2005 Monaco GP2 Series 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 Carroll |
Super Nova Racing |
| Second |  Gianmaria Bruni |
Coloni Motorsport |
| Third |  Nico Rosberg |
ART Grand Prix |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver | 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[]
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Adam Carroll |
Super Nova Racing | 44 | 1:04:41.326 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni |
Coloni Motorsport | 44 | +0.654 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | Nico Rosberg |
ART Grand Prix | 44 | +1.101 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 |  Scott Speed |
iSport International | 44 | +18.452 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Arden International | 44 | +53.398 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | 16 |  Mathias Lauda |
Coloni Motorsport | 43 | +1 lap | 16 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 |  Can Artam |
iSport International | 43 | +1 lap | 19 | 2 |
| 8 | 21 |  Sergio Hernández |
Campos Racing | 42 | +2 laps | 18 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 |  Olivier Pla |
David Price Racing | 41 | +3 laps | 4 | |
| 10 | 19 | Borja García |
Racing Engineering | 40 | +4 laps/DNF | 14 | |
| 11 | 3 |  Nelson Ángelo Piquet |
Hitech/Piquet Racing | 40 | +4 laps/DNF | 22 | |
| 12 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão |
Hitech/Piquet Racing | 40 | +4 laps/DNF | 21 | |
| Ret | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre |
Arden International | 33 | DNF | 10 | |
| Ret | 10 | Alexandre Prémat |
ART Grand Prix | 23 | DNF | 11 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Clivio Piccione |
Durango | 11 | DNF | 6 | |
| Ret | 18 |  Neel Jani |
Racing Engineering | 10 | DNF | 9 | |
| Ret | 14 |  José María López |
DAMS | 10 | DNF | 23 | |
| Ret | 12 | Ryan Sharp |
David Price Racing | 8 | DNF | 20 | |
| Ret | 15 |  Fairuz Fauzy |
DAMS | 6 | DNF | 17 | |
| Ret | 7 | Giorgio Pantano |
Super Nova Racing | 0 | DNF | 8 | |
| Ret | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez |
Campos Racing | 0 | DNF | 12 | |
| DSQ | 5 |  Ernesto Viso |
BCN Competición | 7 | Disqualified | 15 | |
| DNS | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini |
Durango | 0 | Did not start | 13 | |
| DNS | 6 |  Hiroki Yoshimoto |
BCN 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[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ^ "GP2: Race result - Monaco". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 21 May 2005. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
External links[]
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