Race details | |||
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Race 14 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One season | |||
Date | 21 August 2005 | ||
Official name | I Turkish Grand Prix | ||
Location | Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.34 km (3.32 mi) | ||
Distance | 58 laps, 309.72 km (192.56 mi) | ||
Weather | Sunny; 30°C Air; 45°C Track | ||
Attendance | 100,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
Time | 1:26.797 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | |
Time | 1:24.770 on lap 39 | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
Second | Renault | ||
Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
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The 2005 Turkish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 21 August at Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first Formula One race to take place in Turkey.
The bottom 6 teams in the 2004 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.
Coordinates: 40°57′20.5″N 29°24′29.7″E / 40.955694°N 29.408250°E