2005 Rally Finland

2005 Rally Finland
55th Neste Rally Finland
Round 10 of the 2005 World Rally Championship season
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Marcus Grönholm celebrates his win.
Host country Finland
Rally baseJyväskylä
Dates runAugust 4, 2005 – August 7, 2005
Stages21 (355.59 km; 220.95 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,365.03 km (848.19 miles)
Statistics
Crews77 at start, 49 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen
Marlboro Peugeot Total
Peugeot 307 WRC

The 2005 Rally Finland (formally the 55th Neste Rally Finland) was the tenth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over four days between 4 August and 7 August 2005, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 17th 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 Sven Smeets Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
4 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 P
6 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 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 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P
11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
12 Jani Paasonen Jani Vainikka Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
14 Roman Kresta Jan Možný BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
15 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
16 Antony Warmbold Michael Orr BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
17 Janne Tuohino Mikko Markkula Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
18 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC M
19 Xavier Pons Carlos del Barrio OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC M
24 Kristian Sohlberg Timo Hantunen Red Devil Atolye Kazaz Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 M
25 Sebastian Lindholm Tomi Tuominen Sebastian Lindholm Peugeot 307 WRC
24 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Corolla WRC M
28 Kaj Kuistila Kari Jokinen Kaj Kuistila Mitsubishi Lancer WRC
76 Gunnar Tamm Kalev Kuzmin Gunnar Tamm Subaru Impreza WRX
81 Igor Sokolov Vasily Mirkotan Syrus Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
84 Fabrizio De Sanctis Iuri Rosignoli Fabrizio De Sanctis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
JWRC entries
31 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Swift S1600 P
32 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift 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 Glenn 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 Fiat Punto S1600 P
38 Luca Betti Piercarlo Capolongo Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 P
40 Conrad Rautenbach Carl Williamson Conrad Rautenbach Citroën C2 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 EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
1. leg — 144.27 km
4 August 19:00 SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km
5 August 08:51 SS2 Lankamaa 24.98 km
09:39 SS3 Laukaa 11.82 km
10:34 SS4 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km
12:38 SS5 Vellipohja 1 33.93 km
13:46 SS6 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km
16:06 SS7 Vellipohja 2 33.93 km
17:14 SS8 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km
18:37 SS9 Killeri 2 2.06 km
2. leg — 144.76 km
6 August 07:06 SS10 Vaheri 19.84 km
08:20 SS11 Ouninpohja Lansi 1 13.98 km
08:43 SS12 Ouninpohja Ita 1 16.55 km
11:44 SS13 Urria 10.00 km
13:07 SS14 Ouninpohja Lansi 2 13.98 km
13:30 SS15 Ouninpohja Ita 2 16.55 km
16:48 SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km
18:04 SS17 Himos 12.90 km
3. leg — 66.56 km
7 August 09:44 SS18 Kuohu 1 7.80 km
10:42 SS19 Kruununperä 1 25.48 km
11:55 SS20 Kuohu 2 7.80 km
12:53 SS21 Kruununperä 2 25.48 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 2:54:11.0 10
2 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 2:55:17.7 +1:06.7 8
3 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 2:55:46.6 +1:35.6 6
4 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 2:56:19.0 +2:08.0 5
5 4 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 2:56:24.6 +2:13.6 4
6 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 2:57:43.4 +3:32.4 3
7 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 2:58:38.9 +4:27.9 2
8 2 François Duval Sven Smeets Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 2:59:21.4 +5:10.4 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 2:54:11.0 10
2 2 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 2:55:17.7 +1:06.7 8
3 3 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 2:55:46.6 +1:35.6 6
4 4 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 2:56:19.0 +2:08.0 5
5 5 4 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 2:56:24.6 +2:13.6 4
6 6 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 2:57:43.4 +3:32.4 3
7 7 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 2:58:38.9 +4:27.9 2
8 8 2 François Duval Sven Smeets Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 2:59:21.4 +5:10.4 1
11 9 11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:04:28.5 +10:17.5 0
Retired SS20 6 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 Mechanical 0
Retired SS12 10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 Accident 0
Retired SS5 12 Jani Paasonen Jani Vainikka Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Lost wheel 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (4 Aug) SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 1:23.0 Petter Solberg
1. leg (5 Aug) SS2 Lankamaa 24.98 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:57.1 Sébastien Loeb
SS3 Laukaa 11.82 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:39.2 Marcus Grönholm
SS4 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 3:55.3
SS5 Vellipohja 1 33.93 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 17:03.7
SS6 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 6:49.1
SS7 Vellipohja 2 33.93 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 16:57.1
SS8 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 6:47.5
SS9 Killeri 2 2.06 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 1:20.3
2. leg (6 Aug) SS10 Vaheri 19.84 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 9:45.6
SS11 Ouninpohja Lansi 1 13.98 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 6:35.1
SS12 Ouninpohja Ita 1 16.55 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 7:54.5
SS13 Urria 10.00 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 4:39.6
SS14 Ouninpohja Lansi 2 13.98 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 6:28.5
SS15 Ouninpohja Ita 2 16.55 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 7:45.7
SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 20:16.5
SS17 Himos 12.90 km Toni Gardemeister Ford Focus RS WRC '04 6:59.3
3. leg (7 Aug) SS18 Kuohu 1 7.80 km Toni Gardemeister Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:44.4
SS19 Kruununperä 1 25.48 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:53.2
SS20 Kuohu 2 7.80 km Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:43.1
SS21 Kruununperä 2 25.48 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 11:58.1

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Sébastien Loeb 83 Daniel Elena 83 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total 106
2 1 Marcus Grönholm 55 1 Timo Rautiainen 55 1 Citroën Total WRT 105
3 1 Petter Solberg 53 1 Phil Mills 53 BP Ford World Rally Team 69
4 1 Markko Märtin 48 1 Michael Park 48 Subaru World Rally Team 59
5 1 Toni Gardemeister 47 1 Jakke Honkanen 47 Mitsubishi Motors 43

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
15 1 41 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 3:20:17.8 10
16 2 36 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:21:50.4 +1:32.6 8
18 3 32 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 3:24:07.7 +3:49.9 6
21 4 38 Luca Betti Piercarlo Capolongo Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 3:29:54.1 +9:36.3 5
28 5 34 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 3:41:32.6 +21:14.8 4
36 6 43 Martin Prokop Petr Gross Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:52:52.5 +32:34.7 3
39 7 35 Kris Meeke Glenn Patterson Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 3:55:07.7 +34:49.9 2
40 8 40 Conrad Rautenbach Carl Williamson Conrad Rautenbach Citroën C2 S1600 3:56:54.6 +36:36.8 1
Retired SS19 42 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Pavel Valoušek Suzuki Ignis S1600 Oil leak 0
Retired SS17 33 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 Gearbox 0
Retired SS5 31 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Swift S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS1 37 Alan Scorcioni Silvio Stefanelli Alan Scorcioni Fiat Punto S1600 Retired 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (4 Aug) SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 1:30.7 Kris Meeke
1. leg (5 Aug) SS2 Lankamaa 24.98 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 13:43.2
SS3 Laukaa 11.82 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 6:30.7
SS4 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 4:31.7
SS5 Vellipohja 1 33.93 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 19:18.8
SS6 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:49.3
SS7 Vellipohja 2 33.93 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 19:21.8
SS8 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 7:43.6
SS9 Killeri 2 2.06 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 1:29.9
2. leg (6 Aug) SS10 Vaheri 19.84 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 11:00.6
SS11 Ouninpohja Lansi 1 13.98 km Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:18.0 Dani Sordo
SS12 Ouninpohja Ita 1 16.55 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 8:52.1
SS13 Urria 10.00 km Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:14.9
SS14 Ouninpohja Lansi 2 13.98 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 7:15.3
SS15 Ouninpohja Ita 2 16.55 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 8:45.7
SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 23:08.8
SS17 Himos 12.90 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 7:49.8
3. leg (7 Aug) SS18 Kuohu 1 7.80 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 4:12.9
SS19 Kruununperä 1 25.48 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 13:38.5
SS20 Kuohu 2 7.80 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 4:11.4
SS21 Kruununperä 2 25.48 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift S1600 13:43.4

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 1 Guy Wilks 29
2 2 Dani Sordo 25
3 2 Per-Gunnar Andersson 25
4 1 Urmo Aava 22
5 2 Kris Meeke 21

References

  1. ^ "Rally Finland". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  2. ^ "Rally Finland 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Rally Finland 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Rally Finland 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Rally Finland 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Rally Finland 2005 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.