By Phil Huff
July 2 2005
Pole position for the French Grand Prix goes to championship leader Fernando Alonso. The BAR Honda's of Jenson Button and Takuma Sato line up fifth and eighth, roughly as expected.
| P | Driver | Team | Engine | Car | T | Best Lap | Gap |
| 1 | Alonso | Renault | Renault | R25 | M | 1:14.412 | |
| 2 | Trulli | Toyota | Toyota | TF105 | M | 1:14.521 | 0.109 |
| 3 | Raikkonen | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4-20 | M | 1:14.559 | 0.147 |
| 4 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2005 | B | 1:14.572 | 0.160 |
| 5 | Sato | BAR | Honda | BAR007 | M | 1:14.655 | 0.243 |
| 6 | Barrichello | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2005 | B | 1:14.832 | 0.420 |
| 7 | Fisichella | Renault | Renault | R25 | M | 1:14.887 | 0.475 |
| 8 | Button | BAR | Honda | BAR007 | M | 1:15.051 | 0.639 |
| 9 | Montoya | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4-20 | M | 1:15.406 | 0.994 |
| 10 | Massa | Sauber | Petronas | C24 | M | 1:15.566 | 1.154 |
| 11 | Villeneuve | Sauber | Petronas | C24 | M | 1:15.699 | 1.287 |
| 12 | R Schumacher | Toyota | Toyota | TF105 | M | 1:15.771 | 1.359 |
| 13 | Webber | Williams | BMW | FW27 | M | 1:15.885 | 1.473 |
| 14 | Heidfeld | Williams | BMW | FW27 | M | 1:16.207 | 1.795 |
| 15 | Coulthard | Red Bull | Cosworth | RB1 | M | 1:16.434 | 2.022 |
| 16 | Klien | Red Bull | Cosworth | RB1 | M | 1:16.547 | 2.135 |
| 17 | Karthikeyan | Jordan | Toyota | EJ15 | B | 1:17.857 | 3.445 |
| 18 | Friesacher | Minardi | Cosworth | PS05 | B | 1:17.960 | 3.548 |
| 19 | Monteiro | Jordan | Toyota | EJ15 | B | 1:18.047 | 3.635 |
| 20 | Albers | Minardi | Cosworth | PS05 | B | 1:18.335 | 3.923 |
