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2005 GP2

2005 FORMULA GP2 CHAMPIONSHIP

• Replacement for FIA Formula 3000
• 12 round championship; 24 races ; 12 teams ; 24 drivers
• ORGANISATION:
  Bruno Michel - Director ; Didier Perrin - Tech Director
  Allan McNish & Franck Montagny - development drivers
• BEFORE SEASON: Sarah Kavanagh to race GP2: British driver Sarah Kavanagh is expected to be the only female driver in GP2. She comes from EuroBOSS series where she drove a old Jordan Formula One car.

GP2 CARS:

• identical cars
• 600 BHP Renault engine
• Dallara chassis

GP2 RACE FORMAT:

• Qualifying - Friday
• Race 1, Feature race - Saturday
• Race 2, Sprint race - Sunday

FINAL 2005 GP2 STANDING

• 1 Nico Rosberg 120 *** moves up to Williams F1 in 2006 ***
• 2 Heikki Kovalainen 105 *** moves up to Renault F1 test driver role in 2006 ***
• 3 Scott Speed 67.5 *** moves up to Toro Rosso F1 in 2006 ***
• 4 Alex Premat 67 *** race in A1GP for Team France ***
• 5 Adam Carroll 53
• 6 Giorgio Pantano 49
• 7 Neel Jani 8 Nelson A. Piquet 9 Jose Maria Lopez 10 Gianmaria Bruni

FINAL TEAM STANDING

• 1 ART Grand Prix 187
• 2 Arden 126
• 3 Super Nova 102

NICO ROSBERG SEASON END REPORT:

• “I am looking back on a tremendous season” Now, after the celebrations are gone it is time to reflect on a tremendous GP2 season. Nico Rosberg not only won the first GP2 series Championship, he also set some more impressive results along the way: - The only driver to win both races in one race weekend - The only driver to score at every event - Most points scored at one race weekend (19 out of 22) - Most pole positions during the season (four) - Most victories in a season (five – record shared with Kovalainen) - Eleven podiums “I am looking back on a tremendous season. To tell you the truth, it is hard to believe what we have achieved during the 2005 championship. We entered a new series with a totally new team. Nobody actually knew what to expect. Maybe a few wins were possible? We just had no idea. But we worked hard and improved step by step, working on every little detail. This is what you have to do when you go up against a list of teams and drivers of the quality we faced this season. But we worked well as a team, and then the wins came. I was consistent and fast, and in the end, it all went beyond my wildest expectations. I am so happy and I want to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYBODY who added to the big success!”

2005 GP2 RACE RESULTS:

2005 GP2 CALENDAR & WINNERS:

2005 San Marino GP, April 24, Imola

• Winners: Race 1 Heikki Kovalainen, Race 2 Adam Carroll

2005 Spanish GP, May 8, Barcelona

• Winners: Race 1 Gianmaria Bruni , Race 2 José María López

2005 Monaco GP, May 22, Monte Carlo

• Winners: 1 Adam Carroll 2 Gianmaria Bruni 3 Nico Rosberg

2005 European GP, May 29, Nurburgring

• Winners: Race 1 Heikki Kovalainen, Race 2 Clivio Piccone

2005 French GP, July 3, Magny Cours

• Winners: Race 1 Heikki Kovalainen, Race 2 Nico Rosberg

2005 British GP, July 10, Silverstone

• Winners: Race 1 Nico Rosberg, Race 2 Olivier Pla

2005 German GP, July 24, Hockenheim

• Winners: Race 1 Nico Rosberg

2005 Hungarian GP, July 31, Hungaroring

• Winners: Race 1 Neel Jani
• Winners: Race 2 Alex Premat

2005 Turkish GP, August 21, Istanbul

• Winners: Race 1 Alex Premat
• Winners: Race 2 Kovalainen

2005 Italian GP, September 04, Monza

• Winners: Race 1 Kovalainen
• Winners: Race 2 Neel Jani

2005 Belgian GP, September 11, Spa Francorchamps

• Winners: Race 1 Nelson Piquet Jr
• Winners: Race 2 Adam Carroll

2005 Bahrain GP, September 29,

• Winners: Race 1 Nico Rosberg
• Winners: Race 2 Nico Rosberg

2005 GP2 TEAMS & DRIVERS:

ARDEN RACING

• Nicolas Lapierre (FRA)
• Heikki Kovalainen (FIN)

ART RACING

• Alexandre Premat (FRA) "I am delighted to pursue my career with this team, which I know very well as I have been part of it for numerous years. I have worked with Frederic Vasseur in Formula Renault and Formula 3 and we have always accomplished great things together. Therefore I am very happy to take part in the new GP2 challenge. I think that the team has all the assets and skills required to achieve great things and I will aim for the title. I also think that Nico Rosberg and I will make a very competitive duo, as he is a very fast driver. We should motivate each other and move the team forward"
• Nico Rosberg
• Nicolas Todt (CEO, ART GP): "Alexandre brilliantly won two of the most prestigious races of the 2004 season, the international meetings of Zandvoort and Macao, and had a good run in the F3 EuroSeries championship, ending the season in second position. I think that with Alexandre and Nico, ART Grand Prix will benefit from the services of a very balanced and efficient duo. I also believe that signing a Frenchman such as Alexandre will be appreciated by most of the country, which will now have at least three drivers in the GP2 championship, as times are not that good in regard to Frenchmen in Formula 1 right now"

BCN RACING

• Ernesto Viso (VEN)
• Hiroki Yoshimoto (JPN)

CAMPOS RACING

• Juan Cruz Alverez
• Sergio Hernandez

COLONI RACING

• Gianmaria Bruni
• Mathias Lauda

DAMS RACING

• Jose- Maria Lopez (ARG) - 2002 Italian Formula Renault 2000 champion; 2003 Formula Renault V6 Champion
  "... After the successes we had together in 2003 and the experience gained in F3000 this year I really hope to be in the front for this fantastic new championship."
• Fairuz Fauzy (MAL) " ... I am delighted to be driving with DAMS, a team with such strong European success and heritage. I am looking to a good working relationship and continuing their success with me"
• DAMS (Jean-Paul Driot, CEO): "... The combination of DAMS, Lopez and Eric Boullier was a great experience in 2003 which resulted with the title win. The level of Teams and drivers in this coming season is expected to be very high. DAMS is coming in GP2 to win and we wanted to put together the maximum chances of success. Jose-Maria Lopez was making part of our plans to make the best combination we could, and I am really delighted today to see him back in our Team. Fairuz is young and talented, he has shown a great potential this season in England and this first season in GP2 will be the year to confirm at a higher level."

DPR (DAVID PRICE RACING)

• Ryan Sharp
• Olivier Pla

DURANGO RACING

• Clivio Piccione
• Ferdinando Monfardini

HITECH PIQUET RACING

• Nelson A. Piquet Jr
• Alexandre Negrao

ISPORT RACING

• Scott Speed (USA) age 21
  SPEED: "... I am excited about the opportunity to race in GP2 this year ... It's a big step up from the Formula Renault in terms of power and speed, and that's exactly what I am looking for as a driver trying to make it to Formula 1."
  ISPORT (Paul Jackson): "... iSport are delighted to have signed such a promising young talent. We have seen a little of Scott during his successful 2004 season and have been impressed by his qualifying performances as well as the race results. With his support from Red Bull, I am sure he is destined to be one of the most successful drivers to come out of the USA for some years"
• Can Artam

RACING ENGINEERING RACING

• Borja Garcia
• Neel Jani

SUPER NOVA RACING

• Giorgio Pantano (ITA)
• Andrew Carroll

LAST SEASON: 2004 FORMULA 3000

• FINAL STANDING
• 1 Vitantonio Liuzzi, Arden International Motorsport, 7 wins, 70 points
• 2 Enrico Toccacello, BCN Competicion, 1 win, 56 points
• 3 Robert Doornbos, Arden International Motorsport, 44 points
• 4 Enge 38
• 5 Friesacher 33
• 6 Lopez 28

• 2004 F3000 CAR SPECIFICATION:

Same size as F1 cars and 6 speed gearbox allowed
CHASSIS: 2002 Lola B2/50
ENGINE: Zytec 3 litre V8, 470 BHP
PREFORMANCE: 0-100 kph 3.1 second; 290 kph top speed
TYRES: AVON, same size as F1
DIMEMSION: same as F1
TRANSMISSION: 6 speed sequential Lola/Hewland

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