XXXI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Date | Sunday 9 October 2005 |
Start time | 14:00 |
Event | Japanese GP |
Circuit | Suzuka |
Event Format | Race of 53 laps |
Championship | World Championship |
Race number | #18 of 19 in 2005 #749 (of all time) |
Attendance | 155000 |
Laps | 53 |
Circuit Perimeter | 5807 m |
Race Distance | 5807 × 53 − 198 = 307.573 km |
Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 (staggered) |
Pole Position | Left |
First Corner | Right |
Track Direction | Clockwise |
Track Temperature | 35°C |
Air Temperature | 27°C |
Humidity | 42% |
Wind Speed | 1.7 m/s (from the South-South-East) |
Entries | 20 |
Qualifiers | 20 |
Finishers | 16 |
Pit stops | 36 |
Debutants | Toyota TF105B (Car Model) |
Milestones | Jordan – 500th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
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Records Broken |
1. Most 10th Place Finishes in a Season – Felipe Massa (6),
2. Most 11th Place Finishes in a Season – Jacques Villeneuve (5),
3. Most 13th Place Finishes in a Season – Jordan (6)
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Records Extended |
1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (857),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (725),
3. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Michael Schumacher (173),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Michael Schumacher (174),
5. Most 14th Place Finishes – Minardi (29),
6. Most 16th Place Finishes – Minardi (22),
7. Most 11th Place Finishes in a Season – Sauber (7),
8. Most 13th Place Finishes in a Season – Tiago Monteiro (5),
9. Most Races Led – Ferrari (419),
10. Most Races Led – Michael Schumacher (130),
11. Most Laps Led – Ferrari (11495),
12. Most Laps Led – Michael Schumacher (4746),
13. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (1664)
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| Recipient | Trophy Presented By |
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Winner | Kimi Räikkönen | Akihiko Noro | Governor of Mie Prefecture |
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2nd Place | Giancarlo Fisichella | Mitsuo Kawagishi | Mayor of Suzuka City |
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3rd Place | Fernando Alonso | Hiroshi Takikawa | President of Japan Automobile Federation |
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Winning Constructor | McLaren (represented by Ron Dennis) | Kouichi Murakami | President of Fuji Television Network, Inc. |
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