| 2005 Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2. Supermag Rally d'Italia Sardinia 2005 | |||
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Round 5 of the 2005 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  Italy | ||
| Dates run | 29 April 2005 – 1 May 2005 | ||
| Stages | 17 (349.08 km; 216.91 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC | ||
| Crews | 66 at start, 42 at finish | ||
The 2. Supermag Rally d'Italia Sardinia 2005, the fifth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship season took place from 29 April - 1 May 2005.
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (29 APR) | SS1 | 08:53 | Terranova 1 | 29.81 km |  Marcus Grönholm | 21:47.9 | 82.1 km/h | Marcus Grönholm |
| SS2 | 10:09 | Crastazza 1 | 20.54 km | Sébastien Loeb | 13:22.8 | 92.1 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 10:48 | Mamone 1 | 18.56 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:43.8 | 87.5 km/h | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS4 | 14:24 | Terranova 2 | 29.81 km | Marcus Grönholm | 21:15.1 | 84.2 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 15:40 | Crastazza 2 | 20.54 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:55.5 | 95.4 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 16:19 | Mamone 2 | 18.56 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:23.6 | 89.9 km/h | ||
| 2 (30 APR) | SS7 | 09:38 | Loelle 1 | 30.72 km | Sébastien Loeb | 19:49.6 | 93.2 km/h | |
| SS8 | 10:34 | Tandalo 1 | 38.77 km |  Petter Solberg | 28:09.0 | 82.6 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 14:09 | Lovia Avra | 5.10 km | Gianluigi Galli | 3:40.1 | 83.4 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 15:51 | Loelle 2 | 30.72 km | Sébastien Loeb | 19:33.8 | 94.2 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 16:47 | Tandalo 2 | 38.77 km | Sébastien Loeb | 27:37.4 | 84.2 km/h | ||
| 3 (1 MAY) | SS12 | 07:16 | S. Giacomo 1 | 12.69 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10:31.6 | 72.3 km/h | |
| SS13 | 08:29 | S. Bachisio 1 | 9.40 km | Marcus Grönholm | 8:13.0 | 68.6 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 09:02 | Bortigiadas 1 | 11.50 km | Petter Solberg | 7:40.7 | 89.9 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 10:36 | S. Bachisio 2 | 9.40 km | Petter Solberg | 8:00.9 | 70.4 km/h | ||
| SS16 | 11:09 | Bortigiadas 2 | 11.50 km |  Chris Atkinson | 7:30.5 | 91.9 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 12:52 | S. Giacomo 2 | 12.69 km | Petter Solberg | 10:23.1 | 73.3 km/h | ||
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