# 2005 Monaco GP2 Series round

The 2005 Monaco GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 21 May 2005 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the third race of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix.
There was only one race, held on Saturday. Polesitter Heikki Kovalainen finished fifth after an unsuccessful pit-stop, but was able to set the fastest lap. Irishman Adam Carroll, who started third, won the race by a margin of 0.657 seconds from Gianmaria Bruni. Nico Rosberg finished third, to score his first GP2 podium finish.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 1:24.665 | | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 1:24.724 | +0.059 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 1:24.751 | +0.086 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 1:24.996 | +0.331 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 1:25.405 | +0.740 | 5 |
| 6 | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 1:25.483 | +0.818 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 1:25.494 | +0.829 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 1:25.709 | +1.044 | 8 |
| 9 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 1:25.918 | +1.253 | 9 |
| 10 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 1:26.083 | +1.418 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 1:26.287 | +1.622 | 11 |
| 12 | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 1:26.463 | +1.798 | 12 |
| 13 | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 1:27.168 | +2.503 | 13 |
| 14 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 1:27.260 | +2.595 | 14 |
| 15 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 1:27.307 | +2.642 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 1:28.401 | +3.736 | 16 |
| 17 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 1:28.853 | +4.188 | 17 |
| 18 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 1:28.947 | +4.282 | 18 |
| 19 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 1:29.941 | +5.276 | 19 |
| 20 | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 1:36.477 | +11.812 | 20 |
| 21 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 1:55.008 | +30.343 | 21 |
| 22 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 2:01.514 | +36.849 | 22 |
| 23 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | No time | | 23 |
| 24 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | No time | | 24 |
| 107% time: 1:30.591 |||||||

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 44 | 1:04:41.326 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 44 | +0.654 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 44 | +1.101 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 44 | +18.452 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 44 | +53.398 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 43 | +1 lap | 16 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 43 | +1 lap | 19 | 2 |
| 8 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 42 | +2 laps | 18 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 41 | +3 laps | 4 | |
| 10 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 40 | +4 laps/DNF | 14 | |
| 11 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 40 | +4 laps/DNF | 22 | |
| 12 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 40 | +4 laps/DNF | 21 | |
| Ret | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 33 | DNF | 10 | |
| Ret | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 23 | DNF | 11 | |
| Ret | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 11 | DNF | 6 | |
| Ret | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 10 | DNF | 9 | |
| Ret | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 10 | DNF | 23 | |
| Ret | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 8 | DNF | 20 | |
| Ret | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 6 | DNF | 17 | |
| Ret | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 0 | DNF | 8 | |
| Ret | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 0 | DNF | 12 | |
| DSQ | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 7 | Disqualified | 15 | |
| DNS | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 0 | Did not start | 13 | |
| DNS | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 0 | Did not start | 24 | |
| Fastest lap: Heikki Kovalainen (Arden International) 1:23.864 (on lap 44) ||||||||
| Source: ||||||||

#### Notes

* ^1 – Ernesto Viso was disqualified for exiting pit lane under red light.

## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | Gianmaria Bruni | 26 |
| 1 | 3 | Scott Speed | 25 |
| 1 | 4 | Adam Carroll | 23 |
| 1 | 5 | José María López | 17 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Arden International | 32 |
| 1 | 2 | Coloni Motorsport | 29 |
| 1 | 3 | iSport International | 27 |
| 1 | 4 | Super Nova International | 23 |
| 1 | 5 | ART Grand Prix | 19 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.