2005 Bahrain GP2 Series round
Appearance
Round details | |||
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Round 12 of 12 rounds in the 2005 GP2 Series | |||
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 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | |
Time | 1:44.643 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | |
Second | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | |
Third | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | 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 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | |
Second | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | |
Third | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | 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
[edit]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
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid | |
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Q1 | Q2 | ||||||
1 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 1:46.526 | 1:44.643 | 1 | |
2 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 1:46.205 | 1:45.318 | +0.675 | 2 |
3 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 1:47.308 | 1:45.532 | +0.889 | 3 |
4 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 1:47.621 | 1:45.541 | +0.898 | 4 |
5 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 1:47.900 | 1:45.581 | +0.938 | 5 |
6 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 1:47.572 | 1:45.713 | +1.070 | 6 |
7 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 1:46.685 | 1:45.790 | +1.147 | 7 |
8 | 17 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Coloni Motorsport | 1:48.022 | 1:45.958 | +1.315 | 8 |
9 | 25 | Gianmaria Bruni | Durango | 1:46.919 | 1:45.967 | +1.324 | 9 |
10 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 1:47.754 | 1:46.031 | +1.388 | 10 |
11 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 1:47.930 | 1:46.254 | +1.611 | 11 |
12 | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 1:47.731 | 1:46.466 | +1.823 | 12 |
13 | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 1:47.858 | 1:46.634 | +1.991 | 13 |
14 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 1:48.417 | 1:46.847 | +2.204 | 14 |
15 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 1:48.916 | 1:47.072 | +2.429 | 15 |
16 | 12 | Giorgio Mondini | DPR | 1:48.333 | 1:47.101 | +2.458 | 16 |
17 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | No time | 1:47.109 | +2.466 | 17 |
18 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 1:48.339 | 1:47.125 | +2.482 | 18 |
19 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 1:47.149 | 1:47.270 | +2.506 | 19 |
20 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 1:48.868 | 1:47.259 | +2.616 | 20 |
21 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 1:48.732 | 1:47.555 | +2.912 | 21 |
22 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 1:48.794 | 1:48.885 | +4.151 | 22 |
23 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 1:49.044 | No time | +4.401 | 23 |
24 | 18 | 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
[edit]Sprint race
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "GP2: Qualifying times - Monza (combined)". crash.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Bahrain: Qualifying report". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "GP2: Race result (1) - Bahrain". crash.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "2005 Bahrain GP2 - Round 22". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "GP2: Race result (2) - Bahrain". crash.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "2005 Bahrain GP2 - Round 29". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
External links
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