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2005 / DRIVER DOSSIER / British

JensonButton

BAR · No. 22

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Explore Jenson Button's 2005 Formula 1 results, teams, race starts, podiums and championship statistics. Browse other seasons.

CHAMPIONSHIPP9
POINTS37
RACE WINS0
PODIUMS2

The season in numbers.

17 STARTS
BEST FINISHP3
AVERAGE GRID5.9
AVERAGE FINISH8
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -30

+311 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH4
FINISH RATE70.6%
PODIUM RATE11.8%
RACE POINTS / START2.2Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1Australian6 Mar8R-30+1 Lap
ROUND 2Malaysian20 Mar9R-90Engine
ROUND 3Bahrain3 Apr11R-30Clutch
ROUND 4San Marino24 Apr3D0Disqualified
ROUND 7European29 May1310+30Finished
ROUND 8Canadian12 Jun1R-120Accident
ROUND 9United States19 Jun3W-60Withdrew
ROUND 10French3 Jul74+35+1 Lap
ROUND 11British10 Jul25-34Finished
ROUND 12German24 Jul23-16Finished
ROUND 13Hungarian31 Jul85+34Finished
ROUND 14Turkish21 Aug135+84Finished
ROUND 15Italian4 Sept38-51Finished
ROUND 16Belgian11 Sept83+56Finished
ROUND 17Brazilian25 Sept47-32+1 Lap
ROUND 18Japanese9 Oct25-34Finished
ROUND 19Chinese16 Oct48-41Finished
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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