# 2005 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

The 2005 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 20 and 21 August 2005 at Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the ninth round of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2005 Turkish Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 1:38.416 | | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 1:38.531 | +0.115 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 1:38.561 | +0.145 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 1:38.690 | +0.274 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 1:38.820 | +0.404 | 5 |
| 6 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 1:38.897 | +0.481 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 1:39.335 | +0.919 | 7 |
| 8 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 1:39.533 | +1.117 | 8 |
| 9 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 1:39.708 | +1.292 | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 1:39.737 | +1.321 | 10 |
| 11 | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 1:39.830 | +1.414 | 11 |
| 12 | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 1:39.982 | +1.566 | 12 |
| 13 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 1:40.040 | +1.624 | 13 |
| 14 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 1:40.064 | +1.648 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 1:40.081 | +1.665 | 15 |
| 16 | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 1:40.205 | +1.789 | 16 |
| 17 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 1:40.295 | +1.879 | 17 |
| 18 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 1:40.629 | +2.213 | 18 |
| 19 | 12 | Giorgio Mondini | DPR | 1:40.749 | +2.333 | 19 |
| 20 | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 1:40.770 | +2.354 | 20 |
| 21 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 1:40.794 | +2.378 | 21 |
| 22 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 1:40.952 | +2.536 | 22 |
| 23 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 1:40.956 | +2.540 | 23 |
| 24 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 1:41.184 | +2.768 | 24 |
| 107% time: 1:45.305 |||||||
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 34 | 1:01:27.680 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 34 | +0.336 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 34 | +9.486 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 34 | +10.987 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 34 | +13.076 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 34 | +18.449 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 34 | +19.558 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 34 | +21.128 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 34 | +21.615 | 23 | |
| 10 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 34 | +28.630 | 13 | |
| 11 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 34 | +30.582 | 22 | |
| 12 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 34 | +38.315 | 17 | |
| 13 | 12 | Giorgio Mondini | DPR | 34 | +40.033 | 19 | |
| 14 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 34 | +48.068 | 21 | |
| 15 | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 34 | +50.424 | 11 | |
| 16 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 34 | +52.408 | 24 | |
| 17 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 32 | +2 laps | 1 | 2 |
| Ret | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 26 | Did not finish | 16 | |
| Ret | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 23 | Did not finish | 20 | |
| Ret | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 16 | Did not finish | 18 | |
| Ret | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 16 | Did not finish | 8 | |
| Ret | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 10 | Did not finish | 15 | |
| Ret | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 2 | Did not finish | 14 | |
| Ret | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 0 | Did not finish | 12 | |
| Fastest lap: Scott Speed (iSport International) — 1:38.288 (on lap 34) ||||||||
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Arden International | 23 | 43:48.581 | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | 8 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova International | 23 | +7.900 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +8.556 | 17 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Scott Speed | iSport International | 23 | +9.328 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | Borja García | Racing Engineering | 23 | +11.341 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Hitech Piquet Sports | 23 | +18.360 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | José María López | DAMS | 23 | +21.618 | 3 | |
| 8 | 7 | Giorgio Pantano | Super Nova International | 23 | +24.032 | 7 | |
| 9 | 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Coloni Motorsport | 23 | +25.718 | 21 | |
| 10 | 6 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competición | 23 | +34.197 | 1 | |
| 11 | 24 | Clivio Piccione | Durango | 23 | +39.720 | 19 | |
| 12 | 5 | Ernesto Viso | BCN Competición | 23 | +39.750 | 14 | |
| 13 | 23 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 23 | +40.095 | 20 | |
| 14 | 10 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +1:03.412 | 8 | |
| 15 | 2 | Can Artam | iSport International | 23 | +1:03.799 | 11 | |
| 16 | 11 | Olivier Pla | DPR | 23 | +1:05.662 | 9 | 2 |
| 17 | 15 | Fairuz Fauzy | DAMS | 23 | +1:17.374 | 22 | |
| 18 | 16 | Mathias Lauda | Coloni Motorsport | 22 | +1 lap | 16 | |
| 19 | 4 | Alexandre Negrão | Hitech Piquet Sports | 22 | +1 lap | 12 | |
| 20 | 21 | Sergio Hernández | Campos Racing | 20 | +3 laps/DNF | 23 | |
| Ret | 25 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Durango | 18 | Did not finish | 18 | |
| Ret | 18 | Neel Jani | Racing Engineering | 14 | Did not finish | 24 | |
| Ret | 20 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | Campos Racing | 10 | Did not finish | 15 | |
| Ret | 12 | Giorgio Mondini | DPR | 2 | Did not finish | 13 | |
| Fastest lap: Olivier Pla (DPR) — 1:41.209 (on lap 23) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Can Artam, Olivier Pla and Fernando Monfardini were given a 25 second time penalty did not have all four tyres on their cars five minutes before the new start time.

## Standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | 87 |
| | 2 | Nico Rosberg | 78 |
| | 3 | Scott Speed | 59 |
| | 4 | Alexandre Prémat | 53 |
| 1 | 5 | Adam Carroll | 41 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | ART Grand Prix | 131 |
| 2 | Arden International | 100 |
| 3 | Super Nova International | 77 |
| 4 | iSport International | 62 |
| 5 | Racing Engineering | 51 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.