Ronda 19 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 2005-10-16
Fernando Alonso (Renault) firmó la pole del Chinese Grand Prix de 2005 con un crono de 1:34.080.
Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) completó la primera fila a 0.321s de la pole, con Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) tercero en parrilla. Mark Webber (Williams) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que Felipe Massa (Sauber) se quedó fuera por 0.159s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 1.659s — de la pole a P10 — con Mark Webber (Williams) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:34.080 | — | — | 1:34.080 |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:34.401 | — | — | +0.321 |
| 3 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:34.488 | — | — | +0.408 |
| 22Jenson Button |
| BAR |
| 1:34.801 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.721 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:35.188 | — | — | +1.108 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:35.301 | — | — | +1.221 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:35.428 | — | — | +1.348 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:35.610 | — | — | +1.530 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:35.723 | — | — | +1.643 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:35.739 | — | — | +1.659 |
| 11 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:35.898 | — | — | +1.818 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.044 | — | — | +1.964 |
| 13 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams | 1:36.445 | — | — | +2.365 |
| 14 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:36.472 | — | — | +2.392 |
| 15 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 1:36.707 | — | — | +2.627 |
| 16 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 1:36.788 | — | — | +2.708 |
| 17 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:37.083 | — | — | +3.003 |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 1:39.105 | — | — | +5.025 |
| 19 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 1:39.233 | — | — | +5.153 |
| 20 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi | 1:39.460 | — | — | +5.380 |