The Jordan EJ15 was the fifteenth and last Jordan Formula One car. It was used by the team to compete in the 2005 Formula One season . The car was driven by Tiago Monteiro and Narain Karthikeyan .
30-482: Jordan had been left without an engine deal for the 2005 season after the Ford Motor Company 's decision to put their engine supplier Cosworth up for sale. However, at short notice, Toyota agreed to supply Jordan with engines identical to those used by their own Formula One team and thus Jordan became the first-ever Toyota F1 customer team and also Magneti Marelli electronic control unit (ECU) packages. At
60-555: A hidden fuel compartment that allowed their cars to run underweight. They were beaten in the championship by Williams, whose engine partner BMW had announced they were leaving to join Sauber in June, and Toyota, who achieved 5 podium finishes and were only beaten to third in the championship because of Ferrari's 1–2 in Indianapolis. All the teams scored world championship points over the course of
90-546: A low-key exit; Monteiro finished 11th and Karthikeyan crashed out. Jordan used an updated EJ15B chassis for the final five races of the year. Monteiro gave the B spec chassis its debut in Italy whilst Karthikeyan still had the previous model. For the following race in Belgium, both drivers used EJ15Bs, and they would both see out the remainder of the season with the new chassis, with Monteiro's 8th place at Spa its best result. Following
120-749: A serious financial problems. In the countries that had a ban on tobacco advertising, it was replaced with either "Be on Edge" or driver names. At the United States Grand Prix , Benson & Hedges was replaced with Sobranie due to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement . At the Canadian Grand Prix , the "Bring Back Hockey" slogan featured on the airbox as a reaction to the 2004-05 NHL lockout . ( key ) (results in bold indicate pole position) 2005 Formula One season The 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship
150-456: A time of 1:11.998 minutes ahead of Montoya and Fisichella. Button completed the second line. Räikkönen reached 5th place. Commentators have judged Renault's qualifying performance as evidence that their "conservative phase" was over. Renault's Pat Symonds had said that the team was not aiming to settle for a simple podium finish, rather they were aiming to win. BBC's Maurice Hamilton said that "the thought that Fernando Alonso might cruise to
180-553: Is the last Grand Prix to be won by a Colombian driver in Formula One. The bottom 6 teams in the 2004 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race. Enrico Toccacelo , Minardi's third driver was not present in Brazil as he competed for the Italian team in the opening round of
210-504: The A1 Grand Prix series at Brands Hatch . Fernando Alonso led the drivers' championship with 25 points ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and 56 points ahead of Michael Schumacher. With three races remaining, the drivers' championship was decided between Alonso and Räikkönen. A third place would be enough for Alonso to win his first world championship title, while Räikkönen would no longer have a mathematical chance even if he won and came third. In
240-532: The 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship . Five constructors entered free practice only drivers over the course of the season. Sauber Petronas were also eligible to enter a free practice driver, but elected not to do so. The 2005 Formula One calendar featured one new event, the Turkish Grand Prix . For a time there existed a distinct possibility that some teams would be running three race cars per Grand Prix: fewer than 10 teams, or 20 cars, starting on
270-468: The Championship.....was dispelled in the most convincing fashion" . McLaren CEO Ron Dennis remained confident of his team's race strategy given Juan Pablo Montoya 's strong second position, despite a major error in the qualifying lap of Kimi Räikkönen. Jacques Villeneuve was forced to start from pit lane as a penalty for infringement of parc ferme regulations. After getting involved in an accident at
300-611: The Constructors' Championship with only one win, at the United States Grand Prix , a race that was only contested by the six Bridgestone cars after Michelin declared their tyres unsafe to run in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 's unique banked corner. After a high-flying 2004 season the most conspicuous drop in performance after Ferrari was BAR-Honda, who were banned from two races after scrutineers in San Marino discovered
330-441: The beginning of 2005, the team was sold to Midland Group for US $ 60 million. The Jordan name was retained for the 2005 Formula One season , before being changed to MF1 Racing for the 2006 season. Throughout 2005 journalists questioned whether Midland were in Formula One for the long haul. Rumours circulated throughout the season that the team was for sale, and that Eddie Irvine was interested in buying them. The year also saw
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#1733085217669360-454: The championship. The 2005 season was the last before the Minardi , BAR and Jordan teams were taken over by new owners and changed names to Toro Rosso , Honda , and Midland respectively in the 2006 season. The former Jaguar team was sold from Ford to Red Bull GmbH and made its debut as Red Bull Racing during the 2005 season. The following teams and drivers were competitors in
390-505: The constructors' championship, Renault led McLaren-Mercedes by six points and Ferrari by 62 points. Williams' Nick Heidfeld , having injured his shoulder in a cycling accident in Switzerland, was replaced again by Antônio Pizzonia . The German had also missed the two previous Grands Prix due to the consequences of an accident in a test session in Monza. Alonso took his eighth career pole with
420-658: The end of the 2022 championship. The 2005 Formula One calendar featured a new event in Turkey , just miles from the Europe –Asia dividing line. The newly built circuit in Istanbul joined the 2004 newcomers Bahrain and China . The 2005 season witnessed two of the hottest Grands Prix ever: the track temperature at the beginning of the Malaysian event was 51 °C (124 °F), while in Bahrain
450-506: The end of the 2005 season, the EJ15B chassis was used in winter testing at Jerez in December 2005 by a variety of drivers including Roman Rusinov , Jeffrey van Hooydonk and Monteiro. This followed the team's rebranding to MF1 Racing, and the car featured an interim testing livery. Since 1996, Benson & Hedges was the team's main sponsor and continued through its final year until the team led
480-566: The fastest team in pre-season testing and it was no surprise they dominated the early fly-away rounds. Giancarlo Fisichella won the season opener in Australia before teammate Alonso demonstrated his title credentials with a series of victories in Malaysia , Bahrain and San Marino . As the season progressed the McLarens of Kimi Räikkönen and Juan Pablo Montoya became increasingly competitive and by
510-479: The first for a Renault -powered driver since Jacques Villeneuve 's championship in 1997 . Alonso and Renault had to contend with the pace of the resurgent McLaren team with lead driver Kimi Räikkönen outshining teammate Juan Pablo Montoya , who came highly regarded from his time at Williams . Räikkönen won seven races like Alonso but would have won more if not for a series of reliability issues, resulting in qualifying engine change penalties and retirements from
540-537: The grid would have resulted in some teams running three cars, under a term in the Concorde Agreement . By the first round of the season, there were ten teams, as Red Bull completed their takeover of Jaguar and were ready to race in Australia . Minardi, which initially received an injunction allowing them to compete despite their cars' non-conformity to new 2005 technical regulations , later modified their cars to adhere to 2005 regulations. The most-noted aspect of
570-522: The introduction of two rookie drivers, Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Monteiro . 2005 confirmed Jordan's status at the back of the grid. A final podium came at the United States Grand Prix , in which only six cars competed. Monteiro led home a Jordan 3–4. Monteiro finished eighth at Spa to give the team its final point and used the EJ15 to finish in all but one race of the season. The team's last grand prix saw
600-521: The latter stages of the season the McLaren was generally considered the faster package. However, constant technical failures meant neither the team nor Räikkönen were able to translate their speed into championship success. Alonso secured his Drivers' Championship with a third-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix . Despite both him and Räikkönen having six victories to their name at this point in
630-541: The lead on three occasions. Nevertheless, Räikkönen grabbed the headlines winning from near the back of the grid in Japan , passing Alonso's Renault teammate Giancarlo Fisichella on the final lap. Reigning champions Michael Schumacher and Ferrari had a poor season by their standards, with Bridgestone unable to compete with Michelin after the tyre-change ban that only affected the 2005 season. Their only win came when Michelin deemed their own tyres unsafe after several incidents in
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#1733085217669660-567: The mercury soared past 56 °C (133 °F). Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers. Notes: Notes: 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix The 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2005 ) was a Formula One motor race held on at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo , Brazil on 25 September 2005. It
690-456: The oval turn at Indianapolis . As a result, only the six Bridgestone cars took part. Schumacher just held on for third in the Drivers' Championship, in spite of the superior pace of McLaren, underlining the disappointing season Montoya had. The Colombian missed two races early on due to a tennis injury. He then won three races, showing glimpses of pace, but was well beaten by his teammate Räikkönen in
720-495: The season was Ferrari 's lack of pace caused mainly by a new rule prohibiting tyre changes during the course of a race. The Bridgestone tyres used by Ferrari could not find the right balance between performance and reliability, leaving the Michelin runners to battle for race victories. Further rule changes emphasised the new focus on reliability, with engines required to last two Grands Prix without being changed. Renault appeared
750-419: The season, Alonso's greater consistency meant he was able to claim the championship with two rounds to spare. The Constructors' Championship was secured by Renault at the final race , with Alonso's seventh victory of the year. This gave Renault their first championship as a constructor (after only previously triumphing as an engine supplier) despite winning two fewer races than McLaren. Ferrari finished third in
780-447: The season, Minardi scoring rare points in their final season courtesy of being able to run in the US race. The 2005 season also saw nine different drivers score a pole position - setting a new record for the number of different polesitters in a season eclipsing the previous record of eight different polesitters set in the 1968 season. This tally of different polesitters remains a record as of
810-420: The start of the race, Mark Webber was able to rejoin, over 20 laps behind the leaders and do some laps, sufficient to position himself fourth in the official qualifying order for the subsequent Grand Prix at Japanese . Due to a driveshaft failure, this was Tiago Monteiro 's only retirement of the 2005 season. Juan Pablo Montoya won the race ahead of teammate Kimi Räikkönen ; McLaren 's first 1–2 finish since
840-450: The youngest champion in the history of the sport, a title he held until Lewis Hamilton 's 2008 title success. Renault's win was their first as a constructor. Alonso started the season off strongly, winning three of the first four races and his title success was in little doubt. He sealed the title in Brazil with two races left after a controlled third-place finish. Alonso's championship was also
870-622: Was the 59th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 56th FIA Formula One World Championship, contested over a then-record 19 Grands Prix. It commenced on 6 March 2005 and ended 16 October. Fernando Alonso and the Renault team won the World Drivers' and World Constructors' championships, ending five years of dominance by Michael Schumacher and Ferrari since 2000 and also ending nine years of Ferrari , McLaren and Williams dominance triopoly since 1996. Alonso's success made him
900-403: Was the seventeenth race of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship . The 71-lap race was won by McLaren driver Juan Pablo Montoya , who took the seventh and final victory of his career, ahead of his teammate, Kimi Räikkönen , who finished second. Renault driver Fernando Alonso became the Drivers' Champion for the first time after he finished the race in third place. As of 2024, this
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