China 2005

IN THE END IT WAS 'NO CONTEST' FOR THE CONSTRUCTORS' TITLE - JUAN PABLO MONTOYA DEMOLISHED HIS CAR BY HITTING A LOOSE DRAIN COVER! FERNANDO ALONSO (1ST) AND GIANCARLO FISICHELLA (4TH) ENSURED THAT MCLAREN'S KIMI RAIKKONEN (2ND) COULD NOT SCORE ENOUGH POINTS ON HIS OWN AND SO RENAULT HAVE A CLEAN SWEEP OF BOTH THE 2005 TITLES. MICHAEL SCHUMACHER'S WORST SEASON ENDS WITH AN F.I.A. REPRIMAND FOR CAUSING A SERIOUS FORMATION LAP INCIDENT AND A SPIN BEHIND THE SAFETY CAR CAUSED HIM TO RETIRE FROM THE ACTUAL RACE.

**STARTING GRID**

1.	Fernando Alonso
		2.	Giancarlo Fisichella
3.	Kimi Raikkonen
		4.	Jenson Button
5.	Juan Pablo Montoya
		6.	Michael Schumacher (pit lane)
7.	David Coulthard
		8.	Rubens Barrichello
9.	Ralph Schumacher
		10.	Mark Webber
11.	Felipe Massa
		12.	Jarno Trulli
13.	Antonio Pizzonia
		14.	Christian Klien
15.	Narain Karthikeyan
		16.	Jacques Villeneuve
17.	Takuma Sato
		18.	Christijan Albers (pit lane)
19.	Tiago Monteiro
		20.	Robert Doornbos

**RESULT**

1.	Fernando Alonso
2.	Kimi Raikkonen
3.	Ralph Schumacher
4.	Giancarlo Fisichella
5.	Christian Klien
6.	Felipe Massa
7.	Mark Webber
8.	Jenson Button

**CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS**

**Drivers :**

Fernando Alonso	133
Kimi Raikkonen	112
Michael Schumacher	62
Juan Pablo Montoya	60
Giancarlo Fisichella	58
Ralph Schumacher	45
Jarno Trulli	43
Rubens Barrichello	38

**Constructors :**


Renault	191
McLaren-Mercedes	182
Ferrari	100
Toyota	88
Williams-BMW	66
B.A.R.-Honda	38
Red Bull Racing	34
Sauber-Petronas	20
Jordan	12
Minardi	7

Race Results posted by
David Little
17th October 2005

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