The 2005 FIA GT Motorcity GT 500 was the tenth race for the 2005 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Dubai Autodrome, United Arab Emirates, on November 18, 2005.
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | GT1 | 11 | Larbre Compétition | Gabriele Gardel Pedro Lamy | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 89 |
Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
2 | GT1 | 9 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Michael Bartels Timo Scheider | Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 89 |
Maserati 6.0L V12 | |||||||
3 | GT1 | 6 | GLPK-Carsport | Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen Mike Hezemans | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | M | 89 |
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8 | |||||||
4 | GT1 | 15 | JMB Racing | Andrea Bertolini Karl Wendlinger | Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 89 |
Maserati 6.0L V12 | |||||||
5 | GT1 | 10 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Fabio Babini Thomas Biagi | Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 89 |
Maserati 6.0L V12 | |||||||
6 | GT1 | 2 | GPC Sport | Jean-Denis Délétraz Andrea Piccini Stéphane Lemeret | Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | P | 89 |
Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
7 | GT1 | 14 | Lister Racing | Justin Keen Liz Halliday | Lister Storm GT | D | 86 |
Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
8 | GT2 | 88 | GruppeM Racing | Tim Sugden Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 86 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
9 | GT1 | 18 | Russian Age Racing | Alexey Vasilyev Nikolai Fomenko | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 85 |
Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
10 | GT1 | 12 | Larbre Compétition | Steve Zacchia Jean-Luc Blanchemain Vincent Vosse | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 84 |
Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
11 | GT2 | 90 | Spyker Squadron | Jeroen Bleekemolen Donny Crevels | Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | D | 84 |
Audi 3.8L V8 | |||||||
12 | GT1 | 16 | JMB Racing | Philipp Peter Peter Kutemann Dick Waaijenberg | Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 84 |
Maserati 6.0L V12 | |||||||
13 | GT2 | 89 | JMB Racing | Albert von Thurn und Taxis Chris Buncombe Mauro Casadei | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 81 |
Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
14 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Christian Ried Gerold Ried | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 80 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
15 | GT1 | 17 | Russian Age Racing | Christophe Bouchut Stéphane Ortelli | Aston Martin DBR9 | M | 78 |
Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | |||||||
16 | GT2 | 74 | Ebimotors | Luigi Moccia Emanuele Busnelli | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | D | 78 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
17 | G2 | 105 | Belgian Racing | Vanina Ickx Bas Leinders Renaud Kuppens | Gillet Vertigo Streiff | D | 69 |
Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6 | |||||||
18 | G3 | 132 | Jonathan Sicart | Jonathan Sicart Carine Sicart Ange Barde | Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge | P | 63 |
Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
19 DNF | GT2 | 57 | Autoracing Club Bratislava | Miro Konopka Štefan Rosina | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | D | 48 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
20 DNF | GT2 | 56 | Czech National Team | Jan Vonka Armand Fumal Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 47 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
21 DNF | GT1 | 4 | Konrad Motorsport | Adam Lacko Franz Konrad | Saleen S7-R | P | 45 |
Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
22 DNF | GT2 | 66 | GruppeM Racing | Marc Lieb Mike Rockenfeller | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 38 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
23 DNF | GT2 | 97 | Lammertink Racing | Wolfgang Kaufmann Luca Moro | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 32 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
24 DNF | GT1 | 3 | GPC Sport | Marco Cioci Andrea Montermini | Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | P | 17 |
Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
25 DNF | GT1 | 5 | Konrad Motorsport | Robert Lechner Paolo Ruberti | Saleen S7-R | P | 17 |
Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
26 DNF | GT2 | 86 | GPC Sport | Luca Drudi Gabrio Rosa Marco Lambertini | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 10 |
Ferrari 3.6L V8 |
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