2005 Bahrain GP2 Series round

The 2005 Bahrain GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on September 29 and 30, 2005 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the final showdown of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race weekend was a stand-alone event unlike the previous GP2 rounds which support Formula One Grands Prix.

   2005 Bahrain GP2 round

Round details
Round 12 of 12 rounds in the 2005 GP2 Series
Bahrain International Circuit
Location	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.412 km (3.363 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	29 September 2005
Laps	34 (184.008 km)
Pole position
Driver	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:44.643
Podium
First	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix
Second	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix
Third	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:47.766 (on lap 25)
Sprint race
Date	30 September 2005
Laps	23 (124.476 km)
Podium
First	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix
Second	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición
Third	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver	Scott Speed	iSport International
Time	1:47.401 (on lap 3)

Background

Coming into the final round of the season, Nico Rosberg held a five-point lead in the driver's championship from Heikki Kovalainen with 22 points up for grabs in the final round at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time		Gap	Grid
				Q1	Q2
1	9	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix	1:46.526	1:44.643		1
2	22	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International	1:46.205	1:45.318	+0.675	2
3	23	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	1:47.308	1:45.532	+0.889	3
4	7	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International	1:47.621	1:45.541	+0.898	4
5	10	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	1:47.900	1:45.581	+0.938	5
6	5	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición	1:47.572	1:45.713	+1.070	6
7	1	Scott Speed	iSport International	1:46.685	1:45.790	+1.147	7
8	17	Ferdinando Monfardini	Coloni Motorsport	1:48.022	1:45.958	+1.315	8
9	25	Gianmaria Bruni	Durango	1:46.919	1:45.967	+1.324	9
10	14	José María López	DAMS	1:47.754	1:46.031	+1.388	10
11	19	Borja García	Racing Engineering	1:47.930	1:46.254	+1.611	11
12	24	Clivio Piccione	Durango	1:47.731	1:46.466	+1.823	12
13	20	Juan Cruz Álvarez	Campos Racing	1:47.858	1:46.634	+1.991	13
14	6	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	1:48.417	1:46.847	+2.204	14
15	11	Olivier Pla	DPR	1:48.916	1:47.072	+2.429	15
16	12	Giorgio Mondini	DPR	1:48.333	1:47.101	+2.458	16
17	3	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Hitech Piquet Sports	No time	1:47.109	+2.466	17
18	21	Sergio Hernández	Campos Racing	1:48.339	1:47.125	+2.482	18
19	8	Adam Carroll	Super Nova International	1:47.149	1:47.270	+2.506	19
20	15	Fairuz Fauzy	DAMS	1:48.868	1:47.259	+2.616	20
21	16	Mathias Lauda	Coloni Motorsport	1:48.732	1:47.555	+2.912	21
22	2	Can Artam	iSport International	1:48.794	1:48.885	+4.151	22
23	4	Alexandre Negrão	Hitech Piquet Sports	1:49.044	No time	+4.401	23
24	18	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering	No time	No time		24
Source:[1]

• Nelson Piquet Jr. and Adam Carroll had their two fastest times deleted for speeding under yellow flags during Q2. Piquet had been due to start from 7th and Carroll 11th start grid.^[2]

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix	34	1:03:34.327	1	12(10+2)
2	10	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	34	+11.557	5	10(8+2)
3	22	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International	34	+18.768	2	6
4	14	José María López	DAMS	34	+33.723	10	5
5	7	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International	34	+38.348	4	4
6	23	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	34	+43.930	3	3
7	6	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	34	+54.077	14	2
8	5	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición	34	+54.478	6	1
9	8	Adam Carroll	Super Nova International	34	+56.071	19
10	20	Juan Cruz Álvarez	Campos Racing	34	+1:07.712	13
11	15	Fairuz Fauzy	DAMS	34	+1:09.416	20
12	4	Alexandre Negrão	Hitech Piquet Sports	34	+1:10.016	23
13	24	Clivio Piccione	Durango	34	+1:14.937	12
14	16	Mathias Lauda	Coloni Motorsport	34	+1:22.167	21
15	21	Sergio Hernández	Campos Racing	34	+1:27.321	18
16	18	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering	34	+1:33.179	24
17	2	Can Artam	iSport International	34	+1:36.993	22
18	12	Giorgio Mondini	DPR	33	+1 lap	16
19	19	Borja García	Racing Engineering	31	+3 laps	11
Ret	11	Olivier Pla	DPR	29	Gearbox	15
Ret	17	Ferdinando Monfardini	Coloni Motorsport	20	Electrics	8
Ret	3	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Hitech Piquet Sports	13	Hydraulics	17
Ret	1	Scott Speed	iSport International	10	Brakes	7
Ret	25	Gianmaria Bruni	Durango	7	Gearbox	9
Fastest lap: Alexandre Prémat (ART Grand Prix) — 1:47.766 (on lap 25)
Source:[3][4]

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix	23	41:44.937	8	6
2	5	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición	23	+8.335	1	5
3	10	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	23	+9.353	7	4
4	14	José María López	DAMS	23	+16.260	5	3
5	7	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International	23	+22.649	4	2
6	6	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	23	+30.698	2	1
7	24	Clivio Piccione	Durango	23	+31.115	13
8	8	Adam Carroll	Super Nova International	23	+32.974	9
9	4	Alexandre Negrão	Hitech Piquet Sports	23	+33.853	12
10	15	Fairuz Fauzy	DAMS	23	+34.571	11
11	17	Ferdinando Monfardini	Coloni Motorsport	23	+34.844	21
12	20	Juan Cruz Álvarez	Campos Racing	23	+35.402	10
13	18	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering	23	+38.027	16
14	25	Gianmaria Bruni	Durango	23	+41.669	24
15	3	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Hitech Piquet Sports	23	+44.106	22
16	2	Can Artam	iSport International	23	+49.552	17
17	19	Borja García	Racing Engineering	23	+50.243	19
18	21	Sergio Hernández	Campos Racing	23	+1:25.107	15
19	1	Scott Speed	iSport International	22	+1 lap	PL	2
20	23	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	22	+1 lap	3
21	16	Mathias Lauda	Coloni Motorsport	22	+1 lap	14
22	12	Giorgio Mondini	DPR	22	+1 lap	18
Ret	22	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International	0	Spun off	6
DNS	11	Olivier Pla	DPR	0	Gearbox	20
Fastest lap: Scott Speed (iSport International) — 1:47.401 (on lap 3)
Source:[5][6]

• Oliver Pla was unable to start the race due to an gearbox failure.
• Scott Speed started the race from the pitlane.

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Nico Rosberg 120 2 Heikki Kovalainen 105 3 Scott Speed 67.5 4 Alexandre Prémat 67 5 Adam Carroll 53

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 ART Grand Prix 187 2 Arden International 126 3 Super Nova International 102 4 iSport International 69.5 5 Racing Engineering 65.5

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