# 2005 Nürburgring GP2 Series round

The 2005 European GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 28 and 29 May 2005 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. It was the fourth race of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2005 European Grand Prix.
The first race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for Arden International, with Giorgio Pantano second for Super Nova International and Nico Rosberg finishing third for ART Grand Prix.
The second race was won by Clivio Piccione for Durango, with Adam Carroll for Super Nova International and Nelson Piquet Jr. for Hitech Piquet Sports also on the podium.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 1:43.862 | | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 1:44.128 | +0.266 | 2 |
| 3 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 1:44.176 | +0.314 | 3 |
| 4 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 1:44.266 | +0.404 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 1:44.477 | +0.615 | 5 |
| 6 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 1:44.739 | +0.877 | 6 |
| 7 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 1:44.748 | +0.886 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 1:44.865 | +1.003 | 8 |
| 9 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 1:44.879 | +1.017 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 1:44.914 | +1.052 | 10 |
| 11 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 1:44.989 | +1.127 | 11 |
| 12 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 1:45.331 | +1.469 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 1:45.463 | +1.601 | 13 |
| 14 | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 1:45.523 | +1.661 | 14 |
| 15 | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 1:45.550 | +1.688 | 15 |
| 16 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 1:45.661 | +1.799 | 16 |
| 17 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 1:45.737 | +1.875 | 17 |
| 18 | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 1:45.789 | +1.927 | 18 |
| 19 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 1:45.946 | +2.084 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 1:46.429 | +2.567 | 20 |
| 21 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 1:46.503 | +2.641 | 21 |
| 22 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 1:46.589 | +2.727 | 22 |
| 23 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 1:46.656 | +2.794 | 23 |
| 24 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 1:47.266 | +3.404 | 24 |
| 107% time: 1:51.132 |||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Nico Rosberg (1:43.939 and 1:44.302) two fastest times deleted for speeding under yellow flags during. This demoted him from second to 11th on the grid.
* ^2 – Heikki Kovalainen (1:43.965 and 1:44.318) two fastest times deleted for speeding under yellow flags during. This demoted him from third to 17th on the grid.
* ^3 – Alexandre Prémat (1:44.598 and 1:44.904) two fastest times deleted for speeding under yellow flags during. This demoted him from eighth to 22nd on the grid.

### Feature race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 33 | 1:01:43.066 | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 33 | +1.832 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +24.953 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +40.520 | 22 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 33 | +41.160 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 33 | +49.037 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 33 | +49.138 | 14 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 33 | +54.299 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 33 | +1:07.919 | 13 | |
| 10 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 33 | +1:08.692 | 23 | |
| 11 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 33 | +1:17.472 | 7 | |
| 12 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 33 | +1:19.997 | 6 | |
| 13 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 33 | +1:20.750 | 4 | |
| 14 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 33 | +1:25.504 | 24 | |
| 15 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 33 | +1:32.110 | 20 | |
| 16 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 32 | +1 lap | 8 | 2 |
| 17 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 32 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| 18 | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 30 | +3 laps/DNF | 15 | |
| Ret | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 8 | DNF | 5 | |
| Ret | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 0 | DNF | 9 | |
| Ret | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 0 | DNF | 10 | |
| Ret | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 0 | DNF | 16 | |
| Ret | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 0 | DNF | 18 | |
| Ret | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 0 | DNF | 19 | |
| Fastest lap: Scott Speed (iSport International) 1:44.992 (on lap 20) ||||||||
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### Sprint race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 24 | 42:42.210 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 24 | +6.861 | 21 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 24 | +7.487 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +7.727 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 24 | +14.867 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 24 | +17.270 | 23 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 24 | +21.005 | 7 | |
| 8 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 24 | +22.896 | 20 | |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 24 | +35.319 | 9 | |
| 10 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 24 | +56.231 | 14 | |
| 11 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 24 | +1:20.910 | 19 | |
| 12 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 23 | +1 lap | 16 | 2 |
| 13 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 22 | +2 laps/DNF | 3 | |
| 14 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 22 | +2 laps | 13 | |
| 15 | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 22 | +2 laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 17 | DNF | 17 | |
| Ret | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 16 | DNF | 1 | |
| Ret | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 6 | DNF | 24 | |
| Ret | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 2 | DNF | 8 | |
| Ret | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 1 | DNF | 12 | |
| Ret | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 1 | DNF | 5 | |
| Ret | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 1 | DNF | 10 | |
| DNS | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 0 | Did not start | 11 | |
| EX | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 0 | Excluded | 22 | |
| Fastest lap: Scott Speed (iSport International) 1:43.853 (on lap 20) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Borja García was excluded from the sprint race for causing a five-car accident at the start of the feature race.

## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | Scott Speed | 29 |
| 1 | 3 | Adam Carroll | 28 |
| 2 | 4 | Gianmaria Bruni | 27 |
| 1 | 5 | Nico Rosberg | 21 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Arden International | 42 |
| 2 | 2 | Super Nova International | 38 |
| 2 | 3 | ART Grand Prix | 33 |
| 1 | 4 | iSport International | 31 |
| 3 | 5 | Coloni Motorsport | 30 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.