2005 Hungaroring GP2 Series round

The 2005 Hungaroring GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 30 and 31 July 2005 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary. It was the eighth round of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2005 Hungarian Grand Prix.

   2005 Hungaroring GP2 round

Round details
Round 8 of 12 rounds in the 2005 GP2 Series
Hungaroring
Location	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.381 km (2.722 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	30 July 2005
Laps	42
Pole position
Driver	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering
Time	1:32.457
Podium
First	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering
Second	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International
Third	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International
Fastest lap
Driver	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición
Time	1:34.170 (on lap 39)
Sprint race
Date	31 July 2005
Laps	25
Podium
First	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix
Second	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix
Third	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International
Fastest lap
Driver	Clivio Piccione	Durango
Time	1:34.336 (on lap 25)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	9	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix	1:31.459		231
2	18	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering	1:32.457	+0.998	1
3	22	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International	1:32.652	+1.193	2
4	7	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International	1:32.666	+1.207	3
5	1	Scott Speed	iSport International	1:32.707	+1.248	4
6	10	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	1:32.908	+1.449	241
7	6	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	1:33.005	+1.546	5
8	5	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición	1:33.102	+1.643	6
9	17	Gianmaria Bruni	Coloni Motorsport	1:33.119	+1.660	7
10	11	Olivier Pla	DPR	1:33.172	+1.713	8
11	23	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	1:33.359	+1.900	9
12	19	Borja García	Racing Engineering	1:33.602	+2.143	10
13	20	Juan Cruz Álvarez	Campos Racing	1:33.632	+2.173	11
14	24	Clivio Piccione	Durango	1:33.634	+2.175	12
15	25	Ferdinando Monfardini	Durango	1:33.828	+2.369	13
16	21	Sergio Hernández	Campos Racing	1:34.131	+2.672	14
17	14	José María López	DAMS	1:34.192	+2.733	15
18	3	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Hitech Piquet Sports	1:34.256	+2.797	16
19	15	Fairuz Fauzy	DAMS	1:34.608	+3.149	17
20	4	Alexandre Negrão	Hitech Piquet Sports	1:34.685	+3.226	18
21	8	Adam Carroll	Super Nova International	1:35.029	+3.570	19
22	2	Can Artam	iSport International	1:35.123	+3.664	20
23	16	Mathias Lauda	Coloni Motorsport	1:35.186	+3.727	21
24	12	Giorgio Mondini	DPR	1:35.916	+4.457	22
107% time: 1:38.929
Source:[1][2]

Notes

• ^1 – ART Grand Prix cars were demoted to the back of the grid after post-qualifying inspection discovered suspension irregularities in both of their cars.

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	18	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering	42	1:11:11.253	1	12
2	22	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International	42	+0.400	2	8
3	7	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International	42	+1.700	3	6
4	10	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	42	+7.300	24	5
5	9	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix	42	+10.400	23	4
6	5	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición	42	+10.500	6	3
7	11	Olivier Pla	DPR	42	+11.200	8	2
8	4	Alexandre Negrão	Hitech Piquet Sports	42	+21.100	18	1
9	8	Adam Carroll	Super Nova International	42	+23.000	19
10	17	Gianmaria Bruni	Coloni Motorsport	42	+33.200	7
11	19	Borja García	Racing Engineering	42	+39.400	10
12	23	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	41	+1 lap	9
13	6	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	41	+1 lap	5	2
14	2	Can Artam	iSport International	40	+2 laps	20
15	3	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Hitech Piquet Sports	37	+5 laps/DNF	16
Ret	14	José María López	DAMS	29	Did not finish	15
Ret	20	Juan Cruz Álvarez	Campos Racing	25	Did not finish	11
Ret	21	Sergio Hernández	Campos Racing	24	Did not finish	14
Ret	25	Ferdinando Monfardini	Durango	21	Did not finish	13
Ret	1	Scott Speed	iSport International	18	Did not finish	4
Ret	16	Mathias Lauda	Coloni Motorsport	18	Did not finish	21
Ret	15	Fairuz Fauzy	DAMS	16	Did not finish	17
Ret	12	Giorgio Mondini	DPR	11	Did not finish	22
Ret	24	Clivio Piccione	Durango	8	Did not finish	12
Fastest lap: Hiroki Yoshimoto (BCN Competición) — 1:34.170 (on lap 39)
Source:[3]

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	25	45:05.029	5	6
2	9	Nico Rosberg	ART Grand Prix	25	+0.400	4	5
3	7	Giorgio Pantano	Super Nova International	25	+1.900	6	4
4	18	Neel Jani	Racing Engineering	25	+3.600	8	3
5	22	Heikki Kovalainen	Arden International	25	+4.500	7	2
6	23	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	25	+5.300	12	1
7	20	Juan Cruz Álvarez	Campos Racing	25	+5.900	17
8	17	Gianmaria Bruni	Coloni Motorsport	25	+6.400	10
9	8	Adam Carroll	Super Nova International	25	+7.100	9
10	3	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Hitech Piquet Sports	25	+8.000	15
11	25	Ferdinando Monfardini	Durango	25	+8.500	19
12	2	Can Artam	iSport International	25	+10.100	14
13	15	Fairuz Fauzy	DAMS	25	+12.800	22
14	16	Mathias Lauda	Coloni Motorsport	25	+13.600	21
15	4	Alexandre Negrão	Hitech Piquet Sports	25	+17.800	1
16	24	Clivio Piccione	Durango	25	+20.600	24	2
17	6	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	25	+23.700	13
18	21	Sergio Hernández	Campos Racing	24	+1 lap	18
19	1	Scott Speed	iSport International	23	+2 laps	20
Ret	11	Olivier Pla	DPR	16	Did not finish	2
Ret	14	José María López	DAMS	6	Did not finish	16
Ret	19	Borja García	Racing Engineering	4	Did not finish	11
Ret	5	Ernesto Viso	BCN Competición	4	Did not finish	3
Ret	12	Giorgio Mondini	DPR	2	Did not finish	23
Fastest lap: Clivio Piccione (Durango) — 1:34.336 (on lap 25)
Source:[4]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Heikki Kovalainen 79 2 Nico Rosberg 72 3 Scott Speed 50 2 4 Alexandre Prémat 43 3 5 Neel Jani 40

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 ART Grand Prix 115 2 Arden International 92 3 Super Nova International 62 4 iSport International 52 1 5 Racing Engineering 44

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