2005 Catalunya GP2 Series round

The 2005 Spanish GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 7 and 8 May 2005 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain. It was the second race of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2005 Spanish Grand Prix.

Spain    2005 Spanish GP2 round
Round details
Round 2 of 12 rounds in the
2005 GP2 Series
Location Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
4.627 km (2.875 mi)
Feature race
Date 7 May 2005
Laps 39
Pole position
Driver United States Scott Speed iSport International
Time 1:25.486
Podium
First Italy Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport
Second United States Scott Speed iSport International
Third Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Time 1:25.875 (on lap 38)
Sprint race
Date 8 May 2005
Laps 18
Podium
First France José María López DAMS
Second Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports
Third United States Scott Speed iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Ryan Sharp DPR
Time 1:26.251 (on lap 17)

The first race was won by Gianmaria Bruni for Coloni Motorsport, with Scott Speed second for iSport International and Heikki Kovalainen finishing third for Arden International.

The second race was won by José María López for DAMS, with Nelson Piquet Jr. for Hitech Piquet Sports and Scott Speed also on the podium.

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 1   Scott Speed iSport International 1:25.486 1
2 17   Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 1:25.934 +0.448 2
3 14   José María López DAMS 1:26.143 +0.657 3
4 3   Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 1:26.189 +0.703 4
5 11   Olivier Pla DPR 1:26.209 +0.723 5
6 20   Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 1:26.241 +0.755 6
7 12   Ryan Sharp DPR 1:26.298 +0.812 7
8 23   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:26.422 +0.936 8
9 19   Borja García Racing Engineering 1:26.464 +0.978 9
10 9   Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 1:26.465 +0.979 10
11 22   Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 1:26.512 +1.026 11
12 8   Adam Carroll Super Nova International 1:26.717 +1.231 12
13 18   Neel Jani Racing Engineering 1:26.766 +1.280 13
14 10   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:26.822 +1.336 14
15 24   Clivio Piccione Durango 1:26.834 +1.348 15
16 6   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 1:26.849 +1.363 16
17 7   Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 1:26.987 +1.501 17
18 25   Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 1:27.092 +1.606 18
19 21   Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 1:27.094 +1.608 19
20 5   Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 1:27.367 +1.881 20
21 16   Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 1:27.627 +2.141 21
22 4   Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 1:27.752 +2.266 22
23 2   Can Artam iSport International 1:28.806 +3.320 23
24 15   Fairuz Fauzy DAMS No time 24
107% time: 1:31.470

Feature race edit

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 17   Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 39 58:07.348 2 10
2 1   Scott Speed iSport International 39 +1.203 1 10
3 22   Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 39 +7.789 11 6
4 18   Neel Jani Racing Engineering 39 +18.165 13 5
5 3   Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 39 +23.594 4 4
6 14   José María López DAMS 39 +25.992 3 3
7 8   Adam Carroll Super Nova International 39 +33.740 12 2
8 4   Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 39 +36.881 22 1
9 9   Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 39 +37.197 10 2
10 10   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 39 +46.868 14
11 23   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 39 +1:06.152 8
12 15   Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 39 +1:29.143 24
13 7   Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 38 +1 lap 17
Ret 24   Clivio Piccione Durango 34 DNF 15
Ret 12   Ryan Sharp DPR 30 DNF 7
Ret 11   Olivier Pla DPR 29 DNF 5
Ret 16   Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 28 DNF 21
Ret 2   Can Artam iSport International 26 DNF 23
Ret 6   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 19 DNF 16
Ret 5   Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 18 DNF 20
Ret 21   Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 13 DNF 19
Ret 20   Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 4 DNF 6
Ret 19   Borja García Racing Engineering 1 DNF 9
Ret 25   Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 1 DNF 18
Fastest lap: Nico Rosberg (ART Grand Prix) 1:25.875 (on lap 38)
Source:[1]

Sprint race edit

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 14   José María López DAMS 18 30:10.213 3 6
2 3   Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 18 +2.969 4 5
3 1   Scott Speed iSport International 18 +3.279 7 4
4 9   Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 18 +7.780 9 3
5 18   Neel Jani Racing Engineering 18 +10.215 5 2
6 8   Adam Carroll Super Nova International 18 +11.240 2 1
7 15   Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 18 +18.379 12
8 24   Clivio Piccione Durango 18 +18.943 14
9 23   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 18 +19.692 11
10 19   Borja García Racing Engineering 18 +21.228 23
11 25   Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 18 +24.249 24
12 20   Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 18 +24.661 22
13 16   Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 18 +25.993 17
14 7   Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 18 +26.502 13
15 4   Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 18 +30.358 1
16 12   Ryan Sharp DPR 18 +35.475 15 2
17 6   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 17 +1 lap 19
18 21   Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 16 +2 laps 21
Ret 2   Can Artam iSport International 11 DNF 18
Ret 17   Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 8 DNF 8
Ret 10   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 4 DNF 10
Ret 11   Olivier Pla DPR 1 DNF 16
Ret 22   Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 0 DNF 6
Ret 5   Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 0 DNF 20
Fastest lap: Ryan Sharp (DPR) 1:26.251 (on lap 17)
Source:[2]

Standings after the round edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "GP2: Race result (1) – Barcelona". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 7 May 2005. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  2. ^ "GP2: Race result (2) – Barcelona". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2010.

External links edit


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