2005 European Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 7 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | May 29, 2005 | ||
| Official name | Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe | ||
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.148 km (3.2 mi) | ||
| Distance | 59 laps, 303.73 km (188.8 mi) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 60 laps, 308.88 km (192 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:30.081 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Fernando Alonso
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Renault | |
| Time | 1:30.711 on lap 44 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | Williams-BMW | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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The 2005 European Grand Prix 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 Formula One season, 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, but is most famous for McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen almost winning the race but crashing at the start of the final lap from the lead because of 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.
The race saw the return of the BAR-Honda team, who were suspended for two races following the San Marino Grand Prix, due to a fuel tank irregularity. However, due to the 2005 engine regulations, they had to use engines from the San Marino race, which had been untouched for 5 weeks. Red Bull Racing decided that Vitantonio Liuzzi would retain his race seat for one round, before Christian Klien would take over for the Canadian Grand Prix and onwards.
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