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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. Peugeot's Markko Märtin retired after his co-driver Michael Park was fatally injured in their crash at the Wales Rally GB.
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.
Calendar
The 2005 championship was contested over sixteen rounds in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania.
Round | Dates | Rally | Support class |
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1 | 21–23 January | Monte Carlo Rally | JWRC |
2 | 11–13 February | Swedish Rally | PWRC |
3 | 11–13 March | Rally Mexico | JWRC |
4 | 7–10 April | Rally New Zealand | PWRC |
5 | 28 April-1 May | Rally d'Italia Sardegna | JWRC |
6 | 13–15 May | Cyprus Rally | PWRC |
7 | 3–5 June | Rally of Turkey | PWRC |
8 | 23–26 June | Acropolis Rally | JWRC |
9 | 14–17 July | Rally Argentina | PWRC |
10 | 4–7 August | Rally Finland | JWRC |
11 | 26–28 August | Rallye Deutschland | JWRC |
12 | 15–18 September | Wales Rally GB | PWRC |
13 | 29 September-2 October | Rally Japan | PWRC |
14 | 21–23 October | Tour de Corse | JWRC |
15 | 27–30 October | Rally Catalunya | JWRC |
16 | 10–13 November | Rally Australia | PWRC |
Teams and drivers
World Rally Championship entries
JWRC Entries
No | Entrant | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
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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 |
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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 | Garardo 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
Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
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JWRC Drivers' championship
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Events
Notes
- ^ Sébastien Loeb secured the drivers' championship title in Japan.
- ^ Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Spain.
External links
- FIA World Rally Championship 2005 at ewrc-results.com
- 2005 season at World Rally Archive