2005 Bahrain Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 3 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | April 3, 2005 | ||
| Official name | Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.412 km (3.363 mi) | ||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, hot | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 3:01.902 (aggregate) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Pedro de la Rosa
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McLaren-Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:31.447 on lap 43 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | Toyota | ||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
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The 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 3 April 2005 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. The 57-lap race was the third round of the 2005 Formula One season and the second running of the Bahrain Grand Prix, since its inception the year before.
The race was won by polesitter and championship leader Fernando Alonso for the Renault team. Jarno Trulli finished in second place in a Toyota car and Kimi Räikkönen completed the podium in third position for McLaren.
The race was only the second Formula One grand prix held in the Middle East, bringing the challenges of high temperatures and dusty conditions The race was held the day after Pope John Paul II died, with several teams and drivers offering their respects, most notably Ferrari, who raced with blackened nose cones as a mark of respect. The celebrations on the podium were also muted.
The circuit had been modified slightly from 2004, with turn 4 in particular being widened on the exit.
Before the race, McLaren driver Juan Pablo Montoya injured his shoulder. This led to him being replaced by Pedro de la Rosa at this race, and Alexander Wurz at the next one in San Marino, before his return at the Spanish Grand Prix.
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