2005 Spanish Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Alonso leads the championship after winning four consecutive races from Bahrain onwards.
Previous race
Alonso won San Marino by two-tenths of a second from Michael Schumacher, who had charged from 13th on the grid to challenge for the lead in the final laps. Button crossed the line third but BAR were subsequently disqualified from the race for running underweight cars. The FIA court of appeal found BAR’s fuel system had effectively used fuel as ballast. Third place was awarded to McLaren’s Alexander Wurz, driving in place of the still-injured Montoya.
Between-race developments
BAR are banned from the Spanish and Monaco Grands Prix following the San Marino disqualification. The FIA’s court of appeal found the team guilty of “highly regrettable negligence and lack of transparency,” noting the fuel system irregularity allowed the cars to run underweight.
Entrants
BAR do not participate. Juan Pablo Montoya returns to the McLaren cockpit after missing three races with a shoulder injury.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “2005 Spanish Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 4 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Mar | 🇦🇺 Australian Grand Prix | Fisichella | Fisichella | Barrichello | Alonso |
| 2 | 20 Mar | 🇲🇾 Malaysian Grand Prix | Alonso | Alonso | Trulli | Heidfeld |
| 3 | 3 Apr | 🇧🇭 Bahrain Grand Prix | Alonso | Alonso | Trulli | Räikkönen |
| 4 | 24 Apr | 🇸🇲 San Marino Grand Prix | Räikkönen | Alonso | Schumacher | Wurz |