The 2005 FIA GT Zhuhai Supercar 500 was the ninth race for the 2005 FIA GT Championship season. It took place on 23 October 2005 at Zhuhai.
The 2005 FIA GT Zhuhai Supercar 500 was the ninth race for the 2005 FIA GT Championship season. It took place on 23 October 2005 at Zhuhai.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT1 | 6 |  GLPK-Carsport | Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen  Mike Hezemans | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | M | 110 |
| Chevrolet LS7r 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | GT1 | 11 |  Larbre Compétition |  Gabriele Gardel  Pedro Lamy | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 110 |
| Ferrari 5.9L V12 | |||||||
| 3 | GT1 | 9 |  Vitaphone Racing Team | Michael Bartels Timo Scheider | Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 110 |
| Maserati 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 4 | GT1 | 10 | Vitaphone Racing Team |  Fabio Babini Thomas Biagi | Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 110 |
| Maserati 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 5 | GT1 | 2 | GPC Sport | Jean-Denis Délétraz Andrea Piccini | Ferrari 575-GTC Maranello | P | 109 |
| Ferrari 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 6 | GT1 | 15 |  JMB Racing | Andrea Bertolini  Karl Wendlinger | Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 109 |
| Maserati 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 7 | GT2 | 66 |  GruppeM Racing | Marc Lieb Mike Rockenfeller | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 107 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 8 | GT2 | 88 | GruppeM Racing | Tim Sugden Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 106 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | GT2 | 74 | Ebimotors | Luigi Moccia Cristian Passutti | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | D | 104 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | GT2 | 68 |  Noble Group/GruppeM | Matthew Marsh Darryl O'Young | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 103 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | GT2 | 90 | Spyker Squadron | Duncan Huisman Menno Kuus | Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R | D | 102 |
| Audi 3.8L V8 | |||||||
| 12 | GT2 | 57 |  Autoracing Club Bratislava | Miro Konopka Štefan Rosina | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | D | 100 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | G2 | 105 | Belgian Racing | Vanina Ickx Bas Leinders | Gillet Vertigo Streiff | D | 97 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6 | |||||||
| 14 | G2 | 110 |  Amprex Motorsports | Tengku Djan Ley  Paul Stokell | Lotus Exige 300RR | D | 96 |
| Opel Ecotec 3.0L V6 | |||||||
| 15 | GT2 | 56 |  Czech National Team | Jan Vonka Mauro Casadei Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 87 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 DNF | GT1 | 4 | Konrad Motorsport | Adam Lacko  Max Stanco Antônio Hermann | Saleen S7-R | P | 71 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 17 DNF | GT1 | 14 | Lister Storm Racing | Justin Keen  Liz Halliday | Lister Storm GT | D | 57 |
| Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
| 18 DNF | GT2 | 86 | GPC Sport | Luca Drudi Jeffrey Lee Batti Pregliasco | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 33 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
| 19 DNF | GT1 | 16 | JMB Racing | Luca Pirri-Ardizzone Marcello Zani Christophe Pillon | Maserati MC12 GT1 | P | 30 |
| Maserati 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 20 DNF | GT1 | 17 |  Russian Age Racing | Christophe Bouchut Nikolai Fomenko Alexey Vasilyev | Aston Martin DBR9 | M | 12 |
| Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 21 DNF | GT1 | 5 | Konrad Motorsport | Paolo Ruberti Robert Lechner Franz Konrad | Saleen S7-R | P | 8 |
| Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 22 DNF | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Christian Ried Gerold Ried | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | D | 3 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 DNF | GT2 | 97 | Lammertink Racing | Wolfgang Kaufmann Luca Moro | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 2 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 |
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