2005 Silverstone GP2 Series round

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Round details
Round 6 of 12 rounds in the
2005 GP2 Series
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Silverstone Circuit
Location Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course Permanent racing circuit
5.141 km (3.194 mi)
Feature race
Date 9 July 2005
Laps 36
Pole position
Driver Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Time 1:31.509
Podium
First Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Second Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Third Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Time 1:35.326 (on lap 4)
Sprint race
Date 10 July 2005
Laps 24
Podium
First Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla DPR
Second Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed iSport International
Third Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed iSport International
Time 1:35.092 (on lap 2)

The 2005 Silverstone GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 9 and 10 July 2005 at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom. It was the sixth round of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2005 British Grand Prix.

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Nico Rosberg, who was the polesitter for race one, took his first GP2 feature race win, his second consecutive victory after also winning the sprint race at Magny-Cours. The feature race podium was completed by championship leader Heikki Kovalainen, of Arden International, and Rosberg's ART Grand Prix teammate Alexandre Prémat. [1]

Olivier Pla, who was on reverse grid pole after finishing eighth in the feature race, took his and DPR's first win of the season, ahead of iSport's Scott Speed and Kovalainen. [2]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGapGrid
19 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 1:31.5091
23 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 1:31.550+0.0412
322 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 1:31.929+0.4203
410 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:31.987+0.47814 1
58 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll Super Nova International 1:32.004+0.4954
618 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani Racing Engineering 1:32.190+0.6815
714 Flag of France.svg José María López DAMS 1:32.298+0.7896
81 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed iSport International 1:32.339+0.8307
97 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 1:32.359+0.8508
1023 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:32.374+0.8659
1124 Flag of Monaco.svg Clivio Piccione Durango 1:32.395+0.88610
1217 Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 1:32.446+0.93711
1311 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla DPR 1:32.467+0.95812
1420 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 1:32.793+1.28413
155 Flag of Venezuela.svg Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 1:32.816+1.30724 2
1619 Flag of Spain.svg Borja García Racing Engineering 1:32.848+1.33915
176 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 1:32.941+1.43216
1825 Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 1:32.953+1.44417
1915 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 1:33.006+1.49718
2021 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 1:33.226+1.71719
2112 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Sharp DPR 1:33.298+1.78920
222 Flag of Turkey.svg Can Artam iSport International 1:34.033+2.52421
234 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 1:34.109+2.60022
2416 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 1:34.692+3.18323
107% time: 1:37.914
Source: [3]
Notes

Feature race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
19 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 3658:26.373112
222 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 36+0.50038
310 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 36+26.300148
41 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed iSport International 36+29.70075
518 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani Racing Engineering 36+50.50054
624 Flag of Monaco.svg Clivio Piccione Durango 36+51.000103
717 Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 36+56.800112
811 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla DPR 36+58.000121
914 Flag of France.svg José María López DAMS 36+58.3006
1023 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 36+1:00.9009
1120 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 36+1:01.30013
127 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 36+1:03.7008
136 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 36+1:04.30016
1425 Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 36+1:06.10017
155 Flag of Venezuela.svg Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 36+1:18.90024
1621 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 36+1:29.50019
1719 Flag of Spain.svg Borja García Racing Engineering 36+1:35.00015
182 Flag of Turkey.svg Can Artam iSport International 35+1 lap21
194 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 35+1 lap22
2016 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 35+1 lap23
218 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll Super Nova International 34+2 laps/DNF4
Ret15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 30Did not finish18
Ret12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Sharp DPR 1Did not finish20
DNS3 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 0Did not start2
Fastest lap: Alexandre Prémat (ART Grand Prix) — 1:35.326 (on lap 4)
Source: [1]

Sprint race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla DPR 2440:09.93316
21 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Speed iSport International 24+0.50057
322 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 24+1.20074
49 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 24+1.80083
510 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 24+5.50062
618 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani Racing Engineering 24+6.70041
77 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 24+8.40012
88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll Super Nova International 24+11.20021
919 Flag of Spain.svg Borja García Racing Engineering 24+12.20017
1025 Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 24+13.70014
1117 Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 24+15.4002
1221 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 24+23.50016
135 Flag of Venezuela.svg Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 24+29.60015
142 Flag of Turkey.svg Can Artam iSport International 24+37.80018
1516 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 24+38.30020
164 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 23+1 lap19
Ret24 Flag of Monaco.svg Clivio Piccione Durango 19Did not finish3
Ret12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Sharp DPR 18Did not finish23
Ret23 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 16Did not finish10
Ret3 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 8Did not finish24
Ret20 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 5Did not finish11
DNS14 Flag of France.svg José María López DAMS 0Did not start9
DNS6 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 0Did not start13
DNS15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 0Did not start22
Fastest lap: Scott Speed (iSport International) — 1:35.092 (on lap 2)
Source: [2]

Standings after the round

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