2005 FIA WTCC Race of France

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Flag of France.svg 2005 Race of France
Race details
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.svg
DateMay 1, 2005
Location Magny-Cours, France
Course Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
4.411 kilometres (2.741 mi)
Race One
Laps 12
Pole position
Driver Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Time 1:49.486
Podium
First Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Second Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK
Third Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Time 1:50.826
Race Two
Laps 12
Podium
First Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Second Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland
Time 1:50.447

The Race of France was the second round of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours at Magny-Cours in France on May 1, 2005. Jörg Müller won both races, the first from pole, and the second from eighth on the reversed grid.

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Report

Qualifying

Jörg Müller took his first pole position of the season by topping the timesheets in the qualifying session with a time of 1:49.846 in his BMW. Rickard Rydell's SEAT qualified second with a time 0.3 seconds slower than Jörg. Young Brazilian Augusto Farfus was third on the grid in the first Alfa Romeo ahead of reigning world champion Andy Priaulx in his BMW and Gabriele Tarquini in another Alfa Romeo. [1]

Race 1

Jörg Müller raced into the lead from pole, and Andy Priaulx was able to jump into second demoting front-row starter Rickard Rydell down to third. Augusto Farfus, who started third had a poor start and dropped down to sixth. Jörg Müller took a god lead from Priaulx, who also had a good gap to third-placed Rydell, who had to worry about Gabriele Tarquini who was only a second behind. Antonio García battled for fifth with Augusto Farfus until Jordi Gené's SEAT overtook the Brazilian. Farfus lost momentum, allowing Dirk Müller also through, and the latter also proceeded to pass Gené, and this battle allowed García to get a comfortable gap. Jörg Müller won very comfortably, nearly three seconds ahead of Priaulx. Rydell completed the podium ahead of Tarquini, who despite staying close was unable to attack the SEAT car. García, Dirk Müller, Gené and Farfus completed the points, with the Brazilian starting on pole in the next race. Marc Hennerici won the Independent's Trophy with a 13th-place finish. [2]

Race 2

The reverse grid saw Farfus on pole, and he converted it into an early race lead, but however Gené who had started second was swamped by the BMW's and Tarquini's Alfa. At the end on lap 1, Farfus led from Dirk Müller, García, Tarquini, Jörg Müller, Gené, Priaulx who had not gained any spots from 7th, and James Thompson in another factory Alfa. Farfus continued to lead but Jörg Müller was starting to fight his way up, passing Tarquini on lap 2 and García a lap later. The pressure from Dirk Müller to Farfus increased lap after lap, and Farfus made a mistake dropping him from the lead to fifth. Jörg Müller then passed teammate Dirk to take the lead and then pulled away at a rate of knots. Dirk ran second, with García close behind, but Tarquini dropped away. Soon Farfus and Priaulx were past, and the reigning champion then passed Farfus as well to make it a BMW 1-2-3-4. He was not finished yet, and after closing up on Dirk Müller and García, took third from the Spaniard and then attacked Dirk. Well ahead of them now, Jörg Müller won again to make it a double with Dirk holding off Priaulx and García to finish second, as BMW finished 1-2-3-4. Farfus had to settle to fifth, and Gené took sixth from a fading Tarquini, who was also passed by countryman and Alfa teammate Fabrizio Giovanardi near the end. Tom Coronel won the Independent's Trophy after finishing 14th, but he was disqualified for his car not complying with ride height regulations, and the Independent's Trophy went to Carl Rosenblad. [2]

Classification

Race 1

PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
142 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 1222:19.545110
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 12+2.88248
38 Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 12+7.25326
42 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 12+8.33455
55 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 12+9.89964
643 Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 12+12.91293
79 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 12+14.11582
87 Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 12+15.66731
910 Flag of Germany.svg Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 12+19.4537
106 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 12+19.58711
113 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 12+23.99110
1226 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 12+24.81213
1332IT Flag of Germany.svg Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 12+26.54320
1428IT Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 12+28.06016
154 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 12+35.19214
1619IT Flag of Finland.svg Valle Mäkelä GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 12+35.75512
1722 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 12+38.49518
1851IT Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano DB Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 12+41.64419
1921 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 12+44.20827
2053IT Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca de Lorenzi GDL Racing BMW 320i 12+47.62032
2131IT Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 12+47.79224
2227IT Flag of Italy.svg Adriano de Micheli JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 12+48.62726
2320IT Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 12+52.70123
2415 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Jäger Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 12+59.18633
2554IT Flag of San Marino.svg Stefano Valli Zerocinque Motorsport BMW 320i 12+1:08.38329
Ret14 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 8Accident31
Ret55IT Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan Scuderia del Girasole SEAT Toledo Cupra 4Collision17
Ret52IT Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Larini DB Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 4Collision21
NC36IT Flag of Austria.svg Sascha Plöderl RS-Line IPZ Racing Ford Focus ST170 3Driveshaft30
Ret23 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 0Collision15
Ret33IT Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Lacko IEP Team BMW 320i 0Spun off22
Ret30IT Flag of Italy.svg Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 0Collision25
DNS37IT Flag of Germany.svg Frank Diefenbacher RS-Line IPZ Racing Ford Focus ST170 28

Race 2

PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
142 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 1222:23.707810
243 Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 12+5.00338
31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 12+5.17176
45 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 12+5.48045
57 Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 12+6.03414
69 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 12+8.87923
76 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 12+10.538102
82 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 12+10.82851
93 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 12+17.13511
1010 Flag of Germany.svg Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 12+19.0579
118 Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 12+21.2566
1226 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 12+22.52712
1322 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 12+23.79417
1528IT Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 12+26.15214
1621 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 12+27.39219
1732IT Flag of Germany.svg Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 12+28.84913
1831IT Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 12+29.16221
1951IT Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano DB Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 12+31.71818
2053IT Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca de Lorenzi GDL Racing BMW 320i 12+32.31420
2127IT Flag of Italy.svg Adriano de Micheli JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 12+32.90222
2215 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Jäger Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 12+38.38124
2314 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Klenke Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 12+39.22730
2454IT Flag of San Marino.svg Stefano Valli Zerocinque Motorsport BMW 320i 12+52.25925
254 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 12+53.86215
2636IT Flag of Austria.svg Sascha Plöderl RS-Line IPZ Racing Ford Focus ST170 10Retired27
Ret19IT Flag of Finland.svg Valle Mäkelä GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 4Collision16
DNS55IT Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan Scuderia del Girasole SEAT Toledo Cupra 26
DNS23 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 28
DNS30IT Flag of Italy.svg Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 29
DNS33IT Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Lacko IEP Team BMW 320i 32
DNS37IT Flag of Germany.svg Frank Diefenbacher RS-Line IPZ Racing Ford Focus ST170 33
DSQ20IT Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 12Disqualified23

Standings after the races

References

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