2005 Rally of Turkey

2005 Rally of Turkey
6th Rally of Turkey
Round 7 of the 2005 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Turkey
Rally baseKemer
Dates runJune 2, 2005 – June 5, 2005
Stages18 (351.03 km; 218.12 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,183.54 km (735.42 miles)
Statistics
Crews77 at start, 54 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën Total WRT
Citroën Xsara WRC

The 2005 Rally of Turkey (formally the 6th Rally of Turkey) was the seventh round of the 2005 World Rally Championship. The rally was held over four days between 2 June and 5 June 2005, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 15th win in the World Rally Championship and a fourth consecutive win, equaling the record set by Timo Salonen in 1985.[1][2]

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 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí 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 Antony Warmbold Michael Orr BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
15 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
16 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
17 Serkan Yazici Can Okan Serkan Yazici Hyundai Accent WRC3 P
18 Armodios Vovos Loris Meletopoulos Armodios Vovos Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
19 Tobias Johansson Kaj Lindström Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
61 Hakan Dinç Bulent Korzay Hakan Dinç Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3
62 Mehmet Besler Afsin Baydar Mehmet Besler Ford Focus WRC '01
64 Nejat Avci Batuhan Memisyazici Nejat Avci Ford Focus WRC '01
65 Nigel Heath Steve Lancaster Nigel Heath Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
66 Ali Deveci Mehmet Yazici Ali Deveci Hyundai Accent WRC
68 Murat Akdilek Ozden Yilmaz Hyundai Assan Motorsports Hyundai Accent WRC
PWRC entries
31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 P
32 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Pascual Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII M
33 Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C
34 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Y
35 Karamjit Singh John Bennie Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert Evo VII
36 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11
37 Mark Higgins Trevor Agnew Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N11 P
38 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C P
40 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C
41 Natalie Barratt Carl Williamson OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII P
42 Federico Villagra Javier Villagra Federico Villagra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII S
43 Angelo Medeghini Barbara Capoferri Angelo Medeghini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII P
44 Sebastián Beltrán Edgardo Galindo Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C
45 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
48 Luis Ignacio Rosselot Ricardo Rojas Luis Ignacio Rosselot Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
49 Hamed Al-Wahaibi David Senior Oman Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11
50 Aki Teiskonen Miika Teiskonen Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI
51 Brice Tirabassi Mathieu Baumel Brice Tirabassi Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C
Source:[3]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
1. leg — 150.74 km
2 June 19:00 SS1 Efes Pilsen 1 2.60 km
3 June 07:08 SS2 Phaselis 1 28.98 km
08:16 SS3 Arykanda 1 11.95 km
11:14 SS4 Perge 1 22.28 km
11:57 SS5 Myra 1 24.05 km
12:40 SS6 Arykanda 2 11.95 km
15:38 SS7 Perge 2 22.28 km
16:21 SS8 Myra 2 24.05 km
18:04 SS9 Efes Pilsen 2 2.60 km
2. leg — 150.49 km
4 June 07:33 SS10 Kemer 1 20.35 km
08:21 SS11 Silyon 1 29.58 km
11:04 SS12 Kemer 2 20.35 km
11:52 SS13 Silyon 2 29.58 km
15:00 SS14 Chimera 1 16.45 km
15:58 SS15 Phaselis 2 28.98 km
17:41 SS16 Efes Pilsen 3 5.20 km
3. leg — 49.80 km
5 June 10:03 SS17 Chimera 2 16.45 km
11:01 SS18 Olympos 33.35 km
Source:[4]

Results

Overall

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:21:48.0 10
2 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 4:22:47.6 +59.6 8
3 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:23:03.3 +1:15.3 6
4 2 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:26:05.9 +4:17.9 5
5 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:27:45.2 +5:57.2 4
6 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:29:55.3 +8:07.3 3
7 4 Roman Kresta Jan Možný BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:30:36.3 +8:48.3 2
8 10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:31:26.9 +9:38.9 1
Source:[5]

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 4:21:48.0 10
2 2 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 4:22:47.6 +59.6 8
3 3 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:23:03.3 +1:15.3 6
4 4 2 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:26:05.9 +4:17.9 5
5 5 8 Markko Märtin Michael Park Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:27:45.2 +5:57.2 4
6 6 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:29:55.3 +8:07.3 3
7 7 4 Roman Kresta Jan Možný BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:30:36.3 +8:48.3 2
8 8 10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:31:26.9 +9:38.9 1
10 9 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:35:39.4 +13:51.4 0
13 10 12 Janne Tuohino Mikko Markkula Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:42:23.0 +20:35.0 0
24 11 6 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 4:56:55.3 +35:07.3 0
Retired SS6 11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Mechanical 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (2 Jun) SS1 Efes Pilsen 1 2.60 km Stage cancelled
1. leg (3 Jun) SS2 Phaselis 1 28.98 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 22:09.5 Sébastien Loeb
SS3 Arykanda 1 11.95 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:51.5
SS4 Perge 1 22.28 km Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 16:12.3 Gianluigi Galli
SS5 Myra 1 24.05 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:37.4 Sébastien Loeb
SS6 Arykanda 2 11.95 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:47.3
SS7 Perge 2 22.28 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:39.1
SS8 Myra 2 24.05 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:17.3
SS9 Efes Pilsen 2 2.60 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 2:09.1
2. leg (4 Jun) SS10 Kemer 1 20.35 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 14:24.1
SS11 Silyon 1 29.58 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 21:41.1
SS12 Kemer 2 20.35 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 14:11.7
SS13 Silyon 2 29.58 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 21:22.6
SS14 Chimera 1 16.45 km Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 11:59.1
SS15 Phaselis 2 28.98 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 22:15.0
SS16 Efes Pilsen 3 5.20 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:06.2
3. leg (5 Jun) SS17 Chimera 2 16.45 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 11:57.8
SS18 Olympos 33.35 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 24:58.0

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Sébastien Loeb 55 Daniel Elena 55 Marlboro Peugeot Total 72
2 Petter Solberg 42 Phil Mills 42 Citroën Total WRT 68
3 Markko Märtin 38 Michael Park 38 BP Ford World Rally Team 49
4 1 Marcus Grönholm 32 1 Timo Rautiainen 32 Subaru World Rally Team 46
5 1 Toni Gardemeister 31 1 Jakke Honkanen 31 Mitsubishi Motors 30

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
14 1 31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 4:45:30.6 10
15 2 36 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 4:45:32.2 +1.6 8
16 3 33 Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 4:46:54.9 +1:24.3 6
17 4 32 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Pascual Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:46:59.6 +1:29.0 5
20 5 49 Hamed Al-Wahaibi David Senior Oman Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 4:53:23.3 +7:52.7 4
22 6 50 Aki Teiskonen Miika Teiskonen Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI 4:54:00.7 +8:30.1 3
23 7 44 Sebastián Beltrán Edgardo Galindo Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 4:55:50.1 +10:19.5 2
26 8 51 Brice Tirabassi Mathieu Baumel Brice Tirabassi Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 4:57:35.5 +12:04.9 1
27 9 42 Federico Villagra Javier Villagra Federico Villagra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:58:50.0 +13:19.4 0
32 10 43 Angelo Medeghini Barbara Capoferri Angelo Medeghini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 5:04:39.7 +19:09.1 0
41 11 45 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 5:20:06.1 +34:35.5 0
43 12 38 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C 5:28:13.3 +42:42.7 0
44 13 37 Mark Higgins Trevor Agnew Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N11 5:28:43.9 +43:13.3 0
45 14 34 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 5:30:55.8 +45:25.2 0
46 15 41 Natalie Barratt Carl Williamson OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 5:31:39.1 +46:08.5 0
Retired SS17 48 Luis Ignacio Rosselot Ricardo Rojas Luis Ignacio Rosselot Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Accident 0
Retired SS14 35 Karamjit Singh John Bennie Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert Evo VII Oil cooler 0
Retired SS11 40 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Subaru Argentina Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N11 Spec C Suspension 0
Source:[7]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
1. leg (2 Jun) SS1 Efes Pilsen 1 2.60 km Stage cancelled
1. leg (3 Jun) SS2 Phaselis 1 28.98 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 24:11.4 Toshihiro Arai
SS3 Arykanda 1 11.95 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 8:26.3
SS4 Perge 1 22.28 km Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N11 17:29.8
SS5 Myra 1 24.05 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 22:12.4
SS6 Arykanda 2 11.95 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 8:22.7
SS7 Perge 2 22.28 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 18:03.8
SS8 Myra 2 24.05 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 22:01.0 Marcos Ligato
SS9 Efes Pilsen 2 2.60 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 2:14.5
2. leg (4 Jun) SS10 Kemer 1 20.35 km Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N11 15:38.6
SS11 Silyon 1 29.58 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 23:27.6
SS12 Kemer 2 20.35 km Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 15:26.6
SS13 Silyon 2 29.58 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 23:10.0
SS14 Chimera 1 16.45 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 12:53.9
SS15 Phaselis 2 28.98 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 23:54.3
SS16 Efes Pilsen 3 5.20 km Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:21.2
3. leg (5 Jun) SS17 Chimera 2 16.45 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 12:51.9
SS18 Olympos 33.35 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza STI N11 26:34.4 Toshihiro Arai

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Toshihiro Arai 30
2 Xavier Pons 20
3 Marcos Ligato 20
4 1 Nasser Al-Attiyah 15
5 1 Brice Tirabassi 11

References

  1. ^ "Longest winning streaks". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  2. ^ "Rally of Turkey". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  3. ^ "Rally of Turkey 2005 Entry List". Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Rally of Turkey 2005 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Rally of Turkey 2005 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Rally of Turkey 2005 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Rally of Turkey 2005 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 17 February 2025.