2005 Rally d'Italia Sardegna

2005 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
2nd Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia
Round 5 of the 2005 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Italy
Rally baseOlbia
Dates runApril 29, 2005 – May 1, 2005
Stages17 (349.08 km; 216.91 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,130.17 km (702.26 miles)
Statistics
Crews66 at start, 42 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën Total WRT
Citroën Xsara WRC

The 2005 Rally d'Italia Sardegna (formally the 2nd Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia) was the fifth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over three days between 29 April and 1 May 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 13th 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 Možný 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 Janne Tuohino Mikko Markkula Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
14 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
15 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC M
16 Antony Warmbold Michael Orr BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
18 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
19 Stéphane Sarrazin Denis Giraudet Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 P
20 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
21 Juuso Pykälistö Mika Ovaskainen OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC M
37 Mark Higgins Trevor Agnew Mark Higgins Ford Focus RS WRC '04 P
32 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Pascual Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
21 Tobias Johansson Kaj Lindström Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
26 Nigel Heath Steve Lancaster Nigel Heath Škoda Fabia WRC P
27 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Škoda Octavia WRC P
28 Giovanni Recordati Freddy Delorme Giovanni Recordati Toyota Corolla WRC
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 Fiat Punto 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 CEST (UTC+2).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
1. leg — 137.82 km
29 April 08:53 SS1 Terranova 1 29.81 km
10:09 SS2 Crastazza 1 20.54 km
10:48 SS3 Mamone 1 18.56 km
14:24 SS4 Terranova 2 29.81 km
15:40 SS5 Crastazza 2 20.54 km
16:19 SS6 Mamone 2 18.56 km
2. leg — 144.08 km
30 April 09:38 SS7 Loelle 1 30.72 km
10:34 SS8 Tandalò 1 38.77 km
14:09 SS9 Lovia Avra 5.10 km
15:51 SS10 Loelle 2 30.72 km
16:47 SS11 Tandalò 2 38.77 km
3. leg — 67.18 km
1 May 07:16 SS12 S. Giacomo 1 12.69 km
08:29 SS13 S. Bachisio 1 9.40 km
09:02 SS14 Bortigiadas 1 11.50 km
10:36 SS15 S. Bachisio 2 9.40 km
11:09 SS16 Bortigiadas 2 11.50 km
12:52 SS17 S. Giacomo 2 12.69 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 4:06:33.7 10
2 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 4:07:33.3 +59.6 8
3 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:09:41.0 +3:07.3 6
4 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:10:46.0 +4:12.3 5
5 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:15:03.0 +8:29.3 4
6 4 Roman Kresta Jan Možný BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:16:02.9 +9:29.2 3
7 16 Antony Warmbold Michael Orr BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:16:33.5 +9:59.8 2
8 21 Juuso Pykälistö Mika Ovaskainen OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 4:16:54.9 +10:21.2 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 4:06:33.7 10
2 2 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 4:07:33.3 +59.6 8
3 3 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:09:41.0 +3:07.3 6
4 4 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:10:46.0 +4:12.3 5
5 5 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:15:03.0 +8:29.3 4
6 6 4 Roman Kresta Jan Možný BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:16:02.9 +9:29.2 3
11 7 2 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:20:03.5 +13:29.8 0
13 8 12 Janne Tuohino Mikko Markkula Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:22:04.3 +15:30.6 0
18 9 6 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 4:38:33.3 +31:59.6 0
Retired SS14 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 Gearbox 0
Retired SS13 10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 Gearbox 0
Retired SS12 11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Excluded - illegal help 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (29 Apr) SS1 Terranova 1 29.81 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 21:47.9 Marcus Grönholm
SS2 Crastazza 1 20.54 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:22.8
SS3 Mamone 1 18.56 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:43.8 Sébastien Loeb
SS4 Terranova 2 29.81 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 21:15.1
SS5 Crastazza 2 20.54 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:55.5
SS6 Mamone 2 18.56 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:23.6
2. leg (30 Apr) SS7 Loelle 1 30.72 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:46.9
SS8 Tandalò 1 38.77 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 28:09.0
SS9 Lovia Avra 5.10 km Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:40.1
SS10 Loelle 2 30.72 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:33.8
SS11 Tandalò 2 38.77 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 27:37.4
3. leg (1 May) SS12 S. Giacomo 1 12.69 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:31.6
SS13 S. Bachisio 1 9.40 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 8:13.0
SS14 Bortigiadas 1 11.50 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 7:40.7
SS15 S. Bachisio 2 9.40 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 8:00.9
SS16 Bortigiadas 2 11.50 km Chris Atkinson Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 7:30.5
SS17 S. Giacomo 2 12.69 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 10:23.1

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1 Sébastien Loeb 35 1 Daniel Elena 35 Marlboro Peugeot Total 54
2 1 Petter Solberg 34 1 Phil Mills 34 Citroën Total WRT 43
3 Markko Märtin 28 Michael Park 28 Subaru World Rally Team 36
4 Marcus Grönholm 26 Timo Rautiainen 26 BP Ford World Rally Team 33
5 Toni Gardemeister 24 Jakke Honkanen 24 Mitsubishi Motors 24

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
17 1 41 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 4:35:13.4 10
19 2 36 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:38:47.3 +3:33.9 8
20 3 35 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 4:39:07.4 +3:54.0 6
21 4 38 Luca Betti Giovanni Agnese Luca Betti Renault Clio S1600 4:43:57.9 +8:44.5 5
22 5 31 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:53:48.0 +18:34.6 4
23 6 32 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:56:48.1 +21:34.7 3
24 7 43 Martin Prokop Petr Gross Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:00:05.3 +24:51.9 2
27 8 40 Conrad Rautenbach Carl Williamson Conrad Rautenbach Citroën C2 S1600 5:03:31.7 +28:18.3 1
28 9 42 Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Pavel Valoušek Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:04:26.3 +29:12.9 0
Retired SS16 34 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 Differential 0
Retired SS16 39 Luca Cecchettini Massimo Daddoveri Luca Cecchettini Fiat Punto S1600 Differential 0
Retired SS13 33 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS12 37 Alan Scorcioni Silvio Stefanelli Alan Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 Retired 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (29 Apr) SS1 Terranova 1 29.81 km Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 23:50.8 Kosti Katajamäki
SS2 Crastazza 1 20.54 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 14:48.4
SS3 Mamone 1 18.56 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 13:42.8
SS4 Terranova 2 29.81 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 23:29.2
SS5 Crastazza 2 20.54 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 14:27.2
SS6 Mamone 2 18.56 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 13:37.8
2. leg (30 Apr) SS7 Loelle 1 30.72 km Notional stage time
SS8 Tandalò 1 38.77 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 30:59.8 Kris Meeke
SS9 Lovia Avra 5.10 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 4:02.8
SS10 Loelle 2 30.72 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 21:32.3
SS11 Tandalò 2 38.77 km Dani Sordo Citroën C2 S1600 30:41.9 Dani Sordo
3. leg (1 May) SS12 S. Giacomo 1 12.69 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 11:42.7
SS13 S. Bachisio 1 9.40 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:54.2
SS14 Bortigiadas 1 11.50 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:25.6
SS15 S. Bachisio 2 9.40 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:38.0
SS16 Bortigiadas 2 11.50 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:14.1
SS17 S. Giacomo 2 12.69 km Kris Meeke Citroën C2 S1600 11:30.8

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 2 Kris Meeke 16
2 6 Dani Sordo 15
3 2 Guy Wilks 15
4 2 Per-Gunnar Andersson 15
5 4 Luca Betti 9

References

  1. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  2. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2005 JWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.