2005 Monte Carlo Rally

2005 Monte Carlo Rally
73rd Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 2005 World Rally Championship season
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Stéphane Sarrazin during one of the special stages.
Host country Monaco
Rally baseMonaco
Dates runJanuary 21, 2005 – January 23, 2005
Stages15 (353.07 km; 219.39 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt/snow
Overall distance1,360.13 km (845.15 miles)
Statistics
Crews34 at start, 24 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën Total WRT
Citroën Xsara WRC

The 2005 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 73rd Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 21 January and 23 January 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 11th win in the World Rally Championship. [1]

Background

Entry list

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
2 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
4 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
6 Stéphane Sarrazin Patrick Pivato Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC P
8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC P
9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P
10 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P
11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
12 Alexandre Bengué Caroline Escudero-Bengué Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
14 Antony Warmbold Damien Connolly BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
61 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC M
62 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC M
63 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Pascual Xavier Pons Peugeot 206 WRC M
64 Eamonn Boland Francis Regan Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
65 Luca Rossetti Dario D'Esposito Luca Rossetti Peugeot 206 WRC P
66 José Barbara Mireille Duthoit José Barbara Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 K
67 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Škoda Octavia WRC M
JWRC entries
31 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
32 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
33 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
34 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 P
35 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 P
36 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
37 Alan Scorcioni Silvio Stefanelli Alan Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
38 Luca Betti Giovanni Agnese Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 P
39 Luca Cecchettini Massimo Daddoveri Luca Cecchettini Renault Clio S1600 P
41 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 P
42 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Pavel Valoušek Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
43 Martin Prokop Petr Gross Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
1. leg — 108.51 km
21 January 08:35 SS1 Ilonse — Pierlas 22.93 km
09:50 SS2 St Antonin — Toudon 20.16 km
13:24 SS3 Lantosque — Col de Braus 1 32.71 km
16:44 SS4 Lantosque — Col de Braus 2 32.71 km
2. leg — 128.48 km
22 January 07:52 SS5 Col de Braus — Lantosque 32.62 km
11:47 SS6 Toudon — St Antonin 1 19.52 km
12:22 SS7 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km
16:27 SS8 Toudon — St Antonin 2 19.52 km
17:02 SS9 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km
3. leg — 116.08 km
23 January 07:47 SS10 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 1 7.33 km
08:11 SS11 La Cabanette — Lantosque 1 19.52 km
08:49 SS12 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 1 31.19 km
11:42 SS13 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 2 7.33 km
12:06 SS14 La Cabanette — Lantosque 2 19.52 km
12:44 SS15 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 2 31.19 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:13:05.6 10
2 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:16:03.9 +2:58.3 8
3 10 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:16:45.7 +3:40.1 6
4 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:18:33.3 +5:27.7 5
5 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:20:39.4 +7:33.8 4
6 62 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 4:21:14.5 +8:08.9 3
7 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:21:34.9 +8:29.3 2
8 4 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:22:23.7 +9:18.1 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:13:05.6 10
2 2 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:16:03.9 +2:58.3 8
3 3 10 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:16:45.7 +3:40.1 6
4 4 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:18:33.3 +5:27.7 5
5 5 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:20:39.4 +7:33.8 4
7 6 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:21:34.9 +8:29.3 2
8 7 4 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:22:23.7 +9:18.1 1
9 8 12 Alexandre Bengué Caroline Escudero-Bengué Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:23:37.6 +10:32.0 0
14 9 6 Stéphane Sarrazin Patrick Pivato Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:37:42.8 +24:37.2 0
Retired SS12 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Accident 0
Retired SS7 11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Accident 0
Retired SS6 2 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (21 Jan) SS1 Ilonse — Pierlas 22.93 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 17:18.6 Sébastien Loeb
SS2 St Antonin — Toudon 20.16 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 14:05.4
SS3 Lantosque — Col de Braus 1 32.71 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 23:44.8
SS4 Lantosque — Col de Braus 2 32.71 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 23:37.0
2. leg (22 Jan) SS5 Col de Braus — Lantosque 32.62 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 24:08.1
SS6 Toudon — St Antonin 1 19.52 km Notional stage time
SS7 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km Notional stage time
SS8 Toudon — St Antonin 2 19.52 km Gilles Panizzi Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 13:44.9
SS9 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:09.4
3. leg (23 Jan) SS10 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 1 7.33 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 5:40.8
SS11 La Cabanette — Lantosque 1 19.52 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:36.1
SS12 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 1 31.19 km Roman Kresta Ford Focus RS WRC '04 22:16.2
SS13 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 2 7.33 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:31.6
SS14 La Cabanette — Lantosque 2 19.52 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:31.5
SS15 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 2 31.19 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 21:40.4

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Sébastien Loeb 10 Daniel Elena 10 Citroën Total WRT 10
2 Toni Gardemeister 8 Jakke Honkanen 8 BP Ford World Rally Team 10
3 Gilles Panizzi 6 Hervé Panizzi 6 Mitsubishi Motors 9
4 Markko Märtin 5 Michael Park 5 Marlboro Peugeot Total 9
5 Marcus Grönholm 4 Timo Rautiainen 4 Škoda Motorsport 1

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
11 1 35 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 4:35:55.6 10
12 2 33 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:36:10.1 +14.5 8
13 3 37 Alan Scorcioni Silvio Stefanelli Alan Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:37:35.9 +1:40.3 6
15 4 41 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 4:38:22.1 +2:26.5 5
16 5 38 Luca Betti Giovanni Agnese Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 4:39:19.2 +3:23.6 4
18 6 31 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:39:55.8 +4:00.2 3
19 7 32 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:40:46.9 +4:51.3 2
20 8 42 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Pavel Valoušek Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:41:10.4 +5:14.8 1
21 9 43 Martin Prokop Petr Gross Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:44:54.0 +8:58.4 0
22 10 34 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 4:47:22.3 +11:26.7 0
Retired SS12 36 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS1 39 Luca Cecchettini Massimo Daddoveri Luca Cecchettini Renault Clio S1600 Accident 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (21 Jan) SS1 Ilonse — Pierlas 22.93 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 17:18.6 Per-Gunnar Andersson
SS2 St Antonin — Toudon 20.16 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 14:05.4
SS3 Lantosque — Col de Braus 1 32.71 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 23:44.8
SS4 Lantosque — Col de Braus 2 32.71 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 23:37.0
2. leg (22 Jan) SS5 Col de Braus — Lantosque 32.62 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 24:08.1
SS6 Toudon — St Antonin 1 19.52 km Notional stage time
SS7 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km Notional stage time
SS8 Toudon — St Antonin 2 19.52 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 13:44.9
SS9 Pont des Miolans — Les Sausses 1 28.41 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 20:09.4 Kosti Katajamäki
3. leg (23 Jan) SS10 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 1 7.33 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 5:40.8
SS11 La Cabanette — Lantosque 1 19.52 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 13:36.1
SS12 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 1 31.19 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 22:16.2 Kris Meeke
SS13 Col de Braus — Col de l'Orme 2 7.33 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:31.6
SS14 La Cabanette — Lantosque 2 19.52 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 13:31.5
SS15 La Bollène Vésubie — Sospel 2 31.19 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 21:40.4

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Kris Meeke 10
2 Kosti Katajamäki 8
3 Alan Scorcioni 6
4 Dani Sordo 5
5 Luca Betti 4

References

  1. ^ "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  2. ^ "Rallye Monte-Carlo 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Rally Monte-Carlo 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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