2005 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round
{{Infobox GP2 round report
| Country = Belgium
| Grand Prix = Spa-Francorchamps
| Round_No = 11
| Season_No = 12
| Image = Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2004-2006.png
| Caption = Spa-Francorchamps
| Year = 2005
| Location = Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
| Course = Permanent racing facility
| Course_mi = 4.334
| Course_km = 6.976
| Date_r1 = 10 September
| Laps_r1 = 26 (181.376 km)
| Pole_driver_country = ITA
| Pole_driver = Gianmaria Bruni
| Pole_team = Durango
| Pole_time = 2:14.173
| First_driver_country_r1 = BRA
| First_driver_r1 = Nelson Piquet Jr.
| First_team_r1 = Hitech Piquet Sports
| Second_driver_country_r1 = VEN
| Second_driver_r1 = Ernesto Viso
| Second_team_r1 = BCN Competición
| Third_driver_country_r1 = GER
| Third_driver_r1 = Nico Rosberg
| Third_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix
| Fast_driver_country_r1 = FRA
| Fast_driver_r1 = Alexandre Prémat{{efn|Alexandre Prémat did not finish the race so the points were given to Adam Carroll.}}
| Fast_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix
| Fast_time_r1 = 2:07.563
| Fast_lap_r1 = 3
| Date_r2 = 11 September
| Laps_r2 = 9 (62.784 km)
| First_driver_country_r2 = GBR
| First_driver_r2 = Adam Carroll
| First_team_r2 = Super Nova International
| Second_driver_country_r2 = ESP
| Second_driver_r2 = Borja García
| Second_team_r2 = Racing Engineering
| Third_driver_country_r2 = VEN
| Third_driver_r2 = Ernesto Viso
| Third_team_r2 = BCN Competición
| Fast_driver_country_r2 = GBR
| Fast_driver_r2 = Adam Carroll
| Fast_team_r2 = Super Nova International
| Fast_time_r2 = 2:14.936
| Fast_lap_r2 = 7
}}
The 2005 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 10 and 11 September 2005 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. It was the penultimate round of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2005 Belgian Grand Prix.
Classification
=Qualifying=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" |
| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Time ! Gap ! {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}} |
|---|
| 1
| align="center" | 25 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni | Durango | 2:14.273 | | 1 |
| 2
| align="center" | 10 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Prémat | 2:14.661 | +0.388 | 2 |
| 3
| align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Lapierre | 2:14.708 | +0.435 | 3 |
| 4
| align="center" | 22 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen | 2:14.872 | +0.599 | 4 |
| 5
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet Jr. | 2:14.885 | +0.612 | 5 |
| 6
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Speed | 2:14.897 | +0.624 | 6 |
| 7
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Yoshimoto | 2:15.163 | +0.890 | 7 |
| 8
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Carroll | 2:15.174 | +0.901 | 8 |
| 9
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Pantano | 2:15.229 | +0.956 | 9 |
| 10
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|FRA}} José María López | DAMS | 2:15.238 | +0.965 | 10 |
| 11
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg | 2:15.240 | +0.967 | 11 |
| 12
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|VEN}} Ernesto Viso | 2:15.290 | +1.017 | 12 |
| 13
| align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Pla | DPR | 2:15.725 | +1.425 | 13 |
| 14
| align="center" | 24 | {{flagicon|MCO}} Clivio Piccione | Durango | 2:15.845 | +1.572 | 14 |
| 15
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Neel Jani | 2:15.869 | +1.596 | 15 |
| 16
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 2:16.434 | +2.161 | 16 |
| 17
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Mondini | DPR | 2:16.497 | +2.224 | 17 |
| 18
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Vilander | 2:16.769 | +2.496 | 18 |
| 19
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Negrão | 2:16.924 | +2.651 | 19 |
| 20
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Borja García | 2:17.166 | +2.893 | 20 |
| 21
| align="center" | 20 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Cruz Álvarez | 2:17.208 | +2.935 | 21 |
| 22
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Hernández | 2:17.579 | +3.306 | 22 |
| 23
| align="center" | 16 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Mathias Lauda | 2:18.498 | +4.225 | 23 |
| 24
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|TUR}} Can Artam | 2:18.801 | +4.528 | 24 |
| colspan="7"|107% time: 2:23.672 |
| colspan="7"|Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.crash.net/gp2/results/66857/1/gp2-qualifying-times-spafrancorchamps.html|title=GP2: Qualifying times - Spa-Francorchamps|publisher=crash.net|accessdate=28 July 2014|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817092647/http://www.crash.net/gp2/results/66857/1/gp2-qualifying-times-spafrancorchamps.html|url-status=dead}} |
=Feature race=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" |
| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Laps ! Time/Retired ! Grid ! Points |
|---|
| 1
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet Jr. | 26 | 1:08:13.224 | 5 | align="center" |10 |
| 2
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|VEN}} Ernesto Viso | 26 | +3.049 | 12 | align="center" |8 |
| 3
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg | 26 | +9.930 | 11 | align="center" |6 |
| 4
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Speed | 26 | +15.915 | 6 | align="center" |5 |
| 5
| align="center" | 20 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Cruz Álvarez | 26 | +18.000 | 21 | align="center" |4 |
| 6
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Borja García | 26 | +18.976 | 20 | align="center" |3 |
| 7
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Negrão | 26 | +35.065 | 19 | align="center" |2 |
| 8
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Carroll | 26 | +42.263 | 8 | align="center" |{{Tooltip|3|1 points for eight place, 2 points for fastest lap}} |
| 9
| align="center" | 16 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Mathias Lauda | 26 | +43.337 | 23 | |
| 10
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|FRA}} José María López | DAMS | 26 | +44.128 | 10 | |
| 11
| align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Pla | DPR | 26 | +58.011 | 13 | |
| 12
| align="center" | 24 | {{flagicon|MCO}} Clivio Piccione | Durango | 26 | +58.602 | 14 | |
| 13
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 26 | +1:18.279 | 22 | |
| 14
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Vilander | 26 | +1:58.501 | 18 | |
| 15
| align="center" | 22 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen | 25 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| 16
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Neel Jani | 23 | +3 laps | 15 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Pantano | 22 | Did not finish | 9 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Hernández | 22 | Did not finish | 22 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 10 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Prémat | 16 | Did not finish | 2 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Mondini | DPR | 13 | Did not finish | 17 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 25 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni | Durango | 8 | Did not finish | 1 | align="center" |{{Tooltip|2|2 points for pole position}} |
| Ret
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|TUR}} Can Artam | 3 | Did not finish | 24 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Yoshimoto | 3 | Did not finish | 7 | |
| Ret
| align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Lapierre | 0 | Did not finish | 3 | |
| colspan="8" |{{center|Fastest lap: Alexandre Prémat (ART Grand Prix) — 2:07.563 (on lap 3)}} |
| colspan="8" |Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.crash.net/gp2/results/66860/1/gp2-race-result-1-spafrancorchamps.html|title=GP2: Race result (1) - Spa-Francorchamps|publisher=crash.net|accessdate=28 July 2014|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817122122/http://www.crash.net/gp2/results/66860/1/gp2-race-result-1-spafrancorchamps.html|url-status=dead}} |
=Sprint race=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" |
| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Laps{{ref|2|2}} ! Time/Retired ! Grid ! Points{{ref|3|3}} |
|---|
| 1
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Carroll | 9 | 23:38.872 | 1 | align="center" |{{Tooltip|6|4 points for first place, 2 points for fastest lap}} |
| 2
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Borja García | 9 | +16.300 | 3 | align="center" |2.5 |
| 3
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|VEN}} Ernesto Viso | 9 | +25.040{{ref|4|4}} | 7 | align="center" |2 |
| 4
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Speed | 9 | +26.311 | 5 | align="center" |1.5 |
| 5
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Nico Rosberg | 9 | +31.170 | 6 | align="center" |1 |
| 6
| align="center" | 20 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Cruz Álvarez | 9 | +34.666 | 4 | align="center" |0.5 |
| 7
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Negrão | 9 | +35.987 | 2 | |
| 8
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|FRA}} José María López | DAMS | 9 | +38.059 | 9 | |
| 9
| align="center" | 22 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen | 9 | +38.321 | 14 | |
| 10
| align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Pla | DPR | 9 | +41.986 | 10 | |
| 11
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Pantano | 9 | +43.635 | 17 | |
| 12
| align="center" | 10 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Prémat | 9 | +48.451 | 19 | |
| 13
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Vilander | 9 | +51.557 | 13 | |
| 14
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet Jr. | 9 | +52.170 | 18{{ref|1|1}} | |
| 15
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 9 | +54.876 | 12 | |
| 16
| align="center" | 25 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni | Durango | 9 | +55.417 | 21 | |
| 17
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Yoshimoto | 9 | +55.919 | 22 | |
| 18
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Neel Jani | 9 | +57.455 | 15 | |
| 19
| align="center" | 24 | {{flagicon|MCO}} Clivio Piccione | Durango | 9 | +59.215 | 11 | |
| 20
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Hernández | 9 | +1:08.028 | 16 | |
| 21
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Mondini | DPR | 9 | +1:10.508 | 20 | |
| 22
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|TUR}} Can Artam | 9 | +1:16.403 | 23 | |
| 23
| align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Lapierre | 9 | +1:26.822 | 24 | |
| 24
| align="center" | 16 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Mathias Lauda | 9 | +1:44.105 | 8 | |
| colspan="8" |{{center|Fastest lap: Adam Carroll (Super Nova International) — 2:14.936 (on lap 7)}} |
| colspan="8" |Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.crash.net/gp2/results/66867/1/gp2-race-result-2-spafrancorchamps-amended.html|title=GP2: Race result (2) - Spa-Francorchamps|publisher=crash.net|accessdate=28 July 2014|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817110456/http://www.crash.net/gp2/results/66867/1/gp2-race-result-2-spafrancorchamps-amended.html|url-status=dead}} |
;Notes
- {{note|1|1}} – Nelson Piquet Jr. was given a ten place grid penalty for colliding with Alexandre Prémat in the feature race.{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/formula2/news/piquet-penalised-but-keeps-win-5328282/5328282/|title=Piquet Penalised but Keeps Win|website=Autosport.com|access-date=13 December 2023}}
- {{note|2|2}} – The race was originally set to cover 18 laps (125.568 km) but the results were based on the classification at the end of lap nine.
- {{note|3|3}} – Half-points were awarded for the race as the field failed to cover 75% of the original race distance.
- {{note|4|4}} – Ernesto Viso was reinstated to third position after the race having originally been classified at the back of the field after his accident.{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/formula2/news/race-two-results-modified-5328300/5328300/|title=Race Two Results Modified|website=Autosport.com|access-date=13 December 2023}}
Standings after the round
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px 1
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg | align="right" | 102 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen | align="right" | 99 |
| align="left"| 10px
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Speed | align="right" | 65.5 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Carroll | align="right" | 53 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Prémat | align="right" | 53 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Team ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} ART Grand Prix | align="right" | 155 |
| align="left"| 10px
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|UK}} Arden International | align="right" | 117 |
| align="left"| 10px
| align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|UK}} Super Nova International | align="right" | 96 |
| align="left"| 10px
| align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} iSport International | align="right" | 67.5 |
| align="left"| 10px
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Racing Engineering | align="right" | 65.5 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp2-series/2005/spa-francorchamps/info Motorsportstats.com]
{{GP2 round report
| Name_of_round = Spa-Francorchamps GP2 round
| Year_of_round = 2005
| Previous_round_in_season = 2005 Monza GP2 Series round
| Next_round_in_season = 2005 Bahrain GP2 Series round
| Previous_year's_round = 2004 Spa-Francorchamps F3000 round
| Next_year's_round = 2007 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round
}}
{{GP2Round}}