2005 Imola GP2 Series round

   2005 Imola GP2 round

Round details
Round 1 of 12 rounds in the 2005 GP2 Series
Circuit de Imola
Location	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Imola, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.933 km (3.065 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	23 April 2005
Laps	37
Pole position
Driver	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International
Time	1:33.505
Podium
First	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International
Second	José María López	DAMS
Third	Scott Speed	iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición
Time	1:35.257 (on lap 35)
Sprint race
Date	24 April 2005
Laps	17
Podium
First	Adam Carroll	Super Nova International
Second	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix
Third	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International
Time	1:33.871 (on lap 2)

The 2005 San Marino GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 23 and 24 April 2005 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. It was the first race of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2005 San Marino Grand Prix.

The first race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for Arden International, with José María López second for DAMS and Scott Speed finishing third for iSport International. Polesitter Nicolas Lapierre did not start.

The second race was won by Adam Carroll for Super Nova International, with Alexandre Prémat for ART Grand Prix and Heikki Kovalainen also on the podium.

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	23	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	1:33.505		1
2	7	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International	1:33.510	+0.005	2
3	14	José María López	DAMS	1:33.577	+0.072	3
4	5	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición	1:33.852	+0.347	4
5	22	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International	1:33.927	+0.422	5
6	1	Scott Speed	iSport International	1:33.984	+0.479	6
7	8	Adam Carroll	Super Nova International	1:34.122	+0.617	7
8	3	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Hitech Piquet Sports	1:34.183	+0.678	8
9	17	Gianmaria Bruni	Coloni Motorsport	1:34.187	+0.682	9
10	20	Juan Cruz Álvarez	Campos Racing	1:34.658	+1.153	10
11	9	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix	1:34.763	+1.258	11
12	18	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering	1:35.020	+1.515	12
13	12	Ryan Sharp	DPR	1:35.101	+1.596	13
14	25	Ferdinando Monfardini	Durango	1:35.129	+1.624	14
15	11	Olivier Pla	DPR	1:35.303	+1.798	15
16	4	Alexandre Negrão	Hitech Piquet Sports	1:35.672	+2.167	16
17	10	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	1:35.704	+2.199	17
18	2	Can Artam	iSport International	1:36.016	+2.511	18
19	19	Borja García	Racing Engineering	1:36.162	+2.657	19
20	16	Mathias Lauda	Coloni Motorsport	1:36.380	+2.875	20
21	15	Fairuz Fauzy	DAMS	1:37.591	+4.086	21
22	21	Sergio Hernández	Campos Racing	1:38.739	+5.234	22
23	24	Clivio Piccione	Durango	1:39.148	+5.643	23
24	6	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	1:57.446	+23.941	24
107% time: 1:40.050

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	22	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International	37	1:02.15.934	5	10
2	14	José María López	DAMS	37	+6.802	3	8
3	1	Scott Speed	iSport International	37	+17.742	6	6
4	17	Gianmaria Bruni	Coloni Motorsport	37	+18.438	9	5
5	8	Adam Carroll	Super Nova International	37	+21.571	7	4
6	18	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering	37	+43.007	12	3
7	10	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	37	+46.919	17	2
8	9	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix	37	+48.672	11	1
9	11	Olivier Pla	DPR	37	+56.079	15
10	5	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición	37	+1:21.028	4	2
11	21	Sergio Hernández	Campos Racing	37	+1:30.550	22
12	16	Mathias Lauda	Coloni Motorsport	36	+1 lap	20
13	7	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International	35	+2 laps	2
14	3	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Hitech Piquet Sports	35	+2 laps	8
15	24	Clivio Piccione	Durango	35	+2 laps	23
16	2	Can Artam	iSport International	34	+3 laps	18
17	15	Fairuz Fauzy	DAMS	33	+4 laps	21
Ret	19	Borja García	Racing Engineering	30	+7 laps	19
Ret	25	Ferdinando Monfardini	Durango	30	+7 laps	14
Ret	20	Juan Cruz Álvarez	Campos Racing	23	+14 laps	10
Ret	12	Ryan Sharp	DPR	11	+26 laps	13
Ret	6	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	11	+26 laps	24
Ret	4	Alexandre Negrão	Hitech Piquet Sports	4	+33 laps	16
DNS	23	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	0	+37 laps	1	2
Fastest lap: Ernesto Viso (BCN Competición) 1:35.257 (on lap 35)
Source:[1]

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Adam Carroll	Super Nova International	17	28:31.314	4	6
2	10	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	17	+5.460	2	5
3	22	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International	17	+6.715	8	4
4	17	Gianmaria Bruni	Coloni Motorsport	17	+9.964	5	3
5	11	Olivier Pla	DPR	17	+11.519	9	2
6	3	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Hitech Piquet Sports	17	+13.580	14	1
7	20	Juan Cruz Álvarez	Campos Racing	17	+25.769	20
8	21	Sergio Hernández	Campos Racing	17	+27.737	11
9	6	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	17	+29.741	22
10	19	Borja García	Racing Engineering	17	+37.248	18
11	14	José María López	DAMS	17	+37.482	7
12	15	Fairuz Fauzy	DAMS	17	+37.965	17
13	4	Alexandre Negrão	Hitech Piquet Sports	17	+45.909	23
14	12	Ryan Sharp	DPR	17	+57.807	21
15	18	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering	16	+1 lap	3
Ret	7	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International	14	+3 laps	13
Ret	9	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix	12	+5 laps	1
Ret	23	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	5	+12 laps	24	2
Ret	16	Mathias Lauda	Coloni Motorsport	3	+14 laps	12
Ret	2	Can Artam	iSport International	3	+14 laps	16
Ret	1	Scott Speed	iSport International	2	+15 laps	6
Ret	24	Clivio Piccione	Durango	1	+16 laps	15
DNS	5	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición	0	+17 laps	10
DNS	25	Ferdinando Monfardini	Durango	0	+17 laps	19
Fastest lap: Nicolas Lapierre (Arden International) 1:33.871 (on lap 2)
Source:[2]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Heikki Kovalainen 14 2 Adam Carroll 10 3 José María López 8 4 Gianmaria Bruni 8 5 Alexandre Prémat 7

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Arden International 18 2 Super Nova International 10 3 ART Grand Prix 8 4 DAMS 8 5 Coloni Motorsport 8

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

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