2005 Monaco GP2 Series round

  2005 Monaco GP2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 12 rounds in the
2005 GP2 Series season.
Location Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course Permanent racing facility
3.34 km (2.08 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date 21 May 2005
Laps 44
Pole position
Driver Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Time 1:24.665
Podium
First Adam Carroll Super Nova Racing
Second Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport
Third Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Fastest Lap
Driver Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Time 1:23.864 (on lap 44)

The 2005 Monaco GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on May 21, 2005 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the third race of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix.

There was only one race, held on Saturday. Polesitter Heikki Kovalainen finished fifth after an unsuccessful pit-stop, but was able to set the fastest lap. Irishman Adam Carroll, who started third, won the race by a margin of 0.657 seconds from Gianmaria Bruni. Nico Rosberg finished third, to score his first GP2 podium finish.

Contents

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Name Team Time Grid
1 22 Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 1:24.665 1
2 17 Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 1:24.724 2
3 8 Adam Carroll Super Nova Racing 1:24.751 3
4 11 Olivier Pla David Price Racing 1:24.996 4
5 1 Scott Speed iSport International 1:25.405 5
6 24 Clivio Piccione Durango 1:25.483 6
7 9 Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 1:25.494 7
8 7 Giorgio Pantano Super Nova Racing 1:25.709 8
9 18 Neel Jani Racing Engineering 1:25.918 9
10 23 Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:26.083 10
11 10 Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:26.287 11
12 20 Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 1:26.463 12
13 25 Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 1:27.168 13
14 19 Borja García Racing Engineering 1:27.260 14
15 5 Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 1:27.307 15
16 16 Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 1:28.401 16
17 15 Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 1:28.853 17
18 21 Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 1:28.947 18
19 2 Can Artam iSport International 1:29.941 19
20 12 Ryan Sharp David Price Racing 1:36.477 20
21 4 Alexandre Negrão Hitech/Piquet Racing 1:55.008 21
22 3 Nelson Piquet, Jr. Hitech/Piquet Racing 2:01.514 22
23 14 José María López DAMS no time 23
24 6 Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición no time 24

Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 Adam Carroll Super Nova Racing 44 1:04:41.326 3 10
2 17 Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 44 +0.654 2 8
3 9 Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 44 +1.101 7 6
4 1 Scott Speed iSport International 44 +18.452 5 5
5 22 Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 44 +53.398 1 6
6 16 Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 43 +1 lap 16 3
7 2 Can Artam iSport International 43 +1 lap 19 2
8 21 Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 42 +2 laps 18 1
9 11 Olivier Pla David Price Racing 41 +3 laps 4
10 19 Borja García Racing Engineering 40 +4 laps/DNF 14
11 3 Nelson Ángelo Piquet Hitech/Piquet Racing 40 +4 laps/DNF 22
12 4 Alexandre Negrão Hitech/Piquet Racing 40 +4 laps/DNF 21
Ret 23 Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 33 DNF 10
Ret 10 Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 23 DNF 11
Ret 24 Clivio Piccione Durango 11 DNF 6
Ret 18 Neel Jani Racing Engineering 10 DNF 9
Ret 14 José María López DAMS 10 DNF 23
Ret 12 Ryan Sharp David Price Racing 8 DNF 20
Ret 15 Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 6 DNF 17
Ret 7 Giorgio Pantano Super Nova Racing 0 DNF 8
Ret 20 Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 0 DNF 12
DSQ 5 Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 7 Disqualified 15
DNS 25 Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 0 Did not start 13
DNS 6 Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 0 Did not start 24
Fastest lap: Heikki Kovalainen (Arden International) 1:23.864 (lap 44)[1]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Heikki Kovalainen 28
2 Gianmaria Bruni 26
3 Scott Speed 25
4 Adam Carroll 23
5 José María López 17
Teams' Championship standings
Pos Team Points
1 Arden International 32
2 Coloni Motorsport 29
3 iSport International 27
4 Super Nova Racing 23
5 ART Grand Prix 19

References

  1. ^ "GP2: Race result - Monaco". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2005-05-21. http://www.crash.net/gp2/results/66522/1/gp2_race_result_-_monaco.html. Retrieved 2010-04-10. 

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