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Fernando Alonso won the 2005 European Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso won the 2005 European Grand Prix for Renault, ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Rubens Barrichello at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Fernando Alonso
Team
Renault
Top listed
Fernando Alonso, Nick Heidfeld, and Rubens Barrichello
Race date
May 29, 2005
Pole
Nick Heidfeld
Fastest lap
Fernando Alonso
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Nürburgring

The decisive result

Fernando Alonso finished first for Renault. Nick Heidfeld is listed 2 for Williams, with Rubens Barrichello 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

David Coulthard from P12 to P4 (+8), Fernando Alonso from P6 to P1 (+5), and Michael Schumacher from P10 to P5 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nick Heidfeld started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 10 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 1 +2 laps, 1 +3 laps, and 1 Collision. Fernando Alonso holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:30.711 on lap 44. 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 AlonsoRenault1:31:46.64810
2Nick HeidfeldWilliams1:32:03.2158
3Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:32:05.1976
4David CoulthardRed Bull1:32:18.2365
5Michael SchumacherFerrari1:32:37.0934
6Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:32:38.5803
7Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren1:32:44.8212
8Jarno TrulliToyota1:32:57.7391
9Vitantonio LiuzziRed Bull1:32:58.1770
10Jenson ButtonBAR1:33:22.4340
11Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren+1 lap0
12Takuma SatoBAR+1 lap0
13Jacques VilleneuveSauber+1 lap0
14Felipe MassaSauber+1 lap0
15Tiago MonteiroJordan+1 lap0
16Narain KarthikeyanJordan+1 lap0
17Christijan AlbersMinardi+2 laps0
18Patrick FriesacherMinardi+3 laps0
DNFRalf SchumacherToyotaSpun off0
DNFMark WebberWilliamsCollision0