2005 Imola GP2 Series round

The 2005 San Marino GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 23 and 24 April 2005 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. It was the first race of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2005 San Marino Grand Prix.

San Marino    2005 Imola GP2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 12 rounds in the
2005 GP2 Series
Circuit de Imola
Circuit de Imola
Location Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Imola, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
4.933 km (3.065 mi)
Feature race
Date 23 April 2005
Laps 37
Pole position
Driver France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International
Time 1:33.505
Podium
First Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Second France José María López DAMS
Third United States Scott Speed iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver Venezuela Ernesto Viso BCN Competición
Time 1:35.257 (on lap 35)
Sprint race
Date 24 April 2005
Laps 17
Podium
First United Kingdom Adam Carroll Super Nova International
Second France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Third Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International
Time 1:33.871 (on lap 2)

The first race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for Arden International, with José María López second for DAMS and Scott Speed finishing third for iSport International. Polesitter Nicolas Lapierre did not start.

The second race was won by Adam Carroll for Super Nova International, with Alexandre Prémat for ART Grand Prix and Heikki Kovalainen also on the podium.

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 23   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:33.505 1
2 7   Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 1:33.510 +0.005 2
3 14   José María López DAMS 1:33.577 +0.072 3
4 5   Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 1:33.852 +0.347 4
5 22   Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 1:33.927 +0.422 5
6 1   Scott Speed iSport International 1:33.984 +0.479 6
7 8   Adam Carroll Super Nova International 1:34.122 +0.617 7
8 3   Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 1:34.183 +0.678 8
9 17   Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 1:34.187 +0.682 9
10 20   Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 1:34.658 +1.153 10
11 9   Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 1:34.763 +1.258 11
12 18   Neel Jani Racing Engineering 1:35.020 +1.515 12
13 12   Ryan Sharp DPR 1:35.101 +1.596 13
14 25   Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 1:35.129 +1.624 14
15 11   Olivier Pla DPR 1:35.303 +1.798 15
16 4   Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 1:35.672 +2.167 16
17 10   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:35.704 +2.199 17
18 2   Can Artam iSport International 1:36.016 +2.511 18
19 19   Borja García Racing Engineering 1:36.162 +2.657 19
20 16   Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 1:36.380 +2.875 20
21 15   Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 1:37.591 +4.086 21
22 21   Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 1:38.739 +5.234 22
23 24   Clivio Piccione Durango 1:39.148 +5.643 23
24 6   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 1:57.446 +23.941 24
107% time: 1:40.050

Feature race edit

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22   Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 37 1:02.15.934 5 10
2 14   José María López DAMS 37 +6.802 3 8
3 1   Scott Speed iSport International 37 +17.742 6 6
4 17   Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 37 +18.438 9 5
5 8   Adam Carroll Super Nova International 37 +21.571 7 4
6 18   Neel Jani Racing Engineering 37 +43.007 12 3
7 10   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 37 +46.919 17 2
8 9   Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 37 +48.672 11 1
9 11   Olivier Pla DPR 37 +56.079 15
10 5   Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 37 +1:21.028 4 2
11 21   Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 37 +1:30.550 22
12 16   Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 36 +1 lap 20
13 7   Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 35 +2 laps 2
14 3   Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 35 +2 laps 8
15 24   Clivio Piccione Durango 35 +2 laps 23
16 2   Can Artam iSport International 34 +3 laps 18
17 15   Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 33 +4 laps 21
Ret 19   Borja García Racing Engineering 30 +7 laps 19
Ret 25   Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 30 +7 laps 14
Ret 20   Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 23 +14 laps 10
Ret 12   Ryan Sharp DPR 11 +26 laps 13
Ret 6   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 11 +26 laps 24
Ret 4   Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 4 +33 laps 16
DNS 23   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 0 +37 laps 1 2
Fastest lap: Ernesto Viso (BCN Competición) 1:35.257 (on lap 35)
Source:[1]

Sprint race edit

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8   Adam Carroll Super Nova International 17 28:31.314 4 6
2 10   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 17 +5.460 2 5
3 22   Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 17 +6.715 8 4
4 17   Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 17 +9.964 5 3
5 11   Olivier Pla DPR 17 +11.519 9 2
6 3   Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 17 +13.580 14 1
7 20   Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 17 +25.769 20
8 21   Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 17 +27.737 11
9 6   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 17 +29.741 22
10 19   Borja García Racing Engineering 17 +37.248 18
11 14   José María López DAMS 17 +37.482 7
12 15   Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 17 +37.965 17
13 4   Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 17 +45.909 23
14 12   Ryan Sharp DPR 17 +57.807 21
15 18   Neel Jani Racing Engineering 16 +1 lap 3
Ret 7   Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 14 +3 laps 13
Ret 9   Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 12 +5 laps 1
Ret 23   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 5 +12 laps 24 2
Ret 16   Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 3 +14 laps 12
Ret 2   Can Artam iSport International 3 +14 laps 16
Ret 1   Scott Speed iSport International 2 +15 laps 6
Ret 24   Clivio Piccione Durango 1 +16 laps 15
DNS 5   Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 0 +17 laps 10
DNS 25   Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 0 +17 laps 19
Fastest lap: Nicolas Lapierre (Arden International) 1:33.871 (on lap 2)
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) – Imola". crash.net. 23 April 2005. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  2. ^ "GP2: Race result (2) – Imola". crash.net. 24 April 2005. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2009.

External links edit


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