Round 18 · 9 October 2005
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
27 drivers
After Round 17
1
Fernando Alonso
Renault
117
pts
2
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
94
pts
3
Juan Pablo Montoya
McLaren
60
pts
4
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
60
pts
5
Giancarlo Fisichella
Renault
45
pts
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6
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
43
pts
7
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
38
pts
8
Ralf Schumacher
Toyota
38
pts
9
Jenson Button
BAR
32
pts
10
Mark Webber
Williams
29
pts
11
Nick Heidfeld
Williams
28
pts
12
David Coulthard
Red Bull
21
pts
13
Jacques Villeneuve
Sauber
9
pts
14
Felipe Massa
Sauber
8
pts
15
Tiago Monteiro
Jordan
7
pts
16
Alexander Wurz
McLaren
6
pts
17
Narain Karthikeyan
Jordan
5
pts
18
Christian Klien
Red Bull
5
pts
19
Christijan Albers
Minardi
4
pts
20
Pedro de la Rosa
McLaren
4
pts
21
Patrick Friesacher
Minardi
3
pts
22
Antônio Pizzonia
Williams
2
pts
23
Takuma Sato
BAR
1
pts
24
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Red Bull
1
pts
25
Robert Doornbos
Minardi
0
pts
-
Ricardo Zonta
Toyota
0
pts
-
Anthony Davidson
BAR
0
pts
After the race
27 drivers
After Round 18
1
Fernando Alonso
Renault
—
123
+6
2
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
—
104
+10
3
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
↑1
62
+2
4
Juan Pablo Montoya
McLaren
↓1
60
+0
5
Giancarlo Fisichella
Renault
—
53
+8
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6
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
—
43
+0
7
Ralf Schumacher
Toyota
↑1
39
+1
8
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
↓1
38
+0
9
Jenson Button
BAR
—
36
+4
10
Mark Webber
Williams
—
34
+5
11
Nick Heidfeld
Williams
—
28
+0
12
David Coulthard
Red Bull
—
24
+3
13
Jacques Villeneuve
Sauber
—
9
+0
14
Felipe Massa
Sauber
—
8
+0
15
Tiago Monteiro
Jordan
—
7
+0
16
Alexander Wurz
McLaren
—
6
+0
17
Narain Karthikeyan
Jordan
—
5
+0
18
Christian Klien
Red Bull
—
5
+0
19
Christijan Albers
Minardi
—
4
+0
20
Pedro de la Rosa
McLaren
—
4
+0
21
Patrick Friesacher
Minardi
—
3
+0
22
Antônio Pizzonia
Williams
—
2
+0
23
Takuma Sato
BAR
—
1
+0
24
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Red Bull
—
1
+0
25
Robert Doornbos
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Zonta
Toyota
—
0
+0
-
Anthony Davidson
BAR
—
0
+0
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Race classification
20 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 17 | 1:29:02.212 | 10 |
| 2 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 3 | +1.633 | 8 |
| 3 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Renault | 16 | +17.456 | 6 |
| 4 | WEB Mark Webber | Williams | 7 | +22.274 | 5 |
| 5 | BUT Jenson Button | BAR | 2 | +29.507 | 4 |
| 6 | COU David Coulthard | Red Bull | 6 | +31.601 | 3 |
| 7 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 14 | +33.879 | 2 |
| 8 | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1 | +49.548 | 1 |
| 9 | KLI Christian Klien | Red Bull | 4 | +51.925 | 0 |
| 10 | MAS Felipe Massa | Sauber | 10 | +57.509 | 0 |
| 11 | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 9 | +1:00.633 | 0 |
| 12 | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 8 | +1:23.221 | 0 |
| 13 | TMO Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| 14 | DOO Robert Doornbos | Minardi | 15 | 2L | 0 |
| 15 | KAR Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 11 | 2L | 0 |
| 16 | ALB Christijan Albers | Minardi | 13 | 4L | 0 |
| R | PIZ Antônio Pizzonia | Williams | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | TRU Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | MON Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 18 | — | 0 |
| D | SAT Takuma Sato | BAR | 5 | — | 0 |