Round 18 · 9 October 2005
2005 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) won the 2005 Japanese Grand Prix, round 18 of the championship, held on 9 October 2005 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 17. Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) and Fernando Alonso (Renault) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ralf Schumacher. The fastest lap was set by Kimi Räikkönen (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 17 | 1:29:02.212 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 3 | +1.633 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 16 | +17.456 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Williams | 7 | +22.274 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Jenson Button | BAR | 2 | +29.507 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 6 | +31.601 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 14 | +33.879 s | 2 | Finished |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1 | +49.548 s | 1 | Finished |
| 9 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 4 | +51.925 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 10 | +57.509 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 9 | +60.633 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 8 | +83.221 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi | 15 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 11 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 13 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 17 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams | 12 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 19 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 18 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 5 | — | — | Disqualified |