GP2 Nurburgring

cos · 27 May 2005, 09:10 (Ref:1311396)

First practice times:

Code:

1.  Bruni       Coloni Motorsport         1:46.879           8
 2.  Kovalainen  Arden International       1:46.984 + 0.105  14
 3.  Pantano     Super Nova International  1:47.006 + 0.127  14
 4.  Yoshimoto   Super Nova International  1:47.282 + 0.403  14
 5.  Viso        BCN Competicion           1:47.759 + 0.880  15
 6.  Piquet Jr.  Hitech Piquet Sports      1:47.772 + 0.893  18
 7.  Speed       iSport International      1:47.860 + 0.981  15
 8.  Jani        Racing Engineering        1:48.041 + 1.162  14
 9.  Lopez       DAMS                      1:48.133 + 1.254  15
10.  Premat      ART Grand Prix            1:48.169 + 1.290  14
11.  Rosberg     ART Grand Prix            1:48.269 + 1.390   5
12.  Sharp       DPR                       1:48.368 + 1.489  14
13.  Carroll     Super Nova International  1:48.496 + 1.617  15
14.  Piccione    Durango                   1:48.581 + 1.702  14
15.  Monfardini  Durango                   1:48.632 + 1.753  14
16.  Pla         DPR                       1:48.725 + 1.846  11
17.  Alvarez     Campos Racing             1:48.920 + 2.041  14
18.  Artam       iSport International      1:49.233 + 2.354  14
19.  Lapierre    Arden International       1:49.388 + 2.509   8
20.  Lauda       Coloni Motorsport         1:49.442 + 2.563  14
21.  Negrao      Hitech Piquet Sports      1:49.479 + 2.600  15
22.  Hernandez   Campos Racing             1:49.553 + 2.674  14
23.  Fauzy       DAMS                      1:50.279 + 3.400  10
24.  Garcia      Racing Engineering        1:50.449 + 3.570   8

Kicking-back · 27 May 2005, 09:12 (Ref:1311400)

Good pace from Yoshimoto there - although he actually drives for BCN.

What are track conditions like?

Daisy · 27 May 2005, 13:18 (Ref:1311603)

Let's hope BCN won't have broken cars this time.

SALEEN S7R · 27 May 2005, 14:34 (Ref:1311659)

Bad first practise for Carroll, hope he can improve for qualifying. Good so far for Bruni, another win this weekend?

cos · 27 May 2005, 15:19 (Ref:1311685)

Pantano on pole, not going too well for Carroll so far.

Code:

1.  Pantano     Super Nova International  1:43.862           13
 2.  Rosberg     ART Grand Prix            1:43.939 + 0.077   13
 3.  Kovalainen  Arden International       1:43.965 + 0.103    9
 4.  Bruni       Coloni Motorsport         1:44.128 + 0.266    6
 5.  Jani        Racing Engineering        1:44.176 + 0.314    9
 6.  Lopez       DAMS                      1:44.266 + 0.404   12
 7.  Viso        BCN Competicion           1:44.477 + 0.615   10
 8.  Premat      ART Grand Prix            1:44.598 + 0.736   13
 9.  Lapierre    Arden International       1:44.739 + 0.877   11
10.  Yoshimoto   BCN Competicion           1:44.748 + 0.886   10
11.  Speed       iSport International      1:44.865 + 1.003    9
12.  Pla         DPR                       1:44.879 + 1.017    9
13.  Carroll     Super Nova International  1:44.914 + 1.052   13
14.  Piquet Jr.  Hitech Piquet Sports      1:45.331 + 1.469   12
15.  Sharp       DPR                       1:45.463 + 1.601   11
16.  Piccione    Durango                   1:45.523 + 1.661   14
17.  Alvarez     Campos Racing             1:45.550 + 1.688   11
18.  Garcia      Racing Engineering        1:45.661 + 1.799   13
19.  Monfardini  Durango                   1:45.789 + 1.927   12
20.  Negrao      Hitech Piquet Sports      1:45.946 + 2.084   13
21.  Hernandez   Campos Racing             1:46.429 + 2.567   12
22.  Artam       iSport International      1:46.503 + 2.641   11
23.  Lauda       Coloni Motorsport         1:46.656 + 2.794   11
24.  Fauzy       DAMS                      1:47.266 + 3.404   15

flexible-flyer · 27 May 2005, 17:39 (Ref:1311773)

they say the qualifying results are still only provisional due to to many drivers having their best laps destroyed due to spinners....but tell me, what can they do? start the session over again...?!?! so what...yellow flags are part of a qualifying session, you get lucky or unlucky. pla seems to be off the road more times than he is off it though. and despite alot of guys getting held up (no doubt carroll and piquet included) the top 13 are all inside a second of eachother. competative stuff.

flexible-flyer · 27 May 2005, 18:20 (Ref:1311803)

i read it wrong. some drivers may lose their quickest laps for setting them under yellows. once again ignoring yellow flags this time gp2 drivers....

i wonder who will get the chop and who will benefit....i carroll losing a front row start for adr in belgium a few years ago for his right wheel being off track at the bus stop. maybe he will benefit this time.

Kidzer · 27 May 2005, 18:59 (Ref:1311825)

Phoned ryan between practice and quali, he said it was around 32oC Air Temp, so track would be atleast 40 i would think, F1 was inbetween then

flexible-flyer · 27 May 2005, 19:48 (Ref:1311864)

rosberg, kova and premat have been punished for their wrongdoing by having their best laps deleted. no news on how that muddles the grid though.

cos · 27 May 2005, 21:27 (Ref:1311992)

Revised grid is as follows...

Code:

1.  Pantano     Super Nova International  1:43.862
 2.  Bruni       Coloni Motorsport         1:44.128
 3.  Jani        Racing Engineering        1:44.176
 4.  Lopez       DAMS                      1:44.266
 5.  Viso        BCN Competicion           1:44.477
 6.  Lapierre    Arden International       1:44.739
 7.  Yoshimoto   BCN Competicion           1:44.748
 8.  Speed       iSport International      1:44.865
 9.  Pla         DPR                       1:44.879
10.  Carroll     Super Nova International  1:44.914
11.  Rosberg     ART Grand Prix            1:44.989 -9 places
12.  Piquet Jr.  Hitech Piquet Sports      1:45.331
13.  Sharp       DPR                       1:45.463
14.  Piccione    Durango                   1:45.523
15.  Alvarez     Campos Racing             1:45.550
16.  Garcia      Racing Engineering        1:45.661
17.  Kovalainen  Arden International       1:45.737 -14 places
18.  Monfardini  Durango                   1:45.789
19.  Negrao      Hitech Piquet Sports      1:45.946
20.  Hernandez   Campos Racing             1:46.429
21.  Artam       iSport International      1:46.503
22.  Premat      ART Grand Prix            1:46.589 -14 places
23.  Lauda       Coloni Motorsport         1:46.656
24.  Fauzy       DAMS                      1:47.266

flexible-flyer · 27 May 2005, 21:55 (Ref:1312027)

all ex-f1 front row then. jani to be a bottleneck for the pack behind? or am i underestimating the swiss?

Kicking-back · 28 May 2005, 11:15 (Ref:1312381)

Lets hope Martin Haven is on commentary, rather than Mr Kirby

flexible-flyer · 28 May 2005, 11:22 (Ref:1312389)

yeah whatever your opinions on both, haven certainly knows gp2 better.

flexible-flyer · 28 May 2005, 12:54 (Ref:1312488)

this is ****ing pathetic. gp2 said all these problems would be sorted by the nurb. i wonder who will stall this time round....

ensign14 · 28 May 2005, 12:56 (Ref:1312491)

Who has stalled so far? Speed, Sharp, Pla, Yoshimoto, Lapierre, Viso...

Is it just me or are the guys at the back way too slow to form up? That can't be helping.

Kicking-back · 28 May 2005, 12:57 (Ref:1312492)

It could well be driver error, rather than the car.

It seems to be the same guys who stall regularly.

flexible-flyer · 28 May 2005, 12:58 (Ref:1312494)

garcia is a ****ing ******

Kicking-back · 28 May 2005, 12:59 (Ref:1312495)

Carroll harpooned at lap one - someone came down the inside about 100mph faster than anyone else!

ensign14 · 28 May 2005, 13:04 (Ref:1312504)

Garcia. He was heading for Adenau or somewhere. Needed to scrub off about 130mph in 0.1 seconds to make that corner.

Well, he took 5 cars out with that one manoeuvre, so ban him for 5 races. Seems fair to me. About time some of these limited brain cell ******s were taken away where they cannot do more damage.

flexible-flyer · 28 May 2005, 13:06 (Ref:1312510)

****ing bleeding amateurs. some drivers are at fault, doesnt surprise me as some of them are numptys. some stalls are car related. garcia should be shot. once again adam carroll loses many many points though no fault of his own.

Kicking-back · 28 May 2005, 13:10 (Ref:1312516)

High drama and talkability though.

Pity Carlton's making his usual fine mess of the commentary.

flexible-flyer · 28 May 2005, 13:13 (Ref:1312518)

i was convinced gp2 had the cream of the up and coming crop of young drivers.....im starting to feel a little ripped off today.

Kicking-back · 28 May 2005, 13:16 (Ref:1312522)

Most of the drivers are top-notch - even good drivers do silly things

flexible-flyer · 28 May 2005, 13:17 (Ref:1312524)

kirby do your ****ing research you ****ing idiot.

Kicking-back · 28 May 2005, 13:23 (Ref:1312531)

There's no excuse for a commentator not knowing the car livieries and who's who.

There's no excuse for a commentator not watching what is happening.

There's no excuse for a commentator who has to laugh at his own incompetence through the race.

There's no excuse for a commenatator who trots out tired pre-conceived opinions of the drivers, rather than basing them on events.

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