2005 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round
| Round details | |||
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Round 5 of 12 rounds in the 2005 GP2 Series | |||
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| Location | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 4.411 km (2.741 mi) | ||
| Feature race | |||
| Date | 2 July 2005 | ||
| Laps | 41 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | |
| Time | 1:25.132 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | |
| Second |
José María López | DAMS | |
| Third |
Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | |
| Time | 1:27.809 (on lap 37) | ||
| Sprint race | |||
| Date | 3 July 2005 | ||
| Laps | 28 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | |
| Second |
 Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | |
| Third |
Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Gianmaria Bruni[a] | Coloni Motorsport | |
| Time | 1:27.682 (on lap 3) | ||
The 2005 French GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 2 and 3 July 2005 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours, France. It was the fifth race of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2005 French Grand Prix.
The first race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for Arden International, with José María López second for DAMS and Nicolas Lapierre finishing third for Arden.
The second race was won by Nico Rosberg for ART Grand Prix, with Hiroki Yoshimoto for BCN Competición and Heikki Kovalainen for Arden also on the podium.
Classification[edit]
Qualifying[edit]
- Notes
- ^1 – Ernesto Viso was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing collision with Mathias Lauda in the sprint race in Nürburgring.
Feature race[edit]
Sprint race[edit]
- Notes
- ^1 – Nelson Piquet Jr., Clivio Piccione and Juan Cruz Álvarez was disqualified from the race because their team broke the rules and changed all four tires during the race.[4][5][6]
Standings after the round[edit]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Nelson Piquet Jr. set the fastest lap, but after disqualification the points were given to Gianmaria Bruni.
References[edit]
- ^ "GP2: Qualifying times – Magny-Cours". Crash Media Group. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ "GP2: Race result (1) – Magny-Cours". Crash Media Group. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ "GP2: Race result (2) – Magny-Cours [amended]". Crash Media Group. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ "GP2: Race report (2) - Magny-Cours". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Dopo Magny-Cours, tre piloti squalificati e due penalizzati". Italiaracing.net. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Juan Cruz Álvarez Magny-Cours GP2 race 2 report". Auto123.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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