2005 Season - Round 3 - 2005-04-03
Fernando Alonso won the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position, leading Jarno Trulli (Toyota) and Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) home for Renault.
Pedro de la Rosa (McLaren) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:31.447. Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 8 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | Finished | 1:31.713 | 10 |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 3 | Finished | 1:32.324 | 8 |
| 3 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 1:31.822 | 6 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 6 | Finished | 1:32.683 | 5 |
| 5 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 8 | Finished | 1:31.447 | 4 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Williams | 5 | Finished | 1:33.087 | 3 |
| 7 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:33.326 | 2 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:33.417 | 1 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:32.976 | 0 |
| 10 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 16 | +2 Laps | 1:35.744 | 0 |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 15 | Suspension | 1:33.458 | 0 |
| 12 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi | 19 | +3 Laps | 1:36.432 | 0 |
| 13 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 18 | +4 Laps | 1:36.913 | 0 |
| 14 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 11 | Clutch | 1:32.411 | 0 |
| 15 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 13 | Brakes | 1:33.124 | 0 |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams | 4 | Engine | 1:33.055 | 0 |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | Hydraulics | 1:32.886 | 0 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 10 | Engine | 1:37.036 | 0 |
| 19 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 17 | Electrical | 1:37.533 | 0 |
| 20 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 7 | Electrical | 0 |