- Winner
- Fernando Alonso
- Team
- Renault
- Top listed
- Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen, and Ralf Schumacher
- Race date
- October 16, 2005
- Pole
- Fernando Alonso
- Fastest lap
- Kimi Räikkönen
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Shanghai International Circuit
The decisive result
Fernando Alonso finished first for Renault. Kimi Räikkönen is listed 2 for McLaren, with Ralf Schumacher 3 for Toyota.
Grid to finish
Christian Klien from P14 to P5 (+9), Tiago Monteiro from P19 to P11 (+8), and Ralf Schumacher from P9 to P3 (+6) 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 12 Finished, 1 +1 lap, 1 +5 laps, 1 Accident, and 1 Engine. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:33.242 on lap 56. 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.