2005 European Grand Prix

2005 European Grand Prix
Race 7 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	May 29, 2005
Official name	2005 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe[1]
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.148 km (3.2 miles)
Distance	59 laps, 303.73 km (188.8 miles)
Scheduled distance	60 laps, 308.88 km (192 miles)
Weather	Partly cloudy, hot and dry
Pole position
Driver	Nick Heidfeld	Williams-BMW
Time	1:30.081
Fastest lap
Driver	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Time	1:30.711 on lap 44
Podium
First	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Second	Nick Heidfeld	Williams-BMW
Third	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2005 European Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 May 2005 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. The 59-lap race was the seventh round of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship, the 49th running of the European Grand Prix, and the 15th European Grand Prix as a standalone event (i.e. not an honorific title awarded to an existing event). It was the second of a series of six races held within eight weeks.

The race was won by championship leader Fernando Alonso for the Renault team. McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen was leading the race at the start of the final lap, but crashed out with a suspension failure caused by a flat-spotted front tyre. Winner Alonso started in sixth position whilst Nick Heidfeld took the first and only pole position of his career for the Williams team. He eventually finished second in front of the Ferrari of Rubens Barrichello, who completed the podium in third position.