2005 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round

The 2005 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on July 23 and 24, 2005 at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was the seventh round of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2005 German Grand Prix.

   2005 Hockenheimring GP2 round
Round details
Round 7 of 12 rounds in the
2005 GP2 Series

Hockenheimring
Location Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
4.574 km (2.842 mi)
Feature race
Date 23 July 2005
Laps 40
Pole position
Driver Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Time 1:24.691
Podium
First Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Second Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Third Nelson Piquet, Jr. Hitech/Piquet Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Time 1:27.672
Sprint race
Date 24 July 2005
Laps 27
Podium
First Olivier Pla David Price Racing
Second Giorgio Pantano Super Nova Racing
Third Scott Speed iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix
Time 1:27.245

Nico Rosberg, who was the polesitter for the second consecutive feature race, won in the first race, his third victory in four races. The feature race podium was completed by Rosberg's fellow ART Grand Prix driver Alexandre Prémat, and Nelson Piquet, Jr., of Hitech/Piquet Racing.[1]

Frenchman Olivier Pla, who was on reverse grid pole for the second consecutive round after again finishing eighth in the feature race, took the win in the sprint race, ahead of Super Nova's Giorgio Pantano and iSport's Scott Speed.[2]

Rosberg scored nineteen points at Hockenheim, while Heikki Kovalainen could only manage five, allowing the German to reduce Kovalainen's Drivers' Championship lead to just six points, with five rounds remaining. Rosberg's ART team moved into the lead of the Teams' Championship standings, in the process overtaking Kovalainen's Arden team.

Classification

Qualifying
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 9 Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 1:24.691 1
2 1 Scott Speed iSport International 1:25.195 2
3 10 Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:25.623 3
4 11 Olivier Pla David Price Racing 1:25.832 4
5 19 Borja García Racing Engineering 1:25.845 5
6 5 Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 1:25.861 6
7 8 Adam Carroll Super Nova Racing 1:25.955 7
8 3 Nelson Piquet, Jr. Hitech/Piquet Racing 1:26.006 8
9 22 Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 1:26.041 9
10 24 Clivio Piccione Durango 1:26.126 10
11 7 Giorgio Pantano Super Nova Racing 1:26.249 11
12 6 Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 1:26.279 12
13 17 Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 1:26.325 13
14 18 Neel Jani Racing Engineering 1:26.368 14
15 23 Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:26.403 15
16 12 Ryan Sharp David Price Racing 1:26.561 16
17 25 Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 1:26.610 17
18 4 Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Hitech/Piquet Racing 1:26.627 18
19 20 Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 1:26.680 19
20 14 José María López DAMS 1:26.693 20
21 15 Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 1:26.982 21
22 16 Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 1:27.157 22
23 21 Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 1:27.245 23
24 2 Can Artam iSport International 1:27.319 24
Source:[3]

Feature race
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 40 59:30.442 1 14
2 10 Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 40 +14.600 3 8
3 3 Nelson Piquet, Jr. Hitech/Piquet Racing 40 +15.300 8 6
4 1 Scott Speed iSport International 40 +15.800 2 5
5 22 Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 40 +24.600 9 4
6 7 Giorgio Pantano Super Nova Racing 40 +34.500 11 3
7 19 Borja García Racing Engineering 40 +41.300 5 2
8 11 Olivier Pla David Price Racing 40 +41.700 4 1
9 23 Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 40 +48.000 15
10 20 Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 40 +48.300 19
11 12 Ryan Sharp David Price Racing 40 +53.000 16
12 6 Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 40 +1:09.000 12
13 14 José María López DAMS 39 +1 lap 20
14 16 Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 39 +1 lap 22
Ret 17 Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 20 Did not finish 13
Ret 2 Can Artam iSport International 17 Did not finish 24
Ret 24 Clivio Piccione Durango 15 Did not finish 10
Ret 18 Neel Jani Racing Engineering 10 Did not finish 14
Ret 8 Adam Carroll Super Nova Racing 7 Did not finish 7
Ret 15 Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 6 Did not finish 21
Ret 21 Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 4 Did not finish 23
Ret 25 Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 1 Did not finish 17
Ret 4 Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Hitech/Piquet Racing 0 Did not finish 18
DSQ 5 Ernesto Viso BCN Competición ? Underweight 6
Fastest lap: Nico Rosberg (ART Grand Prix) — 1:27.672
Source:[1]

Sprint race
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11 Olivier Pla David Price Racing 27 39:54.758 1 6
2 7 Giorgio Pantano Super Nova Racing 27 +6.900 3 5
3 1 Scott Speed iSport International 27 +7.400 5 4
4 9 Nico Rosberg ART Grand Prix 27 +7.600 8 5
5 19 Borja García Racing Engineering 27 +16.600 2 2
6 22 Heikki Kovalainen Arden International 27 +17.700 4 1
7 23 Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 27 +18.400 9
8 3 Nelson Piquet, Jr. Hitech/Piquet Racing 27 +20.000 6
9 10 Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 27 +20.800 7
10 14 José María López DAMS 27 +21.700 13
11 8 Adam Carroll Super Nova Racing 27 +23.700 19
12 5 Ernesto Viso BCN Competición 27 +27.900 24
13 12 Ryan Sharp David Price Racing 27 +34.000 11
14 17 Gianmaria Bruni Coloni Motorsport 27 +37.000 15
15 25 Ferdinando Monfardini Durango 27 +37.500 22
16 15 Fairuz Fauzy DAMS 27 +47.000 20
17 24 Clivio Piccione Durango 27 +48.000 17
18 4 Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Hitech/Piquet Racing 27 +51.400 23
19 21 Sergio Hernández Campos Racing 27 +1:05.500 21
20 2 Can Artam iSport International 27 +1:05.800 16
21 16 Mathias Lauda Coloni Motorsport 27 +1:08.500 14
Ret 18 Neel Jani Racing Engineering 24 Did not finish 18
Ret 6 Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 21 Did not finish 12
Ret 20 Juan Cruz Álvarez Campos Racing 17 Did not finish 10
Fastest lap: Nico Rosberg (ART Grand Prix) — 1:27.245
Source:[2]

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

References
  1. "GP2: Race result (1) - Hockenheim". crash.net. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. "GP2: Race result (2) - Hockenheim". crash.net. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. "GP2: Qualifying times - Hockenheim". crash.net. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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