# 2005 Imola GP2 Series round

The 2005 San Marino GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 23 and 24 April 2005 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. It was the first race of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2005 San Marino Grand Prix.
The first race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for Arden International, with José María López second for DAMS and Scott Speed finishing third for iSport International. Polesitter Nicolas Lapierre did not start.
The second race was won by Adam Carroll for Super Nova International, with Alexandre Prémat for ART Grand Prix and Heikki Kovalainen also on the podium.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 1:33.505 | | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 1:33.510 | +0.005 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 1:33.577 | +0.072 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 1:33.852 | +0.347 | 4 |
| 5 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 1:33.927 | +0.422 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 1:33.984 | +0.479 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 1:34.122 | +0.617 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 1:34.183 | +0.678 | 8 |
| 9 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 1:34.187 | +0.682 | 9 |
| 10 | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 1:34.658 | +1.153 | 10 |
| 11 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 1:34.763 | +1.258 | 11 |
| 12 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 1:35.020 | +1.515 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 1:35.101 | +1.596 | 13 |
| 14 | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 1:35.129 | +1.624 | 14 |
| 15 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 1:35.303 | +1.798 | 15 |
| 16 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 1:35.672 | +2.167 | 16 |
| 17 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 1:35.704 | +2.199 | 17 |
| 18 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 1:36.016 | +2.511 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 1:36.162 | +2.657 | 19 |
| 20 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 1:36.380 | +2.875 | 20 |
| 21 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 1:37.591 | +4.086 | 21 |
| 22 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 1:38.739 | +5.234 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 1:39.148 | +5.643 | 23 |
| 24 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 1:57.446 | +23.941 | 24 |
| 107% time: 1:40.050 |||||||

### Feature race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 37 | 1:02.15.934 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 37 | +6.802 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 37 | +17.742 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 37 | +18.438 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 37 | +21.571 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 37 | +43.007 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 37 | +46.919 | 17 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 37 | +48.672 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 37 | +56.079 | 15 | |
| 10 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 37 | +1:21.028 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 37 | +1:30.550 | 22 | |
| 12 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 36 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 13 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 35 | +2 laps | 2 | |
| 14 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 35 | +2 laps | 8 | |
| 15 | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 35 | +2 laps | 23 | |
| 16 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 34 | +3 laps | 18 | |
| 17 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 33 | +4 laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 30 | +7 laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 30 | +7 laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 23 | +14 laps | 10 | |
| Ret | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 11 | +26 laps | 13 | |
| Ret | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 11 | +26 laps | 24 | |
| Ret | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 4 | +33 laps | 16 | |
| DNS | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 0 | +37 laps | 1 | 2 |
| Fastest lap: Ernesto Viso (BCN Competición) 1:35.257 (on lap 35) ||||||||
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### Sprint race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 17 | 28:31.314 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +5.460 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 17 | +6.715 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 17 | +9.964 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 17 | +11.519 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 17 | +13.580 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 17 | +25.769 | 20 | |
| 8 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 17 | +27.737 | 11 | |
| 9 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 17 | +29.741 | 22 | |
| 10 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 17 | +37.248 | 18 | |
| 11 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 17 | +37.482 | 7 | |
| 12 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 17 | +37.965 | 17 | |
| 13 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 17 | +45.909 | 23 | |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 17 | +57.807 | 21 | |
| 15 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 16 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| Ret | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 14 | +3 laps | 13 | |
| Ret | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 12 | +5 laps | 1 | |
| Ret | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 5 | +12 laps | 24 | 2 |
| Ret | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 3 | +14 laps | 12 | |
| Ret | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 3 | +14 laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 2 | +15 laps | 6 | |
| Ret | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 1 | +16 laps | 15 | |
| DNS | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 0 | +17 laps | 10 | |
| DNS | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 0 | +17 laps | 19 | |
| Fastest lap: Nicolas Lapierre (Arden International) 1:33.871 (on lap 2) ||||||||
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## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | 14 |
| 2 | Adam Carroll | 10 |
| 3 | José María López | 8 |
| 4 | Gianmaria Bruni | 8 |
| 5 | Alexandre Prémat | 7 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Arden International | 18 |
| 2 | Super Nova International | 10 |
| 3 | ART Grand Prix | 8 |
| 4 | DAMS | 8 |
| 5 | Coloni Motorsport | 8 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.