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33rd season in the FIA World Rally Championship
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.
Drivers' and co-drivers' helmets are now required to be equipped with a HANS device .[ 3] [ 4]
The 2005 championship was contested over sixteen rounds in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania.
World Rally Championship entries [ edit ]
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
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
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 [ edit ]
Drivers' championship[ edit ]
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[ edit ]
Manufacturer
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
Manufacturer
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[ edit ]
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[ edit ]
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)
^ Sébastien Loeb secured the drivers' championship title in Japan.[ 5]
^ Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Spain.[ 6]