The 2005 Bahrain GP2 Series round was a
GP2 Series motor race
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held on September 29 and 30, 2005 at the
Bahrain International Circuit in
Sakhir,
Bahrain. It was the final showdown of the
2005 GP2 Series season
The 2005 GP2 Series season was the thirty-ninth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also first season under the GP2 Series moniker. The season started in Imola, Italy on 23 April, and ended in Manama, Bahrain on 30 Sep ...
. The race weekend was a stand-alone event unlike the previous GP2 rounds which support
Formula One Grands Prix.
Background
Coming into the final round of the season,
Nico Rosberg held a five-point lead in the driver's championship from
Heikki Kovalainen
Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (; born 19 October 1981) is a Finnish racing driver competing in the Japan Rally Championship for Rally Team AICELLO. He raced in Formula One between 2007 and 2013 for the Renault, McLaren, Team Lotus, Caterham and ...
with 22 points up for grabs in the final round at the
Bahrain International Circuit.
Classification
Qualifying
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Nelson Piquet Jr. and
Adam Carroll Adam Carroll may refer to:
* Adam Carroll (racing driver)
Adam Carroll (born 26 October 1982) is a Northern Irish professional racing driver. He last raced in the 2016–17 Formula E season for Jaguar Racing. He has also raced for Team Ireland ...
had their two fastest times deleted for speeding under yellow flags during Q2. Piquet had been due to start from 7th and Carroll 11th start grid.
Feature race
Sprint race
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Oliver Pla
Olivier Pla (born 22 October 1981) is a French racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Glickenhaus Racing. His younger brother Jim is also a racing driver
Career
French Formula Campus and Formula Three
Born ...
was unable to start the race due to an gearbox failure.
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Scott Speed
Scott Andrew Speed (born January 24, 1983) is an American race car driver who has competed in numerous disciplines, including open-wheel, stock car, and rallycross racing.
In , Speed became the first American driver to race in Formula One since ...
started the race from the pitlane.
Standings after the round
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Teams' Championship standings
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Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
External links
Motorsportstats.com
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