17.570 | 2:33.472 | +2.051 | 7 | |
| 8 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:15.398 | 1:18.153 | 2:33.551 | +2.130 | 8 | |
| 9 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:15.795 | 1:18.373 | 2:34.168 | +2.747 | 9 | |
| 10 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:15.863 | 1:18.361 | 2:34.224 | +2.803 | 10 | |
| 11 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Red Bull-Cosworth | 1:16.288 | 1:19.014 | 2:35.302 | +3.881 | 11 | |
| 12 | 11 |  Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | 1:16.794 | 1:19.686 | 2:36.480 | +5.059 | 12 | |
| 13 | 19 |  Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | 1:18.557 | 1:20.711 | 2:39.268 | +7.847 | 13 | |
| 14 | 18 |  Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | 1:19.040 | 1:20.903 | 2:39.943 | +8.522 | 18 | |
| 15 | 21 |  Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:19.563 | 1:21.578 | 2:41.141 | +9.720 | 14 | |
| 16 | 20 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:20.306 | 1:22.453 | 2:42.759 | +11.338 | 15 | |
| 17 | 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | 1:15.038 | No time | No time | — | 17 | |
| 18 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:15.746 | No time | No time | — | 16 | |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 66 | 1:27:16.830 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 66 | +27.652 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 66 | +45.947 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 66 | +46.719 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 66 | +57.936 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Mark Webber | Williams-BMW | 66 | +1:08.542 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 10 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | 65 | +1 lap | 7 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Cosworth | 65 | +1 lap | 9 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 65 | +1 lap | 16 | |||
| 10 | 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams-BMW | 65 | +1 lap | 17 | |||
| 11 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 63 | Wheel rim | 10 | |||
| 12 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan-Toyota | 63 | +3 laps | 18 | |||
| 13 | 19 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan-Toyota | 63 | +3 laps | 13 | |||
| Ret | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | 51 | Engine | 12 | |||
| Ret | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 46 | Puncture | 8 | |||
| Ret | 21 | Christijan Albers | Minardi-Cosworth | 19 | Gearbox | 14 | |||
| Ret | 20 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi-Cosworth | 11 | Spun off | 15 | |||
| Ret | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Red Bull-Cosworth | 9 | Spun off | 11 | |||
| Pos | Driver | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | 44 | ||
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | 26 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | 17 | |
| 1 | 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 14 | |
| 1 | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | 14 | |
| Source: [2] | ||||
| Pos | Constructor | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Renault | 58 | ||
| 2 |  Toyota | 40 | ||
| 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 37 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Williams-BMW | 21 | |
| 1 | 5 | Ferrari | 18 | |
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