2005 Monaco GP2 Series round

Monaco  2005 Monaco GP2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 12 rounds in the
2005 GP2 Series season.
Location Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course Permanent racing facility
3.34 km (2.08 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date 21 May 2005
Laps 44
Pole position
Driver Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Time 1:24.665
Podium
FirstUnited Kingdom Adam CarrollSuper Nova Racing
SecondItaly Gianmaria BruniColoni Motorsport
ThirdGermany Nico RosbergART Grand Prix
Fastest Lap
Driver Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Time 1:23.864 (on lap 44)

The 2005 Monaco GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 21 May 2005 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the third race of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix.

There was only one race, held on Saturday. Polesitter Heikki Kovalainen finished fifth after an unsuccessful pit-stop, but was able to set the fastest lap. Irishman Adam Carroll, who started third, won the race by a margin of 0.657 seconds from Gianmaria Bruni. Nico Rosberg finished third, to score his first GP2 podium finish.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Name Team Time Grid
1 22 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 1:24.665 1
2 17 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 1:24.724 2
3 8 United Kingdom Adam Carroll Super Nova Racing 1:24.751 3
4 11 France Olivier Pla David Price Racing 1:24.996 4
5 1 United States Scott Speed iSport International 1:25.405 5
6 24 Monaco Clivio Piccione Durango 1:25.483 6
7 9 Germany Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 1:25.494 7
8 7 Italy Giorgio Pantano Super Nova Racing 1:25.709 8
9 18 Switzerland Neel Jani Racing Engineering 1:25.918 9
10 23 France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:26.083 10
11 10 France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:26.287 11
12 20 Argentina Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 1:26.463 12
13 25 Italy Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 1:27.168 13
14 19 Spain Borja García Racing Engineering 1:27.260 14
15 5 Venezuela Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 1:27.307 15
16 16 Austria Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 1:28.401 16
17 15 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 1:28.853 17
18 21 Spain Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 1:28.947 18
19 2 Turkey Can Artam iSport International 1:29.941 19
20 12 United Kingdom Ryan Sharp David Price Racing 1:36.477 20
21 4 Brazil Alexandre Negrão Hitech/Piquet Racing 1:55.008 21
22 3 Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. Hitech/Piquet Racing 2:01.514 22
23 14 Argentina José María López DAMS no time 23
24 6 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición no time 24

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 8United Kingdom Adam CarrollSuper Nova Racing 44 1:04:41.326 3 10
2 17Italy Gianmaria BruniColoni Motorsport 44 +0.654 2 8
3 9Germany Nico RosbergART Grand Prix 44 +1.101 7 6
4 1United States Scott SpeediSport International 44 +18.452 5 5
5 22Finland Heikki KovalainenArden International 44 +53.398 1 8
6 16Austria Mathias LaudaColoni Motorsport 43 +1 lap 16 3
7 2Turkey Can ArtamiSport International 43 +1 lap 19 2
8 21Spain Sergio HernándezCampos Racing 42 +2 laps 18 1
9 11France Olivier PlaDavid Price Racing 41 +3 laps 4
10 19Spain Borja GarcíaRacing Engineering 40 +4 laps/DNF 14
11 3Brazil Nelson Ángelo PiquetHitech/Piquet Racing 40 +4 laps/DNF 22
12 4Brazil Alexandre NegrãoHitech/Piquet Racing 40 +4 laps/DNF 21
Ret 23France Nicolas LapierreArden International 33 DNF 10
Ret 10France Alexandre PrématART Grand Prix 23 DNF 11
Ret 24Monaco Clivio PiccioneDurango 11 DNF 6
Ret 18Switzerland Neel JaniRacing Engineering 10 DNF 9
Ret 14Argentina José María LópezDAMS 10 DNF 23
Ret 12United Kingdom Ryan SharpDavid Price Racing 8 DNF 20
Ret 15Malaysia Fairuz FauzyDAMS 6 DNF 17
Ret 7Italy Giorgio PantanoSuper Nova Racing 0 DNF 8
Ret 20Argentina Juan Cruz ÁlvarezCampos Racing 0 DNF 12
DSQ 5Venezuela Ernesto VisoBCN Competición 7 Disqualified 15
DNS 25Italy Ferdinando MonfardiniDurango 0 Did not start 13
DNS 6Japan Hiroki YoshimotoBCN Competición 0 Did not start 24
Fastest lap: Heikki Kovalainen (Arden International) 1:23.864 (lap 44)[1]
  • Ernesto Viso was disqualified for exiting pit lane under red light.

Standings after the round

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

References

  1. "GP2: Race result - Monaco". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2005-05-21. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
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