Round 1 · 6 March 2005
2005 Australian Grand Prix: results
Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) won the 2005 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 6 March 2005 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 1. Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (Renault) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Fernando Alonso (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1 | 1:24:17.336 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 11 | +5.553 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 13 | +6.712 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 5 | +16.131 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Williams | 3 | +16.908 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 9 | +35.033 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 6 | +38.997 s | 2 | Finished |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 10 | +39.633 s | 1 | Finished |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | +63.108 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 18 | +64.393 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Jenson Button | BAR | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 4 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 12 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi | 16 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 18 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 19 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams | 7 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 17 | — | — | Gearbox |