2005 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round

France    2005 Magny-Cours GP2 round
Round details
Round 5 of 12 rounds in the
2005 GP2 Series
Location Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France
Course Permanent racing facility
4.411 km (2.741 mi)
Feature race
Date 2 July 2005
Laps 41
Pole position
Driver France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Time 1:25.132
Podium
First Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Second France José María López DAMS
Third France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport
Time 1:27.809 (on lap 37)
Sprint race
Date 3 July 2005
Laps 28
Podium
First Germany Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Second Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición
Third Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Gianmaria Bruni[a] Coloni Motorsport
Time 1:27.682 (on lap 3)

The 2005 French GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 2 and 3 July 2005 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours, France. It was the fifth race of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2005 French Grand Prix.

The first race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for Arden International, with José María López second for DAMS and Nicolas Lapierre finishing third for Arden.

The second race was won by Nico Rosberg for ART Grand Prix, with Hiroki Yoshimoto for BCN Competición and Heikki Kovalainen for Arden also on the podium.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 10 France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:25.132 1
2 14 France José María López DAMS 1:25.209 +0.077 2
3 9 Germany Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 1:25.245 +0.133 3
4 22 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 1:25.402 +0.270 4
5 8 United Kingdom Adam Carroll Super Nova International 1:25.525 +0.393 5
6 1 United States Scott Speed iSport International 1:25.620 +0.488 6
7 23 France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:25.848 +0.716 7
8 3 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 1:25.863 +0.731 8
9 7 Italy Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 1:25.867 +0.735 9
10 6 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 1:26.019 +0.887 10
11 17 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 1:26.096 +0.964 11
12 11 France Olivier Pla DPR 1:26.158 +1.026 12
13 15 United Kingdom Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 1:26.519 +1.387 13
14 19 Spain Borja García Racing Engineering 1:26.766 +1.634 14
15 18 Switzerland Neel Jani Racing Engineering 1:26.822 +1.690 15
16 5 Venezuela Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 1:26.858 +1.726 241
17 25 Italy Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 1:27.080 +1.948 16
18 20 Spain Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 1:27.173 +2.041 17
19 4 Brazil Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 1:27.178 +2.046 18
20 21 Spain Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 1:27.247 +2.115 19
21 12 United Kingdom Ryan Sharp DPR 1:27.255 +2.123 20
22 16 Austria Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 1:27.478 +2.346 21
23 24 Monaco Clivio Piccione Durango 1:27.691 +2.559 22
24 2 Turkey Can Artam iSport International 1:28.695 +3.563 23
107% time: 1:31.091
Source:[1]
Notes
  • ^1Ernesto Viso was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing collision with Mathias Lauda in the sprint race in Nürburgring.

Feature race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 41 1:02:55.458 4 10
2 14 France José María López DAMS 41 +3.300 2 8
3 23 France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 41 +7.600 7 6
4 8 United Kingdom Adam Carroll Super Nova International 41 +14.900 5 5
5 18 Switzerland Neel Jani Racing Engineering 41 +22.400 15 4
6 6 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 41 +22.900 10 3
7 9 Germany Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 41 +23.100 3 2
8 24 Monaco Clivio Piccione Durango 41 +29.300 22 1
9 10 France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 41 +32.700 1 2
10 7 Italy Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 41 +36.200 9
11 5 Venezuela Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 41 +36.600 24
12 25 Italy Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 41 +37.100 16
13 21 Spain Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 41 +45.000 19
14 15 United Kingdom Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 41 +50.800 13
15 1 United States Scott Speed iSport International 41 +51.800 6
16 16 Austria Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 41 +1:00.700 21
17 2 Turkey Can Artam iSport International 41 +1:28.000 23
18 17 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 40 +1 lap 11 2
19 12 United Kingdom Ryan Sharp DPR 40 +1 lap 20
Ret 19 Spain Borja García Racing Engineering 30 DNF 14
Ret 3 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 24 DNF 8
Ret 11 France Olivier Pla DPR 15 DNF 12
Ret 20 Spain Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 9 DNF 17
Ret 4 Brazil Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 1 DNF 18
Fastest lap: Gianmaria Bruni (Coloni Motorsport) 1:27.809 (on lap 37)
Source:[2]

Sprint race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Germany Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 28 41:30.173 2 6
2 6 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 28 +25.300 3 5
3 22 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 28 +25.800 8 4
4 18 Switzerland Neel Jani Racing Engineering 28 +34.900 4 3
5 23 France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 28 +39.200 6 2
6 8 United Kingdom Adam Carroll Super Nova International 28 +42.000 5 1
7 7 Italy Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 28 +45.900 10
8 5 Venezuela Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 28 +1:01.800 11
9 11 France Olivier Pla DPR 28 +1:05.300 22
10 15 United Kingdom Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 28 +1:05.900 14
11 17 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 28 +1:07.200 18 2
12 19 Spain Borja García Racing Engineering 28 +1:09.300 20
13 4 Brazil Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 28 +1:11.000 24
14 21 Spain Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 28 +1:19.500 13
15 16 Austria Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 28 +1:27.700 16
16 2 Turkey Can Artam iSport International 28 +1:30.800 17
17 25 Italy Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 27 +1 lap/DNF 12
18 1 United States Scott Speed iSport International 26 +2 laps 15
Ret 10 France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 23 DNF 9
Ret 14 France José María López DAMS 22 DNF 7
Ret 12 United Kingdom Ryan Sharp DPR 6 DNF 19
DSQ 3 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 27 Disqualified1 21
DSQ 24 Monaco Clivio Piccione Durango 26 Disqualified1 1
DSQ 20 Spain Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 23 Disqualified1 23
Fastest lap: Gianmaria Bruni (Coloni Motorsport) 1:27.682 (on lap 3)
Source:[3]
Notes

Standings after the round

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Nelson Piquet Jr. set the fastest lap, but after disqualification the points were given to Gianmaria Bruni.

References

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  1. ^ "GP2: Qualifying times – Magny-Cours". Crash Media Group. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  2. ^ "GP2: Race result (1) – Magny-Cours". Crash Media Group. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  3. ^ "GP2: Race result (2) – Magny-Cours [amended]". Crash Media Group. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  4. ^ "GP2: Race report (2) - Magny-Cours". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Dopo Magny-Cours, tre piloti squalificati e due penalizzati". Italiaracing.net. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Juan Cruz Álvarez Magny-Cours GP2 race 2 report". Auto123.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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