By Phil Huff
June 18 2005
Despite concerns over their Michelin tyres, Sauber Petronas took to the track to qualify for the United States Grand Prix. Here's the complete qualifying times...
| P | Driver | Team | Engine | Car | T | Best Lap | Gap |
| 1 | Trulli | Toyota | Toyota | TF105 | M | 1:10.625 | |
| 2 | Raikkonen | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4-20 | M | 1:10.694 | 0.069 |
| 3 | Button | BAR | Honda | BAR007 | M | 1:11.277 | 0.652 |
| 4 | Fisichella | Renault | Renault | R25 | M | 1:11.290 | 0.665 |
| 5 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2005 | B | 1:11.369 | 0.744 |
| 6 | Alonso | Renault | Renault | R25 | M | 1:11.380 | 0.755 |
| 7 | Barrichello | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2005 | B | 1:11.431 | 0.806 |
| 8 | Sato | BAR | Honda | BAR007 | M | 1:11.497 | 0.872 |
| 9 | Webber | Williams | BMW | FW27 | M | 1:11.527 | 0.902 |
| 10 | Massa | Sauber | Petronas | C24 | M | 1:11.555 | 0.930 |
| 11 | Montoya | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4-20 | M | 1:11.681 | 1.056 |
| 12 | Villeneuve | Sauber | Petronas | C24 | M | 1:11.691 | 1.066 |
| 13 | Zonta | Toyota | Toyota | TF105 | M | 1:11.754 | 1.129 |
| 14 | Klien | Red Bull | Cosworth | RB1 | M | 1:12.132 | 1.507 |
| 15 | Heidfeld | Williams | BMW | FW27 | M | 1:12.430 | 1.805 |
| 16 | Coulthard | Red Bull | Cosworth | RB1 | M | 1:12.682 | 2.057 |
| 17 | Monteiro | Jordan | Toyota | EJ15 | B | 1:13.462 | 2.837 |
| 18 | Albers | Minardi | Cosworth | PS05 | B | 1:13.632 | 3.007 |
| 19 | Karthikeyan | Jordan | Toyota | EJ15 | B | 1:13.776 | 3.151 |
| 20 | Friesacher | Minardi | Cosworth | PS05 | B | 1:14.494 | 3.869 |
