2005 Australian Grand Prix
| 2005 Australian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 1 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 6 March 2005 | ||||
| Official name | 2005 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia | ||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 5.303 km (3.295 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 57 laps, 302.271 km (187.823 miles) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Cool, partly cloudy | ||||
| Attendance | 118,200 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Renault | ||||
| Time | 3:01.460 (aggregate) | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Fernando Alonso | Renault | |||
| Time | 1:25.683 on lap 24 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Renault | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2005 Australian Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit on 6 March 2005. It was the first round of the 2005 Formula One season. The 58-lap race was won by Renault driver Giancarlo Fisichella after he started from pole position. Rubens Barrichello finished second for the Ferrari team and Fisichella's team-mate Fernando Alonso came in third.
This race marked the debut of Red Bull Racing; the team was bought and previously known as Jaguar Racing.