2005 Turkish Grand Prix

2005 Turkish Grand Prix
Race 14 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	21 August 2005
Official name	2005 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix[1]
Location	Istanbul Park Tuzla, Turkey
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.340 km (3.318 miles)
Distance	58 laps, 309.356 km (192.225 miles)
Weather	Sunny; 30°C Air; 45°C Track
Attendance	100,000
Pole position
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:26.797
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:24.770 on lap 39 (lap record)
Podium
First	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Third	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2005 Turkish Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 21 August 2005 at Istanbul Park, Tuzla, Turkey. It was the fourteenth race of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship and the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix.

The 58-lap race was won by Finnish driver Kimi Räikkönen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes. Räikkönen took his fifth victory of the season after starting from pole position and leading every lap. Räikkönen's Colombian teammate, Juan Pablo Montoya, ran second until he collided with a backmarker and then ran wide in the closing laps, allowing Spaniard Fernando Alonso through in his Renault.

With five races remaining, Alonso led the Drivers' Championship by 24 points from Räikkönen, while Renault's lead over McLaren in the Constructors' Championship was nine points.