The 2005 Australian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 2005 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, 6 March 2005. Giancarlo Fisichella started on pole position for Renault and was the race winner.
2005 FORMULA 1™ Foster's Australian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Renault | Michelin | 57 | 1:24:17.336 | - | - | 1:25.994 | 55 | 215.167 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:24:22.889 | +5.553 | +5.553 | 1:26.233 | 54 | 214.931 | 8 |
| 3 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Michelin | 57 | 1:24:24.048 | +6.712 | +1.159 | 1:25.683 | 24 | 214.882 | 6 |
| 4 | 14 | David Coulthard | COU | Great Britain | Red Bull Cosworth | Michelin | 57 | 1:24:33.467 | +16.131 | +9.419 | 1:26.690 | 40 | 214.483 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Williams BMW | Michelin | 57 | 1:24:34.244 | +16.908 | +0.777 | 1:26.493 | 37 | 214.450 | 4 |
| 6 | 10 | Juan Pablo Montoya | MOY | Colombia | McLaren Mercedes | Michelin | 57 | 1:24:52.369 | +35.033 | +18.125 | 1:26.393 | 41 | 213.687 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 | Christian Klien | KLI | Austria | Red Bull Cosworth | Michelin | 57 | 1:24:56.333 | +38.997 | +3.964 | 1:26.627 | 39 | 213.521 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Michelin | 57 | 1:24:56.969 | +39.633 | +0.636 | 1:26.255 | 55 | 213.494 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Michelin | 57 | 1:25:20.444 | +1:03.108 | +23.475 | 1:27.116 | 56 | 212.515 | |
| 10 | 12 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Sauber Petronas | Michelin | 57 | 1:25:21.729 | +1:04.393 | +1.285 | 1:26.893 | 55 | 212.462 | |
| 11 | 3 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | BAR Honda | Michelin | 56 | 1:24:00.300 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:26.260 | 55 | 212.107 | |
| 12 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | RSC | Germany | Toyota | Michelin | 56 | 1:24:19.875 | 1 lap | +19.575 | 1:26.536 | 56 | 211.286 | |
| 13 | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | VIL | Canada | Sauber Petronas | Michelin | 56 | 1:24:37.413 | 1 lap | +17.538 | 1:27.745 | 54 | 210.556 | |
| 14 | 4 | Takuma Sato | SAT | Japan | BAR Honda | Michelin | 55 | 1:22:58.991 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:27.877 | 36 | 210.884 | |
| 15 | 19 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | Jordan Toyota | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:24:19.027 | 2 laps | +1:20.036 | 1:27.970 | 36 | 207.548 | |
| 16 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | MON | Portugal | Jordan Toyota | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:25:12.846 | 2 laps | +53.819 | 1:28.999 | 16 | 205.363 | |
| 17 | 20 | Patrick Friesacher | FRI | Austria | Minardi Cosworth | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:25:00.047 | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:32.852 | 22 | 198.392 | |
| DNF | 1 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 42 | 1:03:02.680 | 1:26.261 | 38 | 211.969 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Williams BMW | Michelin | 42 | 1:03:06.379 | 1:26.854 | 38 | 211.762 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Christijan Albers | ALB | Netherlands | Minardi Cosworth | Bridgestone | 16 | 25:33.705 | 1:33.144 | 11 | 199.160 |