Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2005 World Rally Championship season was the 33rd season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 21 with the Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo and ended on November 13 with the Telstra 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 after the season. 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.
Michael Park
On 18 September 2005 Markko Martin's co-driver Michael "Beef" Park lost his life in a tragic accident. One of the top co-drivers of his generation, Park died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident on the final leg of Wales Rally Great Britain when his Peugeot 307 WRC left the road and struck a tree, heavily damaging the right side of the car. Martin was unhurt, but Park was killed instantly. Martin laterly stopped rallying on top level since.
Calendar
Teams and drivers
World Rally Championship entries
| Manufacturer teams |
| Team |
Constructor |
Car |
Tyre |
No |
Drivers |
Rounds |
 Citroën Total |
Citroën |
Xsara WRC |
M |
1 |
Sébastien Loeb |
All |
| 2 |
 François Duval |
1–6, 9–16 |
 Carlos Sainz |
7–8 |
 BP Ford World Rally Team |
Ford |
Focus RS WRC 04/06 |
M |
3 |
 Toni Gardemeister |
All |
| 4 |
 Roman Kresta |
1, 4–9, 11–16 |
 Henning Solberg |
2 |
| Daniel Solà |
3 |
| Mikko Hirvonen |
10 |
| 14 |
Roman Kresta |
2–3, 10 |
| Henning Solberg |
5–8, 10, 12 |
| Daniel Solà |
11, 13–16 |
| 15 |
 Antony Warmbold |
All |
 Luís Pérez Companc |
4, 9 |
 Subaru World Rally Team |
Subaru |
Impreza WRC 2004/5 |
P |
5 |
Petter Solberg |
All |
| 6 |
Stéphane Sarrazin |
1–2, 11, 14–15 |
 Chris Atkinson |
3–10, 12–13, 16 |
| 16 |
2, 11, 14–15 |
| Stéphane Sarrazin |
5, 8, 12 |
| Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot |
307 WRC |
P |
7 |
Marcus Grönholm |
All |
| 8 |
 Markko Märtin |
1–12 |
 Daniel Carlsson |
13, 16 |
| Nicolas Bernardi |
14–15 |
| 19 |
Daniel Carlsson |
2 |
| 25 |
Sebastian Lindholm |
10 |
| Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports |
Mitsubishi |
Lancer WRC 05 |
P |
9 |
Harri Rovanperä |
All |
| 10 |
Gilles Panizzi |
1, 3, 6, 13–14 |
 Gianluigi Galli |
2, 4–5, 7–12, 15–16 |
| 18 |
13–14 |
| Škoda Motorsport |
Škoda |
Fabia WRC |
M |
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 |
| 17 |
Janne Tuohino |
10 |
| Jan Kopecký |
11, 14–15 |
| 18 |
Jani Paasonen |
2, 8 |
| Major entries not registered as manufacturers |
| OMV World Rally Team |
Citroën |
Xsara WRC |
M |
16 |
 Manfred Stohl |
1, 4–6, 8–12, 16 |
| 17 |
Xavier Pons |
8–12, 14–16 |
| 21 |
Juuso Pykälistö |
5 |
| Stobart VK Ford Rally Team |
Ford |
Focus RS WRC 04 |
M |
17 |
Mark Higgins |
5, 8, 12 |
| Focus RS WRC 02 |
19 |
Matthew Wilson |
5, 12 |
 Hyundai Assan Motorsports |
Hyundai |
Hyundai Accent WRC |
P |
17 |
Serkan Yazici |
7 |
| 66 |
Ali Deveci |
7 |
| 67 |
Omer Tolon |
7 |
| 68 |
Murat Akdilek |
7 |
| M-Sport |
Ford |
Focus RS WRC 03 |
M |
18 |
Mikko Hirvonen |
2, 5, 8, 15 |
| Bozian Racing |
Peugeot |
206 WRC |
M
P |
18 |
Daniel Carlsson |
6, 9 |
| 19 |
Marcos Ligato |
9 |
| 22 |
Nicolas Bernardi |
11–12 |
| 23 |
Xavier Pons |
1, 3, 5 |
| 61 |
Didier Auriol |
1 |
 Ricardo Triviño |
3, 9, 15 |
| Equipe de France FFSA |
Škoda |
Fabia WRC |
M |
20 |
Nicolas Vouilloz |
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 |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 |
1, 3, 5, 8 |
| Suzuki Swift S1600 |
10–11, 15 |
| 33 |
Kosti Katajamäki |
Timo Alanne |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 |
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 |
 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
|
|
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Points finish |
| Blue |
Non-points finish |
| Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple |
Retired (Ret) |
| Black |
Excluded (EX) |
| Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank |
Withdrew entry before 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 |
|
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Points finish |
| Blue |
Non-points finish |
| Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple |
Retired (Ret) |
| Black |
Excluded (EX) |
| Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank |
Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
|
JWRC Drivers' championship
|
|
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Points finish |
| Blue |
Non-points finish |
| Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple |
Retired (Ret) |
| Black |
Excluded (EX) |
| Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank |
Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
|
Events
Notes
- ^ Sébastien Loeb secured the drivers' championship title in Japan.
- ^ Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Spain.
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