2005 Monza GP2 Series round

2005 Monza GP2 round
Round details
	Round 10 of 12 rounds in the ; 2005 GP2 Series
	; Monza
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 5.793 km (3.600 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	3 September 2005
Laps	32
Pole position
Driver	Heikki Kovalainen
Time	1:33.739
Podium
First	Heikki Kovalainen
Second	Nico Rosberg
Third	Nelson Piquet Jr.
Fastest lap
Driver	Nico Rosberg
Time	1:36.315 (on lap 10)
Sprint race
Date	4 September 2005
Laps	20
Podium
First	Neel Jani
Second	Nico Rosberg
Third	Giorgio Pantano
Fastest lap
Driver	Nico Rosberg
Time	1:35.881 (on lap 19)

The 2005 Monza GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 3 and 4 September 2005 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy. It was the tenth round of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2005 Italian Grand Prix.

Classification[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	22	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International	1:33.739		1
2	9	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix	1:33.930	+0.205	2
3	1	Scott Speed	iSport International	1:34.851	+1.126	3
4	10	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	1:35.137	+1.412	4
5	14	José María López	DAMS	1:35.160	+1.435	5
6	3	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Hitech Piquet Sports	1:35.224	+1.499	6
7	23	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	1:35.232	+1.507	7
8	25	Ferdinando Monfardini	Durango	1:35.258	+1.533	8
9	18	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering	1:35.410	+1.685	9
10	7	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International	1:35.463	+1.738	10
11	19	Borja García	Racing Engineering	1:35.593	+1.868	11
12	5	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición	1:35.721	+1.996	12
13	21	Sergio Hernández	Campos Racing	1:35.744	+2.019	13
14	6	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	1:35.821	+2.096	14
15	12	Giorgio Mondini	DPR	1:35.857	+2.132	15
16	17	Toni Vilander	Coloni Motorsport	1:35.944	+2.219	16
17	11	Olivier Pla	DPR	1:36.044	+2.319	17
18	20	Juan Cruz Álvarez	Campos Racing	1:36.119	+2.394	18
19	24	Clivio Piccione	Durango	1:36.365	+2.640	19
20	2	Can Artam	iSport International	1:36.427	+2.702	20
21	4	Alexandre Negrão	Hitech Piquet Sports	1:36.551	+2.826	21
22	16	Mathias Lauda	Coloni Motorsport	1:36.897	+3.172	22
23	15	Fairuz Fauzy	DAMS	1:36.933	+3.208	23
24	8	Adam Carroll	Super Nova International	1:37.396	+3.671	24
107% time: 1:40.285
Source:^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	22	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International	32	53:55.234	1	10+2
2	9	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix	32	+1.163	2	8+2
3	3	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Hitech Piquet Sports	32	+12.304	6	6
4	23	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	32	+29.980	7	5
5	8	Adam Carroll	Super Nova International	32	+35.951	24	4
6	7	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International	32	+37.920	10	3
7	18	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering	32	+45.949	9	2
8	25	Ferdinando Monfardini	Durango	32	+53.315	8	1
9	2	Can Artam	iSport International	32	+1:09.035	20
10	6	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	32	+1:09.816	14
11	24	Clivio Piccione	Durango	32	+1:11.614	19
12	20	Juan Cruz Álvarez	Campos Racing	32	+1:20.367	18
13	16	Mathias Lauda	Coloni Motorsport	32	+1:31.089	22
14	15	Fairuz Fauzy	DAMS	32	+1:31.778	23
15	17	Toni Vilander	Coloni Motorsport	30	+2 laps	16
Ret	5	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición	5	Did not finish	12
Ret	21	Sergio Hernández	Campos Racing	5	Did not finish	13
Ret	4	Alexandre Negrão	Hitech Piquet Sports	4	Did not finish	21
Ret	19	Borja García	Racing Engineering	4	Did not finish	11
Ret	10	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	2	Did not finish	4
Ret	1	Scott Speed	iSport International	2	Did not finish	3
Ret	14	José María López	DAMS	2	Did not finish	5
Ret	11	Olivier Pla	DPR	0	Did not finish	17
Ret	12	Giorgio Mondini	DPR	0	Did not finish	15
Fastest lap: Nico Rosberg (ART Grand Prix) — 1:36.315 (on lap 10)
Source:^[4]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	18	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering	20	35:54.148	2	6
2	9	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix	20	+0.480	7	5+2
3	7	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International	20	+2.416	3	4
4	25	Ferdinando Monfardini	Durango	20	+6.162	1	3
5	22	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International	20	+6.207	8	2
6	8	Adam Carroll	Super Nova International	20	+11.210	4	1
7	21	Sergio Hernández	Campos Racing	20	+15.062	16
8	17	Toni Vilander	Coloni Motorsport	20	+27.050	15
9	2	Can Artam	iSport International	20	+30.031	9
10	19	Borja García	Racing Engineering	20	+34.518	18
11	15	Fairuz Fauzy	DAMS	20	+38.846	14
12	16	Mathias Lauda	Coloni Motorsport	20	+40.056	13
13	4	Alexandre Negrão	Hitech Piquet Sports	20	+40.657	17
14	24	Clivio Piccione	Durango	20	+40.902	11
15	1	Scott Speed	iSport International	20	+1:21.370	20
16	6	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	20	+1:30.273	10
17	20	Juan Cruz Álvarez	Campos Racing	19	+1 lap/DNF	12
18	10	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	19	+1 lap	19
Ret	12	Giorgio Mondini	DPR	14	Did not finish	22
Ret	14	José María López	DAMS	8	Did not finish	21
Ret	23	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	8	Did not finish	5
Ret	3	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Hitech Piquet Sports	6	Did not finish	6
Ret	5	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición	6	Did not finish	24¹
Ret	11	Olivier Pla	DPR	5	Did not finish	23
Fastest lap: Nico Rosberg (ART Grand Prix) — 1:35.881 (on lap 19)
Source:^[5]

^1 – Ernesto Viso was given a ten place grid penalty for colliding with Sergio Hernández in the feature race.^[6]

^ Giorgio Pantano set the fastest lap, but her performance was revoked by a decision of the jury, so the points were given to Nico Rosberg.^[1]
^ Scott Speed set the fastest lap, but judges penalised him for changing his tires during race, so the points were given to Nico Rosberg.^[2]

^ "GP2: Race report (1) - Monza". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Speed Loses Fastest Lap". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "GP2: Qualifying times - Monza". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "GP2: Race result (1) - Monza". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "GP2: Race result (2) - Monza". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Viso Sent to the Back of the Grid". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

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