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2005 Bahrain GP2 Series round

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Bahrain    2005 Bahrain GP2 round
Round details
Round 12 of 12 rounds in the
2005 GP2 Series
Bahrain International Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit
Location Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Feature race
Date 29 September 2005
Laps 34 (184.008 km)
Pole position
Driver Germany Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Time 1:44.643
Podium
First Germany Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Second France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Third Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Time 1:47.766 (on lap 25)
Sprint race
Date 30 September 2005
Laps 23 (124.476 km)
Podium
First Germany Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Second Venezuela Ernesto Viso BCN Competición
Third France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver United States Scott Speed iSport International
Time 1:47.401 (on lap 3)

The 2005 Bahrain GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on September 29 and 30, 2005 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the final showdown of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race weekend was a stand-alone event unlike the previous GP2 rounds which support Formula One Grands Prix.

Background

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Coming into the final round of the season, Nico Rosberg held a five-point lead in the driver's championship from Heikki Kovalainen with 22 points up for grabs in the final round at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
Q1 Q2
1 9 Germany Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 1:46.526 1:44.643 1
2 22 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 1:46.205 1:45.318 +0.675 2
3 23 France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:47.308 1:45.532 +0.889 3
4 7 Italy Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 1:47.621 1:45.541 +0.898 4
5 10 France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:47.900 1:45.581 +0.938 5
6 5 Venezuela Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 1:47.572 1:45.713 +1.070 6
7 1 United States Scott Speed iSport International 1:46.685 1:45.790 +1.147 7
8 17 Italy Ferdinando Monfardini Coloni Motorsport 1:48.022 1:45.958 +1.315 8
9 25 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Durango 1:46.919 1:45.967 +1.324 9
10 14 Argentina José María López DAMS 1:47.754 1:46.031 +1.388 10
11 19 Spain Borja García Racing Engineering 1:47.930 1:46.254 +1.611 11
12 24 Monaco Clivio Piccione Durango 1:47.731 1:46.466 +1.823 12
13 20 Argentina Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 1:47.858 1:46.634 +1.991 13
14 6 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 1:48.417 1:46.847 +2.204 14
15 11 France Olivier Pla DPR 1:48.916 1:47.072 +2.429 15
16 12 Switzerland Giorgio Mondini DPR 1:48.333 1:47.101 +2.458 16
17 3 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports No time 1:47.109 +2.466 17
18 21 Spain Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 1:48.339 1:47.125 +2.482 18
19 8 United Kingdom Adam Carroll Super Nova International 1:47.149 1:47.270 +2.506 19
20 15 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 1:48.868 1:47.259 +2.616 20
21 16 Austria Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 1:48.732 1:47.555 +2.912 21
22 2 Turkey Can Artam iSport International 1:48.794 1:48.885 +4.151 22
23 4 Brazil Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 1:49.044 No time +4.401 23
24 18 Switzerland Neel Jani Racing Engineering No time No time 24
Source:[1]
  • Nelson Piquet Jr. and Adam Carroll had their two fastest times deleted for speeding under yellow flags during Q2. Piquet had been due to start from 7th and Carroll 11th start grid.[2]

Feature race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Germany Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 34 1:03:34.327 1 12(10+2)
2 10 France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 34 +11.557 5 10(8+2)
3 22 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 34 +18.768 2 6
4 14 Argentina José María López DAMS 34 +33.723 10 5
5 7 Italy Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 34 +38.348 4 4
6 23 France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 34 +43.930 3 3
7 6 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 34 +54.077 14 2
8 5 Venezuela Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 34 +54.478 6 1
9 8 United Kingdom Adam Carroll Super Nova International 34 +56.071 19
10 20 Argentina Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 34 +1:07.712 13
11 15 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 34 +1:09.416 20
12 4 Brazil Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 34 +1:10.016 23
13 24 Monaco Clivio Piccione Durango 34 +1:14.937 12
14 16 Austria Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 34 +1:22.167 21
15 21 Spain Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 34 +1:27.321 18
16 18 Switzerland Neel Jani Racing Engineering 34 +1:33.179 24
17 2 Turkey Can Artam iSport International 34 +1:36.993 22
18 12 Switzerland Giorgio Mondini DPR 33 +1 lap 16
19 19 Spain Borja García Racing Engineering 31 +3 laps 11
Ret 11 France Olivier Pla DPR 29 Gearbox 15
Ret 17 Italy Ferdinando Monfardini Coloni Motorsport 20 Electrics 8
Ret 3 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 13 Hydraulics 17
Ret 1 United States Scott Speed iSport International 10 Brakes 7
Ret 25 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Durango 7 Gearbox 9
Fastest lap: Alexandre Prémat (ART Grand Prix) — 1:47.766 (on lap 25)
Source:[3][4]

Sprint race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Germany Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 23 41:44.937 8 6
2 5 Venezuela Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 23 +8.335 1 5
3 10 France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 23 +9.353 7 4
4 14 Argentina José María López DAMS 23 +16.260 5 3
5 7 Italy Giorgio Pantano Super Nova International 23 +22.649 4 2
6 6 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 23 +30.698 2 1
7 24 Monaco Clivio Piccione Durango 23 +31.115 13
8 8 United Kingdom Adam Carroll Super Nova International 23 +32.974 9
9 4 Brazil Alexandre Negrão Hitech Piquet Sports 23 +33.853 12
10 15 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 23 +34.571 11
11 17 Italy Ferdinando Monfardini Coloni Motorsport 23 +34.844 21
12 20 Argentina Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 23 +35.402 10
13 18 Switzerland Neel Jani Racing Engineering 23 +38.027 16
14 25 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Durango 23 +41.669 24
15 3 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Hitech Piquet Sports 23 +44.106 22
16 2 Turkey Can Artam iSport International 23 +49.552 17
17 19 Spain Borja García Racing Engineering 23 +50.243 19
18 21 Spain Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 23 +1:25.107 15
19 1 United States Scott Speed iSport International 22 +1 lap PL 2
20 23 France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 22 +1 lap 3
21 16 Austria Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 22 +1 lap 14
22 12 Switzerland Giorgio Mondini DPR 22 +1 lap 18
Ret 22 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 0 Spun off 6
DNS 11 France Olivier Pla DPR 0 Gearbox 20
Fastest lap: Scott Speed (iSport International) — 1:47.401 (on lap 3)
Source:[5][6]
  • Oliver Pla was unable to start the race due to an gearbox failure.
  • Scott Speed started the race from the pitlane.

Standings after the round

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

References

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  1. ^ "GP2: Qualifying times - Monza (combined)". crash.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Bahrain: Qualifying report". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ "GP2: Race result (1) - Bahrain". crash.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. ^ "2005 Bahrain GP2 - Round 22". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "GP2: Race result (2) - Bahrain". crash.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  6. ^ "2005 Bahrain GP2 - Round 29". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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