2005 Season - Overview



Montoya replaced Coulthard at McLaren for the 2005 season |  Red Bull made their Formula One debut during the 2005 season |  Turkey was added to the Formula One calendar for the first time in 2005 |  Narain Karthikeyan became the first Indian Formula One driver in 2005 |  Ferrari's and Michael Schumacher's dominance ended in 2005 with the combination registering success at only one race in the season - the United States GP |  The US Grand Prix in 2005 had just six starters after all Michelin runners pulled into the pits citing safety reasons |  Tiago Monteiro became the first Portuguese driver to feature on the Formula One podium at the 2005 US GP |  Fernando Alonso became the first Spanish champion in F1 history in 2005 |  Renault won their first constructors' title in 2005

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 10
No. of Drivers: 34
No. of Races: 19
No. of Race Winners: 5
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Kimi Raikkonen - 10 times

winning constructor

1
Renault
   
 
191
2 McLaren
182
3 Ferrari
100
4 Toyota
88
5 Williams
66

2005 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor

2
Mar 20

3
Apr 03


5
May 08


7
May 29


9
Jun 19

10
Jul 03


12
Jul 24


14
Aug 21

15
Sep 04


17
Sep 25

18
Oct 09

19
Oct 16

TOP PERFORMERS IN 2005

According to stats...

  • Montoya replaced Coulthard at McLaren for the 2005 season
  • Red Bull made their Formula One debut during the 2005 season
  • Turkey was added to the Formula One calendar for the first time in 2005
  • Narain Karthikeyan became the first Indian Formula One driver in 2005
  • Ferrari's and Michael Schumacher's dominance ended in 2005 with the combination registering success at only one race in the season - the United States GP
  • The US Grand Prix in 2005 had just six starters after all Michelin runners pulled into the pits citing safety reasons
  • Tiago Monteiro became the first Portuguese driver to feature on the Formula One podium at the 2005 US GP
  • Fernando Alonso became the first Spanish champion in F1 history in 2005
  • Renault won their first constructors' title in 2005

DRIVER TRIVIA

Drivers with most retirements in the 2005 season.