2005 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round

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Flag of France.svg    2005 Magny-Cours GP2 round
Round details
Round 5 of 12 rounds in the
2005 GP2 Series
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.svg
Location Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France
Course Permanent racing facility
4.411 km (2.741 mi)
Feature race
Date 2 July 2005
Laps 41
Pole position
Driver Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Time 1:25.132
Podium
First Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Second Flag of France.svg José María López DAMS
Third Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport
Time 1:27.809 (on lap 37)
Sprint race
Date 3 July 2005
Laps 28
Podium
First Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Second Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición
Third Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni [lower-alpha 1] Coloni Motorsport
Time 1:27.682 (on lap 3)

The 2005 French GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 2 and 3 July 2005 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours, France. It was the fifth race of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2005 French Grand Prix.

Contents

The first race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for Arden International, with José María López second for DAMS and Nicolas Lapierre finishing third for Arden.

The second race was won by Nico Rosberg for ART Grand Prix, with Hiroki Yoshimoto for BCN Competición and Heikki Kovalainen for Arden also on the podium.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverTeamTimeGapGrid
110 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:25.1321
214 Flag of France.svg José María López DAMS 1:25.209+0.0772
39 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 1:25.245+0.1333
422 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 1:25.402+0.2704
58 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll Super Nova International 1:25.525+0.3935
61 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed iSport International 1:25.620+0.4886
723 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:25.848+0.7167
83 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 1:25.863+0.7318
97 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 1:25.867+0.7359
106 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 1:26.019+0.88710
1117 Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 1:26.096+0.96411
1211 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla DPR 1:26.158+1.02612
1315 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 1:26.519+1.38713
1419 Flag of Spain.svg Borja García Racing Engineering 1:26.766+1.63414
1518 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani Racing Engineering 1:26.822+1.69015
165 Flag of Venezuela.svg Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 1:26.858+1.72624 1
1725 Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 1:27.080+1.94816
1820 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 1:27.173+2.04117
194 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 1:27.178+2.04618
2021 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 1:27.247+2.11519
2112 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Sharp DPR 1:27.255+2.12320
2216 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 1:27.478+2.34621
2324 Flag of Monaco.svg Clivio Piccione Durango 1:27.691+2.55922
242 Flag of Turkey.svg Can Artam iSport International 1:28.695+3.56323
107% time: 1:31.091
Source: [1]
Notes

Feature race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
122 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 411:02:55.458410
214 Flag of France.svg José María López DAMS 41+3.30028
323 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 41+7.60076
48 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll Super Nova International 41+14.90055
518 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani Racing Engineering 41+22.400154
66 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 41+22.900103
79 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 41+23.10032
824 Flag of Monaco.svg Clivio Piccione Durango 41+29.300221
910 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 41+32.70012
107 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 41+36.2009
115 Flag of Venezuela.svg Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 41+36.60024
1225 Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 41+37.10016
1321 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 41+45.00019
1415 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 41+50.80013
151 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed iSport International 41+51.8006
1616 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 41+1:00.70021
172 Flag of Turkey.svg Can Artam iSport International 41+1:28.00023
1817 Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 40+1 lap112
1912 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Sharp DPR 40+1 lap20
Ret19 Flag of Spain.svg Borja García Racing Engineering 30DNF14
Ret3 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 24DNF8
Ret11 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla DPR 15DNF12
Ret20 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 9DNF17
Ret4 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 1DNF18
Fastest lap: Gianmaria Bruni (Coloni Motorsport) 1:27.809 (on lap 37)
Source: [2]

Sprint race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
19 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 2841:30.17326
26 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 28+25.30035
322 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 28+25.80084
418 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani Racing Engineering 28+34.90043
523 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 28+39.20062
68 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll Super Nova International 28+42.00051
77 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 28+45.90010
85 Flag of Venezuela.svg Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 28+1:01.80011
911 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla DPR 28+1:05.30022
1015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 28+1:05.90014
1117 Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 28+1:07.200182
1219 Flag of Spain.svg Borja García Racing Engineering 28+1:09.30020
134 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 28+1:11.00024
1421 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 28+1:19.50013
1516 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 28+1:27.70016
162 Flag of Turkey.svg Can Artam iSport International 28+1:30.80017
1725 Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 27+1 lap/DNF12
181 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed iSport International 26+2 laps15
Ret10 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 23DNF9
Ret14 Flag of France.svg José María López DAMS 22DNF7
Ret12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Sharp DPR 6DNF19
DSQ3 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 27Disqualified 1 21
DSQ24 Flag of Monaco.svg Clivio Piccione Durango 26Disqualified 1 1
DSQ20 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 23Disqualified 1 23
Fastest lap: Gianmaria Bruni (Coloni Motorsport) 1:27.682 (on lap 3)
Source: [3]
Notes

Standings after the round

See also

Notes

  1. Nelson Piquet Jr. set the fastest lap, but after disqualification the points were given to Gianmaria Bruni.

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