2005 World Rally Championship

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The 2005 World Rally Championship was the 33rd season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 21 with the Monte-Carlo Rally and ended on November 13 with the Rally Australia.

In the drivers' world championship, Citroën Total's Sébastien Loeb successfully defended his title, finishing a record 56 points ahead of Subaru's Petter Solberg and Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm. Loeb also set several other records during the season. He won ten world rallies, beating the previous record of six held by him (2004) and Didier Auriol (1992). He also took six consecutive wins, beating Timo Salonen's 20-year-old record of four.[1] Peugeot's Markko Märtin retired after his co-driver Michael Park was fatally injured in their crash at the Wales Rally GB.[2]

Citroën took the manufacturers' title for the third year in a row, well ahead of Subaru and Ford. PSA Peugeot Citroën still went ahead with their plan to withdraw both Citroën and Peugeot from the series at the end of the season - although Citroën's departure later became a sabbatical as they spent the following year developing a new car for 2007. More blows to manufacturer involvement in the series followed when Mitsubishi and Škoda announced the withdrawal of their factory teams. However, the 2006 season would see Citroën and Škoda continue as the semi-works teams Kronos Citroën and Red Bull Škoda Team, respectively.

The video game WRC: Rally Evolved was based on this season.

Regulation changes

Drivers' and co-drivers' helmets are now required to be equipped with a HANS device.[3][4]

Calendar

The 2005 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Oceania.

Rd. Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Support class
1 21 January 23 January 73rd Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo Monte Carlo Mixed 15 353.07 km JWRC
2 11 February 13 February 54th Uddeholm Swedish Rally Karlstad, Värmland County Snow 20 335.55 km PWRC
3 11 March 13 March 2nd Corona Rally Mexico León, Guanajuato Gravel 14 355.97 km JWRC
4 7 April 10 April 36th Propecia Rally New Zealand Manukau, Auckland Gravel 20 356.00 km PWRC
5 29 April 1 May 2nd Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia Olbia, Sardinia Gravel 17 349.08 km JWRC
6 13 May 15 May 33rd Cyprus Rally Lemesos, Limassol District Gravel 18 326.68 km PWRC
7 3 June 5 June 6th Rally of Turkey Kemer, Antalya Province Gravel 18 351.03 km PWRC
8 23 June 26 June 52nd Acropolis Rally of Greece Lamia, Central Greece Gravel 19 349.57 km JWRC
9 14 July 17 July 25th Rally Argentina Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 22 340.82 km PWRC
10 4 August 7 August 55th Neste Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 21 355.59 km JWRC
11 26 August 28 August 24th OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 19 356.16 km JWRC
12 15 September 18 September 61st Wales Rally GB Cardiff, Wales Gravel 17 354.22 km PWRC
13 30 September 2 October 5th Rally Japan Obihiro, Hokkaido Gravel 26 350.18 km PWRC
14 21 October 23 October 49th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France Ajaccio, Corsica Tarmac 12 341.68 km JWRC
15 28 October 30 October 41st RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada Salou, Catalonia Tarmac 15 358.75 km JWRC
16 10 November 13 November 18th Telstra Rally Australia Perth, Western Australia Gravel 26 355.39 km PWRC
Sources:[5]

Teams and drivers

World Rally Championship entries

Manufacturer teams
Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No Drivers Co-Drivers Rounds
Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC M 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena All
2 François Duval Stéphane Prévot 1–6
Sven Smeets 9–16
Carlos Sainz Marc Marti 7–8
BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04/06 M 3 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen All
4 Roman Kresta Jan Tomanek 1, 4–9, 11–16
Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud 2
Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò 3
Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 10
14 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek 2–3, 10
Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud 5–8, 10, 12
Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò 11, 13–16
15 Antony Warmbold Damien Connolly All
Luís Pérez Companc Jose Maria Volta 4, 9
Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 04/05 P 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills All
6 Stéphane Sarrazin Patrick Pivato 1–2, 11, 14–15
Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall 3–10, 12–13, 16
16 2, 11, 14–15
Stéphane Sarrazin Patrick Pivato 5, 8, 12
Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC P 7 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen All
8 Markko Märtin Michael Park 1–12
Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson 13, 16
Nicolas Bernardi Jean-Marc Fortin 14–15
19 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson 2
25 Sebastian Lindholm Tomi Tuominen 10
Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P 9 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen All
10 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi 1, 3, 6, 13–14
Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore 2, 4–5, 7–12, 15–16
18 13–14
Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M 11 Armin Schwarz Klaus Wicha 1, 3–16
Mattias Ekström Stefan Bergman 2
12 Alexandre Bengué Caroline Escudero-Bengué 1, 11, 14–15
Janne Tuohino Mikko Markkula 2, 4–8
Jani Paasonen Jani Vainikka 3, 9–10
Colin McRae Nicky Grist 12, 16
Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 13
17 Janne Tuohino Mikko Markkula 10
Jan Kopecký Filip Schovánek 11, 14–15
18 Jani Paasonen Jani Vainikka 2, 8
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
OMV World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC M 16 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor 1, 4–6, 8–12, 16
17 Xavier Pons Carlos del Barrio 8–12, 14–16
21 Juuso Pykälistö Mika Ovaskainen 5
Stobart VK Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 M 17 Mark Higgins Trevor Agnew 5, 8, 12
Focus RS WRC 02 19 Matthew Wilson Scott Martin 12
Hyundai Assan Motorsports Hyundai Hyundai Accent WRC P 17 Serkan Yazici Can Okan 7
66 Ali Deveci Mehmet Yazici 7
68 Murat Akdilek Ozden Yilmaz 7
M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC 03 M 18 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 2, 5, 8, 15
Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
P 		18 Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson 6, 9
19 Marcos Ligato Ruben Garcia 9
22 Nicolas Bernardi Jean-Marc Fortin 11–12
23 Xavier Pons Oriol Juliá Pascual 1, 5
Lucas Cruz 3
61 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet 1
Ricardo Triviño Carlos del Barrio 3
Claudio Busto 9
Checo Salom 15
Equipe de France FFSA Škoda Fabia WRC M 20 Nicolas Vouilloz Patrick Pivato 14–15

JWRC Entries

No Entrant Driver Co-driver Car Rounds
31 Suzuki Sport Europe Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 1, 3, 5, 8
Suzuki Swift S1600 10–11, 15
32 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh 10–11, 15
Suzuki Ignis S1600 1, 3, 5, 8
33 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne 1, 5, 8, 10–11, 14–15
36 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk 1, 5, 8, 10–11, 14–15
34 Fiat Abarth Motorsport Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Fiat Punto S1600 1, 5, 8, 10–11, 14–15
35 Kronos Racing Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Citroën C2 S1600 1, 5, 8
Glenn Patterson 10–11, 14–15
41 Daniel Sordo Marc Martí 1, 5, 10–11, 14–15
Oriol Julià 8
37 Errepi Racing Alan Scorcioni Domenico Scorcioni Suzuki Ignis S1600 15
Silvio Stefanelli 1, 5, 8, 14
Fiat Punto S1600 10
Toni Moreno 11
38 Power Car Team Luca Betti Giovanni Agnese Renault Clio S1600 1, 5, 8, 11, 14–15
Piercarlo Capalongo 10
39 Autorel Sport Luca Cecchettini Massimo Daddoveri Renault Clio S1600 1
Fiat Punto S1600 3, 5, 8, 11
Antonio Morassi 14–15
40 PH Sport Conrad Rautenbach Carl Williamson Citroën Saxo S1600 3
Citroën C2 S1600 5, 8, 10–11, 14–15
42 Trumf Rally Team Pavel Valoušek Pierangelo Scalvini Suzuki Ignis S1600 1, 3, 5, 10–11
Petr Starý 14–15
43 Jipocar Racing Martin Prokop Petr Gross Suzuki Ignis S1600 1, 5, 8, 10–11, 14–15

PWRC entries

No Entrant Driver Co-driver Car Rounds
31 Subaru Team Arai Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2, 4, 6–7, 13, 16
32 Ralliart Spain Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 2, 4, 6–7
33 Autotek Motorsport Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4, 6–7, 9, 12, 16
34 Advan-Piaa Rally Team Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 2, 4, 6–7, 13, 16
35 Team Proton Pert Malaysia Karamjit Singh John Bennie Proton Pert 4, 6–7, 12
36 Subaru Argentina Rally Team Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4, 6–7, 12–13, 16
40 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo 4, 6–7, 9, 13, 16
44 Sebastián Beltran Edgardo Galindo 4, 6–7, 9, 13, 16
37 Top Run SRL Mark Higgins Trevor Agnew Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2, 4, 6–7, 9
Daniel Barritt 16
51 Brice Tirabassi Matthieu Baumel 4, 6–7, 9, 12–13
38 Motoring Club Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2, 6–7, 9, 12
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 16
39 Millbrooks World Rally Team Joakim Roman Ragnar Spjuth Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2, 6–7, 9
Anders Wallbom 12
41 OMV World Rally Team Natalie Barratt Carl Williamson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4, 6–7, 13
Kaj Lindström Subaru Impreza WRX STI 12, 16
42 Villagra Racing Federico Villagra Javier Villagra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4, 6–7, 9, 13, 16
43 Kome Sport SRL Angelo Medeghini Barbara Capoferri Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 2, 4, 6, 9
Subaru Impreza WRX STI 12, 16
45 Errani Team Group Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 2, 6–7, 12–13, 16
47 Aba Ba Marcelo Recanate Víctor Federer Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4
Nalson Franco Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 6
Mikael Johansson 7
48 Gerardo Rosselot Mujica Luis Rosselot Ricardo Rojas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4, 6–7, 9, 13
49 Oman World Rally Team Hamed Al-Wahaibi David Senior Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4, 6–7, 12–13, 16
50 Syms Rally Team Aki Teiskonen Miika Teiskonen Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2, 4, 7, 12–13, 16

Results and standings

Rally results

The highest finishing competitor entered in each WRC class is listed below. Non-championship entries may have finished ahead of WRC competitors in individual rounds.

Rd. Rally Overall Winners PWRC Winners JWRC winners Report
1 Monte Carlo No. 1 Citroën Total WRT N/A No. 35 Kronos Racing Report
Citroën Xsara WRC N/A Citroën C2 S1600
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		N/A Kris Meeke
Chris Patterson
2 Sweden No. 5 Subaru World Rally Team No. 31 Subaru Team Arai N/A Report
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Subaru Impreza STi N11 N/A
Petter Solberg
Phil Mills 		Toshihiro Arai
Tony Sircombe 		N/A
3 Mexico No. 5 Subaru World Rally Team N/A No. 33 Suzuki Sport Report
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 N/A Suzuki Ignis S1600
Petter Solberg
Phil Mills 		N/A Guy Wilks
Phil Pugh
4 New Zealand No. 1 Citroën Total WRT No. 32 Ralliart Spain N/A Report
Citroën Xsara WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII N/A
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		Xavier Pons
Oriol Julià 		N/A
5 Italy No. 1 Citroën Total WRT N/A No. 41 Kronos Racing Report
Citroën Xsara WRC N/A Citroën C2 S1600
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		N/A Dani Sordo
Marc Martí
6 Cyprus No. 1 Citroën Total WRT No. 51 Top Run SRL N/A Report
Citroën Xsara WRC Subaru Impreza STi N11 N/A
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		Brice Tirabassi
Mathieu Baumel 		N/A
7 Turkey No. 1 Citroën Total WRT No. 31 Subaru Team Arai N/A Report
Citroën Xsara WRC Subaru Impreza STi N11 N/A
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		Toshihiro Arai
Tony Sircombe 		N/A
8 Greece No. 1 Citroën Total WRT N/A No. 31 Suzuki Sport Report
Citroën Xsara WRC N/A Suzuki Ignis S1600
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		N/A Per-Gunnar Andersson
Jonas Andersson
9 Argentina No. 1 Citroën Total WRT No. 33 Autotek Motorsport N/A Report
Citroën Xsara WRC Subaru Impreza STi N11 N/A
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		Nasser Al-Attiyah
Chris Patterson 		N/A
10 Finland No. 7 Marlboro Peugeot Total N/A No. 41 Kronos Racing Report
Peugeot 307 WRC N/A Citroën C2 S1600
Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen 		N/A Dani Sordo
Marc Martí
11 Germany No. 1 Citroën Total WRT N/A No. 41 Kronos Racing Report
Citroën Xsara WRC N/A Citroën C2 S1600
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		N/A Dani Sordo
Marc Martí
12 Britain No. 5 Subaru World Rally Team No. 50 Syms Rally Team N/A Report
Subaru Impreza S11 WRC '05 Subaru Impreza STi N11 N/A
Petter Solberg
Phil Mills 		Aki Teiskonen
Miika Teiskonen 		N/A
13 Japan No. 7 Marlboro Peugeot Total No. 31 Subaru Team Arai N/A Report
Peugeot 307 WRC Subaru Impreza STi N11 N/A
Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen 		Toshihiro Arai
Tony Sircombe 		N/A
14 France No. 1 Citroën Total WRT N/A No. 34 Fiat Abarth Motorsport Report
Citroën Xsara WRC N/A Fiat Punto S1600
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		N/A Mirco Baldacci
Giovanni Bernacchini
15 Spain No. 1 Citroën Total WRT N/A No. 41 Kronos Racing Report
Citroën Xsara WRC N/A Citroën C2 S1600
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		N/A Dani Sordo
Marc Martí
16 Australia No. 2 Citroën Total WRT No. 31 Subaru Team Arai N/A Report
Citroën Xsara WRC Subaru Impreza STi N11 N/A
François Duval
Sven Smeets 		Toshihiro Arai
Tony Sircombe 		N/A
Source:[6]

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 MEX
 NZL
 ITA
 CYP
 TUR
 GRE
 ARG
 FIN
 GER
 GBR
 JPN
 FRA
 ESP
 AUS
  Pts 
1 Sébastien Loeb 1 Ret 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 Ret 127
2 Petter Solberg Ret 1 1 3 2 Ret 2 9 3 4 7 1 Ret 3 13 Ret 71
3 Marcus Grönholm 5 Ret 2 2 3 Ret 3 4 2 1 3 Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 71
4 Toni Gardemeister 2 3 6 6 5 5 6 2 4 6 17 DSQ 6 2 14 Ret 58
5 Markko Märtin 4 2 3 5 4 3 5 8 6 3 4 Ret 53
6 François Duval Ret 12 Ret 4 11 Ret 7 8 2 2 4 Ret 2 1 47
7 Harri Rovanperä 7 4 5 Ret Ret 7 10 6 5 7 10 4 5 10 10 2 39
8 Roman Kresta 8 8 Ret DNS 6 6 7 Ret 11 23 6 6 7 5 5 6 29
9 Manfred Stohl 6 9 9 2 20 8 Ret Ret 5 3 22
10 Mikko Hirvonen Ret Ret 5 5 Ret 3 14
11 Gianluigi Galli 7 8 Ret 8 7 Ret Ret 5 13 Ret 9 Ret 5 14
12 Chris Atkinson 19 Ret 7 18 10 24 Ret 9 Ret 11 38 3 Ret 9 4 13
13 Carlos Sainz 4 3 11
14 Henning Solberg 5 15 4 11 Ret 9 10 9
15 Gilles Panizzi 3 8 11 11 Ret 7
16 Xavier Pons Ret 38 10 13 Ret 34 17 10 10 12 9 11 7 4 Ret 7
17 Stéphane Sarrazin 14 13 12 13 8 Ret 4 Ret 6
18 Antony Warmbold 10 11 7 11 7 Ret 9 Ret 12 Ret DNS 12 9 13 7 Ret 6
19 Daniel Carlsson 6 Ret 8 Ret 14 15 DNS 8 Ret 5
20 Nicolas Bernardi Ret Ret 8 6 4
21 Alexandre Bengué 9 Ret 6 Ret 3
22 Colin McRae 7 Ret 2
23 Daniel Solà Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 7 2
24 Juuso Pykälistö DNS 8 DNS 1
25 Mark Higgins Ret Ret 10 Ret 44 Ret DSQ DNS 8 10 1
26 Jan Kopecký 37 Ret 12 8 1
27 Armin Schwarz Ret 9 10 Ret 13 Ret 18 16 11 Ret 14 10 Ret 11 8 1
Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 MEX
 NZL
 ITA
 CYP
 TUR
 GRE
 ARG
 FIN
 GER
 GBR
 JPN
 FRA
 ESP
 AUS
  Pts 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
 SWE
 MEX
 NZL
 ITA
 CYP
 TUR
 GRE
 ARG
 FIN
 GER
 GBR
 JPN
 FRA
 ESP
 AUS
 Points
1 Citroën 1 1 Ret 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 Ret 188
2 Ret 8 Ret 4 7 Ret 4 3 7 8 2 2 4 Ret 2 1
2 Peugeot 7 5 Ret 2 2 3 Ret 3 4 2 1 3 Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 135
8 4 2 3 5 4 2 5 7 6 3 4 Ret 8 7 4 Ret
3 Ford 3 2 3 6 6 5 3 6 2 4 6 10 Ret 6 2 8 Ret 104
4 7 5 Ret Ret 6 4 7 Ret 9 5 6 5 7 5 3 5
4 Subaru 5 Ret 1 1 3 2 Ret 2 8 3 4 7 1 Ret 3 7 Ret 97
6 9 9 Ret 7 9 7 11 Ret 8 Ret 8 9 3 4 Ret 3
5 Mitsubishi 9 6 4 5 Ret Ret 5 9 5 5 7 9 4 5 8 5 2 76
10 3 6 7 8 Ret 8 8 6 Ret Ret 5 8 10 Ret Ret 4
6 Škoda 11 Ret 7 8 9 Ret 9 Ret 9 10 9 Ret 7 9 Ret 6 6 21
12 8 Ret 9 Ret 8 6 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 6 Ret Ret
Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
 SWE
 MEX
 NZL
 ITA
 CYP
 TUR
 GRE
 ARG
 FIN
 GER
 GBR
 JPN
 FRA
 ESP
 AUS
 Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

JWRC Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver MON
 MEX
 ITA
 GRC
 FIN
 GER
 FRA
 ESP
  Pts 
1 Dani Sordo 4 1 Ret 1 1 2 1 53
2 Guy Wilks 7 1 6 2 3 3 Ret 35
3 Kris Meeke 1 3 6 7 2 8 7 32
4 Urmo Aava Ret 2 3 2 Ret 4 4 32
5 Kosti Katajamäki 2 Ret 4 Ret 5 3 2 31
6 Per-Gunnar Andersson 6 2 5 1 Ret 4 Ret 30
7 Mirco Baldacci 10 Ret 5 5 7 1 3 26
8 Luca Betti 5 4 Ret 4 6 Ret Ret 17
9 Martin Prokop 9 7 7 6 Ret 7 5 13
10 Luca Cecchettini Ret 3 Ret Ret 9 6 8 10
11 Pavel Valoušek 8 4 9 Ret 8 Ret 6 10
12 Conrad Rautenbach Ret 8 8 8 Ret 5 Ret 7
13 Alan Scorcioni 3 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6
Pos. Driver MON
 MEX
 ITA
 GRC
 FIN
 GER
 FRA
 ESP
  Pts 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

PWRC Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver SWE
 NZL
 CYP
 TUR
 ARG
 GBR
 JPN
 AUS
  Pts 
1 Toshihiro Arai 1 2 7 1 1 1 50
2 Nasser Al-Attiyah 4 5 3 1 3 5 35
3 Marcos Ligato 3 3 2 2 4 9 33
4 Fumio Nutahara 5 7 6 14 2 4 22
5 Xavier Pons 4 1 10 4 20
6 Aki Teiskonen Ret Ret 6 1 3 Ret 19
7 Angelo Medeghini 2 Ret 10 2 6 19
8 Sebastián Beltran 10 2 7 6 5 10 17
9 Fabio Frisiero 3 Ret 12 4 5 7 17
10 Gabriel Pozzo Ret 4 Ret 5 Ret 3 15
11 Hamed Al-Wahaibi 8 Ret 5 4 6 Ret 13
12 Brice Tirabassi 9 1 8 Ret 11
13 Mark Higgins Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 2 6
14 Federico Villagra 6 8 9 Ret Ret 6 7
15 Riccardo Errani 6 9 11 8 7 8 7
16 Natalie Barratt 12 Ret 15 7 Ret 11 2
Pos. Driver SWE
 NZL
 CYP
 TUR
 ARG
 GBR
 JPN
 AUS
 Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)


Events

Round Rally name Podium drivers
(Finishing time) 		Podium cars
1 / Monte Carlo Rally
(21–23 January) — Results and report
  1. Sébastien Loeb (4h:13m:05.6s)
  2. Toni Gardemeister (4h:16m:03.9s)
  3. Gilles Panizzi (4h:16m:45.7s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 04
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer WRC
2 Swedish Rally
(11–13 February) — Results and report
  1. Petter Solberg (3h:00m:52.1s)
  2. Markko Märtin (3h:03m:03.2s)
  3. Toni Gardemeister (3h:04m:06.8s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 2004
  2. Peugeot 307 WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 04
3 Rally Mexico
(11–13 March) — Results and report
  1. Petter Solberg (3h:41m:06.2s)
  2. Marcus Grönholm (3h:41m:40.7s)
  3. Markko Märtin (3h:42m:44.5s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 2005
  2. Peugeot 307 WRC
  3. Peugeot 307 WRC
4 Rally New Zealand
(8–10 April) — Results and report
  1. Sébastien Loeb (3h:34m:51.6s)
  2. Marcus Grönholm (3h:35m:41.4s)
  3. Petter Solberg (3h:36m:00.3s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Peugeot 307 WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC 2005
5 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
(29 April–1 May) — Results and report
  1. Sébastien Loeb (4h:06m:33.7s)
  2. Petter Solberg (4h:07m:33.3s)
  3. Marcus Grönholm (4h:09m:41.0s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC 2005
  3. Peugeot 307 WRC
6 Cyprus Rally
(13–15 May) — Results and report
  1. Sébastien Loeb (5h:02m:29.4s)
  2. Manfred Stohl (5h:06m:38.9s)
  3. Markko Märtin (5h:07m:11.3s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Peugeot 307 WRC
7 Rally of Turkey
(2–5 June) — Results and report
  1. Sébastien Loeb (4h:21m:48.0s)
  2. Petter Solberg (4h:22m:47.6s)
  3. Marcus Grönholm (4h:23m:03.3s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC 2005
  3. Peugeot 307 WRC
8 Acropolis Rally
(23–26 June) — Results and report
  1. Sébastien Loeb (4h:12m:53.7s)
  2. Toni Gardemeister (4h:14m:29.9s)
  3. Carlos Sainz (4h:15m:04.8s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 04
  3. Citroën Xsara WRC
9 Rally Argentina
(14–17 July) — Results and report
  1. Sébastien Loeb (3h:55m:36.5s)
  2. Marcus Grönholm (3h:56m:02.5s)
  3. Petter Solberg (3h:56m:41.7s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Peugeot 307 WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC 2005
10 Rally Finland
(4–7 August) — Results and report
  1. Marcus Grönholm (2h:54m:11.0s)
  2. Sébastien Loeb (2h:55m:17.7s)
  3. Markko Märtin (2h:55m:46.6s)
  1. Peugeot 307 WRC
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Peugeot 307 WRC
11 Rallye Deutschland
(25–27 August) — Results and report
  1. Sébastien Loeb (3h:27m:13.2s)
  2. François Duval (3h:27m:50.6s)
  3. Marcus Grönholm (3h:29m:18.0s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Peugeot 307 WRC
12 Wales Rally GB
(16–18 September) — Results and report
  1. Petter Solberg (2h:45m:57.8s)
  2. François Duval (2h:47m:15.2s)
  3. Sébastien Loeb (2h:47m:15.7s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 2005
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Citroën Xsara WRC
13 Rally Japan
(30 September–2 October) — Results and report
  1. Marcus Grönholm (3h:23m:32.0s)
  2. Sébastien Loeb (3h:26m:54.1s)[1]
  3. Chris Atkinson (3h:28m:12.0s)
  1. Peugeot 307 WRC
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC 2005
14 Tour de Corse
(21–23 October) — Results and report
  1. Sébastien Loeb (3h:35m:46.7s)
  2. Toni Gardemeister (3h:37m:38.4s)
  3. Petter Solberg (3h:38m:28.7s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Ford Focus RS WRC 04
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC
15 Rally Catalunya
(28–30 October) — Results and report
  1. Sébastien Loeb (3h:31m:07.0s)
  2. François Duval (3h:32m:28.9s)
  3. Mikko Hirvonen (3h:33m:53.7s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC[2]
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 03
16 Rally Australia
(10–13 November) — Results and report
  1. François Duval (3h:19m:55.0s)
  2. Harri Rovanperä (3h:20m:47.9s)
  3. Manfred Stohl (3h:21m:28.0s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Mitsubishi Lancer WRC
  3. Citroën Xsara WRC

Notes

  1. ^ Sébastien Loeb secured the drivers' championship title in Japan.[7]
  2. ^ Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Spain.[8]

References

  1. ^ Stuart, Greg (8 February 2016). "Seb Loeb's first and last Rally Argentina wins". Red Bull. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Rally star relives 100mph smash". WalesOnline. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "World Motor Sport Council". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 June 2004. Archived from the original on 10 August 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ^ Wilkins, Robert (30 June 2004). "FIA confirms HANS for WRC". Crash.net. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  5. ^ "FIA confirms WRC calendar for 2005". Crash.net. 10 December 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. ^ "WRC season 2005". eWRC. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  7. ^ Moffitt, Alastair (3 October 2005). "Loeb ties up second title as Solberg hits rock bottom". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Loeb leads Citroen to Rally title". BBC Sport. 30 October 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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