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Fernando Alonso won the 2005 German Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso won the 2005 German Grand Prix for Renault, ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Jenson Button at Hockenheimring.

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Race recap

Winner
Fernando Alonso
Team
Renault
Top listed
Fernando Alonso, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Jenson Button
Race date
July 24, 2005
Pole
Kimi Räikkönen
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Hockenheimring

The decisive result

Fernando Alonso finished first for Renault. Juan Pablo Montoya is listed 2 for McLaren, with Jenson Button 3 for BAR.

Grid to finish

Juan Pablo Montoya from P20 to P2 (+18), Ralf Schumacher from P12 to P6 (+6), and Felipe Massa from P13 to P8 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Kimi Räikkönen started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 3 +3 laps, 1 +2 laps, and 1 +4 laps. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:14.873 on lap 24. 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
1Fernando AlonsoRenault1:26:28.59910
2Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren1:26:51.1688
3Jenson ButtonBAR1:26:53.0216
4Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:27:19.1865
5Michael SchumacherFerrari1:27:20.2894
6Ralf SchumacherToyota1:27:20.8413
7David CoulthardRed Bull1:27:21.2992
8Felipe MassaSauber1:27:25.1691
9Christian KlienRed Bull1:27:38.4170
10Rubens BarrichelloFerrari+1 lap0
11Nick HeidfeldWilliams+1 lap0
12Takuma SatoBAR+1 lap0
13Christijan AlbersMinardi+2 laps0
14Jarno TrulliToyotaEngine0
15Jacques VilleneuveSauber+3 laps0
16Narain KarthikeyanJordan+3 laps0
17Tiago MonteiroJordan+3 laps0
18Robert DoornbosMinardi+4 laps0
NCMark WebberWilliams+12 laps0
DNFKimi RäikkönenMcLarenHydraulics0