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Juan Pablo Montoya won the 2005 British Grand Prix

Juan Pablo Montoya won the 2005 British Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Juan Pablo Montoya
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Juan Pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso, and Kimi Räikkönen
Race date
July 10, 2005
Pole
Fernando Alonso
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Juan Pablo Montoya finished first for McLaren. Fernando Alonso is listed 2 for Renault, with Kimi Räikkönen 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Kimi Räikkönen from P12 to P3 (+9), Felipe Massa from P16 to P10 (+6), and Michael Schumacher from P9 to P6 (+3) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Fernando Alonso started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 Finished, 6 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 1 +3 laps, and 1 +4 laps. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.502 on lap 60. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren1:24:29.58810
2Fernando AlonsoRenault1:24:32.3278
3Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:24:44.0246
4Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:24:47.5025
5Jenson ButtonBAR1:25:09.8524
6Michael SchumacherFerrari1:25:44.9103
7Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:25:46.1552
8Ralf SchumacherToyota1:25:48.8001
9Jarno TrulliToyota1:25:50.4390
10Felipe MassaSauber+1 lap0
11Mark WebberWilliams+1 lap0
12Nick HeidfeldWilliams+1 lap0
13David CoulthardRed Bull+1 lap0
14Jacques VilleneuveSauber+1 lap0
15Christian KlienRed Bull+1 lap0
16Takuma SatoBAR+2 laps0
17Tiago MonteiroJordan+2 laps0
18Christijan AlbersMinardi+3 laps0
19Patrick FriesacherMinardi+4 laps0
DNFNarain KarthikeyanJordanElectrical0