2005 Monaco GP2 Series round

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.

  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 Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Time 1:24.665
Podium
First Adam CarrollSuper Nova Racing
Second Gianmaria BruniColoni Motorsport
Third Nico RosbergART Grand Prix
Fastest Lap
Driver Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Time 1:23.864 (on lap 44)

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

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 8 Adam CarrollSuper Nova Racing 44 1:04:41.326 3 10
2 17 Gianmaria BruniColoni Motorsport 44 +0.654 2 8
3 9 Nico RosbergART Grand Prix 44 +1.101 7 6
4 1 Scott SpeediSport International 44 +18.452 5 5
5 22 Heikki KovalainenArden International 44 +53.398 1 8
6 16 Mathias LaudaColoni Motorsport 43 +1 lap 16 3
7 2 Can ArtamiSport International 43 +1 lap 19 2
8 21 Sergio HernándezCampos Racing 42 +2 laps 18 1
9 11 Olivier PlaDavid Price Racing 41 +3 laps 4
10 19 Borja GarcíaRacing Engineering 40 +4 laps/DNF 14
11 3 Nelson Ángelo PiquetHitech/Piquet Racing 40 +4 laps/DNF 22
12 4 Alexandre NegrãoHitech/Piquet Racing 40 +4 laps/DNF 21
Ret 23 Nicolas LapierreArden International 33 DNF 10
Ret 10 Alexandre PrématART Grand Prix 23 DNF 11
Ret 24 Clivio PiccioneDurango 11 DNF 6
Ret 18 Neel JaniRacing Engineering 10 DNF 9
Ret 14 José María LópezDAMS 10 DNF 23
Ret 12 Ryan SharpDavid Price Racing 8 DNF 20
Ret 15 Fairuz FauzyDAMS 6 DNF 17
Ret 7 Giorgio PantanoSuper Nova Racing 0 DNF 8
Ret 20 Juan Cruz ÁlvarezCampos Racing 0 DNF 12
DSQ 5 Ernesto VisoBCN Competición 7 Disqualified 15
DNS 25 Ferdinando MonfardiniDurango 0 Did not start 13
DNS 6 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. 21 May 2005. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
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