The 2005 Malaysian Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 2005 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia on Sunday, 20 March 2005. Fernando Alonso started on pole position for Renault and was the race winner.
2005 FORMULA 1™ Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Michelin | 56 | 1:31:33.736 | - | - | 1:35.899 | 18 | 203.407 | 10 |
| 2 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Michelin | 56 | 1:31:58.063 | +24.327 | +24.327 | 1:35.816 | 18 | 202.511 | 8 |
| 3 | 8 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Williams BMW | Michelin | 56 | 1:32:05.924 | +32.188 | +7.861 | 1:35.712 | 40 | 202.222 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | Juan Pablo Montoya | MOY | Colombia | McLaren Mercedes | Michelin | 56 | 1:32:15.367 | +41.631 | +9.443 | 1:36.585 | 42 | 201.877 | 5 |
| 5 | 17 | Ralf Schumacher | RSC | Germany | Toyota | Michelin | 56 | 1:32:25.590 | +51.854 | +10.223 | 1:36.321 | 15 | 201.505 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | David Coulthard | COU | Great Britain | Red Bull Cosworth | Michelin | 56 | 1:32:46.279 | +1:12.543 | +20.689 | 1:36.790 | 18 | 200.756 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:53.724 | +1:19.988 | +7.445 | 1:36.982 | 41 | 200.488 | 2 |
| 8 | 15 | Christian Klien | KLI | Austria | Red Bull Cosworth | Michelin | 56 | 1:32:54.571 | +1:20.835 | +0.847 | 1:36.902 | 17 | 200.458 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Michelin | 56 | 1:32:55.316 | +1:21.580 | +0.745 | 1:35.483 | 23 | 200.431 | |
| 10 | 12 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Sauber Petronas | Michelin | 55 | 1:31:45.412 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:37.212 | 18 | 199.351 | |
| 11 | 19 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | Jordan Toyota | Bridgestone | 54 | 1:32:43.360 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:39.833 | 18 | 193.688 | |
| 12 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | MON | Portugal | Jordan Toyota | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:31:52.049 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:40.432 | 36 | 191.871 | |
| 13 | 21 | Christijan Albers | ALB | Netherlands | Minardi Cosworth | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:32:07.696 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:42.465 | 12 | 187.718 | |
| DNF | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 49 | 1:22:11.046 | 1:36.878 | 22 | 198.291 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Renault | Michelin | 36 | 59:10.778 | 1:36.182 | 21 | 202.314 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Williams BMW | Michelin | 36 | 59:11.313 | 1:36.026 | 20 | 202.283 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | VIL | Canada | Sauber Petronas | Michelin | 26 | 43:39.156 | 1:38.058 | 18 | 198.088 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | BAR Honda | Michelin | 2 | 3:24.975 | 1:37.912 | 2 | 194.704 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Anthony Davidson | DAV | Great Britain | BAR Honda | Michelin | 2 | 3:34.793 | 1:41.470 | 2 | 185.804 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Patrick Friesacher | FRI | Austria | Minardi Cosworth | Bridgestone | 2 | 3:39.734 | 1:43.558 | 2 | 181.626 |