2005 Bahrain Grand Prix
| 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 3 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | April 3, 2005 | ||||
| Official name | 2005 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.412 km (3.363 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny, 42 °C (108 °F) | ||||
| Attendance | 77,257 (weekend) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Renault | ||||
| Time | 3:01.902 (aggregate) | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
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 Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:31.447 on lap 43 (lap record) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Renault | ||||
| Second | Toyota | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 April 2005 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. The 57-lap race was the third round of the 2005 Formula One season and the second running of the Bahrain Grand Prix, since its inception the year before.
The race was won by polesitter and championship leader Fernando Alonso for the Renault team. Jarno Trulli finished in second place in a Toyota car and Kimi Räikkönen completed the podium in third position for McLaren. Defending World Champion Michael Schumacher having qualified in second place retired from the race early on driving Ferrari's new F2005 car which made its debut at this race. As a result the F2005 became the first new Ferrari Formula One chassis not to win on its debut since the F300 used in the 1998 season.