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2005 World Touring Car Championship

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2005 World Touring Car Championship

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Andy Priaulx World Manufacturers' Champion: BMW

BMW 320i

The 2005 World Touring Car Championship was the second season of World Touring Car Championship motor racing, and the first since 1987. It featured the 2005 FIA World Touring Car Championship which was contested over a ten event, twenty race series which commenced on 10 April and ended on 20 November. The championship was open to Super 2000 cars, Diesel 2000 cars and Super Production cars as defined by the FIA. Andy Priaulx won the Drivers' Championship and BMW won the Manufacturers' title.

Organised by KSO, a subsidiary of Eurosport, the championship was an evolution of the former European Touring Car Championship, elevated to World Championship status by the FIA for 2005 with the introduction of races outside Europe. The European title was given to the new European Touring Car Cup, a one-off event.

Teams and drivers

According to 2005 Entry List.

TeamCarNo.DriversRoundsManufacturer TeamsMichelin Independents Trophy
GBR BMW Team UKBMW 320i1GBR Andy PriaulxAll
ITA Alfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 1562ITA Gabriele TarquiniAll
3GBR James ThompsonAll
ITA BMW Team Italy-SpainBMW 320i4ITA Alessandro ZanardiAll
5ESP Antonio GarcíaAll
ITA Alfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 1566ITA Fabrizio GiovanardiAll
7BRA Augusto FarfusAll
ESP SEAT SportSEAT Toledo Cupra8SWE Rickard Rydell1–8
SEAT León9–10
SEAT Toledo Cupra9ESP Jordi Gené1–6
SEAT León7–10
SEAT Toledo Cupra10DEU Peter Terting1–8
SEAT León9–10
SEAT Toledo Cupra11GBR Jason Plato3–6
12ESP Marc Carol9
DEU Ford Hotfiel SportFord Focus14DEU Thomas Klenke1–4, 6–9
15DEU Thomas Jäger1–4
16DEU Michael Funke6–10
17DEU Patrick Bernhardt10
GBR Chevrolet RMLChevrolet Lacetti21GBR Robert HuffAll
22ITA Nicola LariniAll
23CHE Alain MenuAll
DNK Peugeot Sport DenmarkPeugeot 40724FRA Soheil Ayari6
25FRA Éric Hélary7
ITA JAS MotorsportHonda Accord Euro R26ITA Roberto Colciago1–6
FRA Team Oreca PlayStationSEAT Toledo Cupra29MCO Stéphane Ortelli7–9
NLD BMW Team HollandBMW 320i41NLD Duncan Huisman10
DEU BMW Team DeutschlandBMW 320i42DEU Jörg MüllerAll
43DEU Dirk MüllerAll
ITA Alfa Romeo Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 15656MAC André Couto10
HKG GR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra18MEX Carlos Mastretta Aguilera4–5
19FIN Valle Mäkelä1–3, 6–7
20NLD Tom CoronelAll
ITA JAS MotorsportHonda Accord Euro R27ITA Adriano De Micheli1–5, 7–10
SWE Crawford RacingBMW 320i28SWE Carl RosenbladAll
ITA Proteam MotorsportBMW 320i30ITA Stefano D'AsteAll
31ITA Giuseppe CiròAll
DEU Wiechers-SportBMW 320i32DEU Marc HennericiAll
CZE IEP TeamAlfa Romeo 156 Gta33CZE Adam Lacko1
BMW 320i2, 6
ITA JAS MotorsportHonda Accord Euro R34SWE Tomas Engström9
SWE Honda Dealer Team SwedenHonda Accord Euro R1
Honda Civic Type-R35SWE Jens Hellström1
AUT RS-Line IPZ RacingFord Focus ST17036AUT Sascha Plöderl2, 4, 7
37DEU Frank Diefenbacher2
HKG GR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra38TUR Erkut Kizilirmak8
ITA JAS MotorsportHonda Accord Euro R39GBR Simon Harrison10
HKG GR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra40ESP Polo Villaamil9
ITA DB MotorsportAlfa Romeo 15651ITA Salvatore Tavano1–2, 4
52ITA Andrea Larini1–2, 4
ITA GDL RacingBMW 320i53ITA Gianluca De Lorenzi1–2, 4
SMR Zerocinque MotorsportBMW 320i54SMR Stefano Valli1–2, 4
ITA Scuderia del GirasoleSEAT Toledo Cupra55ITA Alessandro Balzan1–2, 4
MAC Ao's Racing TeamBMW 320i62MAC Ao Chi Hong10
Toyota Altezza65JPN Hironori Takeuchi10
DEU Engstler MotorsportBMW 320i63HKG Paul Poon10
64NZL Peter Scharmach10
HKG GR AsiaSEAT Toledo Cupra99HKG Lo Ka Fai10

Calendar

The championship was contested over ten events, of which seven were held together with the 2005 FIA GT Championship. Each event featured two races with a distance of 50 kilometres. The starting grid order for the first race at each event was determined by the results of qualifying, and that of the second race by the results of the first race, but with the top eight cars in reverse order.

EventRace NameTrackDate1R1R22R3R43R5R64R7R85R9R106R11R127R13R148R15R169R17R1810R19R20
Race of ItalyITA Autodromo Nazionale di Monza10 April
Race of FranceFRA Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours1 May
Race of UKGBR Silverstone Circuit15 May
Race of San MarinoITA Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari29 May
Race of MexicoMEX Autódromo Miguel E. Abed26 June
Race of BelgiumBEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps30 July
Race of GermanyDEU Motorsport Arena Oschersleben28 August
Race of TurkeyTUR Istanbul Park18 September
Race of SpainESP Circuit Ricardo Tormo2 October
Guia Race of MacauMAC Guia Circuit20 November

Results and standings

Races

RacenowrapRace NamenowrapPole PositionnowrapFastest lapnowrapWinning drivernowrapWinning teamnowrapWinning independentReport1234567891011121314151617181920
ITA Race of ItalyDEU Dirk MüllerDEU Dirk MüllerDEU Dirk MüllerDEU BMW Team DeutschlandDEU Marc HennericiReport
DEU Jörg MüllerGBR James ThompsonITA Alfa Romeo Racing TeamDEU Marc Hennerici
FRA Race of FranceDEU Jörg MüllerDEU Jörg MüllerDEU Jörg MüllerDEU BMW Team DeutschlandDEU Marc HennericiReport
DEU Jörg MüllerDEU Jörg MüllerDEU BMW Team DeutschlandSWE Carl Rosenblad
GBR Race of UKITA Gabriele TarquiniITA Fabrizio GiovanardiITA Gabriele TarquiniITA Alfa Romeo Racing TeamNLD Tom CoronelReport
GBR Andy PriaulxSWE Rickard RydellESP SEAT SportDEU Marc Hennerici
ITA Race of San MarinonowrapITA Fabrizio GiovanardinowrapITA Fabrizio GiovanardinowrapITA Fabrizio GiovanardinowrapITA Alfa Romeo Racing TeamnowrapITA Alessandro BalzanReport
ITA Fabrizio GiovanardiDEU Dirk MüllerDEU BMW Team DeutschlandITA Stefano D'Aste
MEX Race of MexicoITA Fabrizio GiovanardiITA Gabriele TarquiniITA Fabrizio GiovanardiITA Alfa Romeo Racing TeamNLD Tom CoronelReport
ITA Fabrizio GiovanardiDEU Peter TertingESP SEAT SportNLD Tom Coronel
BEL Race of BelgiumBRA Augusto FarfusDEU Dirk MüllerDEU Dirk MüllerDEU BMW Team DeutschlandNLD Tom CoronelReport
BRA Augusto FarfusITA Fabrizio GiovanardiITA Alfa Romeo Racing TeamITA Stefano D'Aste
DEU Race of GermanyGBR James ThompsonDEU Jörg MüllerGBR Andy PriaulxGBR BMW Team UKITA Adriano de MicheliReport
ITA Gabriele TarquiniITA Alessandro ZanardiITA BMW Team Italy-SpainNLD Tom Coronel
TUR Race of TurkeyITA Gabriele TarquiniGBR James ThompsonITA Fabrizio GiovanardiITA Alfa Romeo Racing TeamSWE Carl RosenbladReport
ITA Gabriele TarquiniITA Gabriele TarquiniITA Alfa Romeo Racing TeamDEU Marc Hennerici
ESP Race of SpainESP Jordi GenéDEU Dirk MüllerESP Jordi GenéESP SEAT SportITA Adriano de MicheliReport
DEU Jörg MüllerDEU Jörg MüllerDEU BMW Team DeutschlandSWE Tomas Engström
MAC Guia Race of MacauGBR Andy PriaulxGBR Andy PriaulxBRA Augusto FarfusITA Alfa Romeo Racing TeamITA Stefano D'AsteReport
GBR Andy PriaulxNLD Duncan HuismanNLD BMW Team HollandITA Giuseppe Cirò

Championship standings

Points system
1st
10

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverITA
ITAFRA
FRAUK
GBRSMR
ITAMEX
MEXBEL
BELGER
DEUTUR
TURESP
ESPMAC
MACPts1234567891011121314151617181920=22=PosDriverITA
ITAFRA
FRAUK
GBRSMR
ITAMEX
MEXBEL
BELGER
DEUTUR
TURESP
ESPMAC
MACPts
GBR Andy Priaulx452352032NC82Ret123943*2*2101
DEU Dirk Müller*1*2621064118†161546952410Ret86
ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi6810738*1*3137126†Ret166219†DNS81
BRA Augusto Farfus39854455910DSQ49582NC71365
DEU Jörg Müller294*1*1972712DNSDNS31633Ret1251RetDNS59
SWE Rickard Rydell8Ret31171943611Ret2757Ret113757
ITA Gabriele Tarquini2Ret481315102Ret417†1314711623†DNSDNS55
GBR James Thompson711192Ret721†445719Ret24Ret157Ret53
ESP Antonio García535415Ret2952681494Ret1469DNS51
ITA Alessandro Zanardi107152423†DNS8613RetWDWD81638513436
ESP Jordi Gené9676115Ret13Ret19†12Ret7417Ret11418533
DEU Peter Terting11179106161077110105RetNC103128631
NLD Duncan Huisman6113
NLD Tom Coronel15Ret23DSQ141418Ret851332113RetDNSNC13RetDNS11
GBR Jason Plato82118111291410
ITA Nicola Larini24151713RetDNS13111071718†1711NCRet7Ret410†9
CHE Alain Menu2224†RetDNSRet131414NC13146118108RetDNS5DSQ9
ITA Stefano D'Aste1622†RetDNSRetRet2215121116220191415171711Ret8
ITA Roberto Colciago12Ret121212196RetRet188Ret4
MCO Stéphane Ortelli615RetRet922†3
GBR Robert Huff20Ret191513Ret20Ret6RetNC1123121613RetDNSRetRet3
ITA Giuseppe CiròRet1821172211RetDNS1491515241612141210Ret81
ESP Marc Carol1081
DEU Marc Hennerici13101316179RetRet171418916211311Ret2014Ret0
SWE Tomas Engström14231390
DEU Patrick Bernhardt2190
DEU Michael FunkeRetDNS1210RetDNSRet1817†DNS0
FIN Valle MäkeläRet1316Ret161019Ret18Ret0
DEU Thomas KlenkeRetDNSRet221918171621Ret1020Ret17RetDNS0
SWE Carl RosenbladDNSDNS1414211216Ret1615221222171118Ret1612Ret0
ITA Alessandro Balzan1811RetDNS12DSQ0
ITA Adriano de Micheli211422202015RetDNSDNSDNS15181516111915Ret0
CZE Adam Lacko2512RetDNS20130
MEX Carlos Mastretta Aguilera251815170
ESP Polo Villaamil15210
ITA Salvatore Tavano1716181819200
NZL Peter Scharmach16Ret0
DEU Thomas Jäger28Ret2421181726190
ITA Gianluca de Lorenzi23Ret201921170
ITA Andrea Larini1920RetDNS2322†0
SMR Stefano Valli2719252324Ret0
GBR Simon Harrison20†DNS0
SWE Jens Hellström26210
AUT Sascha PlöderlNC25†RetDNS2522†0
FRA Soheil Ayari23Ret0
FRA Éric HélaryRetDNS0
TUR Erkut KizilirmakRetDNS0
MAC André CoutoRetDNS0
DEU Frank DiefenbacherDNSDNS
MAC Ao Chi HongDNSDNS
HKG Lo Ka FaiDNQDNQ
HKG Paul PoonDNQDNQ
JPN Hironori TakeuchiDNQDNQ

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Drivers' Championship points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis to first eight finishers at each race.

Note: Drivers who did not score points during the season were not classified into Drivers' Championship positions.

Manufacturers' Championship

320i
PosManufacturerITA
ITAFRA
FRAUK
GBRSMR
ITAMEX
MEXBEL
BELGER
DEUTUR
TURESP
ESPMAC
MACPts12345PosManufacturerITA
ITAFRA
FRAUK
GBRSMR
ITAMEX
MEXBEL
BELGER
DEUTUR
TURESP
ESPMAC
MACPts
DEU BMW12115621521211332121273
432297321282532454362
ITA Alfa Romeo21451313134195116213237
3887245524541314221677Ret
ESP SEAT86366194319324571835186
9177107210775101057171031186
USA Chevrolet2015171313131311671461181087Ret410†68
2224†1916RetRet14141013171117111613RetDNS5Ret
USA Ford28Ret24221817171621Ret1010Ret17Ret1817†913
RetDNSRet2319182619RetDNS1220RetDNSRetDNS21DNS

The Manufacturers' title was awarded to the manufacturer which had scored the highest number of points, taking into account all the results obtained by the best two cars classified per manufacturer in each race. All the other cars of that same manufacturer were considered invisible as far as scoring points was concerned. Points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for each race.

Michelin Independents' Trophy

PosDriverITA
ITAFRA
FRAUK
GBRSMR
ITAMEX
MEXBEL
BELGER
DEUTUR
TURESP
ESPMAC
MACPts123456789101112131415161718-PosDriverITA
ITAFRA
FRAUK
GBRSMR
ITAMEX
MEXBEL
BELGER
DEUTUR
TURESP
ESPMAC
MACPts
DEU Marc Hennerici13*10*13*16*179RetRet171418916211311Ret2014Ret114
ITA Giuseppe CiròRet1821172211RetDNS1491515241612141210Ret8107
ITA Stefano D'Aste1622†RetDNSRetRet2215121116220191415171711Ret96
SWE Carl RosenbladDNSDNS1414211216Ret1615221222171118Ret1612Ret94
NLD Tom Coronel15Ret23DSQ*14*1418Ret851332113RetDNSNC13RetDNS85
ITA Adriano de Micheli211422202015RetDNSDNSDNS1518151611*19*15Ret65
FIN Valle MäkeläRet1316Ret161019Ret18Ret37
ITA Salvatore Tavano17161818192027
SWE Tomas Engström142313924
ITA Alessandro Balzan1811RetDNS12DSQ21
ITA Gianluca de Lorenzi23Ret2019211720
MEX Carlos Mastretta Aguilera2518151714
CZE Adam Lacko2512RetDNS201313
GBR Simon Harrison20†DNS8
ITA Andrea Larini1920RetDNS2322†8
ESP Polo Villaamil15216
SMR Stefano Valli2719252324Ret4
AUT Sascha PlöderlNC25†RetDNS2522†4
SWE Jens Hellström26210
TUR Erkut KizilirmakRetDNS0
DEU Frank DiefenbacherDNSDNS
HKG Lo Ka FaiDNQDNQ

Championship promoter KSO organised the Michelin Independent Drivers' Trophy within the 2005 FIA World Touring Car Championship. A driver's eligibility to compete for the Trophy was determined exclusively by KSO, taking into consideration various criteria relating to the team, driver and car. Points were awarded to eligible drivers on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for races 1 to 18 and on a 20–16–12–10–8–6–4–2 basis for races 19 & 20.

Michelin Teams' Trophy

PosTeamITA
ITAFRA
FRAUK
GBRSMR
ITAMEX
MEXBEL
BELGER
DEUTUR
TURESP
ESPMAC
MACPts123456789101112PosTeamITA
ITAFRA
FRAUK
GBRSMR
ITAMEX
MEXBEL
BELGER
DEUTUR
TURESP
ESPMAC
MACPts
ITA Proteam Motorsport1618211822112215129152201612141210118183
Ret22†RetDNSRetRetRetDNS14111615241914151717RetRet
HKG GR Asia151316Ret14101818851331813RetDNS1513RetDNS142
RetRet23DSQ161425Ret151719Ret21RetRetDNSNC21DNQDNQ
DEU Wiechers-Sport13101316179RetRet171418916211311Ret2014Ret108
SWE Crawford RacingDNSDNS1414211216Ret1615221222171118Ret1612Ret86
ITA JAS Motorsport211422202015RetDNSDNSDNS1518151611915Ret80
131920†DNS
ITA DB Motorsport17161818192035
1920RetDNS2322†
ITA Scuderia del Girasole1811RetDNS12DSQ21
ITA GDL Racing23Ret2019211720
CZE IEP Team2512RetDNS201313
SWE Honda Dealer Team Sweden14218
2623
SMR Zerocinque Motorsport2719252324Ret4
AUT RS-Line IPZ RacingNC25†RetDNS2522†4
DNSDNS

Championship promoter KSO organised the Michelin Teams' Trophy within the 2005 FIA World Touring Car Championship. All teams participating in the Championship were eligible to score points towards the Trophy, however points were only awarded for the two best classified cars of each team, providing they are driven by drivers classified by KSO as Independent Drivers. Any other cars of that same team were invisible as far as point scoring was concerned. Points towards the Michelin Teams' Trophy were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis at all races.

Notes

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20050526141845/http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/1703320720__touring_sport_reg.pdf 2005 FIA WTCC Sporting Regulations] Retrieved from web.archive.org on 16 July 2009
  2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20101214185414/http://fiawtcc.com/archives/2005/2005_WTCC_Points.pdf 2005 Championship point standings, fiawtcc.com, as archived at web.archive.org on 14 December 2010] Retrieved on 18 July 2013
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20050526071904/http://www.fiawtcc.com/2k5/regulations/FIA_WTCC_Michelin_Trophies.pdf Michelin Independents' Trophies Regulations] Retrieved from www.fiawtcc.com via web.archive.org on 22 February 2012
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