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2005 GP2 Series
Nico Rosberg
Nico Rosberg, the inaugural GP2 Series Champion
Season Information
No. Rounds 23
First Round Flag of San Marino 2005 Imola Feature Race
Last Round Flag of Bahrain 2005 Bahrain Sprint Race
Maker Flag of Italy Dallara; Flag of France Renault
Tyre(s) Flag of Japan Bridgestone
Driver's Championship
Champion Flag of Germany Nico Rosberg 120 Pt(s)
5 Win(s), 4 Pole(s) 5 Fastest Lap(s)
Second Flag of Finland Heikki Kovalainen 105 Pt(s)
5 Win(s), 2 Pole(s) 1 Fastest Lap(s)
Third Flag of the United States Scott Speed 67.5 Pt(s)
0 Win(s), 1 Pole(s), 5 Fastest Lap(s)
Team's Championship
Champion Flag of France ART Grand Prix 187 Pt(s)
7 Win(s), 5 Pole(s) 6 Fastest Lap(s)
Second Flag of the United Kingdom Arden International 126 Pt(s)
5 Win(s), 3 Pole(s) 1 Fastest Lap(s)
Third Flag of the United Kingdom Super Nova International 102 Pt(s)
3 Win(s), 1 Pole(s) 1 Fastest Lap(s)
Season Guide
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The 2005 GP2 Series was the inaugural season of the FIA GP2 Series, which was designed to become the second tier of single-seater racing under Formula One. To reduce costs, GP2's first season would see teams use a standardised engine, chassis, gearbox and tyres, hoping avoid the fate of its predecessor, the Formula 3000 Championship.[1]

The inaugural GP2 Series would begin with a wave of mechanical issues with the new Dallara GP2/05 and its Mecachrome engine.[1] Regardless, Heikki Kovalainen would become the first GP2 Series winner by winning the Feature Race at Imola, before Adam Carroll claimed victory in the Sprint Race.[1]

Kovalainen would go on to become one of the major title contenders, with the Finn claiming additional victories in Magny-Cours, Istanbul and Monza.[1] Carroll, meanwhile, would become the first driver to win a second race in the series by winning the Monaco Feature Race, while Gianmaria Bruni and José María López also claimed early victories.[1]

However, as the season progressed a new driver with an old name would rise to the top and, ultimately, become the 2005 GP2 Series Champion.[1] Indeed, five victories in the second half of the season would see Nico Rosberg jump to the head of the table, with a double victory at Bahrain at the end of the season securing his crown.[1]

Elsewhere, Rosberg's team ART Grand Prix would claim the honours in the Teams' Championship, with Arden International and Super Nova Racing completing the top three.[1] Otherwise it was a very competitive opening season for the GP2 Series, with ten drivers from nine different teams claiming victory.[1]

Background[]

Calendar[]

The full calendar for the 2005 FIA GP2 Series Championship is shown below:

2005 GP2 Series Championship Calendar
Round Event Type Circuit Date Report
1 Flag of San Marino XXV Gran Premio Foster's di San Marino F Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 23 April 2005 Report
S 24 April 2005 Report
2 Flag of Spain XLVII Gran Premio Marlboro de España F Circuit de Catalunya 7 May 2005 Report
S 8 May 2005 Report
3 Flag of Monaco LXIII Grand Prix de Monaco F Circuit de Monaco 21 May 2005 Report
4 Flag of Europe XLIX Allianz Grand Prix of Europe F Nürburgring 28 May 2005 Report
S 29 May 2005 Report
5 Flag of France XCI Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France F Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 2 July 2005 Report
S 3 July 2005 Report
6 Flag of the United Kingdom LVIII Foster's British Grand Prix F Silverstone Circuit 9 July 2005 Report
S 10 July 2005 Report
7 Flag of Germany LXVII Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland F Hockenheimring 23 July 2005 Report
S 24 July 2005 Report
8 Flag of Hungary XXI Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj F Hungaroring 30 July 2005 Report
S 31 July 2005 Report
9 Flag of Turkey I Türkiye Grand Prix'si F Istanbul Racing Circuit 20 August 2005 Report
S 21 August 2005 Report
10 Flag of Italy LXXVI Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia F Autodromo Nazionale Monza 3 September 2005 Report
S 4 September 2005 Report
11 Flag of Belgium LXII Foster's Grand Prix de Belgique F Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 10 September 2005 Report
S 11 September 2005 Report
12 Flag of Bahrain 2005 GP2 Series Finale F Bahrain International Circuit 29 September 2005 Report
S 30 September 2005 Report
2005 FIA GP2 Series Tests
I
Flag of Spain 2004 Barcelona Pre-Season Test T Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1-2 November 2004 Report
Flag of France 2005 Paul Ricard Pre-Season Test 1 T Circuit Paul Ricard 23-25 February 2005 Report
Flag of France 2005 Paul Ricard Pre-Season Test 2 T 8-10 March 2005 Report
Flag of France 2005 Paul Ricard Pre-Season Test 3 T 4-6 April 2005 Report
Flag of Spain 2005 Barcelona Pre-Season Test T Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 13-14 April 2005 Report
II
Flag of France 2005 Paul Ricard Mid-Season Test T Circuit Paul Ricard 14-15 June 2005 Report
III
Flag of France 2005 Paul Ricard Post-Season Test 1 T 11-12 October 2005 Report
Flag of Spain 2005 Jerez Post-Season Test T Circuito de Jerez 9-10 November 2005 Report
Flag of France 2005 Paul Ricard Post-Season Test 2 T Circuit Paul Ricard 1-2 December 2005 Report
Source:[1]

Entrants[]

Entry List[]

The full 2005 FIA GP2 Series entry list is outlined below:

2005 FIA GP2 Series Championship Entry List
Entrant No. Name Rounds
Flag of the United Kingdom iSport International
Dallara-Renault GP2/05
1 Flag of the United States Scott Speed All
2 Flag of Turkey Can Artam All
Flag of the United Kingdom Hitech Piquet Sports*
Dallara-Renault GP2/05
3 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. All
4 Flag of Brazil Alexandre Negrão All
Flag of Spain BCN Competición
Dallara-Renault GP2/05
5 Flag of Venezuela Ernesto Viso All
6 Flag of Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto All
Flag of the United Kingdom Super Nova International
Dallara-Renault GP2/05
7 Flag of Italy Giorgio Pantano All
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Adam Carroll All
Flag of France ART Grand Prix
Dallara-Renault GP2/05
9 Flag of Germany Nico Rosberg All
10 Flag of France Alexandre Prémat All
Flag of the United Kingdom DPR
Dallara-Renault GP2/05
11 Flag of France Olivier Pla All
12 Flag of the United Kingdom Ryan Sharp 1-7
Flag of Italy Giorgio Mondini* 8-12
Flag of France DAMS
Dallara-Renault GP2/05
14 Flag of France José María López* All
15 Flag of the United Kingdom Fairuz Fauzy* All
Flag of Italy Coloni Motorsport
Dallara-Renault GP2/05
16 Flag of Austria Mathias Lauda All
17 Flag of Italy Gianmaria Bruni* 1-9, 11-12
Flag of Finland Toni Vilander 10-11
Flag of Spain Racing Engineering
Dallara-Renault GP2/05
18 Flag of Switzerland Neel Jani All
19 Flag of Spain Borja García All
Flag of Spain Campos Racing
Dallara-Renault GP2/05
20 Flag of Spain Juan Cruz Álvarez* All
21 Flag of Spain Sergio Hernández All
Flag of the Netherlands Arden International*
Dallara-Renault GP2/05
22 Flag of Finland Heikki Kovalainen All
23 Flag of France Nicolas Lapierre All
Flag of Italy Durango
Dallara-Renault GP2/05
24 Flag of Monaco Clivio Piccione All
25 Flag of Italy Ferdinando Monfardini 1-10, 12
  • * Piquet Sports competed under a British license. Prior to the Istanbul round, it was announced that this partnership had ended and that Piquet Sports would run the team for the remainder of the season. Despite this, team would continued carrying the Hitech name until the end of the season.
  • * Arden International competed under a Holland license.
  • * Mondini competed under a Italia license.
  • * Lopéz competed under a French license.
  • * Fauzy competed under a British license.
  • * Alvaréz competed under a Spanish license.
  • * Bruni would join Durango ahead of the 2005 Spa Feature Race.
  • Monfardini moved to Coloni Motorsport for the season finale in Bahrain.

Season Report[]

Regulations[]

Technical[]

Sporting[]

Standings[]

2005 GP2 Series Championship for Drivers[]

The full Championship standings from the 2005 FIA GP2 Series Championship for Drivers is outlined below:

2005 FIA GP2 Series Championship for Drivers
Pos. Name Flag of San Marino Flag of Spain Flag of Monaco Flag of Europe Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Hungary Flag of Turkey Flag of Italy Flag of Belgium Flag of Bahrain Pts.
F S F S F F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S
1st Rosberg 8th Ret 9th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 7th 1st 1st 4th 1st 4th 5th 2nd 17th 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 1st 1st 120
2nd Kovalainen 1st 3rd 3rd Ret 5th 1st Ret 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 5th 6th 2nd 5th 10th 1st 1st 5th 15th 9th 3rd Ret 105
3rd Speed 3rd Ret 2nd 3rd 4th 16th 12th 15th 18th 4th 2nd 4th 3rd Ret 19th 5th 4th Ret 15th 4th 4th Ret 19th 67.5
4th Prémat 7th 2nd 10th Ret Ret 4th Ret 9th Ret 3rd 5th 2nd 9th 4th 1st 1st 14th Ret 18th Ret 12th 2nd 3rd 67
5th Carroll 5th 1st 7th 6th 1st Ret 2nd 4th 6th 21st 8th Ret 11th 9th 9th 7th 2nd 5th 6th 8th 1st 9th 8th 53
6th Pantano 13th Ret 13th 14th Ret 2nd 7th 10th 7th 12th 7th 6th 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 8th 6th 3rd NC 11th 5th 5th 49
7th Jani 6th 15th 4th 5th Ret 6th 13th 5th 4th 5th 6th Ret 22nd 1st 4th Ret Ret 7th 1st 16th 18th 16th 13th 48
8th Piquet Jr. 14th 6th 5th 2nd 11th 5th 3rd Ret DSQ Ret Ret 3rd 8th 15th 10th 4th 6th 3rd Ret 1st 14th Ret 15th 46
9th López 2nd 11th 6th 1st Ret 13th 14th 2nd Ret 9th Ret 13th 10th Ret Ret 6th 7th Ret Ret 10th 8th 4th 4th 36
10th Bruni 4th 4th 1st Ret 2nd 8th Ret 18th 11th 7th 11th NC 14th 10th 8th Ret 9th Ret 16th Ret 14th 35
11th Viso 10th DNS Ret Ret DSQ Ret 11th 11th 8th 15th 13th DSQ 12th 6th Ret 14th 12th Ret Ret 2nd 3rd 8th 2nd 21
12th Lapierre DNS Ret 11th 9th Ret 12th Ret 3rd 5th 10th Ret 9th 7th 12th 6th Ret 13th 4th Ret Ret 23rd 6th 20th 21
13th Pla 9th 5th Ret Ret 9th Ret 8th Ret 9th 8th 1st 8th 1st 7th Ret 9th 17th Ret Ret 11th 10th Ret DNS 20
14th García Ret 10th Ret 10th 10th Ret DSQ Ret 12th 17th 9th 7th 5th 11th Ret 3rd 5th Ret 10th 6th 2nd 19th 17th 17.5
15th Piccione 15th Ret Ret 8th Ret 7th 1st 8th DSQ 6th Ret Ret 17th Ret 16th Ret 11th 11th 14th 12th 19th 13th 7th 14
16th Yoshimoto Ret 9th Ret 17th DNS 11th Ret 6th 2nd 13th Ret 12th Ret 13th 17th 8th 10th 10th 16th Ret 17th 7th 6th 14
17th Monfardini Ret DNS Ret 11th DNS Ret 6th 12th 17th 14th 10th Ret 15th Ret 11th Ret Ret 8th 4th Ret 11th 5
18th Álvarez Ret 7th Ret 12th Ret 18th 15th Ret NC 11th Ret 10th NC Ret 7th 15th Ret 12th 17th 5th 6th 10th 12th 4.5
19th Negrão Ret 13th 8th 15th 12th Ret Ret Ret 13th 19th 16th Ret 18th 8th 15th 12th 19th Ret 13th 7th 7th 12th 9th 4
20th Hernández 11th 8th Ret 18th 8th 15th 5th 13th 14th 16th 12th Ret 19th Ret 18th Ret 20th Ret 7th Ret 20th 15th 18th 3
21st Lauda 12th Ret Ret 13th 6th 10th Ret 16th 15th 20th 15th 14th 21st Ret 14th 16th 18th 13th 12th 9th 24th 14th 21st 3
22nd Artam 16th Ret Ret Ret 7th 17th Ret 17th 16th 18th 14th Ret 20th 14th 12th 11th 16th 9th 9th Ret 22nd 17th 16th 2
23rd Sharp Ret 14th Ret 16th Ret 9th 9th 19th Ret Ret NC 11th 13th 2
NC Fauzy 17th 12th 12th 7th Ret 14th 10th 14th 10th Ret Ret Ret 16th Ret 13th Ret 15th 14th 11th 13th 15th 11th 10th 0
NC Vilander 15th 8th 14th 13th 0
NC Mondini Ret Ret 13th Ret Ret Ret Ret 21st 18th 22nd 0

2005 GP2 Series Championship for Teams[]

References[]

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References:

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 '2005 SEASON', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 2018), http://www.fiaformula2.com/Guide-to/The-story-so-far/2005-Season/, (Accessed 13/06/2018)
2005 FIA GP2 Series
Entrants
Arden InternationalART Grand PrixBCN CompeticiónCampos RacingColoni MotorsportDAMSDavid Price RacingDurangoHitech/Piquet RacingiSport InternationalRacing EngineeringSuper Nova Racing
Manufacturers
DallaraRenault
Car/engine
Dallara GP2/05Renault V8108 4.0l V8
Drivers
1 Scott Speed2 Can Artam3 Nelson Piquet Jr.4 Alexandre Negrão5 Ernesto Viso6 Hiroki Yoshimoto7 Giorgio Pantano8 Adam Carroll9 Nico Rosberg10 Alexandre Prémat11 Olivier Pla12 Ryan Sharp/Giorgio Mondini14 José María López15 Fairuz Fauzy16 Mathias Lauda17 Gianmaria Bruni/Toni Vilander/Ferdinando Monfardini18 Neel Jani19 Borja García20 Juan Cruz Álvarez21 Sergio Hernández22 Heikki Kovalainen23 Nicolas Lapierre24 Clivio Piccione25 Ferdinando Monfardini/Gianmaria Bruni
Races
Imola FeatureImola SprintBarcelona FeatureBarcelona SprintMonaco FeatureNürburgring FeatureNürburgring SprintMagny Cours FeatureMagny-Cours SprintSilverstone FeatureSilverstone SprintHockenheimring FeatureHockenheimring SprintHungaroring FeatureHungaroring SprintIstanbul FeatureIstanbul SprintMonza FeatureMonza SprintSpa FeatureSpa SprintBahrain FeatureBahrain Sprint
Tests
2005 Pre-Season Test2005 Paul Ricard Test2005 Paul Ricard Winter Test 12005 Jerez Winter Test2005 Paul Ricard Winter Test 2
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