2005 World Touring Car Championship

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Andy Priaulx won the Drivers' Championship at the wheel of a BMW 320i BMW 320i WTCC 2005 vr TCE.jpg
Andy Priaulx won the Drivers' Championship at the wheel of a 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. [1] Andy Priaulx won the Drivers' Championship and BMW won the Manufacturers' title. [2]

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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.DriversRounds
Manufacturer Teams
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BMW Team UK BMW 320i 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx All
Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 2 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini All
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson All
Flag of Italy.svg BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 4 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi All
5 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García All
Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 6 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi All
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus All
Flag of Spain.svg SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell 1–8
SEAT León 9–10
SEAT Toledo Cupra 9 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Gené 1–6
SEAT León 7–10
SEAT Toledo Cupra 10 Flag of Germany.svg Peter Terting 1–8
SEAT León 9–10
SEAT Toledo Cupra 11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato 3–6
12 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Carol 9
Flag of Germany.svg Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 14 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Klenke 1–4, 6–9
15 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Jäger 1–4
16 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Funke 6–10
17 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Bernhardt 10
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Lacetti 21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff All
22 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini All
23 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Menu All
Flag of Denmark.svg Peugeot Sport Denmark Peugeot 407 24 Flag of France.svg Soheil Ayari 6
25 Flag of France.svg Éric Hélary 7
Flag of Italy.svg JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 26 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago 1–6
Flag of France.svg Team Oreca PlayStation SEAT Toledo Cupra 29 Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Ortelli 7–9
Flag of the Netherlands.svg BMW Team Holland BMW 320i 41 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Duncan Huisman 10
Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 42 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller All
43 Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller All
Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 56 Flag of Macau.svg André Couto 10
Michelin Independents Trophy
Flag of Hong Kong.svg GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 18 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Mastretta Aguilera 4–5
19 Flag of Finland.svg Valle Mäkelä 1–3, 6–7
20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel All
Flag of Italy.svg JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 27 Flag of Italy.svg Adriano De Micheli 1–5, 7–10
Flag of Sweden.svg Crawford Racing BMW 320i 28 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad All
Flag of Italy.svg Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 30 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano D'Aste All
31 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Cirò All
Flag of Germany.svg Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 32 Flag of Germany.svg Marc Hennerici All
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg IEP Team Alfa Romeo 156 Gta 33 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Lacko 1
BMW 320i 2, 6
Flag of Italy.svg JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 34 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström 9
Flag of Sweden.svg Honda Dealer Team Sweden Honda Accord Euro R 1
Honda Civic Type-R 35 Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Hellström 1
Flag of Austria.svg RS-Line IPZ Racing Ford Focus ST170 36 Flag of Austria.svg Sascha Plöderl 2, 4, 7
37 Flag of Germany.svg Frank Diefenbacher 2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 38 Flag of Turkey.svg Erkut Kizilirmak 8
Flag of Italy.svg JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 39 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Harrison 10
Flag of Hong Kong.svg GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 40 Flag of Spain.svg Polo Villaamil 9
Flag of Italy.svg DB Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 51 Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano 1–2, 4
52 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Larini 1–2, 4
Flag of Italy.svg GDL Racing BMW 320i 53 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca De Lorenzi 1–2, 4
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg Zerocinque Motorsport BMW 320i 54 Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg Stefano Valli 1–2, 4
Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia del Girasole SEAT Toledo Cupra 55 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan 1–2, 4
Flag of Macau.svg Ao's Racing Team BMW 320i 62 Flag of Macau.svg Ao Chi Hong 10
Toyota Altezza 65 Flag of Japan.svg Hironori Takeuchi 10
Flag of Germany.svg Engstler Motorsport BMW 320i 63 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Paul Poon 10
64 Flag of New Zealand.svg Peter Scharmach 10
Flag of Hong Kong.svg GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 99 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lo Ka Fai10

Calendar

Alain Menu (Chevrolet Lacetti) leads a spinning Fabrizio Giovanardi (Alfa Romeo 156) at Oschersleben on 28.08.2005 WTCC 2005 Germany.jpg
Alain Menu (Chevrolet Lacetti) leads a spinning Fabrizio Giovanardi (Alfa Romeo 156) at Oschersleben on 28.08.2005

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. [1]

EventRace NameTrackDate
1R1 Race of Italy Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 10 April
R2
2R3 Race of France Flag of France.svg Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 May
R4
3R5 Race of UK Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit 15 May
R6
4R7 Race of San Marino Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 29 May
R8
5R9 Race of Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg Autódromo Miguel E. Abed 26 June
R10
6R11 Race of Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 30 July
R12
7R13 Race of Germany Flag of Germany.svg Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 28 August
R14
8R15 Race of Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul Park 18 September
R16
9R17 Race of Spain Flag of Spain.svg Circuit Ricardo Tormo 2 October
R18
10R19 Guia Race of Macau Flag of Macau.svg Guia Circuit 20 November
R20

Results and standings

Races

RaceRace NamePole PositionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamWinning independentReport
1 Flag of Italy.svg Race of Italy Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland Flag of Germany.svg Marc Hennerici Report
2 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo Racing Team Flag of Germany.svg Marc Hennerici
3 Flag of France.svg Race of France Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland Flag of Germany.svg Marc Hennerici Report
4 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Race of UK Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo Racing Team Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Report
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell Flag of Spain.svg SEAT Sport Flag of Germany.svg Marc Hennerici
7 Flag of Italy.svg Race of San Marino Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo Racing Team Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan Report
8 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland Flag of Italy.svg Stefano D'Aste
9 Flag of Mexico.svg Race of Mexico Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo Racing Team Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Report
10 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Germany.svg Peter Terting Flag of Spain.svg SEAT Sport Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Race of Belgium Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Report
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo Racing Team Flag of Italy.svg Stefano D'Aste
13 Flag of Germany.svg Race of Germany Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BMW Team UK Flag of Italy.svg Adriano de Micheli Report
14 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Flag of Italy.svg BMW Team Italy-Spain Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel
15 Flag of Turkey.svg Race of Turkey Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo Racing Team Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad Report
16 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo Racing Team Flag of Germany.svg Marc Hennerici
17 Flag of Spain.svg Race of Spain Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Gené Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Gené Flag of Spain.svg SEAT Sport Flag of Italy.svg Adriano de Micheli Report
18 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Team Deutschland Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström
19 Flag of Macau.svg Guia Race of Macau Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo Racing Team Flag of Italy.svg Stefano D'Aste Report
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of the Netherlands.svg Duncan Huisman Flag of the Netherlands.svg BMW Team Holland Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Cirò

Championship standings

Points system
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
108654321

Drivers' Championship

† — 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. [1]

Note: Drivers who did not score points during the season were not classified into Drivers' Championship positions. [2]

Manufacturers' Championship

BMW won the Manufacturers' Championship with the 320i BMW 320i WTCC 2005 Goodwood Festival of Speed 2005.jpg
BMW won the Manufacturers' Championship with the 320i
PosManufacturer ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SMR
Flag of Italy.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts  [2]
1 Flag of Germany.svg BMW 12115621521211332121273
432297321282532454362
2 Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo 21451313134195116213237
3887245524541314221677Ret
3 Flag of Spain.svg SEAT 86366194319324571835186
9177107210775101057171031186
4 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 2015171313131311671461181087Ret410†68
2224†1916RetRet14141013171117111613RetDNS5Ret
5 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 28Ret24221817171621Ret1010Ret17Ret1817†913
RetDNSRet2319182619RetDNS1220RetDNSRetDNS21DNS
PosManufacturer ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SMR
Flag of Italy.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts 

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. [1] All the other cars of that same manufacturer were considered invisible as far as scoring points was concerned. [1] Points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for each race. [1]

Michelin Independents' Trophy

PosDriver ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SMR
Flag of Italy.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of Germany.svg Marc Hennerici 13101316179RetRet171418916211311Ret2014Ret114
2 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Cirò Ret1821172211RetDNS1491515241612141210Ret8107
3 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano D'Aste 1622†RetDNSRetRet2215121116220191415171711Ret96
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Rosenblad DNSDNS1414211216Ret1615221222171118Ret1612Ret94
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel 15Ret23DSQ141418Ret851332113RetDNSNC13RetDNS85
6 Flag of Italy.svg Adriano de Micheli 211422202015RetDNSDNSDNS15181516111915Ret65
7 Flag of Finland.svg Valle Mäkelä Ret1316Ret161019Ret18Ret37
8 Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Tavano 17161818192027
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström 142313924
10 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan 1811RetDNS12DSQ21
11 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca de Lorenzi 23Ret2019211720
12 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Mastretta Aguilera 2518151714
13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Lacko 2512RetDNS201313
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Harrison 20†DNS8
15 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Larini 1920RetDNS2322†8
16 Flag of Spain.svg Polo Villaamil 15216
17 Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg Stefano Valli 2719252324Ret4
18 Flag of Austria.svg Sascha Plöderl NC25†RetDNS2522†4
- Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Hellström 26210
Flag of Turkey.svg Erkut Kizilirmak RetDNS0
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Diefenbacher DNSDNS
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lo Ka FaiDNQDNQ
PosDriver ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SMR
Flag of Italy.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts 

Championship promoter KSO organised the Michelin Independent Drivers' Trophy within the 2005 FIA World Touring Car Championship. [3] 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. [3] 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. [3]

Michelin Teams' Trophy

PosTeam ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SMR
Flag of Italy.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of Italy.svg Proteam Motorsport 1618211822112215129152201612141210118183
Ret22†RetDNSRetRetRetDNS14111615241914151717RetRet
2 Flag of Hong Kong.svg GR Asia 151316Ret14101818851331813RetDNS1513RetDNS142
RetRet23DSQ161425Ret151719Ret21RetRetDNSNC21DNQDNQ
3 Flag of Germany.svg Wiechers-Sport 13101316179RetRet171418916211311Ret2014Ret108
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Crawford Racing DNSDNS1414211216Ret1615221222171118Ret1612Ret86
5 Flag of Italy.svg JAS Motorsport 211422202015RetDNSDNSDNS1518151611915Ret80
131920†DNS
6 Flag of Italy.svg DB Motorsport 17161818192035
1920RetDNS2322†
7 Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia del Girasole 1811RetDNS12DSQ21
8 Flag of Italy.svg GDL Racing 23Ret2019211720
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg IEP Team 2512RetDNS201313
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Honda Dealer Team Sweden 14218
2623
11 Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg Zerocinque Motorsport 2719252324Ret4
12 Flag of Austria.svg RS-Line IPZ Racing NC25†RetDNS2522†4
DNSDNS
PosTeam ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SMR
Flag of Italy.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts 

Championship promoter KSO organised the Michelin Teams' Trophy within the 2005 FIA World Touring Car Championship. [3] 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. [3] Any other cars of that same team were invisible as far as point scoring was concerned. [3] Points towards the Michelin Teams' Trophy were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis at all races. [3]

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    2. 1 2 3 4 5 2005 Championship point standings, fiawtcc.com, as archived at web.archive.org on 14 December 2010 Retrieved on 18 July 2013
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Michelin Independents' Trophies Regulations Retrieved from www.fiawtcc.com via web.archive.org on 22 February 2012