2005 Bahrain GP2 Series round

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Round details
Round 12 of 12 rounds in the
2005 GP2 Series
Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg
Bahrain International Circuit
Location Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Feature race
Date 29 September 2005
Laps 34 (184.008 km)
Pole position
Driver Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Time 1:44.643
Podium
First Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Second Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Third Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Time 1:47.766 (on lap 25)
Sprint race
Date 30 September 2005
Laps 23 (124.476 km)
Podium
First Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Second Flag of Venezuela.svg Ernesto Viso BCN Competición
Third Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed iSport International
Time 1:47.401 (on lap 3)

The 2005 Bahrain GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on September 29 and 30, 2005 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the final showdown of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race weekend was a stand-alone event unlike the previous GP2 rounds which support Formula One Grands Prix.

Contents

Background

Coming into the final round of the season, Nico Rosberg held a five-point lead in the driver's championship from Heikki Kovalainen with 22 points up for grabs in the final round at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGapGrid
Q1Q2
19 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 1:46.5261:44.6431
222 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 1:46.2051:45.318+0.6752
323 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:47.3081:45.532+0.8893
47 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 1:47.6211:45.541+0.8984
510 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:47.9001:45.581+0.9385
65 Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 1:47.5721:45.713+1.0706
71 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed iSport International 1:46.6851:45.790+1.1477
817 Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Monfardini Coloni Motorsport 1:48.0221:45.958+1.3158
925 Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni Durango 1:46.9191:45.967+1.3249
1014 Flag of Argentina.svg José María López DAMS 1:47.7541:46.031+1.38810
1119 Flag of Spain.svg Borja García Racing Engineering 1:47.9301:46.254+1.61111
1224 Flag of Monaco.svg Clivio Piccione Durango 1:47.7311:46.466+1.82312
1320 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 1:47.8581:46.634+1.99113
146 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 1:48.4171:46.847+2.20414
1511 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla DPR 1:48.9161:47.072+2.42915
1612 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Giorgio Mondini DPR 1:48.3331:47.101+2.45816
173 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports No time1:47.109+2.46617
1821 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 1:48.3391:47.125+2.48218
198 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll Super Nova International 1:47.1491:47.270+2.50619
2015 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 1:48.8681:47.259+2.61620
2116 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 1:48.7321:47.555+2.91221
222 Flag of Turkey.svg Can Artam iSport International 1:48.7941:48.885+4.15122
234 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 1:49.044No time+4.40123
2418 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani Racing Engineering No timeNo time24
Source: [1]

Feature race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
19 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 341:03:34.327112(10+2)
210 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 34+11.557510(8+2)
322 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 34+18.76826
414 Flag of Argentina.svg José María López DAMS 34+33.723105
57 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 34+38.34844
623 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 34+43.93033
76 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 34+54.077142
85 Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 34+54.47861
98 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll Super Nova International 34+56.07119
1020 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 34+1:07.71213
1115 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 34+1:09.41620
124 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 34+1:10.01623
1324 Flag of Monaco.svg Clivio Piccione Durango 34+1:14.93712
1416 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 34+1:22.16721
1521 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 34+1:27.32118
1618 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani Racing Engineering 34+1:33.17924
172 Flag of Turkey.svg Can Artam iSport International 34+1:36.99322
1812 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Giorgio Mondini DPR 33+1 lap16
1919 Flag of Spain.svg Borja García Racing Engineering 31+3 laps11
Ret11 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla DPR 29Gearbox15
Ret17 Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Monfardini Coloni Motorsport 20Electrics8
Ret3 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 13Hydraulics17
Ret1 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed iSport International 10Brakes7
Ret25 Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni Durango 7Gearbox9
Fastest lap: Alexandre Prémat (ART Grand Prix) — 1:47.766 (on lap 25)
Source: [3] [4]

Sprint race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
19 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 2341:44.93786
25 Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 23+8.33515
310 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 23+9.35374
414 Flag of Argentina.svg José María López DAMS 23+16.26053
57 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 23+22.64942
66 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 23+30.69821
724 Flag of Monaco.svg Clivio Piccione Durango 23+31.11513
88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll Super Nova International 23+32.9749
94 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 23+33.85312
1015 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 23+34.57111
1117 Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Monfardini Coloni Motorsport 23+34.84421
1220 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 23+35.40210
1318 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani Racing Engineering 23+38.02716
1425 Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni Durango 23+41.66924
153 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 23+44.10622
162 Flag of Turkey.svg Can Artam iSport International 23+49.55217
1719 Flag of Spain.svg Borja García Racing Engineering 23+50.24319
1821 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 23+1:25.10715
191 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed iSport International 22+1 lapPL2
2023 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 22+1 lap3
2116 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 22+1 lap14
2212 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Giorgio Mondini DPR 22+1 lap18
Ret22 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 0Spun off6
DNS11 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla DPR 0Gearbox20
Fastest lap: Scott Speed (iSport International) — 1:47.401 (on lap 3)
Source: [5] [6]

Standings after the round

References

  1. "GP2: Qualifying times - Monza (combined)". crash.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. "Bahrain: Qualifying report". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. "GP2: Race result (1) - Bahrain". crash.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. "2005 Bahrain GP2 - Round 22". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. "GP2: Race result (2) - Bahrain". crash.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  6. "2005 Bahrain GP2 - Round 29". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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