# 2005 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round

The 2005 French GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 2 and 3 July 2005 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours, France. It was the fifth race of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2005 French Grand Prix.
The first race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for Arden International, with José María López second for DAMS and Nicolas Lapierre finishing third for Arden.
The second race was won by Nico Rosberg for ART Grand Prix, with Hiroki Yoshimoto for BCN Competición and Heikki Kovalainen for Arden also on the podium.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 1:25.132 | | 1 |
| 2 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 1:25.209 | +0.077 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 1:25.245 | +0.133 | 3 |
| 4 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 1:25.402 | +0.270 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 1:25.525 | +0.393 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 1:25.620 | +0.488 | 6 |
| 7 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 1:25.848 | +0.716 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 1:25.863 | +0.731 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 1:25.867 | +0.735 | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 1:26.019 | +0.887 | 10 |
| 11 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 1:26.096 | +0.964 | 11 |
| 12 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 1:26.158 | +1.026 | 12 |
| 13 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 1:26.519 | +1.387 | 13 |
| 14 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 1:26.766 | +1.634 | 14 |
| 15 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 1:26.822 | +1.690 | 15 |
| 16 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 1:26.858 | +1.726 | 24 |
| 17 | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 1:27.080 | +1.948 | 16 |
| 18 | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 1:27.173 | +2.041 | 17 |
| 19 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 1:27.178 | +2.046 | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 1:27.247 | +2.115 | 19 |
| 21 | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 1:27.255 | +2.123 | 20 |
| 22 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 1:27.478 | +2.346 | 21 |
| 23 | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 1:27.691 | +2.559 | 22 |
| 24 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 1:28.695 | +3.563 | 23 |
| 107% time: 1:31.091 |||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Ernesto Viso was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing collision with Mathias Lauda in the sprint race in Nürburgring.

### Feature race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 41 | 1:02:55.458 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 41 | +3.300 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 41 | +7.600 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 41 | +14.900 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 41 | +22.400 | 15 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 41 | +22.900 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 41 | +23.100 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 41 | +29.300 | 22 | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 41 | +32.700 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 41 | +36.200 | 9 | |
| 11 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 41 | +36.600 | 24 | |
| 12 | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 41 | +37.100 | 16 | |
| 13 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 41 | +45.000 | 19 | |
| 14 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 41 | +50.800 | 13 | |
| 15 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 41 | +51.800 | 6 | |
| 16 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 41 | +1:00.700 | 21 | |
| 17 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 41 | +1:28.000 | 23 | |
| 18 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 40 | +1 lap | 11 | 2 |
| 19 | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 40 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| Ret | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 30 | DNF | 14 | |
| Ret | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 24 | DNF | 8 | |
| Ret | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 15 | DNF | 12 | |
| Ret | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 9 | DNF | 17 | |
| Ret | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 1 | DNF | 18 | |
| Fastest lap: Gianmaria Bruni (Coloni Motorsport) 1:27.809 (on lap 37) ||||||||
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### Sprint race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 28 | 41:30.173 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 28 | +25.300 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 28 | +25.800 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 28 | +34.900 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 28 | +39.200 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 28 | +42.000 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 28 | +45.900 | 10 | |
| 8 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 28 | +1:01.800 | 11 | |
| 9 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 28 | +1:05.300 | 22 | |
| 10 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 28 | +1:05.900 | 14 | |
| 11 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 28 | +1:07.200 | 18 | 2 |
| 12 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 28 | +1:09.300 | 20 | |
| 13 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 28 | +1:11.000 | 24 | |
| 14 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 28 | +1:19.500 | 13 | |
| 15 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 28 | +1:27.700 | 16 | |
| 16 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 28 | +1:30.800 | 17 | |
| 17 | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 27 | +1 lap/DNF | 12 | |
| 18 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 26 | +2 laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 23 | DNF | 9 | |
| Ret | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 22 | DNF | 7 | |
| Ret | 12 | Ryan Sharp | DPR | 6 | DNF | 19 | |
| DSQ | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 27 | Disqualified | 21 | |
| DSQ | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 26 | Disqualified | 1 | |
| DSQ | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 23 | Disqualified | 23 | |
| Fastest lap: Gianmaria Bruni (Coloni Motorsport) 1:27.682 (on lap 3) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Nelson Piquet Jr., Clivio Piccione and Juan Cruz Álvarez was disqualified from the race because their team broke the rules and changed all four tires during the race.

## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | 52 |
| 1 | 2 | Adam Carroll | 34 |
| 1 | 3 | Gianmaria Bruni | 31 |
| 1 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | 29 |
| 3 | 5 | Scott Speed | 29 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Arden International | 64 |
| | 2 | Super Nova International | 44 |
| | 3 | ART Grand Prix | 43 |
| 1 | 4 | Coloni Motorsport | 34 |
| 1 | 5 | iSport International | 31 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.