2005 World Rally Championship

2005 WRC season

World Champion
Driver:	Sébastien Loeb
Manufacturer:	Citroën
Season dates
Number of rallies:	16
<2004 season	2006 season>

The FIA - World Rally Championship in 2005 was in January 21, Monte Carlo started and ended on 13 November in Australia . A total of 16 world championship races were held on four continents. Sébastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena became world champion for the second time . The Citroën Total World Rally Team won its third title in the Manufacturers' World Championship this season .

vehicles

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  Citroën Xsara WRC

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  Subaru Impreza WRC

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  Peugeot 307 WRC

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  Ford Focus WRC

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  Mitsubishi Lancer WRC

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  Škoda Fabia WRC

Teams and drivers

team	Manufacturer	automobile	Start No.	driver	Rallies
Citroën Total World Rally Team	Citroën	Xsara WRC	1	Sébastien Loeb	All
			2	François Duval	1-6, 9-16
				Carlos Sainz	7-8
BP Ford World Rally Team	ford	Ford Focus RS WRC	3	Toni Gardemeister	All
			4th	Roman Kresta	1, 4-9, 11-16
				Henning Solberg	2
				Daniel Solà	3
				Mikko Hirvonen	10
			14th	Roman Kresta	2-3, 10
				Henning Solberg	5-8, 10, 12
				Daniel Solà	11, 13-16
			15th	Antony Warmbold	All
				Luís Pérez Companc	4, 9
Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRC	5	Petter Solberg	All
			6th	Stéphane Sarrazin	1-2, 11, 14-15
				Chris Atkinson	3-10, 12-13, 16
			16		2, 11, 14-15
				Stéphane Sarrazin	5, 8, 12
Peugeot Total	Peugeot	Peugeot 307 WRC	7th	Marcus Grönholm	All
			8th	Markko Märtin	1-12
					13, 16
				Nicolas Bernardi	14-15
			19th		2
			25th	Sebastian Lindholm	10
Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC	9	Harri Rovanperä	All
			10	Gilles Panizzi	1, 3, 6, 13-14
				Gianluigi Galli	2, 4-5, 7-12, 15-16
			18th		13-14
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda	Škoda Fabia WRC	11	Armin Schwarz	1, 3-16
				Mattias Ekström	2
			12	Alexandre Bengué	1, 11, 14-15
				Janne Tuohino	2, 4-8
				Jani Paasonen	3, 9-10
				Colin McRae	12, 16
				Mikko Hirvonen	13
			17th	Janne Tuohino	10
				Jan Kopecký	11, 14-15
			18th	Jani Paasonen	2, 8
Teams without notification of manufacturer points
OMV World Rally Team	Citroën	Citroën Xsara WRC	16	Manfred Stohl	1, 4-6, 8-12, 16
			17th	Xavier Pons	8-12, 14-16
			21st	Juuso Pykälistö	5
Stobart VK Ford Rally Team	ford	Ford Focus RS WRC	17th	Mark Higgins	5, 8, 12
		Ford Focus RS WRC	19th	Matthew Wilson	12
Mikko Hirvonen	ford	Ford Focus RS WRC	18th	Mikko Hirvonen	2, 5, 8, 15
Bozian Racing	Peugeot	Peugeot 206 WRC	18th	Daniel Carlsson	6, 9
			19th	Marcos Ligato	9
			22nd	Nicolas Bernardi	11-12
			23	Xavier Pons	1, 3, 5
			61	Didier Auriol	1
				Ricardo Triviño	3, 9, 15
Equipe de France FFSA	Škoda	Škoda Fabia WRC	20th	Nicolas Vouilloz	14-15

Competitions

The kilometers entered correspond to the distance of the special stages. The distance between the connecting routes between the individual WPs is not included.

colour Underground gold gravel silver asphalt blue Ice / snow bronze Mixed

rally	rank	driver	vehicle	total time	Number of WP	length	Started	in the target
Rally Monte Carlo 21-23 January 2005	1.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4: 13: 05.6	15th	353.07 km	34	24
	2.	Toni Gardemeister	Ford Focus RS WRC	+ 2: 58.3
	3.	Gilles Panizzi	Mitsubishi Lancer	+ 3: 40.1
Rally Sweden 11-13 February 2005	1.	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza	3: 00: 52.1	20th	359.87 km	74	46
	2.	Markko Märtin	Peugeot 307 CC	+ 2: 11.1
	3.	Toni Gardemeister	Ford Focus RS WRC	+ 3: 14.7
Rally Mexico 11-13 March 2005	1.	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza	3: 41: 06.2	14th	355.97 km	38	28
	2.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 CC	+ 0: 34.5
	3.	Markko Märtin	Peugeot 307 CC	+1: 38.3
Rally New Zealand 8-10 April 2005	1.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	3: 34: 51.6	20th	355.43 km	68	42
	2.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 CC	+ 0: 49.8
	3.	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza	+1: 08.7
Rally Sardinia April 29th – 1st May 2005	1.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4: 06: 33.7	17th	350.03 km	66	43
	2.	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza	+ 0: 59.6
	3.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 CC	+ 3: 07.3
Rally Cyprus 13.-15. May 2005	1.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	5: 02: 29.4	18th	326.68 km	52	39
	2.	Manfred Stohl	Citroën Xsara WRC	+ 4: 09.5
	3.	Markko Märtin	Peugeot 307 CC	+ 4: 41.9
Rally Turkey 3rd – 5th June 2005	1.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4: 21: 48.0	18 1 canceled	348.43 km 345.84 km	76	54
	2.	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza	+ 0: 59.6
	3.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 CC	+1: 15.3
Rally Greece 24.-26. June 2005	1.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4: 12: 53.7	19th	349.57 km	88	54
	2.	Toni Gardemeister	Ford Focus RS WRC	+1: 36.2
	3.	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	+ 2: 11.1
Rally Argentina 15.-17. July 2005	1.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	3: 55: 36.4	22nd	359.63 km	71	47
	2.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 CC	+ 0: 26.1
	3.	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza	+1: 05.3
Rally Finland 5-7 August 2005	1.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 CC	2: 54: 11.0	21st	355.59 km	77	49
	2.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	+1: 06.7
	3.	Markko Märtin	Peugeot 307 CC	+1: 35.6
Rally Germany 26.-28. August 2005	1.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	3: 27: 13.2	19th	355.4 km	57	38
	2.	François Duval	Citroën Xsara WRC	+ 0: 37.4
	3.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 CC	+ 2: 04.8
Rally Great Britain 16.-18. September 2005	1.	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza	2: 45: 57.8	17 2 canceled	354.22 km 297.42 km	80	56
	2.	François Duval	Citroën Xsara WRC	+1: 17.4
	3.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	+1: 17.9
Rally Japan September 30th – 2nd October 2005	1.	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 CC	3: 25: 32.0	26th	350.18 km	90	63
	2.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	+1: 22.1
	3.	Chris Atkinson	Subaru Impreza	+ 2: 40.0
Tour de Corse 21-23rd October 2005	1.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	3: 35: 46.7	12	341.68 km	57	40
	2.	Toni Gardemeister	Ford Focus RS WRC	+1: 51.7
	3.	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza	+ 2: 42.0
Rally Catalonia 28.-30. October 2005	1.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	3: 31: 07.0	15th	358.75 km	58	40
	2.	François Duval	Citroën Xsara WRC	+1: 21.9
	3.	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC	+ 2: 46.7
Rally Australia 11-13 November 2005	1.	François Duval	Citroën Xsara WRC	3: 19: 55.0	26th	355.01 km	60	43
	2.	Harri Rovanperä	Mitsubishi Lancer	+ 0: 52.9
	3.	Manfred Stohl	Citroën Xsara WRC	+1: 33.0

Overall rating

WRC drivers' championship

Distribution of points
rank	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th
Points	10	8th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

Item	driver	MON	SWE	MEX	NZL	ITA	CYP	DOOR	GRC	ARG	FIN	GER	GBR	JPN	FRA	ESP	OUT	Points
1	Sébastien Loeb	1	DNF	4th	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	1	DNF	127
2	Petter Solberg	DNF	1	1	3	2	DNF	2	9	3	4th	7th	1	DNF	3	13	DNF	71
3	Marcus Grönholm	5	DNF	2	2	3	DNF	3	4th	2	1	3	DNF	1	DNF	DNF	DNF	71
4th	Toni Gardemeister	2	3	6th	6th	5	5	6th	2	4th	6th	17th	DSQ	6th	2	14th	DNF	58
5	Markko Märtin	4th	2	3	5	4th	3	5	8th	6th	3	4th	DNF					53
6th	François Duval	DNF	12	DNF	4th	11	DNF			7th	8th	2	2	4th	DNF	2	1	47
7th	Harri Rovanperä	7th	4th	5	DNF	DNF	7th	10	6th	5	7th	10	4th	5	10	10	2	39
8th	Roman Kresta	8th	8th	DNF	DNS	6th	6th	7th	DNF	11	23	6th	6th	7th	5	5	6th	29
9	Manfred Stohl	6th			9	9	2		20th	8th	DNF	DNF	5				3	22nd
10	Mikko Hirvonen		DNF			DNF			5		5			DNF		3		14th
11	Gianluigi Galli		7th		8th	DNF		8th	7th	DNF	DNF	5	13	DNF	9	DNF	5	14th
12	Chris Atkinson		19th	DNF	7th	18th	10	24	DNF	9	DNF	11	38	3	DNF	9	4th	13
13	Carlos Sainz							4th	3									11
14th	Henning Solberg		5			15th	4th	11	DNF		9		10					9
15th	Gilles Panizzi	3		8th			11							11	DNF			7th
16	Xavier Pons	DNF	38	10	13	DNF	34	17th	10	10	12	9	11		7th	4th	DNF	7th
17th	Stéphane Sarrazin	14th	13			12			13			8th	DNF		4th	DNF		6th
18th	Antony Warmbold	10	11	7th	11	7th	DNF	9	DNF	12	DNF	DNS	12	9	13	7th	DNF	6th
19th	Daniel Carlsson		6th			DNF	8th	Ret	14th	15th	DNS			8th			DNF	5
20th	Nicolas Bernardi											DNF	DNF		8th	6th		4th
21st	Alexandre Bengué	9										DNF			6th	DNF		3
22nd	Colin McRae												7th				DNF	2
23	Daniel Solà			DNF								12		DNF	DNF	DNF	7th	2
24	Juuso Pykälistö		DNS			8th					DNS							1
25th	Mark Higgins		DNF		DNF	10	DNF	44	DNF	DSQ	DNS		8th				10	1
26th	Jan Kopecký		37									DNF			12	8th		1
27	Armin Schwarz	DNF		9	10	DNF	13	DNF	18th	16	11	DNF	14th	10	DNF	11	8th	1
rank	driver	MON	SWE	MEX	NZL	ITA	CYP	DOOR	GRC	ARG	FIN	GER	GBR	JPN	FRA	ESP	OUT	Points

Manufacturers' championship WRC

rank	team	No.
			MON	SWE	MEX	NZL	ITA	CYP	DOOR	GRC	ARG	FIN	GER	GBR	JPN	FRA	ESP	OUT	Points
1	Citroën Total World Rally Team	1	1	DNF	4th	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	1	DNF	188
		2	DNF	8th	DNF	4th	7th	DNF	4th	3	7th	8th	2	2	4th	DNF	2	1
2	Peugeot Total	7th	5	DNF	2	2	3	DNF	3	4th	2	1	3	DNF	1	DNF	DNF	DNF	135
		8th	4th	2	3	5	4th	2	5	7th	6th	3	4th	DNF	8th	7th	4th	DNF
3	Ford World Rally Team	3	2	3	6th	6th	5	3	6th	2	4th	6th	10	DNF	6th	2	8th	DNF	104
		4th	7th	5	DNF	DNF	6th	4th	7th	DNF	9	5	6th	5	7th	5	3	5
4th	Subaru World Rally Team	5	DNF	1	1	3	2	DNF	2	8th	3	4th	7th	1	DNF	3	7th	DNF	97
		6th	9	9	DNF	7th	9	7th	11	DNF	8th	DNF	8th	9	3	4th	DNF	3
5	Mitsubishi Motors	9	6th	4th	5	DNF	DNF	5	9	5	5	7th	9	4th	5	8th	5	2	76
		10	3	6th	7th	8th	DNF	8th	8th	6th	DNF	DNF	5	8th	10	DNF	DNF	4th
6th	Škoda Motorsport	11	DNF	7th	8th	9	DNF	9	DNF	9	10	9	DNF	7th	9	DNF	6th	6th	21st
		12	8th	DNF	9	DNF	8th	6th	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	6th	DNF	6th	DNF	DNF
rank	team	No.
			MON	SWE	MEX	NZL	ITA	CYP	DOOR	GRC	ARG	FIN	GER	GBR	JPN	FRA	ESP	OUT	Points

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ewrc-results.com: Season 2005 , February 8, 2015

Web links

http://www.wrc.com

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