Round 2 · 20 March 2005
2005 Malaysian Grand Prix: results
Fernando Alonso (Renault) won the 2005 Malaysian Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 20 March 2005 at Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), starting from position 1. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) and Nick Heidfeld (Williams) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Kimi Räikkönen (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 1:31:33.736 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | +24.327 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams | 10 | +32.188 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 11 | +41.631 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 5 | +51.854 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 8 | +72.543 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 13 | +79.988 s | 2 | Finished |
| 8 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 7 | +80.835 s | 1 | Finished |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 6 | +81.580 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 18 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 13 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 19 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 12 | — | — | Tyre |
| 15 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 3 | — | — | Collision |
| 16 | Mark Webber | Williams | 4 | — | — | Collision |
| 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 16 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Jenson Button | BAR | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Anthony Davidson | BAR | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Spun off |