2005 Monaco GP2 Series round

   2005 Monaco GP2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 12 rounds in the
2005 GP2 Series
Location Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course Street circuit
3.340 km (2.08 mi)
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 International
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)
Sprint race

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 Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 22 Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 1:24.665 1
2 17 Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 1:24.724 +0.059 2
3 8 Adam Carroll Super Nova International 1:24.751 +0.086 3
4 11 Olivier Pla DPR 1:24.996 +0.331 4
5 1 Scott Speed iSport International 1:25.405 +0.740 5
6 24 Clivio Piccione Durango 1:25.483 +0.818 6
7 9 Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 1:25.494 +0.829 7
8 7 Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 1:25.709 +1.044 8
9 18 Neel Jani Racing Engineering 1:25.918 +1.253 9
10 23 Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:26.083 +1.418 10
11 10 Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:26.287 +1.622 11
12 20 Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 1:26.463 +1.798 12
13 25 Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 1:27.168 +2.503 13
14 19 Borja García Racing Engineering 1:27.260 +2.595 14
15 5 Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 1:27.307 +2.642 15
16 16 Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 1:28.401 +3.736 16
17 15 Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 1:28.853 +4.188 17
18 21 Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 1:28.947 +4.282 18
19 2 Can Artam iSport International 1:29.941 +5.276 19
20 12 Ryan Sharp DPR 1:36.477 +11.812 20
21 4 Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 1:55.008 +30.343 21
22 3 Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 2:01.514 +36.849 22
23 14 José María López DAMS No time 23
24 6 Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición No time 24
107% time: 1:30.591

Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 Adam Carroll Super Nova International 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 DPR 41 +3 laps 4
10 19 Borja García Racing Engineering 40 +4 laps/DNF 14
11 3 Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 40 +4 laps/DNF 22
12 4 Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 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 DPR 8 DNF 20
Ret 15 Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 6 DNF 17
Ret 7 Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 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 (on lap 44)
Source:
Notes
  • ^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.

See also