# 2005 Silverstone GP2 Series round

The 2005 Silverstone GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 9 and 10 July 2005 at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom. It was the sixth round of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2005 British Grand Prix.
Nico Rosberg, who was the polesitter for race one, took his first GP2 feature race win, his second consecutive victory after also winning the sprint race at Magny-Cours. The feature race podium was completed by championship leader Heikki Kovalainen, of Arden International, and Rosberg's ART Grand Prix teammate Alexandre Prémat.
Olivier Pla, who was on reverse grid pole after finishing eighth in the feature race, took his and DPR's first win of the season, ahead of iSport's Scott Speed and Kovalainen.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 1:31.509 | | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 1:31.550 | +0.041 | 2 |
| 3 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 1:31.929 | +0.420 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 1:31.987 | +0.478 | 14 |
| 5 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 1:32.004 | +0.495 | 4 |
| 6 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 1:32.190 | +0.681 | 5 |
| 7 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 1:32.298 | +0.789 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 1:32.339 | +0.830 | 7 |
| 9 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 1:32.359 | +0.850 | 8 |
| 10 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 1:32.374 | +0.865 | 9 |
| 11 | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 1:32.395 | +0.886 | 10 |
| 12 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 1:32.446 | +0.937 | 11 |
| 13 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 1:32.467 | +0.958 | 12 |
| 14 | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 1:32.793 | +1.284 | 13 |
| 15 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 1:32.816 | +1.307 | 24 |
| 16 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 1:32.848 | +1.339 | 15 |
| 17 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 1:32.941 | +1.432 | 16 |
| 18 | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 1:32.953 | +1.444 | 17 |
| 19 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 1:33.006 | +1.497 | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 1:33.226 | +1.717 | 19 |
| 21 | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 1:33.298 | +1.789 | 20 |
| 22 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 1:34.033 | +2.524 | 21 |
| 23 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 1:34.109 | +2.600 | 22 |
| 24 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 1:34.692 | +3.183 | 23 |
| 107% time: 1:37.914 |||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Alexandre Prémat received a ten-place penalty for causing a collision with José María López in the Magny-Cours sprint race.
* ^2 – Ernesto Viso received a ten-place penalty for causing a collision with Olivier Pla in the Magny-Cours sprint race.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 36 | 58:26.373 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 36 | +0.500 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 36 | +26.300 | 14 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 36 | +29.700 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 36 | +50.500 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 36 | +51.000 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 36 | +56.800 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 36 | +58.000 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 36 | +58.300 | 6 | |
| 10 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 36 | +1:00.900 | 9 | |
| 11 | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 36 | +1:01.300 | 13 | |
| 12 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 36 | +1:03.700 | 8 | |
| 13 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 36 | +1:04.300 | 16 | |
| 14 | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 36 | +1:06.100 | 17 | |
| 15 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 36 | +1:18.900 | 24 | |
| 16 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 36 | +1:29.500 | 19 | |
| 17 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 36 | +1:35.000 | 15 | |
| 18 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 35 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| 19 | 4 | Alexandre Sarnes Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 35 | +1 lap | 22 | |
| 20 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 35 | +1 lap | 23 | |
| 21 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 34 | +2 laps/DNF | 4 | |
| Ret | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 30 | Did not finish | 18 | |
| Ret | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 1 | Did not finish | 20 | |
| DNS | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 0 | Did not start | 2 | |
| Fastest lap: Alexandre Prémat (ART Grand Prix) — 1:35.326 (on lap 4) ||||||||
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 24 | 40:09.933 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 24 | +0.500 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 24 | +1.200 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +1.800 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +5.500 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 24 | +6.700 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 24 | +8.400 | 12 | |
| 8 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 24 | +11.200 | 21 | |
| 9 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 24 | +12.200 | 17 | |
| 10 | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 24 | +13.700 | 14 | |
| 11 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 24 | +15.400 | 2 | |
| 12 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 24 | +23.500 | 16 | |
| 13 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 24 | +29.600 | 15 | |
| 14 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 24 | +37.800 | 18 | |
| 15 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 24 | +38.300 | 20 | |
| 16 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 23 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| Ret | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 19 | Did not finish | 3 | |
| Ret | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 18 | Did not finish | 23 | |
| Ret | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 16 | Did not finish | 10 | |
| Ret | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 8 | Did not finish | 24 | |
| Ret | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 5 | Did not finish | 11 | |
| DNS | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 0 | Did not start | 9 | |
| DNS | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 0 | Did not start | 13 | |
| DNS | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 0 | Did not start | 22 | |
| Fastest lap: Scott Speed (iSport International) — 1:35.092 (on lap 2) ||||||||
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## Standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | 64 |
| 2 | 2 | Nico Rosberg | 44 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott Speed | 41 |
| 2 | 4 | Adam Carroll | 34 |
| 2 | 5 | Gianmaria Bruni | 33 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Arden International | 76 |
| 1 | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 68 |
| 1 | 3 | Super Nova International | 44 |
| 1 | 4 | iSport International | 43 |
| 1 | 5 | Coloni Motorsport | 36 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.