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Kimi Räikkönen won the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix

Kimi Räikkönen won the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Mark Webber at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Kimi Räikkönen
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Kimi Räikkönen, Nick Heidfeld, and Mark Webber
Race date
May 22, 2005
Pole
Kimi Räikkönen
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
18
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Kimi Räikkönen finished first for McLaren. Nick Heidfeld is listed 2 for Williams, with Mark Webber 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Ralf Schumacher from P18 to P6 (+12), Juan Pablo Montoya from P16 to P5 (+11), and Nick Heidfeld from P6 to P2 (+4) 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 8 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 2 Accident, 1 +3 laps, and 1 +5 laps. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:15.842 on lap 40. 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
1Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:45:15.55610
2Nick HeidfeldWilliams1:45:29.4338
3Mark WebberWilliams1:45:34.0406
4Fernando AlonsoRenault1:45:52.0435
5Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren1:45:52.2034
6Ralf SchumacherToyota1:45:52.7333
7Michael SchumacherFerrari1:45:52.7792
8Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:45:53.1261
9Felipe MassaSauber+1 lap0
10Jarno TrulliToyota+1 lap0
11Jacques VilleneuveSauber+1 lap0
12Giancarlo FisichellaRenault+1 lap0
13Tiago MonteiroJordan+3 laps0
14Christijan AlbersMinardi+5 laps0
DNFVitantonio LiuzziRed BullAccident0
DNFPatrick FriesacherMinardiAccident0
DNFDavid CoulthardRed BullCollision damage0
DNFNarain KarthikeyanJordanHydraulics0