2005 Nürburgring GP2 Series round

The 2005 European GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 28 and 29 May 2005 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. It was the fourth race of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2005 European Grand Prix.

Germany    2005 Nürburgring GP2 round
Round details
Round 4 of 12 rounds in the
2005 GP2 Series
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
5.148 km (3.200 mi)
Feature race
Date 28 May 2005
Laps 33
Pole position
Driver Italy Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International
Time 1:43.862
Podium
First Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Second Italy Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International
Third Germany Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver United States Scott Speed iSport International
Time 1:44.992 (on lap 20)
Sprint race
Date 29 May 2005
Laps 24
Podium
First Monaco Clivio Piccione Durango
Second United Kingdom Adam Carroll Super Nova International
Third Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports
Fastest lap
Driver United States Scott Speed iSport International
Time 1:43.853 (on lap 20)

The first race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for Arden International, with Giorgio Pantano second for Super Nova International and Nico Rosberg finishing third for ART Grand Prix.

The second race was won by Clivio Piccione for Durango, with Adam Carroll for Super Nova International and Nelson Piquet Jr. for Hitech Piquet Sports also on the podium.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 7   Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 1:43.862 1
2 17   Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 1:44.128 +0.266 2
3 18   Neel Jani Racing Engineering 1:44.176 +0.314 3
4 14   José María López DAMS 1:44.266 +0.404 4
5 5   Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 1:44.477 +0.615 5
6 23   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:44.739 +0.877 6
7 6   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 1:44.748 +0.886 7
8 1   Scott Speed iSport International 1:44.865 +1.003 8
9 11   Olivier Pla DPR 1:44.879 +1.017 9
10 8   Adam Carroll Super Nova International 1:44.914 +1.052 10
11 9   Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 1:44.989 +1.127 111
12 3   Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 1:45.331 +1.469 12
13 12   Ryan Sharp DPR 1:45.463 +1.601 13
14 24   Clivio Piccione Durango 1:45.523 +1.661 14
15 20   Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 1:45.550 +1.688 15
16 19   Borja García Racing Engineering 1:45.661 +1.799 16
17 22   Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 1:45.737 +1.875 172
18 25   Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 1:45.789 +1.927 18
19 4   Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 1:45.946 +2.084 19
20 21   Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 1:46.429 +2.567 20
21 2   Can Artam iSport International 1:46.503 +2.641 21
22 10   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:46.589 +2.727 223
23 16   Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 1:46.656 +2.794 23
24 15   Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 1:47.266 +3.404 24
107% time: 1:51.132
Source:[1]
Notes
  • ^1Nico Rosberg (1:43.939 and 1:44.302) two fastest times deleted for speeding under yellow flags during. This demoted him from second to 11th on the grid.
  • ^2Heikki Kovalainen (1:43.965 and 1:44.318) two fastest times deleted for speeding under yellow flags during. This demoted him from third to 17th on the grid.
  • ^3Alexandre Prémat (1:44.598 and 1:44.904) two fastest times deleted for speeding under yellow flags during. This demoted him from eighth to 22nd on the grid.

Feature race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22   Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 33 1:01:43.066 17 10
2 7   Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 33 +1.832 1 10
3 9   Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 33 +24.953 11 6
4 10   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 33 +40.520 22 5
5 3   Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 33 +41.160 12 4
6 18   Neel Jani Racing Engineering 33 +49.037 3 3
7 24   Clivio Piccione Durango 33 +49.138 14 2
8 17   Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 33 +54.299 2 1
9 12   Ryan Sharp DPR 33 +1:07.919 13
10 16   Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 33 +1:08.692 23
11 6   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 33 +1:17.472 7
12 23   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 33 +1:19.997 6
13 14   José María López DAMS 33 +1:20.750 4
14 15   Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 33 +1:25.504 24
15 21   Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 33 +1:32.110 20
16 1   Scott Speed iSport International 32 +1 lap 8 2
17 2   Can Artam iSport International 32 +1 lap 21
18 20   Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 30 +3 laps/DNF 15
Ret 5   Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 8 DNF 5
Ret 11   Olivier Pla DPR 0 DNF 9
Ret 8   Adam Carroll Super Nova International 0 DNF 10
Ret 19   Borja García Racing Engineering 0 DNF 16
Ret 25   Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 0 DNF 18
Ret 4   Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 0 DNF 19
Fastest lap: Scott Speed (iSport International) 1:44.992 (on lap 20)
Source:[2]

Sprint race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 24   Clivio Piccione Durango 24 42:42.210 2 6
2 8   Adam Carroll Super Nova International 24 +6.861 21 5
3 3   Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 24 +7.487 4 4
4 9   Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 24 +7.727 6 3
5 21   Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 24 +14.867 15 2
6 25   Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 24 +17.270 23 1
7 7   Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 24 +21.005 7
8 11   Olivier Pla DPR 24 +22.896 20
9 12   Ryan Sharp DPR 24 +35.319 9
10 15   Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 24 +56.231 14
11 5   Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 24 +1:20.910 19
12 1   Scott Speed iSport International 23 +1 lap 16 2
13 18   Neel Jani Racing Engineering 22 +2 laps/DNF 3
14 14   José María López DAMS 22 +2 laps 13
15 20   Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 22 +2 laps 18
Ret 2   Can Artam iSport International 17 DNF 17
Ret 17   Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 16 DNF 1
Ret 4   Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 6 DNF 24
Ret 22   Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 2 DNF 8
Ret 23   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1 DNF 12
Ret 10   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1 DNF 5
Ret 16   Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 1 DNF 10
DNS 6   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 0 Did not start 11
EX 19   Borja García Racing Engineering 0 Excluded1 22
Fastest lap: Scott Speed (iSport International) 1:43.853 (on lap 20)
Source:[3]
Notes
  • ^1Borja García was excluded from the sprint race for causing a five-car accident at the start of the feature race.

Standings after the round

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "Three Drivers Penalised". Autosport.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ "GP2: Race result – Nurburgring". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 28 May 2005. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  3. ^ "GP2: Race result (2) – Nurburgring". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 29 May 2005. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
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