2005 British Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 11 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 10 July 2005 | ||
| Official name | LVIII Foster's British Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.141 km (3.194 mi) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 308.46 km (191.64 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, Air: 27 °C (81 °F), Track 47 °C (117 °F) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:19.905 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Kimi Räikkönen
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McLaren-Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:20.502 on lap 60 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Second |
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Renault | |
| Third |
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McLaren-Mercedes | |
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The 2005 British Grand Prix (formally the LVIII Foster's British Grand Prix) was a Formula One race held at Silverstone Circuit on 10 July 2005. It was the eleventh race of the 2005 Formula One season.
This was the last race for Patrick Friesacher.
For the second consecutive race, Renault's Fernando Alonso took pole position while his championship rival, McLaren's Kimi Räikkönen, was demoted ten places on the grid following an engine failure. Räikkönen, who had originally qualified second with a time just 0.027 seconds slower than Alonso's, suffered this engine failure during Saturday free practice. This promoted BAR's Jenson Button, in his home race, to the front row, with the top ten being completed by Juan Pablo Montoya in the second McLaren, Jarno Trulli in the Toyota, Rubens Barrichello in the Ferrari, Giancarlo Fisichella in the second Renault, Takuma Sato in the second BAR, Ralf Schumacher in the second Toyota, Michael Schumacher in the second Ferrari, and Jacques Villeneuve in the Sauber. Jordan's Tiago Monteiro started at the rear of the grid after failing to set a time, following an engine failure during Friday practice.
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